State Route 83 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is near the town of Beverly at State Route 60, and its northern terminus is overlooking Lake Erie at U.S. Route 6 in Avon Lake. A portion of SR 83 is part of the Morgan County Scenic Byway.

State Route 83 marker
State Route 83
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length157.59 mi[1] (253.62 km)
Existed1972–present
Major junctions
South end SR 60 near Beverly
Major intersections
North end US 6 in Avon Lake
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesWashington, Morgan, Noble, Guernsey, Muskingum, Coshocton, Holmes, Wayne, Medina, Lorain
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 82 SR 84
I-76SR 76 I-77

History

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At the 1923 Ohio state highway renumbering, the State Route 83 designation was applied to a route from the original alignment of State Route 46 in Ashtabula east to the Pennsylvania state line through Plymouth, Sheffield, and Monroe townships.[2] It was rerouted in 1928 through Kingsville along the current State Route 84 alignment and Monroe Center Road through Kelloggsville to State Route 7.[3] SR 83 was rerouted again in 1938, with the portion from Ashtabula to Kelloggsville following a previously unnumbered road, while the portion from Kelloggsville to SR 7 remained the same. The previous section of SR 83 between Ashtabula and Kelloggsville passing through Kingsville was recertified as SR 84.[4] This alignment lasted until 1958 when the original SR 83 was decertified.[5][6]

 
Southbound near Burbank, Ohio

The current SR 83 follows what had previously been State Route 76. SR 76 was established in 1923 between Wooster and New Concord. It followed the current SR 83 route from Wooster to just south of Millersurg, where it then followed the current alignment of US 62 to Killbuck and the current alignment of State Route 60 from Killbuck to Coshocton. From Coshocton to New Concord, it followed the current alignment of SR 83.[2] SR 76 was realigned in 1926, with the portion between Millersburg and Coshocton rerouted to the current alignment of SR 83, and the route was extended south to Cumberland at SR 146.[7] The following year, 1927, it was extended again to the current southern terminus of SR 83, just north of Beverly at what is now SR 60.[8]

 
The northern end at US 6 in Avon Lake.

SR 76 was extended to the north in 1937 through Wooster to Avon Lake over the route what is now generally SR 83.[9] It was rerouted around Wooster in 1968 along with US 250 and State Route 3.[10][11] The current designation of SR 83 came about in 1972 when Interstate 80S was renumbered as Interstate 76 to avoid having two routes with the same number. At this time, SR 83 was also rerouted along a new western bypass of Coshocton with US 36 and State Route 16.[12]

SR 83 was planned to be relocated in Lorain County, but only two short segments of this relocation were built, at Interstate 90/State Route 2 and at State Route 10, with the rest of the plans abandoned after 1991.[13] The latter segment carries part of SR 83C.

