The Milan Road overpass and Butler Street ramp opened
in late May 1969. Pictured above is an aerial view of the overpass and
surrounding area, taken by photographer Thomas Root just before its completion
in 1969. Sandusky city leaders began plans for the overpass in 1965, due to
traffic congestion which took place every summer as tourists poured in to visit
Cedar Point.
An article in the Sandusky
Register of September 30, 1969 described the three phases of the project. Phase
one was the widening and paving of Perkins Avenue up to the south end of the
overpass. Phase two was the construction of the overpass and Butler Street
ramp. Phase three was the widening and paving of Milan Road from the
overpass to Sycamore Line, and Sycamore Line to Cleveland Road. Several
pictures that were taken in 1967, during the construction phase of the overpass
project are housed in the collection of historical photographs at the Sandusky
Library Archives Research Center. Below is a picture of the New York Central railroad
crossing on Milan Road and Parish Street before the overpass was built.
The Buckeye Body Shop was located at Milan Road near
Butler Street in the early 1960s.
There were two gas stations near the intersection of
Milan Road and Sycamore Line in 1967.
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