Route 76
From route 71, 2 miles west of Seville to Pennsylvania state line near
Petersburg. Part of Interstate 76, which runs from Denver, Colorado to
Big Springs, Nebraska and from Seville, Ohio to Bellmawr, New Jersey.
Counties:
Medina, Summit, Portage, Mahoning
Length:
83 miles
General Direction:
East/West
Dual Certifications:
Supercedes route 224 from 2 miles west of Seville to route 277.
Superceded by route 77 for 3 miles in Akron.
Runs concurrently with the Ohio Turnpike from 3 miles east of North
Jackson to Pennsylvania state line.
Intersections:
0: 71,224W; 2: 3; 7: 57; 9: 94; 11: 162;
13: 21; 17: 619; 18: 277,224E; 20: 77;
23: 77,8; 26: 18,241; 27: 91; 29: 532;
33: 43; 38: 44; 43: 14; 48: 225; 54: 534;
60: 80; 74: 7; 76: 680; 83: PA
Freeway Sections:
From 2 miles west of Seville to 3 miles east of North Jackson.
Toll Sections:
From 3 miles east of North Jackson to Pennsylvania state line.
History of route 76:
Certified in 1972.
Entire route was route 80S from 1962-72.
Ohio Turnpike portion complete as an unnumbered highway in 1955.
Route 21 to current location of route 277 and 3 miles west of route 8 to
Brimfield complete in 1964.
2 miles west of Seville to route 21 and Brimfield to Palmyra complete by
1966.
Current route 18 to Palmyra dually certified with route 18 by 1966.
Palmyra to Lake Milton complete and dually certified with route 18 in
1967.
Route 277 to 3 miles west of route 8 complete in 1968.
Lake Milton to 3 miles east of North Jackson complete in 1971.
Route 18 certification removed in 1971.
Entire route complete in 1971.
Route 76 Before 1972:
From Porterfield (Center Belpre before 1972) to Avon Lake.
Originally routed from New Concord to Wooster along current route 83
from New Concord to Coshocton, route 36 from Coshocton to 7 miles west of
Coshocton, route 60 from 7 miles west of Coshocton to 5 miles north of
Layland, route 62 from 5 miles north of Layland to Millersburg, and route
83 from Millersburg to Wooster.
Extended to 2 miles north of Beverly along previous unnumbered roads in
1926.
In 1930, rerouted from Coshocton to 3 miles south of Millersburg along
current route 83 and previous unnumbered road.
Coshocton to 7 miles west of Coshocton certified as route 95 only in
1930.
7 miles west of Coshocton to 5 miles north of Layland certified as
route 234 in 1930.
5 miles north of Layland to 3 miles south of Millersburg certified as
route 19 only in 1930.
Extended to Porterfield along route 37 (current route 60) and previous
unnumbered roads in 1932.
Extended to Avon Lake in 1938.
Wooster bypass added by 1969.
In 1972, rerouted south and west of Coshocton along new divided highway.
Porterfield to Beverly certified as route 339 in 1972.
Beverly to 2 miles north of Beverly certified as route 60 only in 1972.
2 miles north of Beverly to Avon Lake certified as route 83 in 1972.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 5-09-98 at 17:31 EDT.