State Route 293 is a 6.29 miles (10.1 km) long north–south state highway

State highway

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 in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Ohio

Ohio

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. The southern terminus of SR 293 is at SR 53 nearly 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) south of the village

Village

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 limits of Kirby

Kirby, Ohio

Kirby is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 132 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kirby is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

. Its northern terminus is at the intersection of Sandusky Street and Cass Street in Wharton

Wharton, Ohio

Wharton is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 409 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wharton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

.

Route description

All of SR 293 exists within the western part of Wyandot County

Wyandot County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,908 people, 8,882 households, and 6,270 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 people per square mile . There were 9,324 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

. SR 293 is not included as a part of the National Highway System

National Highway System (United States)

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 (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways determined to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.

History

SR 293 was established in 1932. The highway originally existed along its northernmost present stretch, connecting the village of Wharton with Lincoln Highway, which at one time was a part of U.S. Route 30 (US 30), and prior to that US 30N.

In 1997, SR 293 was extended to its present southern terminus by following Lincoln Highway (then a part of US 30) east for 2 miles (3.2 km). From that point, it replaced what was previously designated as SR 699 south to SR 53 just south of Kirby.

Major intersections