Ohio State Route 3 - History

History

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  • 1923 – Original route established; originally followed its current alignment (more or less) from Cincinnati to 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Loudonville, the SR 226 alignment from 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Loudonville to 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wooster, its old alignment from 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wooster to Medina, and US 42's alignment from Medina to Cleveland.
  • 1927 – 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Loudonville to 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wooster rerouted to current alignment, along former SR 250; original alignment certified as SR 250; Medina-to-Parma routing changed to current alignment, and former alignment here certified as US 42.
  • 1932 – Alignment from Cincinnati to Washington Court House dually certified with US 22; alignment from Washington Court House to Columbus dually certified with US 62.
  • 1938 – Medina-Parma alignment changed to the pre-1926 routing and dually certified with US 42; previous alignment signed SR 200 until 1939.
  • 1939 – Medina-Parma alignment switched back to current alignment.
  • 1961 – SR 3 routed to new freeway alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus.
  • 1962 – Harrisburg-Columbus alignment dually certified as I-71.
  • 1967 – Reverted to US 62 alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus.

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