State Route 269 (SR 269) is a north–south state highway in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at SR 4 on the Huron–Seneca county line nearly seven miles (11 km) south of Bellevue, and its northern terminus is at the entrance to East Harbor State Park near Marblehead.
 State Route 269 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 28.09 mi[1] (45.21 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931–present | |||
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| South end |  SR 4 near Bellevue | |||
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| North end | Merritime Shoreway at East Harbor State Park near Marblehead | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Huron, Erie, Ottawa | |||
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History
editSR 269 was first designated in 1928 albeit on a much shorter route than it runs today. The original two-mile-long (3.2 km) route served as a cutoff to the Sandusky Bay Bridge on SR 2 and SR 12 (modern-day U.S. Route 6).[2][3] In 1935, the route was extended south to end in Castalia at SR 12 (now on a different route than it was in 1928) and SR 101.[4][5] Two years later, SR 269 was extended much further south through Bellevue to its current southern terminus at SR 4. The extension of SR 296 to SR 4 lead to the deletion of SR 296 as SR 269 was routed along the latter's entire route between SR 4 and Bellevue.[6][7]
The route was extended north c. 1969 after SR 2 was moved onto the new Thomas Edison Bridge over the Sandusky Bay. SR 269 utilized the old Bay Bridge and followed the former SR 240 to East Harbor State Park.[8][9] Though the Bay Bridge was closed in 1985, SR 269 would still be officially designated on the approach routes until SR 269 was moved onto the SR 2 freeway, the Edison Bridge, and a former spur route of SR 269 by 1997.[10][11][12]
Major junctions
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Huron–Seneca county line | Sherman–Thompson township line | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 4 | |
| 1.97 | 3.17 |   SR 547 east / Kotz Road | Western terminus of SR 547 | ||
| Huron | Bellevue | 6.90 | 11.10 |    US 20 / SR 18 / SR 113 (Main Street) | |
| Erie | Castalia | 15.60 | 25.11 |   SR 101 south (Lucas Street) | Southern end of SR 101 concurrency |
| 16.05 | 25.83 |  SR 101 north (Main Street) | Southern end of SR 101 concurrency | ||
| Margaretta Township | 18.78 | 30.22 |   US 6 west – Fremont | Southern end of US 6 concurrency | |
| 19.41 | 31.24 | US 6 east – Sandusky | Northern end of US 6 concurrency | ||
| 20.67 | 33.27 |    SR 2 / LECT east / Martins Point Road – Sandusky, Cleveland | Interchange; southern end of SR 2 concurrency | ||
| Sandusky Bay | 22.57 | 36.32 | Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge | ||
| Ottawa | Danbury Township | 24.07 | 38.74 |  SR 2 / LECT west – Port Clinton, Toledo | Interchange; northern end of SR 2 concurrency |
| 26.51 | 42.66 |  SR 163 west (East Harbor Road) – Port Clinton | Southern end of SR 163 concurrency | ||
| 26.94 | 43.36 | SR 163 east (East Harbor Road) – Lakeside, Marblehead | Northern end of SR 163 concurrency | ||
| 28.09 | 45.21 | East Harbor State Park entrance | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by G.F. Schlesinger, Director. Ohio Division of Highways. 1927. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by Harry J. Kirk, Director. ODOH. 1928. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. ODOH. 1934. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Official 1935 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1935. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ 1936 Official Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1936. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Official Ohio Highway Map 1937 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1937. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ 1967 Official Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by P.E. Masheter, Director. ODOH. 1967. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ 1969 Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by P.E. Masheter, Director. ODOH. 1969. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ Harvey, Hank (April 4, 1986). "State to Demolish Lift Bridge Over Sandusky Bay". Toledo Blade. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ "1994 OTTAWA CO AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME" (PDF). 1994. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ "1997 OTTAWA CO AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME" (PDF). 1997. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2014.