Ohio State Route 61
{{Short description|State highway in northern Ohio, US}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
| state = OH
| type = SR
| route = 61
| map = OH 61 map.svg
| map_notes = Route of SR 61 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 91.16
| length_round = 2
- [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESDEL.pdf Delaware County]
- [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESMRW.pdf Morrow County]
- [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESCRA.pdf Crawford County]
- [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESRIC.pdf Richland County]
- [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESHUR.pdf Huron County]
- [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESERI.pdf Eric County]
| established = 1924
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=OH|US|36|SR|3}} in Sunbury
| junction = *{{jct|state=OH|I|71}} near Marengo
- {{jct|state=OH|US|42}} in Mount Gilead
- {{jct|state=OH|US|30}} near Galion
- {{jct|state=OH|US|224}} in New Haven
- {{jct|state=OH|US|250|SR|13}} in Norwalk
- {{jct|state=OH|I|90|SR|2}} near Huron
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=OH|US|6}} near Huron
| counties = Delaware, Morrow, Crawford, Richland, Huron, Erie
| previous_type = SR
| previous_route = 60
| next_type = US
| next_route = 62
| next_dab = disambiguation
}}
State Route 61 (SR 61) is a north–south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the U.S. Route 36/State Route 3 concurrency in Sunbury, and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 east of Huron, at the southernmost point of Lake Erie (which is subsequently the southernmost northern border of the United States). State Route 61 is routed through the communities of Mount Gilead, Galion, Crestline, Shelby, Plymouth, Norwalk, and Berlin Heights.
Major junctions
{{jcttop|length_ref=}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|county=Delaware
|cspan=4
|location=Sunbury
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|36|SR|37|to3=yes|I|71|SR|3|dir1=west|dir4=south|city1=Delaware|name2=Cherry Street|name4=State Street}}
|notes=Southern end of US 36 / SR 3 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|township=Berkshire
|ctdab=Delaware
|mile=0.43
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|36|dir1=east|SR|3|dir2=north|road|Columbus Street|city1=Mount Vernon}}
|notes=Northern end of US 36 / SR 3 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|township=Kingston
|ctdab=Delaware
|lspan=2
|mile=4.77
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|656|dir1=north|road|Wilson Road}}
|notes=Southern terminus of SR 656
}}
{{OHint
|mile=5.45
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|521|city1=Delaware|location2=Olive Green}}
}}
{{OHint
|county=Morrow
|cspan=9
|township=Bennington
|ctdab=Morrow
|lspan=2
|mile=9.18
|mile2=9.36
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|71|location1=Cleveland|city2=Columbus}}
|notes=Exit 140 (I-71)
}}
{{OHint
|mile=11.11
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|229|city1=Ashley|city2=Marengo|city3=Mount Vernon}}
}}
{{OHint
|township=Lincoln
|ctdab=Morrow
|mile=16.68
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|529|dir1=west|CR|23|county2=Morrow|city1=Cardington}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 529
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|township=Gilead
|ctdab=Morrow
|mile=21.01
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|42|dir1=south|city1=Delaware}}
|notes=Southern end of US 42 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|location=Mount Gilead
|lspan=3
|mile=21.61
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|95A|noshield1=yes|name1=Marion Street}}
}}
{{OHint
|mile=21.74
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|95|name1=High Street}}
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|mile=21.97
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|42|dir1=north|name1=Union Street|city1=Mansfield}}
|notes=Northern end of US 42 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|township=Washington
|ctdab=Morrow
|lspan=2
|mile=30.70
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|288|city1=Marion|city2=Lexington}}
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|mile=31.01
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|309|dir1=west|city1=Marion}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 309 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|county=Crawford
|cspan=5
|location=Galion
|lspan=3
|mile=34.71
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|19|dir1=west|SR|598|dir2=north|name1=Harding Way|name2=Portland Way}}
|notes=Western end of SR 19 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 598
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|mile=35.98
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|19|dir1=east|SR|97|dir2=east|name2=Harding Way|road|East Street}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR 19 concurrency; western terminus of SR 97
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|mile=38.08
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|309|dir1=east|city1=Ontario}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 309 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|location1=Galion
|location2=Crestline
|location_group=municipal
|mile=39.20
|mile2=39.34
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|30|city1=Mansfield|city2=Bucyrus}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{OHint
|location=Crestline
|mile=41.32
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|181|dir1=east|name1=Main Street|road|Seltzer Street}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR 181
}}
{{OHint
|county=Richland
|cspan=3
|township=Sharon
|ctdab=Richland
|mile=49.01
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|314|dir1=south|city1=Chesterville}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SR 314
}}
{{OHint
|location=Shelby
|mile=51.17
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|39|SR|96|name2=West Main Street}}
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|location=Plymouth
|lspan=2
|mile=58.72
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|98|dir1=south|name1=Bucyrus Street}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 98 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|county1=Richland
|county2=Huron
|mile=59.25
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|98|dir1=ends|SR|603|dir2=south|name2=Baseline Road}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 98 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 603
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|county=Huron
|cspan=8
|township=New Haven
|ctdab=Huron
|lspan=4
|mile=61.77
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|598|dir1=south}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 598 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|mile=61.90
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|224|city1=Greenwich|city2=Tiffin}}
}}
{{OHint
|mile=62.16
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|598|dir1=north|road|North Street}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 598 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|mile=63.74
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|103|dir1=west|city1=Willard|road|Boughtonville Road}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 103
}}
{{OHint
|township=Greenfield
|ctdab=Huron
|mile=67.39
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|162|city1=Steuben|city2=North Fairfield}}
}}
{{OHint
|location=Norwalk
|lspan=2
|mile=76.70
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|61C|noshield1=yes|to2=yes|US|20|dir2=west|SR|18|dir3=west|city1=Toledo}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of unsigned SR 61C
}}
{{OHint
|mile=78.04
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|250|SR|13|name2=Whittlesey Avenue}}
}}
{{OHint
|township=Norwalk
|ctdab=Huron
|mile=81.21
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|601|city1=Milan}}
}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|county=Erie
|cspan=4
|township=Berlin
|ctdab=Erie
|mile=84.91
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|113|dir1=west|city1=Bellevue}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 113 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|location1=Berlin Heights
|location2=Berlin Township
|ctdab2=Erie
|location_group=municipal
|mile=86.09
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|113|dir1=east|CR|58|county2=Erie|name2=Ceylon Road|city1=North Ridgeville}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 113 concurrency
}}
{{OHint
|township=Berlin
|ctdab=Erie
|lspan=2
|mile=90.38
|mile2=90.51
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|90|SR|2|city1=Sandusky|city2=Cleveland}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{OHint
|mile=91.16
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|6|Tour|LECT|city1=Sandusky|city2=Cleveland}}
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
SR 61C
State Route 61C (SR 61C) is a {{convert|0.72|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} connection between the Norwalk Bypass US 20/SR 18 and SR 61 southwest of Norwalk. The intersection forms a sideways triangle with SR 61 as the base on the east, US 20 as the south side, and Route 61C as the north side. SR 61C exists because US 20 bridges SR 61 on the south side of the triangle and would have not intersected SR 61 otherwise.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} SR 61C is part of a former alignment of US 20.