Highway Transportation

 

Whether your product distribution is global, national, or regional in scope, Fulton County, Ohio has the modal choice for you and a location that is geographically advantageous. Fulton County is blessed with an outstanding transportation system. With I-80 / I-90 extending from border to border east and west, Fulton County is serviced by three separate interchanges throughout the county. Shipments moving north and south can access I-75, which is 10 miles east of Fulton County.

Fulton County also has access to other state routes, U.S. routes, and highways, which allows easily accessible transportation routes to other areas. These routes include:

    SR-108
    SR-109
    SR-66
    SR-2
    SR-120
    SR-127
    US-20A
    US-20

    SR-108

    State Route 108 (SR 108) is a 49.30-mile (79.34 km) state route that runs between SR 15 and the Michigan state line in the US state of Ohio. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through both farmland and residential properties.

    SR-109

    State Route 109 (SR 109) is a 52.9-mile (85.1 km) state route that runs between Ottawa and the Michigan state line in the US state of Ohio. It crosses a major river, the Maumee, east of Napoleon. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through both farmland and residential properties.

    SR-66

    State Route 66 (SR 66) is a north–south state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 36 (US 36) in Piqua, and its northern terminus is at US 20 in Fayette. South of Defiance it generally follows the route of the former Miami and Erie Canal.

    SR-2

    State Route 2 (SR 2), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 2 until 1921 and State Highway 2 in 1922, is an east–west highway crossing most of northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville where the route becomes Indiana State Road 37 which continues to Fort Wayne, Indiana. The eastern terminus of the route is in Painesville Township in Lake County at U.S. Route 20 (US 20).

    SR-120

    State Route 120 (SR 120) is an east–west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Michigan state line, where an unnumbered county highway (Morenci Road, formerly M-120) continues west-northwest. State Route 120’s eastern terminus is in Toledo at State Route 65; the route is, for all practical purposes, a spur of U.S. Route 20, which generally bypasses Toledo to the west and south.

    SR-127

    US Highway 127 (US 127) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. In Ohio, the highway runs 194.27 miles (312.65 km) from the Ohio River in Cincinnati to the Michigan state line north of West Unity. US 127 runs south to north in Ohio's westernmost counties along the border of Indiana. The highway is a main route connecting many small towns, including eight county seats. The highway was first designated in 1926. Its route ended in downtown Toledo before being realigned to its current route in 1930.

    US-20A

    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.

    US-20

    U.S. Route 20 (US 20) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Newport, Oregon, to Boston, Massachusetts. Within the state of Ohio, the route runs from the Indiana border near Edon to the Pennsylvania border at Conneaut. The route passes through rural areas west of Toledo and passes through Public Square in Cleveland. It is one of nine other routes to enter Downtown Cleveland at Public Square, and it serves some of Cleveland's northeastern suburbs.

    SR-127
    US Highway 127 (US 127) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. In Ohio, the highway runs 194.27 miles (312.65 km) from the Ohio River in Cincinnati to the Michigan state line north of West Unity. US 127 runs south to north in Ohio’s westernmost counties along the border of Indiana. The highway is a main route connecting many small towns, including eight county seats. The highway was first designated in 1926. Its route ended in downtown Toledo before being realigned to its current route in 1930.
    US-20A
    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.
    US-20
    U.S. Route 20 (US 20) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Newport, Oregon, to Boston, Massachusetts. Within the state of Ohio, the route runs from the Indiana border near Edon to the Pennsylvania border at Conneaut. The route passes through rural areas west of Toledo and passes through Public Square in Cleveland. It is one of nine other routes to enter Downtown Cleveland at Public Square, and it serves some of Cleveland’s northeastern suburbs.
    SR-108
    State Route 108 (SR 108) is a 49.30-mile (79.34 km) state route that runs between SR 15 and the Michigan state line in the US state of Ohio. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through both farmland and residential properties.
    SR-109
    State Route 109 (SR 109) is a 52.9-mile (85.1 km) state route that runs between Ottawa and the Michigan state line in the US state of Ohio. It crosses a major river, the Maumee, east of Napoleon. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through both farmland and residential properties.
    SR-66
    State Route 66 (SR 66) is a north–south state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 36 (US 36) in Piqua, and its northern terminus is at US 20 in Fayette. South of Defiance it generally follows the route of the former Miami and Erie Canal.
    SR-2
    State Route 2 (SR 2), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 2 until 1921 and State Highway 2 in 1922, is an east–west highway crossing most of northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville where the route becomes Indiana State Road 37 which continues to Fort Wayne, Indiana. The eastern terminus of the route is in Painesville Township in Lake County at U.S. Route 20 (US 20).
    SR-120
    State Route 120 (SR 120) is an east–west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Michigan state line, where an unnumbered county highway (Morenci Road, formerly M-120) continues west-northwest. State Route 120’s eastern terminus is in Toledo at State Route 65; the route is, for all practical purposes, a spur of U.S. Route 20, which generally bypasses Toledo to the west and south.

    Rail Transportation

    Fulton County is dissected by the Norfolk Southern dual main line, which runs east and west through the United States from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast. Access to this line provides a tremendous advantage to those companies requiring rail transportation.

    In addition, the Ann Arbor Railtex shortline runs north and south through the county extending from the Detroit and Canadian markets south to the Cincinnati markets. This line has the potential for interconnection to the Norfolk and Southern east and west main line.

    Air Transportation

    Toledo Express Airport

    Toledo Express Airport  provides daily passenger flights to major passenger hubs in the Midwest including Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh.

    Detroit Metro Airport

    Detroit Metro Airport is located an hour and a half north-east of Fulton County and offers daily direct flights to national and international destinations. The airports in Cleveland and Columbus are both less than 2.5 hours away, depending on your location in the county.

    Fulton County Airport

    The Fulton County Airport located in Wauseon, Ohio offers general aviation services. With a new jet fuel farm and enhanced runway and taxiway infrastructure the local airport can handle many corporate flight activities.