Route 59
From route 77 in Akron to route 5, 3 miles east of Ravenna.
Counties:
Summit, Portage
Length:
25 miles
General Direction:
East/West
Dual Certifications:
Superceded by route 8 from 2 miles north of downtown Akron to
Cuyahoga Falls.
Intersections:
0: 77; 1: 93; 2: 18,93,261W; 3: 8; 8: 8;
11: 91; 15: 43; 17: 261; 24: 14; 25: 5
Freeway Sections:
From route 77 to route 18.
From 2 miles north of downtown Akron to Cuyahoga Falls.
Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:
From 2 miles east of Ravenna to 3 miles east of Ravenna.
History of route 59:
Certified in 1969.
Originally routed from 3 miles south of Cuyahoga Falls to 3 miles east
of Ravenna.
Entire route was route 36 before 1932.
Entire route was route 5 from 1932-69.
Truncated at Cuyahoga falls in 1981.
Route 261 to route 18 certified as route 59F by 1984.
Extended to route 77 and route 59F certification removed by 1989.
2 miles east of Ravenna to 3 miles east of Ravenna upgraded to divided
highway by 1989.
Route 59 Before 1938:
From Bellevue to Elyria.
Routed along current route 113.
Originally routed from Milan to Elyria.
Extended to Bellevue along previous unnumbered road in 1926.
Entire route certified as route 113 in 1939.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 8-16-98 at 17:40 EDT.