Ohio State Route 45

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State Route 45
Length:	96.62 mi[1] (155.49 km)
Formed:	1924
South end:	SR 7 in Wellsville
Major junctions:	I-90 near Ashtabula
North end:	SR 531 near Ashtabula
Counties:	Columbiana, Mahoning, Trumbull, Ashtabula
Ohio highways < SR 44 SR 46 > Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 45 is a north-south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the State Route 7/State Route 39 concurrency in Wellsville, and its northern terminus is at State Route 531 about 3 miles west of Ashtabula.

Contents 1 Cities and villages along route 2 Junctions 3 Points of interest 4 History 5 Sources 6 External links

[edit] Cities and villages along route

• Wellsville
• Hillcrest
• Glasgow
• Jordanville
• Lisbon
• Longs Crossing
• McCracken Corners
• Salem
• Hickory Corners
• Bowmans Corners
• Ellsworth
• North Jackson
• Lordstown
• Warren
• Champion Heights
• Champion
• Bristolville
• North Bristol
• North Bloomfield
• Orwell
• Rome
• Rock Creek
• Austinburg

[edit] Junctions

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Columbiana	Wellsville	0.00	SR 7 - SR 39	SR 45 begins at westbound exit ramp from SR 7/SR 39 concurrency, crosses under concurrency at milepost 0.15, has an eastbound entrance ramp to concurrency, then crosses under concurrency again at milepost 0.40 , with eastbound exit/westbound entrance ramps with concurrency nearby; SR 45 heads north.
	Madison Township	8.95	US 30 - SR 11	SR 45 joins US 30 westbound; US 30 joins SR 11 to the east 0.10 mi.
		9.78	SR 518	SR 518 ends to the south (northern terminus).
	Lisbon	14.80	SR 154	Eastern terminus of US 30/SR 45/SR 154 concurrency; SR 154 continues east.
		15.34	US 30 SR 154 SR 164 SR 517	US 30 continues west; SR 154 begins concurrent to the east (western terminus); SR 164 joins from the south; SR 517 begins concurrent to the north (western terminus).
		15.69	SR 164 - SR 517	SR 164/SR 517 leave concurrent to the northeast.
	Salem Township	20.73	SR 558	SR 558 begins to the northeast (western terminus).
	Salem	24.50	SR 45	Former SR 45 alignment begins to the north.
	Perry Township	25.68	SR 9	SR 9 crosses southwest-northeast.
		26.91	US 62 - SR 173	US 62 joins from the west; SR 173 crosses west-east; eastern terminus of US 62/SR 173 concurrency.
		27.32	SR 14	SR 14 crosses northwest-southeast.
		29.09	SR 14	Future westbound continuation of Salem Bypass and future alignment of SR 14.
		29.34	US 62	US 62 leaves to the east.
		29.34	SR 45	Former SR 45 alignment ends to the south.
Mahoning	Goshen Township / Green Township	30.60	SR 165	SR 165 crosses west-east.
	Ellsworth Township	36.15	US 224	US 224 crosses west-east.
	Jackson Township	40.78	SR 18	Former alignment of SR 18 crosses west-east.
		41.93	I-76	I-76 passes over SR 45 west-east.
		43.40	I-80 - OH Tpk.	I-80/Ohio Tpk. passes over SR 45 northwest-southeast.
Trumbull	Lordstown	44.56	I-80 - OH Tpk.	Hallock Young Rd. provides access to I-80/Ohio Tpk.
	Warren	51.08	US 422 - SR 169	SR 169 begins east (western terminus), concurrent with US 422 which crosses west-east.
		51.08	SR 5 - SR 82	Former west-east alignment of SR 5/SR 82 concurrency.
	Champion Township	54.36	SR 5 - SR 82	SR 5/SR 82 concurrency passes over SR 45 west-east; full-access interchange.
		56.67	SR 305	SR 305 crosses west-east.
	Bristol Township	62.30	SR 88	SR 88 crosses west-east.
	Bloomfield Township	67.45	SR 87	SR 87 crosses west-east.
Ashtabula	Orwell	72.53	US 322	US 322 crosses west-east.
	Rome Township	77.38	US 6	US 6 crosses west-east.
	Austinburg Township	89.05	SR 307	SR 307 crosses west-east.
		90.07	I-90	I-90 passes under SR 45 southwest-northeast; I-90 exit 223.
	Saybrook Township	92.45	SR 84	SR 84 crosses southwest-northeast.
		93.48	US 20	US 20 crosses southwest-northeast.
		96.62	SR 531	SR 531 crosses west-east.

[edit] Points of interest

• Ohio River
• General Motors’ Lordstown assembly plant
• Mahoning River
• Lake Erie

[edit] History

• 1924 – Original route established^[2]; originally routed from Lisbon to Geneva along its current route from Lisbon to 1½ miles south of Salem, from 1½ miles south of Salem to 1½ miles north of Salem on a currently unnumbered road, along its current route from 1½ miles north of Salem to North Bloomfield, from North Bloomfield to Windsor on a currently unnumbered road, and from Windsor to Geneva along current State Route 534^[3].
• 1931 – By this time, rerouted from North Bloomfield to Orwell along a previously unnumbered road, and from Orwell to Windsor along U.S. Route 322; original routing from North Bloomfield to Windsor decertified^[3].
• 1932 – Extended to Wellsville along the former alignment of State Route 153 from Wellsville to West Point, and along U.S. Route 30 (formerly State Route 5 before 1926) from West Point to Lisbon^[3].
• 1938 – Rerouted north from Orwell to its current northern terminus; former alignment from Windsor to Geneva certified as State Route 534^[3].
• 1976 – Routed around Salem on newly completed bypass (southwest portion completed in 1972; bypass certified as State Route 45B in 1974)^[3].
• 1997 – From Lisbon to State Route 558 upgraded to divided highway^[3].

[edit] Sources

1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
2. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Route 45 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

[edit] External links

• The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site, by John Simpson
• Ohio Highway Ends | Ohio Route 45 from state-ends.com by Dan Garnell