History
The OH 55 that exists today is only a shadow of what it was when first designated in the 1920s. OH 55 came into being in 1923. Its original routing took it from Troy all the way up to Parma. This route encompassed the current alignment of OH 55 between Troy and Urbana, the current US 36 from Urbana to Delaware, the current US 42 from Delaware to Medina, the current OH 3 from Medina to Hinckley, and the current OH 94 from Hinckley to Parma.
In 1926, OH 55 was extended on the western end along a previously un-numbered road to Ludlow Falls. In that same year, however, the advent of the U.S. Highway System resulted in a major truncation of OH 55 on the east side. Its new eastern terminus became OH 4 southwest of Milford Center. OH 55 was further truncated on the east end in 1932, when the coming of US 36 resulted in the relocation of OH 55's eastern terminus to its current location in downtown Urbana.
1937 brought another elongation of OH 55 on the western end. In that year, it was extended from Ludlow Falls to its present western terminus.
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