Ohio State Route 98

State Route 98 (SR 98) is a north–south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the SR 47/SR 423 concurrency in Waldo, and its northern terminus is at SR 61 in Plymouth.

State Route 98
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	46.18 mi[1] (74.32 km)
Existed	1923[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 47 / SR 423 in Waldo
Major intersections	US 23 in Waldo US 30 in Bucyrus
North end	SR 61 in Plymouth
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Marion, Crawford, Richland
Highway system
Ohio State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SR 97 → SR 99

SR 98 is known as Columbus-Sandusky Road along its stretch between Waldo and Bucyrus, as well as Bucyrus Street in Plymouth. This stretch of SR 98, in combination with US 23 south of Waldo, and SR 4 north of Bucyrus, comprises the most direct route between Columbus and Sandusky.

History

SR 98 was commissioned in 1923 on the same alignment as today.^[2][3] The entire route was paved by 1933.^[4][5]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Marion	Waldo	0.00	0.00	SR 47 west / SR 423 north	Southern terminus of SR 98; eastern terminus of SR 47; southern terminus of SR 423
		0.12	0.19	US 23
	Richland Township	6.29	10.12	SR 529	Roundabout
	Claridon Township	8.60	13.84	SR 95
		10.96	17.64	SR 309
Crawford	Dallas Township	18.20	29.29	SR 294 west	Eastern terminus of SR 294
	Bucyrus	23.98	38.59	SR 4 south	Southern end of SR 4 concurrency
		24.84– 24.90	39.98– 40.07	SR 19 south / SR 100 south	Southern end of SR 19 and SR 100 concurrency
		25.04	40.30	SR 4 north / SR 19 north / SR 100 north	Northern end of SR 4, SR 19, and SR 100 concurrency
		26.47	42.60	US 30
	Liberty Township	28.28	45.51	SR 96 east	Western terminus of SR 96
	Liberty–Vernon township line	33.06	53.20	SR 602
	Auburn Township	38.04	61.22	SR 39
		40.76	65.60	SR 598
Richland	Plymouth	45.65	73.47	SR 61 south	Southern end of SR 61 concurrency
		46.18	74.32	SR 61 north / SR 603 south	northern end of SR 61 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 98; Northern terminus of SR 603
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus