State Route 61 (SR 61) is a north–south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the U.S. Route 36/State Route 3 concurrency in Sunbury, and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 east of Huron, at the southernmost point of Lake Erie (which is subsequently the southernmost northern border of the United States). State Route 61 is routed through the communities of Mount Gilead, Galion, Crestline, Shelby, Plymouth, Norwalk, and Berlin Heights.
 State Route 61 | ||||
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 Route of SR 61 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 91.16 mi[1] (146.71 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 36 / SR 3 in Sunbury | |||
| North end |  US 6 near Huron | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Delaware, Morrow, Crawford, Richland, Huron, Erie | |||
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Major junctions
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Delaware | Sunbury | 0.00 | 0.00 |       US 36 west / SR 37 (Cherry Street) to I-71 / SR 3 south (State Street) – Delaware | Southern end of US 36 / SR 3 concurrency |
| Berkshire Township | 0.43 | 0.69 |   US 36 east / SR 3 north / Columbus Street – Mount Vernon | Northern end of US 36 / SR 3 concurrency | |
| Kingston Township | 4.77 | 7.68 |  SR 656 north / Wilson Road | Southern terminus of SR 656 | |
| 5.45 | 8.77 |  SR 521 – Delaware, Olive Green | |||
| Morrow | Bennington Township | 9.18– 9.36 | 14.77– 15.06 | I-71 – Cleveland, Columbus | Exit 140 (I-71) |
| 11.11 | 17.88 |  SR 229 – Ashley, Marengo, Mount Vernon | |||
| Lincoln Township | 16.68 | 26.84 |   SR 529 west / CR 23 – Cardington | Eastern terminus of SR 529 | |
| Gilead Township | 21.01 | 33.81 |  US 42 south – Delaware | Southern end of US 42 concurrency | |
| Mount Gilead | 21.61 | 34.78 | SR 95A (Marion Street) | ||
| 21.74 | 34.99 |  SR 95 (High Street) | |||
| 21.97 | 35.36 | US 42 north (Union Street) – Mansfield | Northern end of US 42 concurrency | ||
| Washington Township | 30.70 | 49.41 |  SR 288 – Marion, Lexington | ||
| 31.01 | 49.91 |  SR 309 west – Marion | Southern end of SR 309 concurrency | ||
| Crawford | Galion | 34.71 | 55.86 |   SR 19 west (Harding Way) / SR 598 north (Portland Way) | Western end of SR 19 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 598 |
| 35.98 | 57.90 |  SR 19 east / SR 97 east (Harding Way) / East Street | Eastern end of SR 19 concurrency; western terminus of SR 97 | ||
| 38.08 | 61.28 | SR 309 east – Ontario | Northern end of SR 309 concurrency | ||
| Galion–Crestline municipal line | 39.20– 39.34 | 63.09– 63.31 |  US 30 – Mansfield, Bucyrus | Interchange | |
| Crestline | 41.32 | 66.50 |  SR 181 east (Main Street) / Seltzer Street | Western terminus of SR 181 | |
| Richland | Sharon Township | 49.01 | 78.87 |  SR 314 south – Chesterville | Northern terminus of SR 314 |
| Shelby | 51.17 | 82.35 |   SR 39 / SR 96 (West Main Street) | ||
| Plymouth | 58.72 | 94.50 |  SR 98 south (Bucyrus Street) | Southern end of SR 98 concurrency | |
| Richland–Huron county line | 59.25 | 95.35 |   SR 98 ends / SR 603 south (Baseline Road) | Northern end of SR 98 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 603 | |
| Huron | New Haven Township | 61.77 | 99.41 | SR 598 south | Southern end of SR 598 concurrency |
| 61.90 | 99.62 |  US 224 – Greenwich, Tiffin | |||
| 62.16 | 100.04 | SR 598 north / North Street | Northern end of SR 598 concurrency | ||
| 63.74 | 102.58 |  SR 103 west / Boughtonville Road – Willard | Eastern terminus of SR 103 | ||
| Greenfield Township | 67.39 | 108.45 |  SR 162 – Steuben, North Fairfield | ||
| Norwalk | 76.70 | 123.44 |   SR 61C to US 20 west / SR 18 west – Toledo | Eastern terminus of unsigned SR 61C | |
| 78.04 | 125.59 |   US 250 / SR 13 (Whittlesey Avenue) | |||
| Norwalk Township | 81.21 | 130.69 |  SR 601 – Milan | ||
| Erie | Berlin Township | 84.91 | 136.65 |  SR 113 west – Milan | Southern end of SR 113 concurrency |
| Berlin Heights–Berlin Township municipal line | 86.09 | 138.55 |  SR 113 east / CR 58 (Ceylon Road) – Elyria | Northern end of SR 113 concurrency | |
| Berlin Township | 90.38– 90.51 | 145.45– 145.66 |   I-90 / SR 2 – Sandusky, Cleveland | Interchange | |
| 91.16 | 146.71 |  US 6 / LECT – Sandusky, Cleveland | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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SR 61C
editState Route 61C (SR 61C) is a 0.72-mile-long (1.16 km)[1] connection between the Norwalk Bypass US 20/SR 18 and SR 61 southwest of Norwalk. The intersection forms a sideways triangle with SR 61 as the base on the east, US 20 as the south side, and Route 61C as the north side. SR 61C exists because US 20 bridges SR 61 on the south side of the triangle and would have not intersected SR 61 otherwise.[citation needed] SR 61C is part of a former alignment of US 20.