Ohio State Route 172
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| Length: | 46.98 mi (75.61 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1923 – present | |||
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 US 30 near Dalton
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  I-77 / US 62 in Canton
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US 30 near Lisbon
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| Counties: | Wayne, Stark, Columbiana | |||
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State Route 172 (SR 172) is an east–west state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 30 (US 30) about one mile (1.6 km) west of East Greenville near Dalton, and its eastern terminus is at US 30 about two miles (3.2 km) west of Lisbon. The route stays near the US 30 for its entire route, and some of the current Route 172 actually served as previous alignments of US 30.
SR 172 was commissioned in 1923, with another section commissioned in 1935 as a different state route number. In the late 1930s the two route were contacted and made into one route, with the SR 172 designation. The route was extended to the west in the mid-1970s, concurrent with US 30 most of the way. The US 30 designation was removed from some of the concurrency in the mid-1990s.
The Lincoln Highway ran along portions of what is now SR 172 where US 30 also runs or used to run, from its west end to East Canton.
SR 172 begins at an incomplete interchange with US 30 in Wayne County, only eastbound US 30 has access to SR 172 and SR 172 must continue west onto US 30 west. The road heads east, into Stark County, as a two-lane highway, becoming a four-lane undivided highway. The highway passes farmland, woodland, residential properties. The route enters Massillon and passes through residential properties, as a four-lane road, becoming a two-lane road. The route turns towards the northeast and crosses over Norfolk Southern railroad tracks and the Tuscarawas River on the Four Chaplains Memorial Viaduct. After crossing over the river, the highway has an intersection with an access ramp that leads to SR 21. The route passes through commercial properties, before curving towards the southeast. As the road curves the highway leaves Massillon and passes through a mix of residential and commercial properties, as a four-lane highway. The road enters Canton and has an interchange with Interstate 77 (I–77) and US 62. The route curves towards the southeast and enters downtown Canton, passing the Stark county court house.
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