State Route 306 (SR 306) is a north–south state highway in northeastern Ohio, running from its southern terminus at SR 43 in Aurora to its northern terminus at SR 283 in Mentor. Most of the road from Aurora north to Kirtland is part of the former Chillicothe Turnpike and is known as Chillicothe Road. The Kirtland Temple, the first temple built by the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormons), is located on SR 306 in central Kirtland.[2]
 State Route 306 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 27.42 mi[1] (44.13 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
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| South end |  SR 43 in Aurora | |||
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| North end |  SR 283 in Mentor | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Portage, Geauga, Lake | |||
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History
editSR 306 was first designated in 1932 following its current route between US 322 and SR 283.[3][4] In 1935, the Aurora-US 422 segment was brought into the state highway system, but as SR 382.[5] By 1937, the two routes were united as SR 306; also at this time, the road connecting Aurora and Hudson was included as the southernmost segment of SR 306.[6][7] In 1942, the Hudson-Aurora segment was removed from the state highway system, but by this time, the entire route had been paved.[8][9] No major changes have occurred to the routing since that time.
Major junctions
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| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Portage | Aurora | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 43 (Aurora Road / Chillicothe Road) – Streetsboro | |
| 0.28 | 0.45 |  SR 82 (Garfield Road) | |||
| Geauga | Bainbridge Township | 5.25 | 8.45 |  US 422 – Warren, Cleveland | Interchange |
| Russell Township | 10.45 | 16.82 |  SR 87 (Kinsman Road) | ||
| Chester Township | 14.49 | 23.32 |  US 322 (Mayfield Road) – Orwell, Cleveland | ||
| Lake | Kirtland | 18.93 | 30.46 |  US 6 | |
| 22.11 | 35.58 |   SR 615 north (Chillicothe Road) / Eisenhower Drive | Southern terminus of SR 615 | ||
| Willoughby | 23.20 | 37.34 |  I-90 – Erie, PA, Cleveland | Exit 193 (I-90) | |
| Mentor | 23.51 | 37.84 |  SR 84 (Johnnycake Ridge Road) | ||
| 24.11 | 38.80 |  US 20 (Mentor Avenue) | |||
| 24.87 | 40.02 |  SR 2 – Painesville, Cleveland | Interchange | ||
| 27.42 | 44.13 |  SR 283 / LECT (Lake Shore Boulevard) / Reynolds Road | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams".
- ^ "Kirtland Temple" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. Ohio Department of Highways. 1931. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. ODOH. 1932. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Official 1935 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1935. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ 1936 Official Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1936. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Official Ohio Highway Map 1937 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1937. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Highway Map 1941 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by H.G. Sours, Director. ODOH. 1941. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Highway Map 1942 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by H.G. Sours, Director. ODOH. 1942. Retrieved August 19, 2013.