State Route 219 (SR 219) is an east–west state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. State Route 219's western terminus is at the Indiana State Line approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest of Fort Recovery, with the roadway continuing west into the Hoosier State being County Road 300N. The eastern terminus of State Route 219 is at a diamond interchange with Interstate 75 at its Exit 104 in Botkins.
 State Route 219 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 37.22 mi[1] (59.90 km) | |||
| Existed | 1925–present | |||
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| West end | Indiana State Line near Fort Recovery | |||
 US 127 near Montezuma | ||||
| East end |  I-75 in Botkins | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby | |||
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Route description
editAlong its path, State Route 219 traverses portions of Mercer, Auglaize and Shelby Counties. Outside of the towns, the route largely passes through agricultural areas mostly growing corn and soy. The majority of the route is a ground-level, two-line road with a speed limit of 55 mph that drops to 35 mph in towns and 25 mph in school zones, though those changes are often gradual. Speeding is discourage for safety and enforced by state and local police. Ohio is in the top-three of states with drivers that have a speeding ticket on record.[2] Stop signs, traffic lights, rail intersections, bridge crossings, accidents, wildlife, and farm equipment may or other slow-moving vehicles may cause delays, but generally traffic moves pretty steadily.[3] There are no parts of this state highway that are included within the National Highway System, a system of routes deemed most imperative for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[4]
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History
editWhen it was first designated in 1925, SR 219 was routed between its current western terminus at the Indiana State Line and its junction with SR 66.[5][6] In 1937, SR 219 was extended east to a new endpoint at what was US 25.[7][8]
Following completion of Interstate 75 through northern Shelby County and southern Auglaize County in 1962, U.S. Route 25 was re-routed onto the new freeway, and SR 219 was extended. From its former eastern terminus, it was routed south along the former US 25 into Botkins, then east along County Road 22 to a new terminus at a diamond interchange with the new freeway.[9][10]
By 1973, SR 219 experienced a re-routing through eastern Mercer County. The designation was removed from what is now County Road 219A, and applied to what was a former eastern extension of SR 703 along the south side of Grand Lake Saint Marys between the Burge Road intersection and the Mercer-Auglaize County Line. Jurisdiction of the former southerly routing of SR 219 was turned over to Mercer County, and the aforementioned designation of County Road 219A was applied to it.[11][12]
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi[13][14][15] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Mercer | Washington Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | CR 300 N / Indiana–Ohio State Line Road | Western terminus at state line |
| 1.088 | 1.751 |  SR 49 | |||
| Coldwater | 9.289 | 14.949 |  SR 118 (Second Street) | ||
| Franklin Township | 12.336 | 19.853 | US 127 | ||
| Montezuma | 13.559 | 21.821 |  SR 703 (North Canal Street) | Western terminus of SR 703 | |
| Auglaize | Saint Marys Township | 21.001 | 33.798 |  SR 364 | |
| 24.021 | 38.658 |  SR 66 | |||
| New Knoxville | 27.241 | 43.840 |  SR 29 (Main Street) | ||
| Pusheta Township | 34.141 | 54.945 | CR 25A (Dixie Highway) | Western end of Dixie Highway concurrency | |
| Shelby | Botkins | 36.181 | 58.228 | CR 25A (Dixie Highway / Main Street) | Eastern end of Dixie Highway concurrency |
| 36.798– 37.169 | 59.221– 59.818 | I-75 | Diamond interchange | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ Boldizar, Ava (14 August 2024). "Ohio among top three states that receive most speeding tickets, study says". NBC4i.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2008. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1924). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1925). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1936). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1937). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 16960304. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1961). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 54667348. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1962). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7444243. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:554,400. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1973). Ohio Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). 1:554,400. Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services DESTAPE - Mercer County" (PDF). Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services DESTAPE - Auglaize County" (PDF). Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services DESTAPE - Shelby County" (PDF). Retrieved April 7, 2017.