State Route 5 (SR 5) is an east–west

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in the northeastern portion of the

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. Its western terminus is at Interstate 76 at its interchange with State Route 44 about south of

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, and its eastern terminus is at the

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state line northeast of Kinsman; this point is also the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 58 which begins to the east.

Route description

State Route 5 (SR 5) is an east–west state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at Interstate 76 at its interchange with State Route 44 about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Ravenna, and its eastern terminus is at the Pennsylvania state line northeast of Kinsman; this point is also the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 58 which begins to the east.

History

In 1924, the original route was established;Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System
(The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson it was routed from the

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state line west of Van Wert to the

state line east of East Liverpool along the current U.S. Route 30 from Indiana to

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, current U.S. Route 42 from Mansfield to Ashland, current U.S. Route 250 from Ashland to west of Wooster, U.S. Route 30 from west of Wooster to east of Dalton, State Route 172 from east of Dalton to Waco, U.S. Route 30 from Waco to East Liverpool, and State Route 39 from East Liverpool to Pennsylvania. In 1926, the route was truncated at Delphos and west of Wooster; Indiana to Delphos and west of Wooster to East Liverpool was certified as U.S. Route 30; East Liverpool to Pennsylvania certified as State Route 39; Mansfield to Ashland was dually certified as U.S. Route 42 and State Route 5; Ashland to west of Wooster was dually certified as State Routes 5 and 6. In 1929, the State Route 5's dual certification was removed from U.S. Route 42 and State Route 6.

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br>Official maps for 1928 and 1929
/ref> In 1932, Delphos to Mansfield was certified as U.S. Route 30N. Later that same year, the current route was established; it was originally routed along the former State Route 36 from Wooster to the

state line along the current State Route 585, State Route 59, its current routing east of

, and a currently unnumbered road through

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.Route 5
(The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson At an unknown time, the route realigned from northeast of Warren to Cortland. In 1969, the western terminus was moved to 3½ south of Ravenna, and routed along a new bypass route to east of Ravenna; the former alignment from Wooster to State Route 21 was certified as State Route 585, while the former alignment from south of Cuyahoga Falls to east of Ravenna was certified as State Route 59. At another unknown time, the route was realigned from east of Ravenna to west of Warren. In 1970, the Warren Bypass was completed from U.S. Route 422 to northeast of Warren (Elm Road) and was certified as State Route 5B. A year later, it was extended to west of Warren, with the entire bypass being certified as State Route 5 and the State Route 5B designation removed. The bypass was upgraded to a freeway in 1978.

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