State Route 294 is a 24.23 miles (39 km) long east–west state highway

State highway

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 in the northwestern quadrant of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. The route's western terminus is at SR 37 nearly 3.25 miles (5.2 km) northwest of the village

Village

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 of Marseilles

Marseilles, Ohio

Marseilles is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 124 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marseilles is located at ....

. Its eastern terminus is at its junction with SR 98

Ohio State Route 98

State Route 98 is a north–south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the State Route 47/State Route 423 concurrency in Waldo, and its northern terminus is at State Route 61 in Plymouth....

 about 4.75 miles (7.6 km) south of the city

City

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 of Bucyrus

Bucyrus, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,224 people, 5,559 households, and 3,552 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,812.0 people per square mile . There were 5,955 housing units at an average density of 816.0 per square mile...

.

Route description

Along its way, SR 294 travels through the southern portion 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...

 and the southwestern part of Crawford County

Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution....

. There is no segment of SR 294 that is incorporated within 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 nation.

History

SR 294 made its debut in 1932. When it was first designated, the highway was a short spur route

Spur route

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 that was routed along the portion of its present alignment that links U.S. Route 23 (US 23) with the village of Harpster

Harpster, Ohio

Harpster is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harpster is located at ....

. In 1937, SR 294 took on its present shape. On the west side, the highway was extended west from Harpster to its current western terminus at SR 37. Simultaneously, SR 294 was extended east of US 23 along its present alignment into Crawford County to a new eastern terminus at SR 98.

Major intersections