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Ohio State Route 66

{{Short description|State highway in northwestern Ohio, US}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox road

|state=OH

|type=SR

|route=66

|map=OH 66 map.svg

|map_notes=Route of SR 66 highlighted in red

|length_mi=118.60

|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=July 3, 2014 |access-date=September 22, 2014}}

  • [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESMIA.pdf Miami County]
  • [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESSHE.pdf Shelby County]
  • [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]
  • [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESVAN.pdf Van Wert County]
  • [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESPUT.pdf Putnam County]
  • [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESPAU.pdf Paulding County]
  • [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESDEF.pdf Defiance County]
  • [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESWIL.pdf Williams County]
  • [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESHEN.pdf Henry County]
  • [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESFUL.pdf Fulton County]

|established=1924

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{jct|state=OH|US|36}} in Piqua

|junction={{plainlist|

}}

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{jct|state=OH|US|20}} in Fayette

|counties=Miami, Shelby, Auglaize, Allen, Van Wert, Putnam, Paulding, Defiance, Williams, Henry, Fulton

|previous_type=SR

|previous_route=65

|next_type=SR

|next_route=67

}}

State Route 66 (SR 66) is a north–south state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 36 (US 36) in Piqua, and its northern terminus is at US 20 in Fayette. South of Defiance it generally follows the route of the former Miami and Erie Canal.

Route description

The portion of SR 66 between Washington Avenue in Piqua and the Miami/Shelby County line is designated as the "Cpl. Samuel F. Pearson Memorial Highway",{{cite web | url = http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5533.605 | title = 5533.605 Cpl. Samuel F. Pearson Memorial Highway. | work = Ohio Revised Code | publisher = LAW Writer | date = April 7, 2009 | access-date = May 24, 2014}} in honor of a Piqua High School graduate who was killed at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, while serving in the Army Reserve, on October 10, 2007.{{ cite news | url = http://www.whio.com//news/news/route-66-renamed-in-honor-of-fallen-soldier/nHx8G/ | title = Route 66 Renamed In Honor Of Fallen Soldier | publisher = WHIO-TV | author = Staff | date = May 25, 2009 | access-date = May 24, 2014 }}{{ cite news | url = http://legalpronews.findlaw.com/article/f9123f5e0d8873d91b0482848397f3ff | title = Arch: Piqua's Pearson gone but not forgotten | newspaper = Dayton Daily News | last = Archdeacon | first = Tom | date = May 17, 2014 | access-date = May 24, 2014 }}

History

File:SR 66 through Spencerville.JPG

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  • 1924 – Original route established.[http://pages.prodigy.net/john.simpson/highways/expls.html Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System] (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson{{Unreliable source?|failed=y|date=October 2011}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523023100/http://pages.prodigy.net/john.simpson/highways/expls.html |date=May 23, 2006 }} Originally routed from Piqua to the Michigan state line {{convert|4|mi|km}} north of Fayette.[http://pages.prodigy.net/john.simpson/highways/066.html Route 66] (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson{{Unreliable source?|failed=y|date=October 2011}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041223053913/http://pages.prodigy.net/john.simpson/highways/066.html |date=December 23, 2004 }}
  • 1931 – Truncated at Fayette; U.S. Route 127 replaced the route’s alignment from Fayette to the Michigan state line.

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Major junctions

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{{OHint

|county=Miami

|location=Piqua

|mile=0.00

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|36}}

|notes=Southern terminus; road continues as US 36 west (Spring Street south)}}

{{OHint

|county=Shelby

|cspan=4

|township=Loramie

|ctdab=Shelby

|mile=10.78

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|48|dir1=south|city1=Russia|city2=Covington}}

|notes=Northern terminus of SR 48

}}

{{OHint

|township=Cynthian

|ctdab=Shelby

|mile=12.44

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|47|city1=Versailles|city2=Sidney}}

