Ohio State Route 242
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Map of SR 242 c. 2012
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| Length: | 3.67 mi (5.91 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1924 – 2013 | |||
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 US 127 near Greenville
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| East end: |
 SR 121 near Versailles
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| Counties: | Darke | |||
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State Route 242 (SR 242) was an east–west state highway in the west-central portion of Ohio. The western terminus of the route was at U.S. Route 127 approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Greenville. Its eastern terminus was at a T-intersection with SR 121 adjacent to Darke County Airport about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Versailles.
Created in the middle of the 1920s, SR 242 ran through very flat farm country in the northeastern portion of Darke County. The highway abutted the western and northern edges of Darke County Airport along the way. The entire route was turned over to county and township control around 2013 in conjunction with a plan to extend the runway of the Darke County Airport.
SR 242 was nestled entirely within the northeastern quadrant of Darke County. The route was not inclusive in the National Highway System.
The route began at the rural Richland Township intersection of US 127 and Reed Road. The vast majority of the state highway passed through farmland, with the occasional home appearing along the way. Heading due east from the U.S. Route 127 intersection, SR 242 immediately intersected Greenville-St. Marys Road, then proceeded among the vastness of crops, meeting Schroder Road and Younker Road en route before arriving at the Horner Road intersection. Here, SR 242 turned north onto the alignment of Horner Road, with the road continuing east from the intersection being Chase Road. As it headed northward, the route traveled along the western edge of Darke County Airport. The state route next arrived at its intersection with Plessinger Road. At this point, SR 242 turned east again, with the road heading north from this intersection becoming known as Shaffer Road. Running due east along the north side of the county airport, the route entered Wayne Township prior to arriving at its endpoint at its junction with SR 121, where the intersecting state highway forms the southern and eastern legs of the T-intersection.
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