Ohio State Route 163
Appearance
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Maintained by ODOT | ||||
Length | 46.24 mi[1] (74.42 km) | |||
Existed | 1924–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Ohio | |||
Counties | Wood, Ottawa | |||
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State Route 163 is an east–west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at the U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 23 in the village of Stony Ridge, approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of Perrysburg, and its eastern terminus is near Marblehead on the peninsula formed by Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay.
Cities and villages along route
- Stony Ridge
- Genoa
- Oak Harbor
- Lacarne
- Port Clinton
- Marblehead
History
- 1924 – Original route established[2]; its original western terminus was at current State Route 51 (then State Route 102, now defunct)[3][4].
- 1935 – Extended west to its current terminus on a previously unnumbered road[3].
Sources
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ a b Route 163 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ Route 51 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
External links
- The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site, by John Simpson
- End photos of Ohio 163 from state-ends.com by Dan Garnell