Ohio State Route 273
East-west state highway in Ohio, US
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State Route 273 (SR 273) is a two-lane east–west state highway in Logan and Hardin counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It begins at an intersection with State Route 31 in Mt. Victory, passes through Belle Center, and ends in a dead end on Long Island at Indian Lake. Along the way, it intersects State Route 292 (north of Ridgeway), State Route 274 (north of the crossroads of Big Springs), US 68 (at the former location of Whitestown, today occupied only by a butcher's shop), and State Route 638 (in Belle Center). It overlaps State Route 117 for a short distance near Indian Lake.
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| Length | 19.78 mi[1] (31.83 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930–present | |||
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| West end | Maple Lane near Belle Center | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Logan, Hardin | |||
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West of State Route 117, State Route 273 continues for two miles (3 km), to the Indian Lake community of Long Island. This is an unincorporated area with approximately 200 permanent and 1,000 seasonal residents. The state highway ends at the bridge to Long Island.
History
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Logan | Richland Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | Maple Lane | |
| 2.02 | 3.25 | Northern end of SR 117 concurrency | |||
| 2.85 | 4.59 | southern end of SR 117 concurrency | |||
| Belle Center | 7.38 | 11.88 | Northern terminus of SR 638 | ||
| Rushcreek Township | 9.91 | 15.95 | |||
| 12.89 | 20.74 | Eastern terminus of SR 274 | |||
| Hardin | Hale Township | 16.88 | 27.17 | ||
| Mount Victory | 19.78 | 31.83 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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