U.S. Route 20A (Ohio)

U.S. Route 20A marker
U.S. Route 20A
Map
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length52.448 mi[1] (84.407 km)
Existed1935[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 20 west of Pioneer
Major intersections
East end US 20 in Maumee
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesWilliams, Fulton, Lucas
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 20 US 21

U.S. Route 20A (US 20A) is a 52.4-mile-long (84.3 km) east–west alternate route of US 20 located in northwest Ohio. The western terminus of the route is at US 20 southwest of Pioneer, and the eastern terminus is at US 20 in Maumee, southwest of Toledo.

Route description

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An aerial view of US 20A, SR 2, and SR 295

The route runs parallel to the Ohio Turnpike (Interstate 80/Interstate 90 [I-80/I-90]) for much of its length, and intersects the turnpike at exit 13 northeast of Montpelier in Holiday City. US 20 and US 20A are never more than five miles (8.0 km) apart for the entire 50-mile (80 km) stretch through the Ohio farm country, as the mainline of US 20 takes the more northerly route.[3][4]

History

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The current US 20A was designated U.S. Route 20S (US 20S) in 1932, which replaced State Route 271 (SR 271) which had run from US 20 south to Montpelier, truncated SR 107, joined SR 2, and followed a road formerly not on the state highway system through most of Lucas County. It became US 20A in 1935. US 20A was moved to its current location along SR 15 from SR 576 and SR 107 in 1964. (SR 107 then reclaimed some of the miles that had been taken from it in 1932.)[2] In the 1950s, part of the road east of Swanton was abandoned to make way for Toledo Express Airport.[citation needed]

Major junctions

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
WilliamsBridgewater Township0.000–
0.033
0.000–
0.053
US 20 – Angola, INWestern terminus of US 20A
Madison Township1.0981.767
SR 15 north – Pioneer
CR O
Northern end of SR 15 concurrency
Holiday City2.866–
3.156
4.612–
5.079
I-80 / I-90 / Ohio Turnpike – Chicago, ToledoExit 13 on Ohio Turnpike
Jefferson Township4.7657.669
SR 15 south – Bryan

SR 107 west – Montpelier
Southern end of SR 15 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 107
West Unity11.00017.703
US 127 south (South Defiance Street)
Western end of US 127 concurrency
11.08217.835
SR 191 south (Main Street)
Northern terminus of SR 107
11.19818.021
US 127 north (Liberty Street)
Eastern end of US 127 concurrency
FultonGerman Township16.83227.088


SR 66 north to Ohio Turnpike / CR 24 – Fayette
Western end of SR 66 concurrency
17.95128.889
SR 66 south / CR 23 – Archbold
Eastern end of SR 66 concurrency
WauseonClinton Township line26.15342.089

SR 108 north to Ohio Turnpike / Ottokee Street – Oakshade
Western end of SR 108 concurrency
26.88243.262

SR 2 west / SR 108 south / CR 14 – Napoleon, Ottokee, Fulton County Airport
Eastern end of SR 108 concurrency; western end of SR 2 concurrency
York Township31.90651.348

SR 109 north to Ohio Turnpike – Adrian
Western end of SR 109 concurrency
Delta33.66554.179
SR 109 south (Madison Street)
Eastern end of SR 109 concurrency
Swanton39.84264.119
SR 64 north (South Main Street) / CR 1-1
Western end of SR 64 concurrency
40.57365.296
SR 64 south (Waterville–Swanton Road) – Neapolis, Whitehouse
Western end of SR 64 concurrency
LucasSwanton Township42.283–
42.363
68.048–
68.177



SR 2 east / SR 295 north to Ohio Turnpike
Eastern end of SR 2 concurrency; western end of SR 295 concurrency
43.64370.237
SR 295 south – Whitehouse
Eastern end of SR 295 concurrency
Maumee50.56481.375 I-475 / US 23Future interchange planned for construction in 2022[5]
52.44884.407 US 20 (Conant Street) / Indiana AvenueEastern terminus of US 20A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Official Transportation Map". Ohio Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "US-20A, Pioneer to Wauseon" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "US-20A, Wauseon to Maumee" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Patch, David (February 22, 2018). "Proposed US 20A Interchange Sparks Questions at Information Session". The Blade. Toledo, OH. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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