Ohio State Route 21
Route information | ||
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Maintained by ODOT | ||
Length | 59.81 mi[1] (96.25 km) | |
Existed | 1971 (1926 as US Route 21)–present | |
Major junctions | ||
South end | US 250 near Strasburg | |
North end | I-77 in Cuyahoga Heights | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Ohio | |
Counties | Tuscarawas, Stark, Wayne, Summit, Cuyahoga | |
Highway system | ||
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State Route 21 (SR 21) is a north–south state highway in northeastern Ohio. The southern terminus is north of Strasburg on U.S. Route 250. The northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 77 in Cuyahoga Heights.
Route description
The southern terminus of SR 21 is on
SR 21 proceeds through Franklin Township. At the line with
SR 21 later crosses into both
SR 21 merges onto I-77 (exit 136) in Copley Township west of Akron, dropping the assignment of Interstate 77 alternate. It remains in a concurrency with the interstate until reaching exit 145 in Richfield, where it departs the interstate. SR 21 next passes under the Ohio Turnpike. It then passes through Brecksville and into Independence, where it crosses Interstate 480 on an overpass immediately east of I-480's interchange with I-77. It next passes briefly through Valley View and into Cuyahoga Heights.
In Cuyahoga Heights, SR 21 reaches its northern terminus at I-77 exit 157.
History
SR 21 follows the route of the old
While I-77 directly serves the larger cities of Canton, Akron and Cleveland, SR 21 connects the smaller communities of Massillon and Norton (and indirectly Barberton), and serves some Akron and Cleveland suburbs as a local through route.
Very heavily traveled before the
Junction list
All exits are unnumbered.
County | Location[2] | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Tuscarawas | Franklin Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 250 – Strasburg | Southern terminus of SR 21 | |||
Tuscarawas–Stark county line | Franklin–Bethlehem township line | 1.47 | 2.37 | SR 212 (Dolphin Street SW) – Beach City, Bolivar | ||||
Stark | Navarre | 6.94 | 11.17 | US 62 west (W Canal Street) | Southern end of US 62 concurrency | |||
freeway | ||||||||
US 30 / US 62 east – Canton, Wooster | Northern end of US 62 concurrency | |||||||
Massillon | 10.45 | 16.82 | Erie Street | |||||
11.39– 11.68 | 18.33– 18.80 | SR 241 (Finefrock Road SW) | ||||||
Northern end of freeway | ||||||||
12.50 | 20.12 | SR 172 (Lincoln Way W) | One-quadrant interchange, via Lillian Gish Boulevard | |||||
12.86 | 20.70 | Cherry Road NW | ||||||
13.73 | 22.10 | SR 236 (Lake Avenue NW) | ||||||
Lawrence Township | 19.93 | 32.07 | SR 93 (Manchester Avenue NW) | |||||
Wayne |
No major junctions | |||||||
Combination interchange ; northern end of SR 585 | ||||||||
32.34 | 52.05 | US 224 | ||||||
33.02 | 53.14 | SR 261 (Wadsworth Road) | ||||||
Copley Township | 36.55 | 58.82 | SR 162 (Copley Road) | |||||
38.21 | 61.49 | Southern end of freeway | ||||||
I-77 south (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway) | Southern end of I-77 concurrency | |||||||
For junctions, see Interstate 77 in Ohio | ||||||||
Summit | Richfield | 48.15 | 77.49 | I-77 north (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway) | Northern end of I-77 concurrency | |||
Northern end of freeway | ||||||||
49.06 | 78.95 | I-80 / Ohio Turnpike | ||||||
Cuyahoga | Brecksville | 52.47 | 84.44 | SR 82 (E Royalton Road) | ||||
Independence–Valley View line | 59.12 | 95.14 | SR 17 (Granger Road) | |||||
Cuyahoga Heights | 59.58 | 95.88 | I-77 (Willow Freeway) | Northern terminus of SR 21 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams".
- ^ a b Google (2011-12-21). "Overview map of SR 21" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-12-21.