Ohio State Route 31
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Marysville, Ohio
Marysville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,942 at the 2000 census, and the Census Bureau estimated that it had risen to 17,621 by 2006.Marysville's longtime slogan is "Where the Grass is Greener"...
to Kenton
Kenton, Ohio
Kenton is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Ohio, United States, along the Scioto River. The population was 8,262 at the 2010 census. It is named for Kentucky/Ohio frontiersman, Simon Kenton...
. Before 1938, however, it stretched far longer, from Pomeroy
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy is a village in and the county seat of Meigs County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,966 at the 2000 census. During the late 19th century, Pomeroy was an important producer of coal and salt...
on the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
to Findlay
Findlay, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,266.3 people per square mile . There were 17,152 housing units at an average density of 997.6 per square mile...
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History
- 1924: Route 21 established from Pomeroy to Findlay.
- 1926: Route 21 renumbered as SR 31 to avoid confusion with US 21.
- 1932: SR 10 assigned concurrently with SR 31 from Kenton to Findlay.
- 1933: SR 10 replaced with US 68.
- 1938: US 33 established along SR 31 between Marysville and Marble Cliff, and between Columbus and Pomeroy. SR 31 truncated to new southern terminus at Columbus.
- 1943: SR 31 truncated to new southern terminus at Marysville, eliminating US 33 concurrency.
- 1952: SR 31 truncated to new northern terminus at Kenton, eliminating US 68 concurrency.