Ohio State Route 424
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Map of SR 424 c. 2008
|
||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length: | 25.77 mi (41.47 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1964 – 2012 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 US 24 in Defiance
|
|||
| East end: | Dead end near Napoleon | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Henry | |||
| Highway system | ||||
|
||||
→
State Route 424 (SR 424) was an east–west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The route was a former section of US 24 that ran parallel to the Maumee River and Miami and Erie Canal between the cities of Defiance and Napoleon. First designated in 1964, the western terminus of the route for most of its history was at an intersection with US 24 west of Defiance, though between 2008 and when the route was fully removed from the state highway system in 2012, it was at the Defiance County/Henry County line. Its eastern terminus was at a dead end near the US 6 / US 24 interchange east of Napoleon.
SR 424 began at an intersection with US 24 inside the city limits of Defiance, though 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the center of the city. At this point, the route was also called Baltimore Street. At the intersection with Deatrick Street, the name of the street that carried SR 424 changed to Holgate Avenue; overheight truck routes for SR 66 and SR 111 were designated along this section of SR 424 as well. Continuing northeast, the route made a sharp curve to the southeast and changed its name to West Third Avenue. Shortly after passing under an Indiana Northeastern Railroad bridge, the route came to a signalized intersection with South Clinton Avenue which also carries SR 111 in downtown Defiance. SR 424 turned left onto South Clinton Avenue with the last block of SR 111 before coming to the intersection with State Routes 15, 18, and 66. SR 111 ends while SR 424 continued with the three state routes north on Clinton Avenue and over the Maumee River on a bridge. Immediately after the bridge, SR 424 turned right onto River Drive while the three other routes continue on Clinton Avenue. From this point to the eastern terminus, SR 424 closely followed the northern bank of the Maumee River. In the eastern neighborhoods of Defiance, SR 424 passed under the bridge that carries SR 281 over the river; a short connector road provided access to SR 281. In Richland Township, SR 424 passed the entrances to the Independence Dam State Park. Just after the park, the route curved to the northeast and crossed into Henry County.
...
Wikipedia