Ohio State Route 501

{{Infobox road

|state=OH

|type=SR

|route=501

|maint=ODOT

|length_mi=11.93

|length_round=2

|length_ref={{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Pages/DESTAPE.aspx |title=DESTAPE |publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |date=June 24, 2015 |accessdate=November 10, 2015}}

[http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESAUG.pdf Auglaize County]
[http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESALL.pdf Allen County]

|established=1937

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{jct|state=OH|US|33}} near Wapakoneta

|junction=

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{jct|state=OH|SR|117}} near Lima

|counties=Auglaize, Allen

|previous_type=SR

|previous_route=500

|next_type=SR

|next_route=502

}}

State Route 501 (SR 501) is a north–south state highway in Auglaize and Allen counties, Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 501 is at an interchange with U.S. Route 33 (US 33) just south of Wapakoneta, which is also the western terminus for SR 67 and the southern terminus for SR 198. The route runs concurrently with both of the latter two routes into Wapakoneta, and with SR 198 only north of the city. SR 501’s northern terminus is at SR 117 approximately {{convert|6|mi|km|spell=in}} west of Lima.

SR 501 was commissioned in 1937, along most of the same route as today. The highway was paved by 1939. In 1961, the southern terminus of the route was moved to its current terminus.

Route description

SR 501 heads north from an interchange with US 33. The road is concurrent with SR 67 and SR 198. The highway passes through industrial properties while paralleling CSX railroad tracks.{{cite map |title=Ohio Rail Transportation Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/maps/RailMap/RailMapbackside.pdf |format=PDF|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |date=2011 |cartography=ODOT |accessdate=July 27, 2013}}{{cite map|title=Map of Auglaize County, Ohio|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/CountyMaps_ColorOn/AUG_color.pdf|format=PDF |publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |date=December 2008 |cartography=ODOT |accessdate=July 26, 2013}} After paralleling the tracks the route crosses them and enters downtown Wapakoneta. In downtown the road passes through residential properties. SR 67 turns east and SR 198 and SR 501 turn west. The street passes allow the south side of the Auglaize County Court House. After two blocks SR 198 and SR 501 turn north and crosses the Auglaize River. Here, SR 501 has its highest traffic counts; within the 2011 ODOT survey, the road is listed with an average annual daily traffic (AADT) of 9,450 vehicles on a section of highway over the river.{{cite web|url=http://tims.dot.state.oh.us/TIMS/Map/MapViewer|title=Transportation Information Mapping System|author=Staff|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation|accessdate=July 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916101641/http://tims.dot.state.oh.us/TIMS/Map/MapViewer|archive-date=September 16, 2013|url-status=dead}}

After crossing the river, SR 198 and SR 501 turn northwest leaving downtown Wapakoneta. On the north side of the city SR 501 leaves SR 198 and heads due north. After leaving SR 198, SR 501 passes through a mix of commercial and residential properties, before leaving Wapakoneta. North of Wapakoneta the roadway passes through farmland, with some houses. The highway enters Hume and crosses the Western Ohio Line of the R.J. Corman Railroad. In Allen County the AADT drops to 3,160 vehicles. After Hume, the route passes through farmland and a group of house before ending at an intersection with SR 117. Continuing north after SR 501 ends is Township Road 91 (T–91).{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=OH-198+N&daddr=OH-117+E%2FSpencerville+Rd&hl=en&sll=40.719634,-84.204221&sspn=0.001518,0.002642&geocode=FS_PagIdlU_7-g%3BFQZWbQIdSSX7-g&t=h&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=19&z=18|title=Overview Map of State Route 501 |accessdate=July 26, 2013}}{{cite map |title=Map of Allen County, Ohio|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/CountyMaps_ColorOn/ALL_color.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |date=December 2008 |cartography=ODOT |accessdate=July 27, 2013}}{{cite map |title=Ohio Highway Map|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/maps/11MapFiles/Front-11-PDF.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |date=2011|cartography=ODOT |accessdate=July 26, 2013|section=}} The highway is not incorporated within the National Highway System.{{cite map | title=National Highway System: Ohio | date=October 1, 2012 | publisher=Federal Highway Administration | url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/ohio/oh_ohio.pdf | format=PDF|access-date=July 26, 2013}}

History

When first established in 1937, SR 501 ran from downtown Wapakoneta to its current northern terminus at SR 117.{{cite map|title=Official Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Pages/OfficialTransportationMaps.aspx|publisher=Ohio Department of Highways |date=1936 |cartography=ODOH |accessdate=July 27, 2013}}{{cite map|title=Official Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Pages/OfficialTransportationMaps.aspx|publisher=Ohio Department of Highways |date=1937 |cartography=ODOH |accessdate=July 27, 2013}} The entire route was paved by 1939.{{cite map|title=Official Ohio Highway Map|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Pages/OfficialTransportationMaps.aspx|publisher=Ohio Department of Highways|date=1938 |cartography=ODOH |accessdate=July 27, 2013}}{{cite map|title=Official Ohio Highway Map|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Pages/OfficialTransportationMaps.aspx|publisher=Ohio Department of Highways|date=1939 |cartography=ODOH |accessdate=July 27, 2013}} When a new southern bypass of Wapakoneta was completed in 1961 and US 33 was re-routed along it, SR 501, along with SR 67 and SR 198, were extended south from downtown along Willipie Street to a new common terminus at the re-routed US 33.{{cite map|title=Official Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Pages/OfficialTransportationMaps.aspx|publisher=Ohio Department of Highways |date=1959 |cartography=ODOH |accessdate=July 27, 2013}}{{cite map|title=Official Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Pages/OfficialTransportationMaps.aspx|publisher=Ohio Department of Highways |date=1961 |cartography=ODOH |accessdate=July 27, 2013}} The highway has not experienced any major changes since 1961.

Major intersections

{{OHint

|county=Auglaize

|cspan=3

|ctdab=Auglaize

|location=Duchouquet Township

|mile=0.00

|mile2=0.38

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|33|SR|67|SR|198|CR|25A|county4=Auglaize|name4=Dixie Highway|dir2=begins|dir3=begins|city1=St. Marys|city2=Lakeview|city3=Bellefontaine}}

|notes=Southern terminus at parclo AB-2 interchange; western terminus of SR 67; southern terminus of SR 198; southern end of SR 67 / SR 198 concurrency}}

{{OHint

|location=Wapakoneta

|lspan=2

|mile=1.18

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|67|dir1=east|name1=East Pearl Street|road|Willipie Street}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 67 concurrency}}

{{OHint

|mile=2.19

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|198|dir1=north|name1=Defiance Street|road|Hamilton Road}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 198 concurrency}}

{{OHint

|county=Allen

|ctdab=Allen

|location=Shawnee Township

|mile=11.93

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|117|name1=Spencerville Road|road|Wapak Road|city1=Spencerville|city2=Lima}}

|notes=Northern terminus}}

References

External links

501

Category:Transportation in Auglaize County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Allen County, Ohio