Ohio State Route 83

State Route 83
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	157.59 mi[1] (253.62 km)
Existed:	1972 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 60 near Beverly
	I-70 near New Concord I-71 near Lodi I-90 / SR 2 in Avon
North end:	US 6 in Avon Lake
Location
Counties:	Washington, Morgan, Noble, Guernsey, Muskingum, Coshocton, Holmes, Wayne, Medina, Lorain
Highway system
Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Former Scenic ← SR 82 SR 84 →

State Route 83 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is near the town of Beverly at State Route 60, and its northern terminus is overlooking Lake Erie at U.S. Route 6 in Avon Lake.

A portion of SR 83 is part of the Morgan County Scenic Byway.

History

Southbound near Burbank, Ohio

• 1972 – Certified as State Route 83^[2] when this designation replaced that of State Route 76 (which was removed to prevent confusion with Interstate 76 after its completion). At this time, the designation was also routed along a new divided highway south and west of Coshocton.^[2]

SR 83 was planned to be relocated in Lorain County, but only two short segments of this relocation were built, at Interstate 90/State Route 2 and at State Route 10, with the rest of the plans abandoned after 1991.^[3] The latter segment carries part of SR 83C.

Before 1960

• 1923 – Original route established^[4] from Ashtabula to the Pennsylvania state line south of Conneaut.^[2]
• 1926 – Rerouted through Kingsville (village east of Ashtabula) along the current State Route 84 alignment.^[2]
• 1938 – Rerouted from Ashtabula to Kelloggsville (village south of Conneaut) along previously unnumbered roads; alignment through Kingsville certified as State Route 84.^[2]
• 1960 – Route decertified.^[2]

The northern end at US 6 in Avon Lake.

Major Junctions

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Washington	Waterford Township	0.00	0.00	SR 60	Southern terminus of SR 83.
Morgan	Manchester Township	9.50	15.29	SR 78	Eastern terminus of SR 78 concurrence.
	Bristol Township	12.35	19.88	SR 78	Western terminus of SR 78 concurrence.
		12.54	20.18	SR 284
Guernsey	Cumberland	25.12	40.43	SR 146 SR 340	Main Street
	Westland Township	31.42	50.57	SR 313	Clay Pike Road
Muskingum	New Concord	36.25	58.34	I-70	Junction with I-70 eastbound.
		36.43	58.63	I-70	Junction with I-70 westbound.
		37.28	60.00	US 22 US 40	Main Street
	Highland Township	41.94	67.50	SR 209	Cambridge Road, Western Terminus of SR 209.
	Monroe Township	47.34	76.19	SR 93	Western terminus of SR 93 concurrence (Adamsville-Otsego Road).
		47.65	76.69	SR 93	Eastern terminus of SR 93 concurrence (Plainfield Road).
Coshocton	Jackson Township	59.81	96.25	SR 16	Western terminus of SR 16 concurrence.
	Coshocton	62.57	100.70	SR 541	Chestnut Street via interchange.
		63.11	101.57	US 36	Western terminus of SR 36 concurrence.
	Tuscarawas Township	63.46	102.13	US 36 SR 16	Eastern terminus of US 36 and SR 16 concurrence.
	Keene Township	67.26	108.24	SR 643
Holmes	Mechanic Township	83.63	134.59	US 62	Western terminus of US 62 concurrency.
	Millersburg	86.55	139.29	SR 39 US 62	Eastern terminus of US 62 concurrency (Jackson Street).
Wayne	Wooster	103.38	166.37	SR 302 US 250	Western terminus of US 250 concurrency (Dover Road).
		105.98	170.56	US 250	Eastern terminus of US 250 concurrency (Dover Road).
		106.20	170.91	US 30	Interchange at Lincoln Way
		106.28	171.04	SR 3	Southern eastern terminus of SR 3 concurrency. SR 3 intersects SR 83 at the SR 83/SR 3/US 30 junction following an on-ramp that hits SR 83 from the east side.
		109.07	175.53	SR 3	Northern eastern terminus of SR 3 concurrency. SR 83 and SR 3 split with SR 3 heading east and intersecting Cleveland Road, while SR 83 continues northbound and passes over SR 3. This is why there are two eastern termini of SR 3 while it is concurrent with SR 83.
	Congress Township	117.57	189.21	SR 604	Easton Road
Medina	Harrisville Township	121.19	195.04	I-71	I-71 Exit 204
	Lodi	124.14	199.78	SR 421	Bank Street to west, Medina Street to east
	Harrisville Township	124.94	201.07	US 42 US 224	Junction with US 42 northbound and US 224 eastbound (Lafayette Road).
		124.99	201.15	US 42 US 224	Junction with US 42 southbound and US 224 westbound (Lafayette Road).
	Chatham Township	128.77	207.24	SR 162	Chatham Road
	Litchfield	133.45	214.77	SR 18	Southern eastern terminus with SR 18. Southern end of Litchfield traffic circle heading westbound (counterclockwise). Southern terminus with SR 83D (Norwalk Road).
		133.53	214.90	SR 18	Southern eastern terminus with SR 18. Northern end of Litchfield traffic circle heading westbound (counterclockwise). Northern terminus with SR 83D (Norwalk Road).
Lorain	Grafton Township	138.28	222.54	SR 303	Western terminus of SR 303 (Lagrange-Richfield Road).
		138.34	222.64	SR 303 SR 57	Eastern terminus of SR 303 and SR 57 (Medina-Elyria Road).
		139.90	225.15	SR 57	Western terminus of SR 57 (Grafton Road).
	Eaton Township	143.65	231.18	SR 82	Royalton Road
	North Ridgeville	146.34	235.51	SR 83C to SR 10 / I-480 / I-80 / Ohio Turnpike	Lorain Road; eastern terminus of SR 83C
		148.97	239.74	US 20 SR 113	Center Ridge Road
	Avon	153.77	247.47	SR 254	Detroit Road
		154.09	247.98	I-90 SR 2	I-90/OH-2 Exit 153
	Avon Lake	157.59	253.62	US 6	Northern terminus of SR 83 at Lake Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Route 83C

Route 83C is an unsigned, ¾-mile route connecting SR 83 with SR 10 in North Ridgeville and Eaton Township. SR 83C runs southwest from SR 83 along Lorain Road and Butternut Ridge Road, then turns northwest, intersecting SR 10 then ending just beyond at Chestnut Ridge Road.^[5] The latter road is one of the two constructed segments of the once-proposed relocation of SR 83.^[3] The route is marked "To SR 10/I-480/I-80" westbound and "To SR 83" eastbound.^[6] (SR 83 as it has remained has not received direct access to SR 10.)

References

1. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved 2010-04-30.
2. Route 83 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
3. Smith, Taylor J. (2005-03-20). "1955 - 2005, Fifty Years of Progress in Avon". The Morning Journal. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
4. Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System Archived May 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
5. Ohio Department of Transportation DESTAPE for Lorain County, 2014-07-03.
6. Google. "Google Street View: 11716 Butternut Ridge Road (October 2013)" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google