Major Junctions

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WashingtonWaterford Township0.000.00  SR 60Southern terminus of SR 83.
MorganManchester Township9.5015.29  SR 78Eastern terminus of SR 78 concurrence.
Bristol Township12.3519.88  SR 78Western terminus of SR 78 concurrence.
12.5420.18  SR 284
Noble
No major junctions
GuernseyCumberland25.1240.43  SR 146
  SR 340
Main Street
Westland Township31.4250.57  SR 313Clay Pike Road
MuskingumNew Concord36.2558.34  I-70Junction with I-70 eastbound.
36.4358.63  I-70Junction with I-70 westbound.
37.2860.00  US 22
  US 40
Main Street
Highland Township41.9467.50  SR 209Cambridge Road, Western Terminus of SR 209.
Monroe Township47.3476.19  SR 93Western terminus of SR 93 concurrence (Adamsville-Otsego Road).
47.6576.69  SR 93Eastern terminus of SR 93 concurrence (Plainfield Road).
CoshoctonJackson Township59.8196.25  SR 16Western terminus of SR 16 concurrence.
Coshocton62.57100.70  SR 541Chestnut Street via interchange.
63.11101.57  US 36Western terminus of SR 36 concurrence.
Tuscarawas Township63.46102.13  US 36
  SR 16
Eastern terminus of US 36 and SR 16 concurrence.
Keene Township67.26108.24  SR 643
HolmesMechanic Township83.63134.59  US 62Western terminus of US 62 concurrency.
Millersburg86.55139.29  SR 39
  US 62
Eastern terminus of US 62 concurrency (Jackson Street).
WayneWooster103.38166.37  SR 302
  US 250
Western terminus of US 250 concurrency (Dover Road).
105.98170.56  US 250Eastern terminus of US 250 concurrency (Dover Road).
106.20170.91  US 30Interchange at Lincoln Way
106.28171.04  SR 3Southern eastern terminus of SR 3 concurrency. SR 3 intersects SR 83 at the SR 83/SR 3/US 30 junction following an on-ramp that hits SR 83 from the east side.
109.07175.53  SR 3Northern eastern terminus of SR 3 concurrency. SR 83 and SR 3 split with SR 3 heading east and intersecting Cleveland Road, while SR 83 continues northbound and passes over SR 3. This is why there are two eastern termini of SR 3 while it is concurrent with SR 83.
Congress Township117.57189.21  SR 604Easton Road
MedinaHarrisville Township121.19195.04  I-71I-71 Exit 204
Lodi124.14199.78  SR 421Bank Street to west, Medina Street to east
Harrisville Township124.94201.07  US 42
  US 224
Junction with US 42 northbound and US 224 eastbound (Lafayette Road).
124.99201.15  US 42
  US 224
Junction with US 42 southbound and US 224 westbound (Lafayette Road).
Chatham Township128.77207.24  SR 162Chatham Road
Litchfield133.45214.77  SR 18Southern eastern terminus with SR 18. Southern end of Litchfield traffic circle heading westbound (counterclockwise). Southern terminus with SR 83D (Norwalk Road).
133.53214.90  SR 18Southern eastern terminus with SR 18. Northern end of Litchfield traffic circle heading westbound (counterclockwise). Northern terminus with SR 83D (Norwalk Road).
LorainGrafton Township138.28222.54  SR 303Western terminus of SR 303 (Lagrange-Richfield Road).
138.34222.64  SR 303
  SR 57
Eastern terminus of SR 303 and SR 57 (Medina-Elyria Road).
139.90225.15  SR 57Western terminus of SR 57 (Grafton Road).
Eaton Township143.65231.18  SR 82Royalton Road
North Ridgeville146.34235.51 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SR 83C to SR 10 / I-480 / I-80 / Ohio Turnpike
Lorain Road; eastern terminus of SR 83C
148.97239.74  US 20
  SR 113
Center Ridge Road
Avon153.77247.47  SR 254Detroit Road
154.09247.98  I-90
  SR 2
I-90/OH-2 Exit 153
Avon Lake157.59253.62   US 6 / LECTNorthern terminus of SR 83 at Lake Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Route 83C

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Route 83C is an unsigned, ¾-mile route connecting SR 83 with SR 10 in North Ridgeville and Eaton Township. SR 83C runs southwest from SR 83 along Lorain Road and Butternut Ridge Road, then turns northwest, intersecting SR 10 then ending just beyond at Chestnut Ridge Road.[14] The latter road is one of the two constructed segments of the once-proposed relocation of SR 83.[13] The route is marked "To SR 10/I-480/I-80" westbound and "To SR 83" eastbound.[15] (SR 83 as it has remained has not received direct access to SR 10.)

References

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  1. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  2. ^ a b Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (July 1923). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (August 1, 1928). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7434854. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1938). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7453129. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1957). Ohio Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7444259. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1958). Ohio Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 13688035. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1, 1926). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  8. ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (June 1, 1927). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  9. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1937). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 16960304. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1967). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7444249. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1969). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7448779. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1972). Ohio Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:554,400. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 13716527. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Smith, Taylor J. (2005-03-20). "1955 - 2005, Fifty Years of Progress in Avon". The Morning Journal. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  14. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation DESTAPE for Lorain County, 2014-07-03.
  15. ^ "Google Street View: 11716 Butternut Ridge Road (October 2013)" (Map). Google Maps.
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