Ohio State Route 57
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State Route 57 is a north–south state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in northeast 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...

. Route 57 runs south from U.S. Route 6 in Lorain
Lorain, Ohio
Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....

 to U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 in Ohio
-Route description:US 30 heads east across northern Ohio via Mansfield and Canton. After several upgrades, it is now a four-lane divided highway from the Indiana state line to Canton with controlled-access freeway sections between Van Wert and Delphos, Bucyrus and Mansfield, and Massillon and Canton...

 at Riceland, a distance of 61.2 miles (98.5 km).

Route description

State Route 57 begins as a city street in downtown Lorain. The four-lane highway travels towards Interstate 90
Interstate 90 in Ohio
In the U.S. state of Ohio, Interstate 90 runs east–west across the northern tier. Much of it is along the Ohio Turnpike, but sections outside the turnpike pass through Cleveland and northeast into Pennsylvania.-Route description:...

. The 1 miles (1.6 km) stretch of the highway between Interstate 90 and the Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike
The Ohio Turnpike, officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike, is a -long, limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of Ohio, serving as a primary corridor to Chicago and Pittsburgh...

 in the city of Elyria is flanked on both sides with hotels, businesses and the Midway Mall. South of the Ohio Turnpike, the highway remains four lanes wide and continues south (concurrent with Ohio State Route 113, State Route 301
Ohio State Route 301
State Route 301 is a long north–south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 301 is at SR 302 nearly south of West Salem. Its northern terminus is at U.S...

, and U.S. Route 20) through Elyria. The highway connects with State Route 10 just south of Elyria via highway interchange and separates from OH 301 and U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 is an east–west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies, US 20 is a coast-to-coast route. Spanning , it is the longest road in the United States, and the route sparsely parallels Interstate 90...

. South of OH 10 the highway retains four lanes to its intersection with Ohio 82 where it narrows to a two-lane highway through the remainder of Lorain County and Medina County.

As State Route 57 traverses the rural communities of Medina County, it takes more of an east-southeast track as it joins and separates with State Route 83 and State Route 303. It then merges with State Route 18 as it heads towards the city of Medina. OH 57 passes through Medina’s town square and heads southeast as Wadsworth Road towards Interstate 71 where it travels over the six-lane expressway en-route to its southern terminus. OH57 continues its path south passing through rural communities in Wayne County. It intersects with Interstate 76
Interstate 76 in Ohio
In the U.S. state of Ohio, Interstate 76 runs for from Interstate 71 south of Cleveland to the Pennsylvania state line south of Youngstown. Once numbered Interstate 80S, Interstate 76 now comprises the easternmost leg of the Ohio Turnpike.-Route description:...

 near Wadsworth and continues south past the county airport, through Orrville
Orrville, Ohio
Orrville is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,551 at the 2000 census.The J.M. Smucker Co., owner of the Smucker's brand, is headquartered in Orrville.-Geography:Orrville is located at ....

on its way to the terminus in Riceland where it meets U.S. 30 in Wayne County.

History

Prior to the construction of the Ohio 2/Ohio Turnpike connector around 1976, I-90 traffic had to use Ohio 57 to access the Turnpike. In 2003 the loop from State Route 57 southbound to I-90/State Route 2 eastbound in this interchange was removed and replaced by a left turn to simplify traffic movements on Ohio 57, and the opposite loop had been removed by 2004 to make the interchange a six-ramp parclo.

Future

Congestion in Lorain County between Interstates 80 & 90 has reached economically damaging levels. This stretch of Ohio 57 contains a disorganized cluster of roads and exits which contribute to one of the highest accident rates in the state. The Ohio Department of Transportation is working to reconfigure SR57 in the Lorain/Elyria area from U.S. Route 20 to just north of SR 254 including the Interstate 80/Ohio Turnpike/Midway Mall/Interstate 90/State Route 2 area to move traffic more efficiently and safely while improving access to existing businesses and boost commercial development.
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