Route 49

From route 35 in Dayton to Michigan state line 12 miles north of Edon. Continuation of Michigan route 49.

Counties:

Montgomery, Miami, Darke, Mercer, Van Wert, Paulding, Defiance, Williams

Length:

154 miles

General Direction:

North/South

Intersections:

0: 35; 9: 70E; 11: 70W; 12: 40; 16: 721; 17: 722; 22: 49A; 25: 49A; 32: 36,127; 34: 121S; 36: 118,121N,502,571; 45: 47; 54: 705; 59: 119; 64: 219; 69: 29; 75: 707; 82: 33,81; 89: 224W; 93: 224E; 100: 30E; 101: 30W; 105: 114; 109: 500,613; 113: 111; 116: 24; 123: 2W,18; 124: 2E; 129: 249; 134: 6; 142: 34; 144: 107; 148: 80,20W; 149: 20E; 154: MI

Freeway Sections:

  • From 9 miles north of Dayton to 11 miles north of Dayton (dually certified with route 70).

    Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • From Dayton to 9 miles north of Dayton.
  • From route 70 to 1 mile north of route 70.

    History of route 49:

  • Certified in 1926.
  • Originally routed from route 30 to Michigan state line.
  • Dayton to Hicksville was route 51 before 1926.
  • Willshire to route 30 was unnumbered before 1934.
  • Greenville to Willshire was route 51 before 1934.
  • Dayton to Greenville was route 51 before 1935.
  • Current route 30 to Hicksville was route 108 before 1926.
  • Hicksville to Edon was unnumbered before 1926.
  • Edon to 2 miles north of Edon was route 34 before 1926.
  • 2 miles north of Edon to Michigan state line was route 107 before 1926.
  • Extended to Greenville in 1934.
  • Extended to Dayton in 1935.
  • 9 miles north of Dayton to 11 miles north of Dayton rerouted onto new freeway and dually certified with route 40 in 1959.
  • 11 miles north of Dayton to 12 miles north of Dayton upgraded to divided highway in 1959.
  • Arcanum bypass added in 1962.
  • Route through Arcanum certified as route 49A in 1962.
  • 9 miles north of Dayton to 11 miles north of Dayton dually certified with route 70 in 1962. Route 40 certification for this section removed by 1969.
  • 3 miles south of route 70 to route 70 upgraded to divided highway in 1972.
  • By 2000, rerouted south of 3 miles south of route 70.
  • Previous routing south of 3 miles south of route 70 decertified by 2000.

    Route 49 Before 1926:

  • From Cambridge to West Virginia state line in Steubenville.
  • Routed along current route 22.
  • Entire route certified as route 22 in 1926.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 10-24-00 at 10:09 EDT.