Route 13
From route 33, 3 miles north of Athens to route 6 in Huron.
Counties:
Athens, Perry, Licking, Knox, Richland, Huron, Erie
Length:
166 miles
General Direction:
North/South
Dual Certifications:
Superceded by route 250 from Fitchville to 6 miles north of Norwalk.
Intersections:
0: 33,550; 4: 682; 10: 685; 13: 329;
15: 78; 23: 155; 34: 37E,93N; 39: 37W,93S,345;
46: 669; 47: 383; 48: 22,668,757; 54: 256;
59: 204; 62: 70; 63: 40; 70: 16,79;
74: 657; 82: 62; 90: 661; 91: 586;
93: 36,3,229; 100: 95; 103: 546; 111: 97;
115: 71; 120: 42,39,430,545; 121: 30;
130: 96; 131: 603; 139: 224; 143: 250,162;
159: 250; 165: 2; 166: 6
Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:
From 2 miles south of Fredericktown to route 546.
From 3 miles south of route 71 to Mansfield.
From 3 miles north of Norwalk to 4 miles north of Norwalk.
History of route 13:
Certified in 1926.
Originally routed from Chauncey to Sandusky along current route 13 from
Chauncey to Fitchville and route 250 from Fitchville to Sandusky.
4 miles south of Chauncey to Chauncey was route 21 before 1926.
4 miles south of Chauncey to Chauncey was route 31 from 1926-38.
4 miles south of Chauncey to Chauncey was route 33 from 1938-61.
Chauncey to 4 miles north of Norwalk was route 30 before 1926.
4 miles north of Norwalk to Huron was unnumbered before 1933.
4 miles north of Norwalk to Huron was route 299 from 1933-67.
Mount Vernon to Fredericktown dually certified with route 95 in 1926.
Fitchville to Norwalk dually certified with route 6 in 1926.
Fitchville to Norwalk dually certified with route 250 in 1931.
Route 95 certification removed in 1932.
Norwalk to Sandusky dually certified with route 250 in 1933.
3 miles north of Norwalk to 4 miles north of Norwalk upgraded to divided
highway in 1960.
In 1961, extended to 3 miles north of Athens along previous route 33.
3 miles south of route 71 to Mansfiled upgraded to divided highway in
1963.
In 1967, rerouted from 4 miles north of Norwalk to Huron along
previous route 299.
2 miles south of Fredericktown to route 546 upgraded to divided highway
by 1969.
Route 13 Before 1926:
From West Virginia state line in Bridgeport to Cleveland.
Routed along current route 250 from Bridgeport to New Philadelphia, an
unnumbered road paralleling route 77 from New Philadelphia to Strasburg
(route 21 from 1926-72), route 21 from Strasburg to 4 miles north of
Independence, and route 77 from 4 miles north of Independence to Cleveland.
West Virginia state line to New Philadelphia certified as route 6 in
1926.
New Philadelphia to Strasburg dually certified as routes 6 and 21 in
1926.
Strasburg to Cleveland certified as route 21 in 1926.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 8-29-98 at 15:59 EDT.