Ohio State Route 91

State Route 91 marker
State Route 91
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length44.12 mi[1] (71.00 km)
Existed1912–present
Major junctions
South end US 224 / CR 66 in Springfield Township
Major intersections
North end SR 283 on Timberlake/Eastlake border
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesSummit, Cuyahoga, Lake
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 90 SR 92
State Route 91 in Hudson

State Route 91 (SR 91), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 91 until 1921[2] and State Highway 91 in 1922,[3] is a north–south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 224 (East Waterloo Road) in Springfield Township, east of Akron. Its northern terminus is at State Route 283 (Lakeshore Boulevard) on the Timberlake/Eastlake border less than one mile (1.6 km) south of Lake Erie.

The route is known as Canton Road from its southern terminus to just north of its interchange with Interstate 76 in Akron (Canton Road continues south as County Route 66,[4] a former portion of State Route 8). North of this interchange, it is called Darrow Road until it enters the city of Tallmadge, where it is named South Avenue south of the Tallmadge Circle, and North Avenue north of the circle. It next passes through the Munroe Falls village limits and is known as South Main Street and North Main Street. It becomes Darrow Road once again in the city of Stow and for its remaining length in Summit County, aside from within the Hudson city limits, where it is South and North Main Streets.

In Cuyahoga and Lake Counties, State Route 91 is known as SOM Center Road, named for the fact that it runs through the centers of the original Solon, Orange, and Mayfield Townships in Cuyahoga County.[5]

The State Route 91 corridor includes examples of Connecticut Western Reserve town planning, particularly the public squares of Hudson, Tallmadge, and Mayfield. It also dissects several affluent communities of Northeast Ohio, including Hudson, Gates Mills, Pepper Pike, Hunting Valley, Moreland Hills and Solon .

History

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  • 1912 – Route runs from Stow to Chagrin Falls[6]
  • 1923 – Rerouted from Stow to three miles (4.8 km) east of Wickliffe[7]
  • 1930 – Extended south through Tallmadge and Munroe Falls to 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Lakemore along a previously unnumbered road[8]
  • 1966 – Upgraded to four lanes from U.S. Route 6 to three miles (4.8 km) east of Wickliffe by this time
  • 1970 – Extended south to U.S. Route 224 in Springfield Township along former State Route 8 alignment; extended north to Eastlake as a divided highway

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
SummitSpringfield Township0.000.00 US 224 (East Waterloo Road) / CR 66 (South Canton Road) – Lakemore
Akron1.812.91
SR 18 west (East Market Street) / Robindale Avenue
Eastern terminus of SR 18
Tallmadge5.01–
5.10
8.06–
8.21

SR 261 to I-76 – Brimfield, Kent, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron
Tallmadge Circle
Stow9.1014.65 SR 59 (Kent Road)
Hudson14.6723.61 SR 303 (Streetsboro Street)
Twinsburg19.15–
19.26
30.82–
31.00
I-480 / SR 14 – Youngstown, ClevelandExit 37 (I-480)
19.6031.54 SR 82 (East Aurora Road)
CuyahogaSolon24.7139.77 SR 43 (Aurora Road)
25.32–
25.52
40.75–
41.07
US 422 – Warren, ClevelandExit 18 (US 422)
Pepper Pike30.0048.28 SR 87 (Woodland Road)
Mayfield Heights34.2055.04
US 322 (Mayfield Road) to I-271
LakeWilloughby Hills38.8662.54 US 6 (Chardon Road)
39.66–
40.00
63.83–
64.37
I-90 – Erie, Pa., ClevelandExit 189 (I-90)
Willoughby40.2364.74 SR 84 (Ridge Road)
41.4566.71 US 20 (Euclid Avenue)
Eastlake42.15–
42.26
67.83–
68.01
SR 2 – Painesville, ClevelandExit 211 (SR 2)
42.6868.69 SR 640 (Vine Street)
TimberlakeEastlake line44.1271.00 SR 283 / LECT (Lakeshore Boulevard)
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. July 16, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (September 1921). Highway Map of Ohio Showing Conditions for Travel (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Official Summit County 2005 Highway Map, Summit County Engineer". Archived from the original on March 24, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
  5. ^ Sartin, V. David (August 31, 2007). "SOM Center Road has origins in three townships". PD Extra. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  6. ^ Ohio State Highway Department (1912). Map of Ohio Showing Inter-County Highways (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio State Highway Department. OCLC 13716556. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. ^ 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 March 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1930). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7237073. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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