Ohio State Route 194 (1920s-1960s)

State Route 103
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	77.07 mi (124.03 km)
Existed:	1923 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-75 in Bluffton
	I-75 in Bluffton US 68 in Arlington US 23 / SR 15 in Carey US 224 in Willard
East end:	SR 61 near Willard
Location
Counties:	Allen, Hancock, Wyandot, Crawford, Huron
Highway system
Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 102 SR 104 → ← SR 193 SR 195 →

State Route 103 (SR 103) is a 77.07-mile (124.03 km) state route that runs between Bluffton and Willard in the US state of Ohio. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through both farmland and residential properties. In Bluffton the route has two interchanges with Interstate 75 (I–75).

The highway was first signed in 1923 on much the same alignment as today. In both 1935 and 1938 the route was extended east. The entire route was paved by 1939. Some of the highway replaced U.S. Route 25 (US 25), in 1964. SR 103 replaced the SR 194 and SR 298 designation of the highway from Chatfield to Willard, in 1969.

SR 103 begins at an interchange with I–75, on the south side of Bluffton. The route heads northwest as a two-lane highway crossing over a railroad track. The road passes through residential properties, before turning northeast towards downtown Bluffton. In downtown Bluffton the highway passes on the northwest side of Bluffton University, before the road turn toward the southeast. As the route heads southeast it passes over the railroad track again, followed by a curve due east. After the curve is the second interchange with I–75, in a commercial area of Bluffton. The highway passes the Bluffton Airport and leaves the village of Bluffton. East of Bluffton the route passes through farmland and has an intersection with SR 235, in rural Hancock County. The route enters Arlington, passing through mostly residential properties. In the center of the village SR 103 has an intersection with U.S. Route 68 (US 68).

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