SR 603 was commissioned in 1938 along its current alignment, between Shiloh and SR 95.[2][3] Between 1953 and 1955 the route was paved.[4][5] The route was extended west to Plymouth between 1959 and 1961.[6][7]
^Ohio Department of Highways (1953). Ohio Highway Map(PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC5673562, 7448735. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
^Ohio Department of Highways (1955). Ohio Highway Map(PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC5673562, 7448742. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
^Ohio Department of Highways (1959). Ohio Official Highway Map(PDF) (Map) (1959–1960 ed.). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC5673562, 13687960. Retrieved September 17, 2013.