}}

{{OHint

|location=Fort Loramie

|lspan=2

|mile=16.68

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|705|name1=Park Street}}

}}

{{OHint

|mile=16.80

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|362|dir1=north|location1=Lake Loramie State Park|name1=Elm Street}}

|notes=Southern terminus of SR 362

}}

{{OHint

|county=Auglaize

|cspan=9

|location=Minster

|lspan=3

|mile=19.20

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|362|dir1=south|name1=First Street}}

|notes=Northern terminus of SR 362

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|mile=19.70

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|119|dir1=east|name1=Fourth Street}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 119 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|mile=20.71

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|119|dir1=west|name2=Bensman Road}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 119 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|location=New Bremen

|mile=22.75

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|274|name1=Monroe Street}}

}}

{{OHint

|township=Saint Marys

|ctdab=Auglaize

|mile=26.80

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|219|city1=Montezuma|city2=New Knoxville}}

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|location=St. Marys

|lspan=2

|mile=30.19

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|29|dir1=west|SR|116|dir2=north|SR|703|dir3=west|name2=Main Street|name3=Spring Street}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 29 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 116; eastern terminus of SR 703

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|mile=30.55

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|29|dir1=east|name1=Spring Street}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 29 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|township=Noble

|ctdab=Auglaize

|mile=31.34

|mile2=31.56

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|33|to2=yes|SR|29|city1=Columbus|city2=Celina|location3=Fort Wayne Ind.}}

|notes=Interchange

}}

{{OHint

|township=Salem

|ctdab=Auglaize

|mile=39.04

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|197|city1=Celina|city2=Kossuth|city3=Buckland}}

}}

{{OHint

|county=Allen

|cspan=5

|location=Spencerville

|mile=42.87

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|117|name1=Fourth Street}}

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|township1=Spencer

|township2=Amanda

|ctdab=Allen

|mile=44.97

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|81|dir1=west|city1=Willshire}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 81 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|township=Amanda

|ctdab=Allen

|mile=45.21

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|81|dir1=east|city1=Lima}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 81 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|location=Delphos

|lspan=2

|mile=52.89

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|697|dir1=west|name1=Second Street}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 697 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|mile=53.12

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|190|dir1=north|SR|697|dir2=ends|name1=Fifth Street}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 697 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|county=Van Wert

|township=Washington

|ctdab=Van Wert

|mile=55.38

|mile2=55.50

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|30|city1=Van Wert|city2=Mansfield}}

|notes=Interchange

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|county=Putnam

|cspan=2

|location=Ottoville

|mile=59.90

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|224|SR|189|dir2=east|name1=Third Street}}

|notes=Southern end of US 224 concurrency; western terminus of SR 189

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|township=Monterey

|ctdab=Putnam

|mile=60.98

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|224|dir1=west|city1=Van Wert}}

|notes=Northern end of US 224 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|county=Paulding

|cspan=4

|township=Washington

|ctdab=Paulding

|mile=67.10

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|114|city1=Grover Hill|city2=Cloverdale}}

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|township=Brown

|ctdab=Paulding

|mile=73.17

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|613|dir1=west|city1=Melrose}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 613 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|location=Oakwood

|ctdab=Paulding

|mile=73.39

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|613|dir1=east|city1=Continental|name1=Walnut Street}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 613 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|township=Auglaize

|ctdab=Paulding

|mile=80.46

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|637|dir1=south|city1=Paulding}}

|notes=Northern terminus of SR 637

}}

{{OHint

|county=Defiance

|cspan=5

|location=Defiance

|lspan=5

|mile=87.13

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR-Truck|66|dab1=Defiance|dir1=north|name1=Downs Street}}

|notes=Southern terminus of SR 66 Truck

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|mile=88.10

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|15|SR|18|dir2=east|name2=Second Street|extra=hospital|location1=Mercy Hospital of Defiance}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 15/SR 18 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|mile=88.73

