Route 36

From Indiana state line 4 miles west of Palestine to route 250 in Uhrichsville. Part of U.S. Route 36, which runs from Estes Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio.

Counties:

Darke, Miami, Champaign, Union, Delaware, Knox, Coshocton, Tuscarawas

Length:

212 miles

General Direction:

East/West

Dual Certifications:

  • Superceded by route 4 from 16 miles east of Urbana to Marysville.
  • Supercedes route 37 from Delaware to Sunbury.
  • Supercedes route 3 from Sunbury to Mount Vernon.

    Intersections:

    0: IN; 9: 121; 10: 127S; 11: 49; 14: 127N,571; 23: 721; 27: 48; 33: 66,185; 34: 75; 40: 589S; 43: 589N; 47: 235; 55: 560; 60: 29W,68,54; 61: 29E; 64: 814; 72: 559; 76: 4S; 84: 33W,245; 86: 31,4N; 88: 33E; 98: 257; 103: 23,42,37W; 105: 521; 111: 71; 115: 3S,37E,61; 119: 605; 125: 314; 126: 657; 136: 229W; 137: 3N,13,229E; 138: 768; 141: 308; 151: 62; 153: 715; 158: 229,206S; 159: 206N; 164: 79,715; 168: 60S; 171: 60N; 178: 83; 180: 621; 185: 93; 189: 751; 197: 77; 204: 416; 212: 250,800

    Freeway Sections:

  • Marysville bypass.

    Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • Greenville bypass.
  • From Delaware to route 71.
  • From Orange to Port Washington.
  • From 2 miles west of Uhrichsville to Uhrichsville.

    History of route 36:

  • Certified in 1932.
  • Originally routed from Indiana state line to Cadiz along current route 715 from 1 mile east of Millwood to Nellie and along current route 250 from Uhrichsville to Cadiz.
  • Indiana state line to Greenville was route 200 before 1932.
  • Greenville to Urbana was route 29 before 1932.
  • Urbana to Delaware was route 55 before 1932.
  • Delaware to Sunbury was route 47 before 1932.
  • Sunbury to Mount Vernon was route 3 only before 1932.
  • Mount Vernon to 1 mile east of Millwood and Nellie to Coshocton was route 42 before 1926.
  • Mount Vernon to 1 mile east of Millwood and Nellie to Coshocton was route 95 from 1926-32.
  • 1 mile east of Millwood to Nellie was unnumbered before 1939.
  • 1 mile east of Millwood to Nellie was route 715 from 1939-62.
  • Coshocton to Newcomerstown was route 20 before 1926.
  • Newcomerstown to Uhrichsville was route 8 before 1926.
  • Coshocton to Uhrichsville was route 16 from 1926-32.
  • West Lafayette to 3 miles east of West Lafayette was dually certified with route 75 from 1932-62.
  • Coshocton to 1 mile west of Gnadenhutten dually certified with route 16 in 1933.
  • In 1962, rerouted from 1 mile east of Millwood to Nellie along previous route 715.
  • 1 mile east of Millwood to Nellie certified as route 715 in 1962.
  • In 1962, rerouted from 1 mile north of Coshocton to West Lafayette along new portion of highway and route 93.
  • By 1966, rerouted from 3 miles south of Greenville to Greenville along route 127.
  • In 1968, rerouted from 1 mile north of West Lafayette to 2 miles east of West Lafayette along new portion of highway.
  • West Lafayette to 2 miles east of West Lafayette certified as route 751 in 1968.
  • Marysville bypass added in 1969.
  • Orange to Newcomerstown and 2 miles west of Uhrichsville to Uhrichsville upgraded to divided highway in 1969.
  • Route 16 certification removed from Coshocton to 1 mile west of Gnadenhutten in 1970.
  • Newcomerstown to Port Washington upgraded to divided highway in 1972.
  • Greenville bypass added in 1973.
  • Truncated at Uhrichsville in 1976.
  • Delaware to route 71 upgraded to divided highway in 1977.

    Route 36 Before 1932:

  • From Wooster to Pennsylvania state line 5 miles east of Kinsman.
  • Routed along current route 585 from Wooster to 6 miles east of Easton, unnumbered roads from 6 miles east of Easton to Akron, route 59 from Akron to 2 miles east of Ravenna, and route 5 (through Warren) from 2 miles east of Ravenna to Pennsylvania state line.
  • Entire route certified as route 5 in 1932.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 9-26-98 at 15:49 EDT.