State Route 273 (SR 273) is a two-lane east–west state highway in Logan and Hardin counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It begins at an intersection with State Route 31 in Mt. Victory, passes through Belle Center, and ends in a dead end on Long Island at Indian Lake. Along the way, it intersects State Route 292 (north of Ridgeway), State Route 274 (north of the crossroads of Big Springs), US 68 (at the former location of Whitestown, today occupied only by a butcher's shop), and State Route 638 (in Belle Center). It overlaps State Route 117 for a short distance near Indian Lake.
 State Route 273 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 19.78 mi[1] (31.83 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930–present | |||
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| West end | Maple Lane near Belle Center | |||
 US 68 near Belle Center | ||||
| East end |  SR 31 in Mt. Victory | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Logan, Hardin | |||
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West of State Route 117, State Route 273 continues for two miles (3 km), to the Indian Lake community of Long Island. This is an unincorporated area with approximately 200 permanent and 1,000 seasonal residents. The state highway ends at the bridge to Long Island.
History
editSR 273 was commissioned in 1930 between SR 117 and SR 53, later became US 68.[2][3] In 1937, the highway was extended west to its current western terminus on Long Island. In the same year the route was extended east to its current eastern terminus in Mt. Victory.[4][5]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Logan | Richland Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | Maple Lane | |
| 2.02 | 3.25 |   SR 117 west | Northern end of SR 117 concurrency | ||
| 2.85 | 4.59 |  SR 117 east | southern end of SR 117 concurrency | ||
| Belle Center | 7.38 | 11.88 |   SR 638 south | Northern terminus of SR 638 | |
| Rushcreek Township | 9.91 | 15.95 | US 68 | ||
| 12.89 | 20.74 |  SR 274 west | Eastern terminus of SR 274 | ||
| Hardin | Hale Township | 16.88 | 27.17 |  SR 292 | |
| Mount Victory | 19.78 | 31.83 | SR 31 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams".
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (August 15, 1929). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7438560. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1930). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7237073. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1936). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1937). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 16960304. Retrieved October 21, 2013.