Ohio State Route 205
{{Short description|State highway in Knox County, Ohio, US}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=OH
|type=SR
|route=205
|map=OH 205 map.svg
|maint=O.D.O.T.
|length_mi=6.94
|length_round=2
|length_ref={{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESKNO.pdf |title=DESTAPE - Knox County |publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |date=June 24, 2015 |accessdate=November 9, 2015}}
|established=1924
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=OH|US|62}} in Danville
|junction=
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=OH|OH|3}} near Loudonville
|counties=Knox
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=204
|next_type=SR
|next_route=206
}}
State Route 205 (SR 205) is a north–south state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 205 is at a four-way stop intersection in the village of Danville where it meets U.S. Route 62 (US 62). The junction also doubles as the southern terminus of SR 514, which runs concurrently with SR 205 for approximately {{convert|1/4|mi|km|spell=in}} heading north from there. SR 205's northern terminus is at a T-intersection with SR 3 nearly {{convert|6+1/2|mi|km|spell=in}} southwest of Loudonville.
Route description
Located entirely within the northeastern quadrant of Knox County, there is no portion of SR 205 that is inclusive within the National Highway System.{{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=2010-12-21}}
{{Expand section|date=December 2010}}
History
SR 205 was established in 1924. It has maintained the same northeastern Knox County alignment from its inception to this day.; no major changes have taken place to the highway since its designation.{{cite map|title=Ohio State Map|year=1923|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation}}{{cite map|title=Ohio State Map|year=1924|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation}}
Major intersections
{{OHinttop|length_ref=|county=Knox}}
{{OHint
|location=Danville
|mile=0.00
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|62|name1=South Market Street / Main Street}}
|notes=Southern terminus of SR 205 and SR 514
}}
{{OHint
|ctdab=Knox
|location=Union Township
|mile=0.26
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|514|dir1=North|name1=Nashville Road}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 514 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|ctdab=Knox
|location=Brown Township
|mile=6.94
|type=
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|3|name1=Wooster Road}}
|notes=
}}
{{OHintbtm|keys=concur}}