Ohio State Route 269

State Route 269 (SR 269) is a north–south state highway in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at SR 4 on the Huron–Seneca county line nearly seven miles (11 km) south of Bellevue, and its northern terminus is at the entrance to East Harbor State Park near Marblehead.

State Route 269
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	28.09 mi[1] (45.21 km)
Existed	1931–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 4 near Bellevue
North end	Merritime Shoreway at East Harbor State Park near Marblehead
Location
Counties	Huron, Erie, Ottawa
Highway system
Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 268 → I-270

History

SR 269 was first designated in 1928 albeit on a much shorter route than it runs today. The original two-mile-long (3.2 km) route served as a cutoff to the Sandusky Bay Bridge on SR 2 and SR 12 (modern-day U.S. Route 6).[2][3] In 1935, the route was extended south to end in Castalia at SR 12 (now on a different route than it was in 1928) and SR 101.[4][5] Two years later, SR 269 was extended much further south through Bellevue to its current southern terminus at SR 4. The extension of SR 296 to SR 4 lead to the deletion of SR 296 as SR 269 was routed along the latter's entire route between SR 4 and Bellevue.[6][7]

The route was extended north c. 1969 after SR 2 was moved onto the new Thomas Edison Bridge over the Sandusky Bay. SR 269 utilized the old Bay Bridge and followed the former SR 240 to East Harbor State Park.[8][9] Though the Bay Bridge was closed in 1985, SR 269 would still be officially designated on the approach routes until SR 269 was moved onto the SR 2 freeway, the Edison Bridge, and a former spur route of SR 269 by 1997.[10][11][12]

Major junctions

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Huron–Seneca county line	Sherman–Thompson township line	0.00	0.00	SR 4
		1.97	3.17	SR 547 east / Kotz Road	Western terminus of SR 547
Huron	Bellevue	6.90	11.10	US 20 / SR 18 / SR 113 (Main Street)
Erie	Castalia	15.60	25.11	SR 101 south (Lucas Street)	Southern end of SR 101 concurrency
		16.05	25.83	SR 101 north (Main Street)	Southern end of SR 101 concurrency
	Margaretta Township	18.78	30.22	US 6 west – Fremont	Southern end of US 6 concurrency
		19.41	31.24	US 6 east – Sandusky	Northern end of US 6 concurrency
		20.67	33.27	SR 2 / LECT east / Martins Point Road – Sandusky, Cleveland	Interchange; southern end of SR 2 concurrency
Sandusky Bay		22.57	36.32	Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge
Ottawa	Danbury Township	24.07	38.74	SR 2 / LECT west – Port Clinton, Toledo	Interchange; northern end of SR 2 concurrency
		26.51	42.66	SR 163 west (East Harbor Road) – Port Clinton	Southern end of SR 163 concurrency
		26.94	43.36	SR 163 east (East Harbor Road) – Lakeside, Marblehead	Northern end of SR 163 concurrency
		28.09	45.21	East Harbor State Park entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved April 30, 2010.
2. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by G.F. Schlesinger, Director. Ohio Division of Highways. 1927. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
3. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by Harry J. Kirk, Director. ODOH. 1928. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
4. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. ODOH. 1934. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
5. Official 1935 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1935. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
6. 1936 Official Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1936. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
7. Official Ohio Highway Map 1937 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1937. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
8. 1967 Official Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by P.E. Masheter, Director. ODOH. 1967. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
9. 1969 Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by P.E. Masheter, Director. ODOH. 1969. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
10. Harvey, Hank (April 4, 1986). "State to Demolish Lift Bridge Over Sandusky Bay". Toledo Blade. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
11. "1994 OTTAWA CO AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME" (PDF). 1994. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
12. "1997 OTTAWA CO AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME" (PDF). 1997. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2014.