Ohio State Route 98
{{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=98
|map=OH 98 map.svg
|length_mi=46.18
|length_round=2
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=OH|SR|47|SR|423}} in Waldo
|junction={{plainlist|
- {{jct|state=OH|US|23}} in Waldo
- {{jct|state=OH|US|30}} in Bucyrus
}}
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=OH|SR|61}} in Plymouth
|counties=Marion, Crawford, Richland
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=97
|next_type=SR
|next_route=99
}}
State Route 98 (SR 98) is a north–south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the SR 47/SR 423 concurrency in Waldo, and its northern terminus is at SR 61 in Plymouth.
SR 98 is known as Columbus-Sandusky Road along its stretch between Waldo and Bucyrus, as well as Bucyrus Street in Plymouth. This stretch of SR 98, in combination with US 23 south of Waldo, and SR 4 north of Bucyrus, comprises the most direct route between Columbus and Sandusky.
History
SR 98 was commissioned in 1923 on the same alignment as today.{{Ohio road map|year=1922|accessdate=August 29, 2013}}{{Ohio road map|year=1923|accessdate=August 29, 2013}} The entire route was paved by 1933.{{Ohio road map|year=1932|accessdate=August 29, 2013}}{{Ohio road map|year=1933|accessdate=August 29, 2013}}
Major intersections
{{OHint
|county=Marion
|cspan=5
|location=Waldo
|lspan=2
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|47|OH|423|dir1=west|dir2=north}}
|notes=Southern terminus of SR 98; eastern terminus of SR 47; southern terminus of SR 423}}
{{OHint
|road={{Jct|state=OH|US|23}}
|mile=0.12}}
{{OHint
|township=Richland
|ctdab=Marion
|mile=6.29
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|529}}|notes=Roundabout}}
{{OHint
|township=Claridon
|lspan=2
|ctdab=Marion
|mile=8.60
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|95}}}}
{{OHint
|mile=10.96
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|309}}}}
{{OHint
|county=Crawford
|cspan=9
|township=Dallas
|ctdab=Crawford
|mile=18.20
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|294|dir1=west}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 294}}
{{OHint
|location=Bucyrus
|lspan=4
|mile=23.98
|type=concur
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|4|dir1=south}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 4 concurrency}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|mile=24.84
|mile2=24.90
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|19|OH|100|dir1=south|dir2=south}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 19 and SR 100 concurrency}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|mile=25.04
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|4|OH|19|OH|100|dir1=north|dir2=north|dir3=north}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 4, SR 19, and SR 100 concurrency}}
{{OHint
|mile=26.47
|road={{Jct|state=OH|US|30}}}}
{{OHint
|township=Liberty
|ctdab=Crawford
|mile=28.28
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|96|dir1=east}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR 96}}
{{OHint
|township1=Liberty
|township2=Vernon
|ctdab=Crawford
|mile=33.06
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|602}}}}
{{OHint
|township=Auburn
|ctdab=Crawford
|lspan=2
|mile=38.04
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|39}}}}
{{OHint
|mile=40.76
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|598}}}}
{{OHint
|county=Richland
|cspan=2
|location=Plymouth
|lspan=2
|mile=45.65
|type=concur
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|61|dir1=south}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 61 concurrency}}
{{OHint
|type=concur
|mile=46.18
|road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|61|OH|603|dir1=north|dir2=south}}
|notes=northern end of SR 61 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 98; Northern terminus of SR 603}}
{{OHintbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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External links
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Category:Transportation in Marion County, Ohio