State Route 67 (SR 67) is a northeast–southwest state highway in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at an interchange with U.S. Route 33 (US 33) just south of Wapakoneta, which is also the southern terminus for both SR 198 and SR 501, and its northern terminus is at SR 18 and SR 19 in Republic. The portion of the route through Seneca County is signed north-south, while the rest of the route is signed east-west.
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 84.78 mi[1] (136.44 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 33 near Wapakoneta | |||
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| North end |   SR 18 / SR 19 in Republic | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Auglaize, Hardin, Wyandot, Seneca | |||
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Route description
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The portion of SR 67 in Wayne Township, Auglaize County, beginning at Santa Fe Line Road, passing into Waynesfield to its merge with SR 196, then leaving Waynesfield and ending at its split from SR 196, is designated as the "Staff Sgt. Sonny Zimmerman Memorial Highway",[2] in honor of a Waynesfield resident and Waynesfield-Goshen High School graduate who was killed in Mushaka, Afghanistan on July 16, 2013, while serving in the Army.[3][4][5]
History
edit- 1924 – Original route established.[6] Originally routed from Wapakoneta to Bellevue along its current alignment and along State Route 18 from Republic to Bellevue.[7]
- 1926 – Truncated at Republic; alignment to Bellevue certified as State Route 18.[7]
- 1961 – Extended 2 miles (3.2 km) south from Wapakoneta (from its terminus at the former alignment of U.S. Route 33) to its current terminus via Auglaize Co. 25-A.[7]
Major junctions
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Auglaize | Wapakoneta | 0.00– 0.38 | 0.00– 0.61 |    US 33 / SR 198 begins / SR 501 begins / CR 25A (Dixie Highway) | Interchange; southern end of SR 198 / SR 501 concurrency |
| 1.18 | 1.90 |  SR 198 north / SR 501 north (West Pearl Street) / Willipie Street | Northern end of SR 198 / SR 501 concurrency | ||
| Duchouquet Township | 3.28– 3.61 | 5.28– 5.81 |  I-75 – Dayton, Toledo | Exit 113 (I-75) | |
| Uniopolis | 7.98 | 12.84 |  SR 65 (Main Street) | ||
| Waynesfield | 13.92 | 22.40 |  SR 196 north (Westminster Street) | Western end of SR 196 concurrency | |
| Wayne Township | 14.88 | 23.95 |  SR 196 south – Lakeview | Eastern end of SR 196 concurrency | |
| Auglaize–Hardin county line | Wayne–Roundhead township line | 18.94 | 30.48 |   SR 117 west / CR 311 (Holden Line Road) / CR 15 – Lima | Western end of SR 117 concurrency |
| Hardin | Roundhead Township | 20.53 | 33.04 |  SR 117 east / T-170 – Roundhead | Eastern end of SR 117 concurrency |
| 21.53 | 34.65 |  SR 235 – Ada, Lakeview | |||
| Kenton | 34.44 | 55.43 |   US 68 south (Fontaine Street) / SR 53 north (East Espy Street) | Western end of US 68 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 53 | |
| 34.87 | 56.12 |  SR 309 (Franklin Street) | |||
| 34.93 | 56.21 | US 68 north (North Detroit Street) / West Columbus Street | Eastern end of US 68 concurrency | ||
| 35.00 | 56.33 |  SR 31 / SR 53 (Main Street) | |||
| Wyandot | Marseilles Township | 47.42 | 76.32 |  SR 37 north – Forest | Western end of SR 37 concurrency |
| Marseilles | 47.64 | 76.67 | SR 37 south (Center Street) | Eastern end of SR 37 concurrency | |
| Mifflin Township | 50.57 | 81.38 |  SR 294 – Harpster | ||
| Upper Sandusky | 58.15 | 93.58 | SR 53 south (West Spring Street) | Western end of SR 53 concurrency | |
| 58.80 | 94.63 |  SR 199 north (Wyandot Avenue) / 8th Street | Western end of SR 199 concurrency | ||
| 58.97 | 94.90 | SR 199 south (Sandusky Avenue) / Wyandot Avenue | Eastern end of SR 199 concurrency | ||
| Upper Sandusky–Crane Township municipal line | 61.00– 61.18 | 98.17– 98.46 |   US 23 / US 30 | Interchange | |
| 61.34 | 98.72 |  SR 53 north / CR 47 – Tiffin | Eastern end of SR 53 concurrency | ||
| Sycamore–Sycamore Township municipal line | 69.59 | 111.99 |  SR 103 west (Saffell Avenue) / Kilbourne Street | Western end of SR 103 concurrency | |
| Sycamore | 70.01 | 112.67 |  SR 103 east / SR 231 south (Saffell Avenue) / Sycamore Avenue | Eastern end of SR 103 concurrency; western end of SR 231 concurrency | |
| Sycamore–Sycamore Township municipal line | 70.67 | 113.73 | SR 231 north | Eastern end of SR 231 concurrency | |
| Seneca | Eden Township | 75.92 | 122.18 |  SR 100 south – Bucyrus | Western end of SR 100 concurrency |
| 76.14 | 122.54 | SR 100 north / TR 1068 – Tiffin | Eastern end of SR 100 concurrency | ||
| Bloom–Scipio township line | 81.02 | 130.39 |  US 224 – Findlay, Attica | ||
| Republic | 84.65 | 136.23 |  SR 18 west / SR 162 east (Jefferson Street) – Tiffin, North Fairfield | Western end of SR 18 concurrency | |
| 84.78 | 136.44 | SR 18 east (Kilbourne Street) / SR 19 (Marion Street) – Bloomville, Green Springs | Eastern end of SR 18 concurrency | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
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- ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ "5533.821 Staff Sgt. Sonny Zimmerman Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. July 10, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Mihm, Lance (August 12, 2014). "Highway named for fallen Waynesfield soldier". The Lima News. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Staff Sgt. Sonny Zimmerman". Wapakoneta Daily News. July 24, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Army Staff Sgt. Sonny C. Zimmerman". Military Times. Gannett Government Media. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[unreliable source] Archived May 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Route 67 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[unreliable source] Archived December 23, 2004, at the Wayback Machine