Ohio State Route 196
{{Short description|State highway in western Ohio, US}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=OH
|type=SR
|route=196
|map=OH 196 map.svg
|maint=ODOT
|length_mi=10.21
|length_round=2
|length_ref={{cite web |url=http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/augsr0196r.pdf |title=Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 196, Auglaize County |author=Ohio Department of Transportation |author-link=Ohio Department of Transportation |accessdate=2011-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008084850/http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/augsr0196r.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-08 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/aLLsr0196r.pdf |title=Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 196, Allen County |author=Ohio Department of Transportation |accessdate=2011-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008084856/http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/aLLsr0196r.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-08 |url-status=dead }}
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=OH|US|33|OH|385}} in New Hampshire
|junction={{jct|state=OH|SR|67}} in Waynesfield
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=OH|OH|117}} near Harrod
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=195
|next_type=SR
|next_route=197
}}
State Route 196 (SR 196) is a {{convert|10.21|mi|km|adj=on}} long north–south state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 196 is at a signalized intersection nearly {{convert|3.50|mi|km}} southeast of Waynesfield that marks its junction with U.S. Route 33 (US 33) and SR 385, which has its western terminus at the same location. The northern terminus of SR 196 is at a T-intersection with SR 117 about {{convert|4.25|mi|km}} southwest of Harrod.
Route description
Along its way, SR 196 travels through the eastern part of Auglaize County and the southeastern portion of Allen County. There is no portion of SR 196 that is included within the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a system of routes deemed to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.{{cite map | title=National Highway System: Ohio | date=December 2003 | publisher=Federal Highway Administration | url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016165827/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 16, 2008 | format=PDF|accessdate=2011-04-15}}
{{Expand section|date=April 2011}}
History
The debut of SR 196 took place in 1923. Since its inception, the highway has maintained the same routing through eastern Auglaize and southeastern Allen Counties.{{cite map |title=Map of Ohio State Highways |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1922a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works |date=April 1922 |cartography=ODHPW |accessdate=2011-04-15}}{{cite map |title=Map of Ohio Showing State Routes |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1923a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works |date=July 1923 |cartography=ODHPW |accessdate=2011-04-15}}
Major intersections
{{OHint
|county=Auglaize
|cspan=3
|ctdab=Auglaize
|location=Goshen Township
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|33|OH|385|dir2=east|name2=Market Street}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR 385
}}
{{OHint
|ctdab=Auglaize
|location=Wayne Township
|mile=3.19
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|67|dir1=east|city1=Kenton}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 67 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|location=Waynesfield
|mile=4.15
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|67|dir1=west|name1=West Wapakoneta Street|road|South Westminster Street}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 67 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|county=Allen
|ctdab=Allen
|location=Auglaize Township
|mile=10.21
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|117|name1=Bellefontaine Road|city1=Lima}}
|notes=
}}
{{OHintbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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