Worthington-New Haven State Road

Old State Road
Route information
Length	69.1 mi (111.2 km)
Existed	ca. 1820–present
Major junctions
South end	US 23 in Worthington, OH
Major intersections	SR 750 in Columbus, OH US 36 / SR 37 near Berkshire, Ohio SR 521 in Kilbourne, Ohio SR 229 near Marengo, OH SR 529 near Cardington, OH US 42 / SR 95 / SR 61 in Mount Gilead, OH SR 288 / SR 309 near Iberia, OH SR 19 in Galion, OH US 30 in Galion, OH SR 96 in West Liberty, Ohio SR 39 near Tiro, OH SR 98 near Auburn Center, Ohio
North end	SR 61 in New Haven, OH
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Highway system
Ohio State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic

The Worthington-New Haven State Road, also known as the Old State Road, is a major road in north-central Ohio, United States, extending from the Columbus suburb of Worthington, in Franklin County, to the village of New Haven, in Huron County, Ohio.^[1][2]

History

In the early 1800s, the legislature of Ohio authorized many state roads to be constructed, in order to connect the major cities of the state with well-engineered roadways (in order to replace the often-treacherous Native American trails, which were still the primary thoroughfares).^[3] The Worthington-New Haven state road was built circa 1820 after an act passed by the General Assembly authorized its construction.^[4][5][6] Unlike many other pre-railroad state roads around Ohio, the New Haven road was evidently not significantly realigned over its lifetime, with exception of the section near Alum Creek Lake (which partially inundated the road south of U.S. Route 36).

References

1. "FROM the beginning, promotion of real estate has been an important part of the Ohio scene". Columbus Dispatch. 1968. Retrieved 2021-08-22 – via www.roadfan.com.^{[full citation needed]}
2. Landers, Kevin (August 2, 2021). "Proposed bike bath near Alum Creek State Park has residents concerned for safety". 10tv.com, WBNS. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
3. Meyer, Balthasar Henry (1917). "Chapter IV. Early Land Routes in Ohio" (PDF). Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication No. 215 c. History of Transportation in the United States before 1860. pp. 117–130. OCLC 187068863. Retrieved 2021-08-22 – via TTU DSpace Repository, Texas Tech University. reproducing in part Gephart, William Franklin (1909). Transportation and industrial development in the Middle West. Studies in history, economics, and public law, no. 89. Columbia University. OCLC 497983.
4. Senate, Ohio. General Assembly (January 23, 1820). Journal of the Senate of the State of Ohio, Volume 18. p. 221. They have referred to their committee on roads, a petition from sundry citizens, praying for the establishment of a road, from Worthington in Franklin county, to New Haven in Huron county, to report thereon.
5. Ohio (1820). Acts of the State of Ohio. N. Willis, printer to the state. Be it further enacted, That the sum of one thousand dollars shall be appropriated for the county of Delaware, in the following manner, to wit: On the road from Worthington to Newhaven, the sum of two hundred dollars...
6. Ohio (1820). Acts of the State of Ohio, Volume 18. N. Willis, printer to the state. p. 18. Chapter VII... Sec. 15. ... one hundred and eighteen dollars, to satisfy the claims of commissioners for laying a road from Worthington to the town of New Haven, (that part of the road that runs through Delaware county;)

External links

• "The Old State Rd". Roadfan.com. August 27, 2001.