Ohio State Route 269

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State Route 269 marker

State Route 269

Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length28.09 mi[1] (45.21 km)
Existed1931–present
Major junctions
South end SR 4 near Bellevue
North endMerritime Shoreway at East Harbor State Park near Marblehead
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesHuron, Erie, Ottawa
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 268 I-270

State Route 269 (SR 269) is a north–south state highway in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at SR 4 on the HuronSeneca county line nearly seven miles (11 km) south of Bellevue, and its northern terminus is at the entrance to East Harbor State Park near Marblehead.

History[edit]

SR 269 was first designated in 1928 albeit on a much shorter route than it runs today. The original two-mile-long (3.2 km) route served as a cutoff to the Sandusky Bay Bridge on SR 2 and SR 12 (modern-day U.S. Route 6).[2][3] In 1935, the route was extended south to end in Castalia at SR 12 (now on a different route than it was in 1928) and SR 101.[4][5] Two years later, SR 269 was extended much further south through Bellevue to its current southern terminus at SR 4. The extension of SR 296 to SR 4 lead to the deletion of SR 296 as SR 269 was routed along the latter's entire route between SR 4 and Bellevue.[6][7]

The route was extended north c. 1969 after SR 2 was moved onto the new Thomas Edison Bridge over the Sandusky Bay. SR 269 utilized the old Bay Bridge and followed the former SR 240 to East Harbor State Park.[8][9] Though the Bay Bridge was closed in 1985, SR 269 would still be officially designated on the approach routes until SR 269 was moved onto the SR 2 freeway, the Edison Bridge, and a former spur route of SR 269 by 1997.[10][11][12]

Major junctions[edit]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HuronSeneca
county line
ShermanThompson
township line
0.000.00 SR 4
1.973.17
SR 547 east / Kotz Road
Western terminus of SR 547
HuronBellevue6.9011.10 US 20 / SR 18 / SR 113 (Main Street)
ErieCastalia15.6025.11
SR 101 south (Lucas Street)
Southern end of SR 101 concurrency
16.0525.83
SR 101 north (Main Street)
Southern end of SR 101 concurrency
Margaretta Township18.7830.22
US 6 west – Fremont
Southern end of US 6 concurrency
19.4131.24
US 6 east – Sandusky
Northern end of US 6 concurrency
20.6733.27
SR 2 / LECT east / Martins Point Road – Sandusky, Cleveland
Interchange; southern end of SR 2 concurrency
Sandusky Bay22.5736.32Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge
OttawaDanbury Township24.0738.74
SR 2 / LECT west – Port Clinton, Toledo
Interchange; northern end of SR 2 concurrency
26.5142.66
SR 163 west (East Harbor Road) – Port Clinton
Southern end of SR 163 concurrency
26.9443.36
SR 163 east (East Harbor Road) – Lakeside, Marblehead
Northern end of SR 163 concurrency
28.0945.21East Harbor State Park entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  2. ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by G.F. Schlesinger, Director. Ohio Division of Highways. 1927. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by Harry J. Kirk, Director. ODOH. 1928. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  4. ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. ODOH. 1934. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  5. ^ Official 1935 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1935. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  6. ^ 1936 Official Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1936. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  7. ^ Official Ohio Highway Map 1937 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1937. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  8. ^ 1967 Official Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by P.E. Masheter, Director. ODOH. 1967. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  9. ^ 1969 Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by P.E. Masheter, Director. ODOH. 1969. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  10. ^ Harvey, Hank (April 4, 1986). "State to Demolish Lift Bridge Over Sandusky Bay". Toledo Blade. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "1994 OTTAWA CO AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME" (PDF). 1994. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  12. ^ "1997 OTTAWA CO AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME" (PDF). 1997. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2014.