Ohio State Route 97

State Route 97 marker
State Route 97
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length34.57 mi[1] (55.64 km)
Existed1923[2][3]–present
Major junctions
West end SR 19 / SR 61 / SR 309 in Galion
Major intersections US 42 in Lexington
I-71 near Bellville
East end SR 3 near Loudonville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesAshland, Crawford, Morrow, Richland
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 96 SR 98

State Route 97 (SR 97) is a 34.57-mile (55.64 km) state route that runs between Galion and south of Loudonville in the US state of Ohio. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through woodland, farmland and residential areas. For some of its path, SR 97 runs near the Clear Fork Mohican River. The highway was first signed in 1923 on a section of the current alignment. The route has been extended a few times; the first in 1926 extending the route to SR 3. The first section of road was paved in 1938. Another extension happened in 1939 with the route heading west to Galion. The final section paved was completed in the mid-1950s.

  1. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ODOT_1922 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ODOT_1923 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).