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|111|SR-Truck|66|dab2=Defiance|dir1=south|dir2=south|name2=Clinton Street|road|West 2nd Street}}

|notes=Northern termini of SR 111 and SR 66 Truck

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|mile=88.87

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|15|SR|18|dir2=west|name2=Session Street}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 15/SR 18 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|mile=89.67

|mile2=89.77

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|24|city1=Napoleon|city2=Antwerp}}

|notes=Interchange; exit 26 on US 24

}}

{{OHint

|county=Williams

|township=Springfield

|ctdab=Williams

|mile=98.71

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|6|dir1=west|city1=Edgerton}}

|notes=Southern end of US 6 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|county=Henry

|cspan=2

|township=Ridgeville

|ctdab=Henry

|lspan=2

|mile=101.85

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|6|dir1=east|city1=Napoleon}}

|notes=Northern end of US 6 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|mile=102.52

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|34|city1=Napoleon|city2=Bryan|location3=Northwest State Community College}}

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|county=Fulton

|cspan=6

|location=Archbold

|mile=107.35

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|2|dir1=west|name1=Stryker Street}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 2 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|township=German

|ctdab=Fulton

|lspan=3

|mile=108.85

|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|2|dir1=east}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 2 concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|mile=110.85

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|20A|dir1=east|city1=Wauseon}}

|notes=Southern end of US 20A concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|type=concur

|mile=111.97

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|20A|dir1=west|city1=West Unity}}

|notes=Northern end of US 20A concurrency

}}

{{OHint

|type=toll

|township=Franklin

|ctdab=Fulton

|mile=112.71

|road={{jct|state=OH|I|80|I|90|OHTP||city1=Toledo|location2=Chicago}}

|notes=Exit 25 on the Ohio Tpk.

}}

{{OHint

|location=Fayette

|mile=118.60

|road={{jct|state=OH|US|20|name1=Main Street}}

|notes=Northern terminus; road continues as Fayette Street}}

{{jctbtm|keys=concur,toll}}

SR 66 Truck

{{infobox road small

|state=OH

|type=OH-Truck

|route=66

|location=Defiance, Ohio

|length_mi=1.909

|length_ref={{cite web |url=https://gis.dot.state.oh.us/tims/Data/Download |title=Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile) |publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |access-date=April 14, 2019}}

}}

SR 66 Truck is a truck route which bypasses a low railroad bridge along SR 66 in southern Defiance. Beginning at a signalized intersection with South Jefferson Avenue (SR 66), it heads west on Downs Street through a residential neighborhood. At South Clinton Street, SR 111, SR 111 Truck becomes concurrent with SR 66 Truck and both head northwest along Deatrick Street passing a supermarket and three sets of railroad tracks at-grade. At Baltimore Street (former SR 424), the two truck routes turn northeast onto Holgate Avenue paralleling the Maumee River. After heading through a residential neighborhood of the city, the road bends to the east and transitions to West Third Street. After passing under a railroad bridge, it passes numerous businesses and city facilities before reaching SR 111 again at the intersection of Third Street and Clinton Street. While SR 111 Truck ends, SR 66 Truck continues on South Clinton Street with SR 111 for one block before ending at SR 15/SR 18/SR 66.{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.2732461,-84.3675814/41.2866944,-84.3621068/@41.2801835,-84.3793248,3271m/am=t/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-84.3722127!2d41.2843476!3s0x883dd1952ad65735:0xc2789c7d57fb5130!3m4!1m2!1d-84.3624048!2d41.2862137!3s0x883dd1f25632d6e7:0x2201b83fc43886df!1m0!3e0 |title=State Route 66 Truck |access-date=April 25, 2019}}

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References

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External links

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066

Category:Transportation in Miami County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Shelby County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Auglaize County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Allen County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Van Wert County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Putnam County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Paulding County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Defiance County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Williams County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Henry County, Ohio

Category:Transportation in Fulton County, Ohio