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'''State Route 261''' (SR 261) is a certified [[Ohio]] state route located in the counties of [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]], [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit]], and [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage]]. It is a 26-mile east-west route. SR 261's routing is more complicated then other state highways, frequently changing streets and direction. It runs through downtown [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]] as two sets of [[One-way street|one-way]] surface streets. It has a divided highway section from the outskirts of southern [[Kent, Ohio|Kent]] to just east of [[State Route 43 (Ohio)|SR 43]]. This divided section was originally planned to be limited access and tie in with another highway, [[State Route 435 (Ohio)|SR 435]], but this plan was never implemented.
'''State Route 261''' (SR 261) is a certified [[Ohio]] state route located in the counties of [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]], [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit]], and [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage]]. It is a 26-mile east-west route. SR 261's routing is more complicated then other state highways, frequently changing streets and direction. It runs through downtown [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]] as two sets of [[One-way street|one-way]] surface streets. It has a divided highway section from the outskirts of southern [[Kent, Ohio|Kent]] to just east of [[State Route 43 (Ohio)|SR 43]]. This divided section was originally planned to be limited access and tie in with another highway, [[State Route 435 (Ohio)|SR 435]], but this plan was never implemented.



Revision as of 03:14, 28 November 2006

State Route 261 marker
State Route 261
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length25.84 mi[1] (41.59 km)
Existed1929–present
Major junctions
Major intersections I-76/US 224 near Wadsworth
I-77 in Akron
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesMedina, Summit, Portage
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 260 SR 264
File:Kent-thoroughfare.jpg
Thoroughfare plan for Kent

State Route 261 (SR 261) is a certified Ohio state route located in the counties of Medina, Summit, and Portage. It is a 26-mile east-west route. SR 261's routing is more complicated then other state highways, frequently changing streets and direction. It runs through downtown Akron as two sets of one-way surface streets. It has a divided highway section from the outskirts of southern Kent to just east of SR 43. This divided section was originally planned to be limited access and tie in with another highway, SR 435, but this plan was never implemented.

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