State Route 88 (SR 88) is a highway generally running in an east–west direction in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is in Portage County at SR 59 at the intersection of Freedom Street with Main Street in Ravenna.[2] SR 88 is labeled north-south southwest of U.S. Route 422 (US 422) and SR 168/SR 528, and labeled east-west east of there. SR follows a northerly direction for a little more than one mile (1.6 km) along Freedom Street, to the SR 14 and SR 44 concurrency bypass. From here, the route heads in a northeasterly direction. Its next intersection is with SR 700, at the southern terminus of the latter route. One-quarter mile (0.40 km) further to the northeast, SR 88 joins SR 303 for about one-half mile (0.80 km). SR 88 then continues northeast, crossing over Interstate 80 and the Ohio Turnpike, before turning due north as it enters Garrettsville. Here, as South Street, the route intersects SR 82 (State Street and Main Street), then becomes North Street before exiting the corporation limits.
 State Route 88 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 48.24 mi[1] (77.63 km) | |||
| Existed | 1923–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 59 in Ravenna | |||
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| East end |  PA 358 in Vernon Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Portage, Geauga, Trumbull | |||
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The route continues northward, entering Geauga County, becoming McCall Road here, and intersects US 422 in Parkman; this is also the southern termini of State Routes 168 and 528, which overlap SR 88 (first as Main Street, and then Madison Road). About 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Parkman, SR 88 leaves the concurrency and continues due east as Nash Road, and then becomes Greenville Road in Trumbull County.
The route passes through West Farmington as Main Street, then continues as Greenville Road, intersecting SR 534, SR 45 at Bristolville, and SR 46. SR 88 crosses over SR 11 before joining with SR 5 (Warren-Meadville Road), which enters from the southwest about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) before they intersect SR 193 (Youngstown-Kingsville Road). About 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) later, SR 88 leaves the concurrency and continues east as Greenville Road to its last intersection at SR 7 in Vernon before its eastern terminus at the Pennsylvania state line, where Pennsylvania Route 358 (Vernon Road) continues east.
History
editSR 88 was commissioned in 1923, on its current alignment between Garrettsville and Parkman.[3][4] In 1927 the route was extended east to the Pennsylvania state line.[5][6] The highway between Ravenna and SR 7 was paved in 1928.[6][7] The section of road between SR 7 and the Pennsylvania state line was paved in 1933.[8][9]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Portage | Ravenna | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 59 (East Main Street) / South Freedom Street – Kent, Warren | Southern terminus of SR 88 |
| 1.26 | 2.03 |   SR 14 / SR 44 – Salem, Streetsboro | |||
| Freedom Township | 7.18 | 11.56 |   SR 700 north / Freedom Road – Hiram College | Southern terminus of SR 700 | |
| 7.42 | 11.94 |   SR 303 west – Streetsboro | South end of SR 303 concurrency | ||
| 7.95 | 12.79 |  SR 303 east – Windham | North end of SR 303 concurrency | ||
| Garrettsville | 12.00 | 19.31 |  SR 82 (Main Street / State Street) | ||
| Nelson Township | 13.70 | 22.05 |  SR 305 – Hiram | ||
| Geauga | Parkman | 18.50 | 29.77 |     US 422 (Main Market Road) / SR 168 begins / SR 528 begins | Southern terminus of SR 168 and SR 528; transition of SR 88 from north to east and from west to south |
| Parkman Township | 18.71 | 30.11 | SR 168 north | Northern end of SR 168 concurrency | |
| 19.79 | 31.85 | SR 528 north (Madison Road) – Middlefield | Northern end of SR 528 concurrency | ||
| Trumbull | Farmington Township | 25.31 | 40.73 |  SR 534 (Phelps Creek Road) – Geneva | |
| Bristol Township | 29.79 | 47.94 |  SR 45 – Orwell, Warren | ||
| Mecca Township | 36.71– 36.77 | 59.08– 59.18 |  SR 46 – Cortland, Jefferson | Traffic circle | |
| Johnston Township | 40.21 | 64.71 |  SR 5 west (Warren Road) – Cortland, Warren | West end of SR 5 concurrency | |
| 40.46 | 65.11 |  SR 193 | |||
| 41.87 | 67.38 | SR 5 east – Kinsman | East end of SR 5 concurrency | ||
| Vernon Township | 45.52 | 73.26 |  SR 7 – Youngstown, Kinsman | ||
| 48.24 | 77.63 | PA 358 east – Greenville | Eastern terminus of SR 88 at Pennsylvania state line | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922). Map of Ohio State Highways Showing All Improved Roadways and Indicating System Constructed Under Administration of Gov. Harry L. Davis (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ 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 October 28, 2013.
- ^ 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 October 28, 2013.
- ^ a b 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 October 28, 2013.
- ^ 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 October 28, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1932). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7231704. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1933). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7237035, 837961470. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
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