Ohio State Route 117

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State Route 117 marker

State Route 117

Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length59.57 mi[1] (95.87 km)
Existed1924–present
Major junctions
West end SR 118 near Rockford
Major intersections I-75 in Lima
East end US 33 near Huntsville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesMercer, Van Wert, Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Logan
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 116 SR 118
Along State Route 117 in northwestern Logan County.

State Route 117 (SR 117) is an east–west highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at State Route 118 near Rockford, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 33 near Huntsville. It goes through the towns of Spencerville and Lima, and comes close to Indian Lake. East of Lima, the route takes a southeast to south-southeast heading to its eastern terminus.

History[edit]

State Route 117 was an original state highway that went from State Route 116 a few miles east of Spencerville to Bellefontaine, with the portion from Huntsville to Bellefontaine a concurrency with then State Route 32.

In 1926, rerouting switched State Route 116 and State Route 198 so that the former would have a straighter heading. State Route 198 was given State Route 116's former heading into Wapakoneta and was truncated at route State Route 117's then-western terminus, and State Route 117 was extended on State Route 116's former eastern heading through Spencerville and all the way to then-State Route 9 (now U.S. Route 127) through Mendon. In the same year, its concurrency with State Route 32 was ended, and its eastern terminus was moved to Huntsville.

In 1938, another rerouting moved State Route 117's western terminus to its current terminus. Its route through Mendon was recertified as State Route 707.

In 1950, State Route 117 was once again routed in a concurrency to Bellefontaine, this time with U.S. Route 33 (which had replaced State Route 32 in 1938). This concurrency was ended in 1968, and State Route 117 was truncated at its current eastern terminus.

Major intersections[edit]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MercerDublin Township0.000.00 SR 118
4.116.61 US 127 – Van Wert, Celina
Union Township7.6412.30
SR 707 west / CR 151C (Hickernell Road) – Mendon
Eastern terminus of SR 707
Van WertJennings Township12.5620.21
SR 116 south / Louth Road – St. Marys
Western end of SR 116 concurrency
12.7620.54
SR 116 north / Biner Road – Van Wert
Eastern end of SR 116 concurrency
AllenSpencerville16.5426.62 SR 66 (North Broadway Street)
Amanda Township20.4032.83
SR 198 south / CR 71 (South Conant Road) – Wapakoneta
Northern terminus of SR 198
Shawnee Township24.5439.49
SR 501 south / Wapak Road
Northern terminus of SR 501
Lima30.6449.31

SR 65 north / SR 309 west (South Union Street)
Western end of SR 65 / SR 309 concurrencies
30.8549.65
SR 65 south (South Pine Street)
Eastern end of SR 65 concurrency
32.19–
32.38
51.80–
52.11
I-75 – Dayton, Findlay, ToledoExit 125 (I-75)
BathPerry
township line
32.5152.32
SR 309 east / Willard Avenue – Kenton
Eastern end of SR 309 concurrency
Auglaize Township38.4761.91
SR 196 south – Waynesfield
Northern terminus of SR 196
AuglaizeHardin
county line
WayneRoundhead
township line
46.2874.48
SR 67 west – Wapakoneta
Western end of SR 67 concurrency
HardinRoundhead Township47.8677.02
SR 67 east / TR 170 – Kenton
Eastern end of SR 67 concurrency
50.0980.61
SR 385 west / East Mill Street
Eastern terminus of SR 385
50.2280.82
SR 235 north – Ada
Western end of SR 235 concurrency
52.1783.96
SR 235 south
Eastern end of SR 235 concurrency
LoganRichland Township53.1385.50
SR 273 west – Long Island
Western end of SR 273 concurrency
53.9686.84
SR 273 east – Mount Victory
Eastern end of SR 273 concurrency
RichlandMcArthur
township line
56.98–
57.23
91.70–
92.10

SR 366 north – Russells Point, Lakeview
Southern terminus of SR 366
McArthur TownshipHuntsville
municipal line
58.2593.74
SR 274 west
Western end of SR 274 concurrency
McArthur Township58.9594.87
SR 274 east / Sharon Street
Eastern end of SR 274 concurrency
59.06–
59.57
95.05–
95.87
US 33 / CR 130 – Russells Point, Bellefontaine, MarysvilleInterchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.