Ohio State Route 5

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State Route 5
Length: 50.91 mi[1] (81.93 km)
Formed: 1932
West end: I-76 near Ravenna
Major
junctions:		 I-76 near Ravenna
I-80/OH Tpk. near Newton Falls
East end: PA 58 near Cortland
Counties: Portage, Trumbull
Ohio highways
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Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 5 is an east-west state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at Interstate 76 at its interchange with State Route 44 about 3½ miles south of Ravenna, and its eastern terminus is at the Pennsylvania state line about 16¼ miles northeast of Cortland; this point is also the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 58 which begins to the east.

Contents

[edit] Cities along route

[edit] Junctions and exits

[edit] Junctions

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Portage Rootstown Township 0.00 I-76
SR 44		 SR 5 begins at I-76 exit ramp; SR 44 joins from the south (I-76 exit 38).
0.77 SR 44 Former northbound alignment of SR 44 (SR 44C begins north with a length of 0.19 mi.); SR 5/SR 44 bypass route begins.
Ravenna Township 3.70
SR 14 - SR 44		 SR 14 passes over northwest-southeast; SR 44 leaves concurrency via full-access interchange to join SR 14 bypass northwest.
4.32 SR 59 SR 59 ends to the west; end of SR 5 bypass.
Paris Township 10.29 SR 5 Former SR 5 alignment crosses west-east.
12.69 SR 225 SR 225 ends to the south.
Trumbull Braceville Township 17.00 SR 534 SR 534 crosses south-north.
18.49
I-80 - OH Tpk		 Turnpike passes over northwest-southeast; full-access interchange (turnpike exit 209).
20.22 SR 5 Former SR 5 alignment ends to the southwest.
20.79 SR 82 SR 82 joins from the west.
Warren Township 21.12
SR 5 - SR 82		 Former SR 5/SR 82 alignment (before bypass was constructed) begins; SR 5/SR 82 bypass starts here.

[edit] Warren Bypass exit list

County Location Mile # Destinations Notes
Trumbull Warren Township / Warren Bypass begins
22.27   West Market Street – Leavittsburg, Warren Former SR 82 alignment (after bypass was constructed) begins to the east; full-access interchange.
24.00   US 422 (Parkman Rd.) – Warren US 422 passes under northwest-southeast; full-access interchange.
Champion Heights 26.16   SR 45 (Mahoning Ave.) – Warren, Ashtabula SR 45 passes under south-north; full-access interchange.
Bazetta Township 28.25   Perkins Jones Road Road passes over; full-access interchange.
29.50   SR 5 (Elm Rd.) – Warren, Cortland SR 5 exits bypass, continuing northeast; SR 82 continues southeast on bypass.
continues as surface road.

[edit] Junctions (continued)

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Trumbull Bazetta Township 30.73 SR 5 Former SR 5 alignment begins to the north.
32.80 SR 305 SR 305 crosses west-east.
Cortland 33.66 SR 46 SR 46 joins from the south.
33.80 SR 46 SR 46 leaves to the north; former southwestern alignment of SR 5.
33.80 SR 5 Former SR 5 alignment ends to the southwest.
Johnston Township 37.70 SR 11 SR 11 passes under south-north; full-access interchange.
39.75 SR 88 SR 88 joins from the west.
40.00 SR 193 SR 193 crosses south-north.
41.41 SR 88 SR 88 leaves to the east.
Kinsman Township 46.35 SR 7 SR 7 joins from the south.
47.54 SR 87 SR 87 ends to the west.
47.89 SR 7 SR 7 leaves to the north.
50.91 PA 58 PA 58 begins to the east.

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] History

  • 1932 – Current route established; originally routed along the former State Route 36 from Wooster to the Pennsylvania state line along current State Route 585, State Route 59, its current routing east of Ravenna, and a currently unnumbered road through Akron[2].
  • unknown – Realigned from 4 miles northeast of Warren to Cortland[2].
  • 1969 – Western terminus moved to 3½ south of Ravenna, and routed along new bypass route to 3 miles east of Ravenna; former alignment from Wooster to State Route 21 certified as State Route 585; former alignment from 3 miles south of Cuyahoga Falls to 3 miles east of Ravenna certified as State Route 59[2].
  • unknown – Realigned from 3 miles east of Ravenna to 7 miles west of Warren[2].
  • 1970 – Warren Bypass completed from U.S. Route 422 to 3 miles northeast of Warren (Elm Road) and certified as State Route 5B[2].
  • 1971 – Warren Bypass extended to 3 miles west of Warren; entire bypass certified as State Route 5 (State Route 5B designation removed)[2].
  • 1978 – Warren Bypass upgraded to freeway[2].

[edit] Before 1932

  • 1924 – Original route established[3]; originally routed from the Indiana state line 14 miles west of Van Wert to the Pennsylvania state line 6 miles east of East Liverpool along the current U.S. Route 30 from Indiana to Mansfield, current U.S. Route 42 from Mansfield to Ashland, current U.S. Route 250 from Ashland to 5 miles west of Wooster, U.S. Route 30 from 5 miles west of Wooster to 2 miles east of Dalton, State Route 172 from 2 miles east of Dalton to Waco, U.S. Route 30 from Waco to East Liverpool, and State Route 39 from East Liverpool to Pennsylvania[2].
  • 1926 – Truncated at Delphos and 5 miles west of Wooster; Indiana to Delphos and 5 miles west of Wooster to East Liverpool certified as U.S. Route 30; East Liverpool to Pennsylvania certified as State Route 39; Mansfield to Ashland dually certified as U.S. Route 42 and State Route 5; Ashland to 5 miles west of Wooster dually certified as State Routes 5 and 6[2].
  • 1929 – State Route 5 dual certification removed from U.S. Route 42 and State Route 6[4].
  • 1932 – Delphos to Mansfield certified as U.S. Route 30N[2].

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Route 5 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  3. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation Official maps for 1928 and 1929

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