History
When first established in 1937, State Route 501 ran from downtown Wapakoneta to its current northern terminus at State Route 117. When a new southern bypass of Wapakoneta was completed in 1961 and U.S. Route 33 was re-routed along it, State Route 501, along with State Route 67 and State Route 198, were extended south from downtown along Willipie Street to a new common terminus at the re-routed U.S. Route 33.
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