Route 61

From route 36 in Sunbury to route 6 at Ceylon.

Counties:

Delaware, Morrow, Crawford, Richland, Huron, Erie

Length:

94 miles

General Direction:

North/South

Dual Certifications:

  • Superceded by route 309 from 4 miles south of Galion to 5 miles north of Galion.

    Intersections:

    0: 36,3,37; 5: 656; 6: 521; 10: 71; 12: 229; 19: 529; 24: 42S; 25: 42N,95; 34: 288,309; 43: 309; 46: 30; 53: 314; 55: 39,96; 62: 98; 63: 603; 66: 224,598; 67: 103; 71: 162; 79: 20; 81: 250; 84: 601; 87: 113W; 89: 113E; 93: 2; 94: 6

    Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • From 2 miles south of Norwalk to Norwalk.

    History of route 61:

  • Original state highway.
  • Originally routed from Sunbury to Berlinville.
  • Extended to Ceylon in 1935.
  • 2 miles south of Norwalk to Norwalk upgraded to four lanes in 1956.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 7-12-97 at 16:18 EDT.