State Route 54 (SR 54) is a north–south state highway that serves west-central Ohio. It extends from Urbana in the north, to southeast of Springfield.

State Route 54 marker
State Route 54
Map
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length22.968 mi[1] (36.963 km)
Existed1938–present
Major junctions
South end SR 41 near South Charleston
Major intersections
North end US 36 / SR 29 in Urbana
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesClark, Champaign
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 53 SR 55

History

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Looking north along SR 54 in South Vienna

SR 54 was commissioned in 1923 between its current southern terminus and Indiana state line northwest of Willshire. The highway was routed on to mostly the current alignments of SR 29 and U.S. Route 33 (US 33), and SR 54's current alignment.[2][3] In 1938 the northern terminus was moved to the Indiana state line west of Celina.[4][5] One year later SR 54 between Urbana and Indiana state line became SR 29, leaving SR 54 on most of its current alignment.[5][6] SR 54 formerly traveled along a 0.79-mile-long (1.27 km) concurrency with US 36 and SR 29 into downtown Urbana where it ended at a traffic circle with US 68.[7] By 2013, it was truncated to its current northern terminus just east of the downtown area.[8]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ClarkHarmony Township0.0000.000  SR 41 – South Charleston
South Vienna5.254–
5.267
8.455–
8.476
  US 40 (National Road) – Springfield, Columbus
5.601–
5.791
9.014–
9.320
  I-70 – Columbus, IndianapolisExit 66 (I-70)
ChampaignUnion Township13.44721.641  SR 4 – Springfield, Mechanicsburg
Urbana22.96836.963   US 36 / SR 29 (Scioto Street) / North Jefferson Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. August 30, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. ^ 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 26, 2013.
  3. ^ 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 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1937). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 16960304. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Ohio Department of Highways (1938). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7453129. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  6. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1939). Ohio Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7408341. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  7. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (January 2008). "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams - SR 54, Champaign County" (PDF).
  8. ^ "DESTAPE - Champaign County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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