Route 83
From route 60, 2 miles north of Beverly to route 6 in Avon Lake.
Counties:
Washington, Morgan, Noble, Guernsey, Muskingum, Coshocton, Holmes,
Wayne, Medina, Lorain
Length:
162 miles
General Direction:
North/South
Intersections:
0: 60; 9: 78E; 12: 78W,284; 28: 146,340;
34: 313E; 35: 313W; 39: 70; 40: 40;
45: 209; 50: 93; 62: 16; 64: 541;
65: 36; 69: 643; 86: 62W; 89: 62E,39;
106: 250E; 108: 30W,250W,3S,302; 109: 30E,585;
111: 3N; 119: 604; 124: 71; 127: 421;
132: 162; 137: 18; 142: 57S,303; 144: 57N;
148: 82; 151: 10; 153: 20; 158: 254;
159: 90; 162: 6
Freeway Sections:
Wooster bypass.
Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:
From route 16 to route 36, west of Coshocton.
History of route 83:
Certified in 1972.
2 miles north of Beverly to New Concord was route 76 from 1926-72.
New Concord to Coshocton and Millersburg to Wooster was route 76 before
1972.
Coshocton to 3 miles south of Millersburg was unnumbered before 1926.
Coshocton to Millersburg was route 76 from 1926-72 (3 miles south of
Millersburg to Millersburg dually certified with route 19 from 1926-32 and
route 62 from 1932-72).
3 miles south of Millersburg to Millersburg was route 19 before 1926.
Wooster to Avon Lake was unnumbered before 1938.
Wooster to Avon Lake was route 76 from 1938-72.
See route 76 for the history of the route prior
to 1972.
In 1972, rerouted south and west of Coshocton along new divided highway.
Route 83 Before 1960:
From Ashtabula to Monroe Center.
Originally routed from Ashtabula to Pennsylvania state line 4 miles east
of Monroe Center line along current unnumbered roads.
In 1926, rerouted along current route 84 through Kingsville.
In 1938, rerouted from Ashtabula to 2 miles west of Kelloggsville along
previous unnumbered road.
Ashtabula to 2 miles west of Kelloggsville certified as route 84 in
1938.
Decertified in 1960.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 5-11-98 at 20:58 EDT.