Route 51

From route 23 in Sylvania to route 20, 5 miles south of Elmore.

Counties:

Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky

Length:

34 miles

General Direction:

Northwest/Southeast

Intersections:

0: 23,184; 4: 475; 5: 120; 7: 24; 9: 246; 10: 2W,25,65N; 12: 2E,65S; 14: 280; 15: 579; 24: 163; 28: 105; 30: 80; 34: 20

Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • From route 120 to route 24 in Toledo.

    History of route 51:

  • Certified in 1955.
  • Originally routed from current location of Northwood to route 20.
  • Sylvania to Toledo was route 112 before 1926.
  • Sylvania to Toledo was route 127 from 1926-31.
  • Sylvania to Toledo was route 223 from 1931-89.
  • Toledo to 2 miles east of Toledo was route 2 only from 1939-89.
  • 2 miles east of Toledo to current route 20 (routes 2 and 102 before 1926) was route 2 before 1926.
  • 2 miles east of Toledo to route 20 was route 102 from 1926-41.
  • 2 miles east of Toledo to 4 miles east of Toledo was route 120 from 1941-59.
  • 4 miles east of Toledo to route 20 was route 120 from 1941-55.
  • Extended to 2 miles east of Toledo by 1959.
  • Route 120 to route 24 (route 25 in 1976) in Toledo upgraded to divided highway as route 223 in 1972.
  • Extended to Sylvania by 1989.

    Route 51 Before 1935:

  • From Dayton to Hicksville.
  • Routed along current route 49.
  • Truncated at Willshire, with route 30 to Hicksville certified as route 49, in 1926.
  • Truncated at Greenville, with Greenville to Willshire certified as route 49, in 1934.
  • Entire route certified as route 49 in 1935.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 8-17-98 at 6:58 EDT.