Route 18

From Indiana state line 3 miles west of Hicksville to route 91, 6 miles east of Akron. Continuation of Indiana route 8.

Counties:

Defiance, Henry, Wood, Hancock, Seneca, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Summit

Length:

200 miles

General Direction:

East/West

Dual Certifications:

  • Supercedes route 613 from 10 miles west of Fostoria to Fostoria.
  • Superceded by route 20 from Bellevue to 2 miles east of Norwalk.

    Intersections:

    0: IN; 3: 2,49; 15: 127; 23: 15N; 24: 24; 26: 15S,66,111,424; 27: 281W; 29: 281E; 39: 108; 44: 109N; 46: 109S; 51: 65N; 52: 65S; 60: 235N; 61: 235S; 69: 75; 75: 613W; 85: 23,12: 86:587; 91: 635; 95: 224; 98: 53,100,101,231; 107: 19,67,162; 121: 20,269; 137: 20; 138: 601; 146: 60; 151: 511; 157: 58; 162: 301; 167: 83; 172: 57N,252; 176: 42,3,57S; 180: 71; 183: 94; 188: 77; 195: 59,93,162,261; 196: 8; 199: 76,241; 200: 91

    Freeway Sections:

  • Norwalk bypass.

    Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • From route 71 to route 77.

    History of route 18:

  • Original state highway.
  • Originally routed from Norwalk to Pennsylvania state line along current route 18 from Norwalk to Akron, an unnumbered road from Akron to current route 8, route 261 from route 8 to Tallmadge, an unnumbered road paralleling route 76 from Tallmadge to Youngstown, and route 289 from Youngstown to Pennsylvania state line.
  • Indiana state line to Hicksville was route 193 before 1940.
  • Hicksville to Tiffin was route 17 before 1926.
  • Tiffin to Republic was route 106 before 1926.
  • Republic to Bellevue was route 67 before 1926.
  • Bellevue to Norwalk was route 2 before 1926.
  • Extended to Indiana state line in 1926 along previous route 17 and current route 2 from Indiana state line to Hicksville, previous route 17 from Hicksville to Tiffin, previous route 106 from Tiffin to Republic, previous route 67 from Republic to Bellevue, and previous route 2 and current route 20 from Bellevue to Norwalk.
  • Indiana state line to Hicksville dually certified with route 2 in 1936.
  • In 1940, rerouted west of Hicksville along current routing and previous route 193.
  • Medina to route 21 upgraded to four lanes by 1946.
  • Truncated at Youngstown in 1950.
  • Youngstown to Pennsylvania state line certified as route 289 in 1950.
  • Current route 71 to route 21 (current route 77) dually certified with route 1 from 1960-65.
  • By 1966, rerouted along route 8 in Akron and dually certified with route 80S to Palmyra.
  • Palmyra to Lake Milton rerouted onto and dually certified with route 80S in 1967.
  • Norwalk bypass added by 1969.
  • Truncated at route 8 in 1971.
  • Akron to Youngstown certified as route 80S only in 1971.
  • Rerouted through Akron along previous routes 176 and 8 and ended at route 91 in 1972.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 3-02-98 at 21:18 EST.