U.S. Route 20A (US 20A) is a 52.4-mile-long (84.3 km) east–west alternate route of US 20 located in northwest Ohio. The western terminus of the route is at US 20 southwest of Pioneer, and the eastern terminus is at US 20 in Maumee, southwest of Toledo.
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 52.448 mi[1] (84.407 km) | |||
| Existed | 1935[2]–present | |||
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| West end |  US 20 west of Pioneer | |||
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| East end | US 20 in Maumee | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Williams, Fulton, Lucas | |||
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Route description
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The route runs parallel to the Ohio Turnpike (Interstate 80/Interstate 90 [I-80/I-90]) for much of its length, and intersects the turnpike at exit 13 northeast of Montpelier in Holiday City. US 20 and US 20A are never more than five miles (8.0 km) apart for the entire 50-mile (80 km) stretch through the Ohio farm country, as the mainline of US 20 takes the more northerly route.[3][4]
History
editThe current US 20A was designated U.S. Route 20S (US 20S) in 1932, which replaced State Route 271 (SR 271) which had run from US 20 south to Montpelier, truncated SR 107, joined SR 2, and followed a road formerly not on the state highway system through most of Lucas County. It became US 20A in 1935. US 20A was moved to its current location along SR 15 from SR 576 and SR 107 in 1964. (SR 107 then reclaimed some of the miles that had been taken from it in 1932.)[2] In the 1950s, part of the road east of Swanton was abandoned to make way for Toledo Express Airport.[citation needed]
Major junctions
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Williams | Bridgewater Township | 0.000– 0.033 | 0.000– 0.053 | US 20 – Angola, IN | Western terminus of US 20A |
| Madison Township | 1.098 | 1.767 |   SR 15 north – Pioneer CR O | Northern end of SR 15 concurrency | |
| Holiday City | 2.866– 3.156 | 4.612– 5.079 |    I-80 / I-90 / Ohio Turnpike – Chicago, Toledo | Exit 13 on Ohio Turnpike | |
| Jefferson Township | 4.765 | 7.669 |  SR 15 south – Bryan   SR 107 west – Montpelier | Southern end of SR 15 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 107 | |
| West Unity | 11.000 | 17.703 |  US 127 south (South Defiance Street) | Western end of US 127 concurrency | |
| 11.082 | 17.835 |  SR 191 south (Main Street) | Northern terminus of SR 107 | ||
| 11.198 | 18.021 | US 127 north (Liberty Street) | Eastern end of US 127 concurrency | ||
| Fulton | German Township | 16.832 | 27.088 |     SR 66 north to Ohio Turnpike / CR 24 – Fayette | Western end of SR 66 concurrency |
| 17.951 | 28.889 |  SR 66 south / CR 23 – Archbold | Eastern end of SR 66 concurrency | ||
| Wauseon–Clinton Township line | 26.153 | 42.089 |  SR 108 north to Ohio Turnpike / Ottokee Street – Oakshade | Western end of SR 108 concurrency | |
| 26.882 | 43.262 |   SR 2 west / SR 108 south / CR 14 – Napoleon, Ottokee, Fulton County Airport | Eastern end of SR 108 concurrency; western end of SR 2 concurrency | ||
| York Township | 31.906 | 51.348 |  SR 109 north to Ohio Turnpike – Adrian | Western end of SR 109 concurrency | |
| Delta | 33.665 | 54.179 | SR 109 south (Madison Street) | Eastern end of SR 109 concurrency | |
| Swanton | 39.842 | 64.119 |   SR 64 north (South Main Street) / CR 1-1 | Western end of SR 64 concurrency | |
| 40.573 | 65.296 | SR 64 south (Waterville–Swanton Road) – Neapolis, Whitehouse | Western end of SR 64 concurrency | ||
| Lucas | Swanton Township | 42.283– 42.363 | 68.048– 68.177 |   SR 2 east / SR 295 north to Ohio Turnpike | Eastern end of SR 2 concurrency; western end of SR 295 concurrency |
| 43.643 | 70.237 | SR 295 south – Whitehouse | Eastern end of SR 295 concurrency | ||
| Maumee | 50.564 | 81.375 |   I-475 / US 23 | Future interchange planned for construction in 2022[5] | |
| 52.448 | 84.407 | US 20 (Conant Street) / Indiana Avenue | Eastern terminus of US 20A | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Official Transportation Map". Ohio Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "US-20A, Pioneer to Wauseon" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "US-20A, Wauseon to Maumee" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ Patch, David (February 22, 2018). "Proposed US 20A Interchange Sparks Questions at Information Session". The Blade. Toledo, OH. Retrieved July 17, 2018.