text: ohio state route 167 state route 167 ( sr 167 ) is a 14 . 08 - mile - long ( 22 . 66 km ) east – west state highway in the northeastern portion of the u.s. state of ohio . its western terminus is at the northern end of the sr 46 and sr 307 concurrency in jefferson , and its eastern terminus is at the pennsylvania state line about 13 miles ( 21 km ) south of , where pennsylvania route 198 ( pa 198 ) continues east . the route was designated in 1923 , and has been rerouted three times since . route description sr 167 starts at sr 46 / 307 , on the northern edge of jefferson . the route , known as beech street , travels east and crosses a railroad owned by ashtabula , carson & jefferson . sr 167 shifts slightly northeastward , and three miles later , it meets sr 11 at a diamond interchange . later , the road intersects sr 193 in the middle of denmark township . after intersecting stanhope – road , the route moves north a bit , then slowly moves back south and continues eastward . at the small village of pierpont , sr 167 becomes concurrent with sr 7 , and heads north for 1 mile ( 1 . 6 km ) . after that , the route starts heading east again , and becomes pa 198 after crossing the ohio – pennsylvania state line . the majority of the road is next to farmland . the highest traffic count is in jefferson , where 2 , 260 vehicles travel on the road on average . the lowest traffic count is near the state line , where 330 vehicles travel on the road on average . history sr 167 was designated in 1923 as a short connector from sr 7 to the pennsylvania state line east of richmond center , an unincorporated village . in 1928 , the route was rerouted from jefferson to the pennsylvania state line east of pierpoint . the new western terminus was in sr 46 / 84 ( now sr 307 ) in jefferson , and the eastern terminus was the state line , north of richmond center . the route became concurrent with us 6 beginning in 1932 , between sr 7 and the pennsylvania state line . in 1939 , the highway was rerouted north of its concurrency with us 6 , replacing sr 538 . in about 1969 , sr 11 opened at sr 167 as an at - grade intersection , and seven years later , an interchange replaced the intersection . between 1979 and 1981 , the route was rerouted to the north side of jefferson to its current alignment . major intersections the entire route is in ashtabula county .