Ohio State Route 604

State Route 604 marker

State Route 604
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 24.13 mi[1] (38.83 km)
Existed: 1937 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 42 near West Salem
East end: SR 94 / SR 585 near Rittman
Location
Counties: Ashland, Wayne
Highway system
SR 603SR 605

State Route 604 (SR 604) is an eastwest state highway in north central Ohio. The western terminus of SR 604 is at a T-intersection with US 42 in Jackson Township approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of West Salem. Its eastern terminus is at the intersection that doubles as the southern split of the concurrency of SR 94 and SR 585 in Chippewa Township nearly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Rittman.

Created in the late 1930s, this primarily rural route traverses the northeastern corner of Ashland County and the northern tier of Wayne County. State Route 604 passes through one incorporated community along its path, Congress, where it meets SR 539.

Route description

SR 604 westbound between Rittman and Congress

State Route 604 travels through the counties of Ashland and Wayne. No portion of this state highway is included within the National Highway System, a network of routes deemed most important to the country's economy, mobility and defense.[2]

History

SR 604 was first designated in 1937 along the path through northeastern Ashland County and northern Wayne County that it occupies to this day. The highway has not experienced any major changes since making its debut.[3][4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
AshlandJackson Township0.000.00 US 42 Ashland, Medina
WayneCongress Township4.407.08 SR 301 south (Elyria Road) LattasburgWestern end of SR 301 concurrency
4.527.27 SR 301 north (Elyria Road) West SalemEastern end of SR 301 concurrency
Congress7.2011.59 SR 539 north (West Salem Road)Western end of SR 539 concurrency
7.5612.17 SR 539 south (Maple Street)Eastern end of SR 539 concurrency
Canaan Township10.9817.67 SR 83 (Burbank Road)
15.7725.38 SR 3 (Cleveland Road) Wooster, Creston, Medina
MiltonChippewa
township line
23.0537.10 SR 57 (Wadsworth Road) Rittman, Orrville
Chippewa Township24.1338.83 SR 94 (Mt. Eaton Road) / SR 585 (Akron Road) Wooster, Norton
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  2. National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  3. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1936.
  4. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1937.
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