Route 250
From route 6 in Sandusky to West Virginia state line in Bridgeport. Part of
U.S. Route 250, which runs from Sandusky, Ohio to Richmond, Virginia.
Counties:
Erie, Huron, Ashland, Wayne, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas, Harrison, Jefferson,
Belmont
Length:
166 miles
General Direction:
Northwest/Southeast
Dual Certifications:
Supercedes route 13 from 6 miles west of Norwalk to Fitchville.
Supercedes route 60 from Savannah to 2 miles west of Ashland.
Superceded by route 30 from 5 miles west of Wooster to 1 mile east of
Wooster.
Superceded by route 77 from Strasburg to 2 miles west of
New Philadelphia.
Supercedes route 800 from New Philadelphia to Uhrichsville.
Intersections:
0: 6; 5: 2; 11: 80; 12: 13N,113; 16: 61;
18: 20; 28: 13S,162; 34: 224; 39: 60N;
40: 302,545; 44: 60S; 45: 511; 46: 58;
48: 42N; 50: 42S; 52: 71; 54: 89;
67: 30; 72: 30,3,83; 86: 94,241; 91: 62;
93: 212; 94: 93N; 95: 93S; 96: 21;
100: 77; 106: 77,39; 109: 416,800N; 112: 259;
117: 36; 118: 800S; 124: 151; 133: 646;
141: 22; 142: 9; 151: 519; 155: 150;
166: 40,7,WV
Freeway Sections:
Wooster bypass.
From 2 miles west of New Philadelphia to 1 mile east of Uhrichsville.
Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:
From route 80 to 3 miles west of Norwalk.
From 6 miles west of Wooster to 1 mile west of Wooster.
History of route 250:
Certified in 1929.
Originally routed from Norwalk to Bridgeport.
Sandusky to Fitchville was route 30 before 1926.
Sandusky to Norwalk was route 13 only from 1926-32.
Norwalk to Bridgeport was route 6 from 1926-31.
Fitchville to Savannah was route 180 before 1926.
Savannah to Ashland was route 60 only before 1926.
Ashland to Wooster was route 5 before 1926.
Wooster to 2 miles west of Strasburg was route 95 before 1926.
2 miles west of Strasburg to Bridgeport was route 13 before 1926.
2 miles west of Strasburg to New Philadelphia dually certified with
route 21 from 1926-71.
Extended to Sandusky along route 13 in 1932.
Uhrichsville to Cadiz dually certified with route 36 from 1932-76.
Current route 80 to 3 miles west of Norwalk upgraded to four lanes in
1960.
Wooster bypass added as a two-lane highway in 1963.
Strasburg to 2 miles west of New Philadelphia upgraded to freeway and
dually certified with routes 77 and 21 in 1967.
In 1967, rerouted from 2 miles west of New Philadelphia to 2 miles east
of New Philadelphia along previous route 21 from 2 miles west of
New Philadelphia to New Philadelphia and route 16 from New Philadelphia to
2 miles east of New Philadelphia.
New Philadelphia to 2 miles east of New Philadelphia certified as
route 259 in 1967.
Wooster bypass upgraded to freeway by 1969.
2 miles west of New Philadelphia to 2 miles east of New Philadelphia
upgraded to divided highway by 1969.
Uhrichsville to 1 mile east of Uhrichsville upgraded to divided highway
by 1969.
2 miles west of New Philadelphia to Uhrichsville upgraded to divided
highway in 1970.
2 miles west of New Philadelphia to Midvale upgraded to freeway in 1978.
Ashland bypass added by 1995.
Midvale to 1 mile east of Uhrichsville upgraded to freeway by 1997.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 5-11-98 at 21:11 EDT.