State Route 47 (SR 47) is a state highway running from the Indiana border at Union City to Waldo, about ten miles (16 km) south of Marion. In Bellefontaine, State Route 47 follows the path of different streets (even though neither are one-way) from Main Street and Sandusky Avenue to the intersection just north of Mary Rutan Hospital, about one-half mile north of the Main-Sandusky intersection. The westbound portion of State Route 47 goes down Main, while the eastbound portion goes north on Madriver Street during this stretch. Nobody really knows why the route was designated this way when none of the streets involved are one-way. It was State Route 68 until 1933, when U.S. Route 68 was commissioned. Since both roads run through a common county in Ohio (Logan), and also since there is a rule that there can be no Ohio State Routes with the same number as US highways within Ohio, the number was changed to 47.[citation needed]
 State Route 47 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 105.23 mi[1] (169.35 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 32 in Union City | |||
 US 127 near Dawn I-75 near Sidney US 68 in Bellefontaine | ||||
| East end |   SR 98 / SR 423 in Waldo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Darke, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Marion | |||
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Route description
editThe portion of SR 47 between SR 49 and US 127, near Ansonia in Darke County, is designated "Pfc. Douglas E. Dickey Memorial Highway",[2] in honor of a United States Marine and Darke County native who was mortally wounded in combat on March 26, 1967 in Vietnam, and who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism.[3]
History
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Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Darke | Union City | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 32 (West Pearl Street) / State Line Road | Indiana state line |
| Brown Township | 7.64 | 12.30 |  SR 49 – Fort Recovery, Greenville | ||
| Ansonia | 10.51 | 16.91 |  SR 118 (Main Street) | ||
| Richland–York township line | 13.88 | 22.34 | US 127 – Celina, Greenville | ||
| Versailles | 18.54 | 29.84 |   SR 185 north (Greenlawn Avenue) | Western end of SR 185 concurrency | |
| 18.80 | 30.26 |   SR 121 south (West Street) / SR 185 south / Main Street | Northern terminus of SR 121; eastern end of SR 185 concurrency | ||
| Shelby | Cynthian Township | 27.73 | 44.63 |  SR 66 – Fort Loramie, Piqua | |
| Sidney | 37.78– 37.89 | 60.80– 60.98 | I-75 – Dayton, Toledo | Exit 92 (I-75) | |
| 39.26 | 63.18 |  SR 29 (Ohio Avenue) | Western end of SR 29 westbound concurrency | ||
| 39.35 | 63.33 |  SR 29 east (East Court Street) / South Main Avenue | Eastern end of SR 29 westbound concurrency; western end of SR 29 eastbound concurrency | ||
| 39.52 | 63.60 |  SR 29 west (North Main Avenue) / East North Street | Eastern end of SR 29 eastbound concurrency | ||
| Salem Township | 47.37 | 76.23 |  SR 65 north – Jackson Center | Southern terminus of SR 65 | |
| Logan | Pleasant Township | 56.13 | 90.33 |  SR 235 – Lakeview, De Graff | |
| Bellefontaine | 64.20 | 103.32 | US 68 south (Canby Street) | Western end of US 68 southbound concurrency | |
| 64.30 | 103.48 |   US 68 north (Main Street) / SR 540 begins | Eastern end of US 68 northbound concurrency; western end of US 68 southbound concurrency; western terminus of SR 540 | ||
| 64.40 | 103.64 | US 68 east (Madriver Street) / SR 540 (Sandusky Avenue) | Eastern end of US 68 southbound concurrency; eastern end of SR 540 concurrency | ||
| Bokes Creek Township | 74.22 | 119.45 |  SR 292 – Ridgeway, East Liberty | ||
| Union | York Township | 83.46 | 134.32 |  SR 739 | |
| 85.69 | 137.90 |  SR 31 – Kenton, Marysville | |||
| Richwood | 92.26 | 148.48 |  SR 37 south (Franklin Street) / Ottawa Street | Western end of SR 37 concurrency | |
| 92.33 | 148.59 | SR 37 north (Franklin Street) / Blagrove Street | Eastern end of SR 37 concurrency | ||
| Delaware | Thompson Township | 96.07 | 154.61 |  SR 4 south – Marysville | Western end of SR 4 concurrency |
| Marion | Gast Corner | 96.74 | 155.69 | SR 4 north – Marion | Eastern end of SR 4 concurrency |
| Prospect Township–Prospect municipal line | 98.21 | 158.05 |  SR 257 south (Prospect Dublin Road) | Northern terminus of SR 257 | |
| Prospect | 98.44 | 158.42 |  SR 203 (Main Street) | ||
| Waldo Township | 104.46 | 168.11 |  SR 229 east | Western terminus of SR 229 | |
| Waldo | 105.23 | 169.35 |   SR 98 north to US 23 / SR 423 north – Bucyrus, Marion | Southern termini of SR 98 and SR 423 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "5533.646 Pfc. Douglas E. Dickey Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. March 22, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ Baker, Steve (December 23, 2012). "Portion SR 47 Ansonia to honor war hero". WHIO-TV. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2015.