Interstate 80 (I-80) in the US state of Ohio runs across the northern part of the state. Most of the route is part of the Ohio Turnpike; only an 18.78-mile (30.22 km) stretch is not part of the toll road. That stretch of road is the feeder route to the Keystone Shortway, a shortcut through northern Pennsylvania that provides access to New York City.
 Interstate 80 | ||||
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 I-80 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by OTIC and ODOT | ||||
| Length | 237.48 mi[1] (382.19 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |     I-80 Toll / I-90 Toll / Indiana Toll Road at Indiana state line | |||
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| East end | I-80 at Pennsylvania state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage, Mahoning, Trumbull | |||
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Route description
editIn Ohio, I-80 enters with I-90 from the Indiana Toll Road and immediately becomes the "James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike", more commonly referred to as simply the Ohio Turnpike. The two Interstates cross rural northwest Ohio and run just south of the Toledo metropolitan area. In Rossford, the turnpike intersects with I-75 in an area known as the Crossroads of America.
In Elyria Township, Lorain County, just west of Cleveland, I-90 splits from I-80 (leaving the turnpike and running northeast as a freeway). I-80 runs east-southeast through the southern suburbs of Cleveland and retains the Ohio Turnpike designation. Just northwest of Youngstown, the Ohio Turnpike continues southeast onto I-76, while I-80 exits the turnpike and runs east to the north of Youngstown, entering Pennsylvania south of Sharon, Pennsylvania.
History
editI-80 was constructed as part of the Ohio Turnpike (with the exception of modern I-76 and I-480), the origins of which predate the establishment of the Interstate Highway System in 1956. The Ohio General Assembly created the Ohio Turnpike Commission in 1949, which was the first step in designing and constructing the east–west freeway. Construction began on October 27, 1952, and the freeway was completed on October 1, 1955 (a total of 38 months).[2]
Although I-80 presently uses the Ohio Turnpike across most of the state, it was once planned to split between Norwalk and Edinburg Township, with I-80N passing through Cleveland and I-80S passing through Akron.
Exit list
edit| County | Location[3][4] | mi[5][6] | km | Old exit | New exit[6] | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Williams | Northwest Township | 0.0 | 0.0 | Continuation into Indiana | ||||
| 2.0 | 3.2 | 1 | – | Diamond interchange with no ramp tolls, opened December 29, 1992[7] | ||||
| 4.0 | 6.4 | Westgate Toll Barrier | ||||||
| Holiday City | 13.5 | 21.7 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| Brady Township | 20.8 | 33.5 | Indian Meadow Service Plaza (westbound) Tiffin River Service Plaza (eastbound) | |||||
| Fulton | Franklin Township | 25.5 | 41.0 | 2A | 25 | Opened November 13, 1998[8] | ||
| Dover Township | 34.9 | 56.2 | 3 | 34 | ||||
| Pike Township | 39.8 | 64.1 | 3B | 39 | Opened December 20, 1996[9] | |||
| Lucas | Swanton Township | 49.0 | 78.9 | Oak Openings Service Plaza (westbound) Fallen Timbers Service Plaza (eastbound) Demolished[a] | ||||
| Swanton Toll Barrier (western end of ticket system) | ||||||||
| Monclova Township | 52.6 | 84.7 | 3A | 52 | Opened November 21, 1991[11] | |||
| Maumee | 59.5 | 95.8 | 4 | 59 | ||||
| Wood | Rossford | 64.9 | 104.4 | 4A | 64 | Opened December 4, 1991; I-75 exit 195[12] | ||
| Lake Township | 71.7 | 115.4 | 5 | 71 | I-280 exit 1A | |||
| Ottawa |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Sandusky | Woodville Township | 76.9 | 123.8 | Blue Heron Service Plaza (westbound) Wyandot Service Plaza (eastbound) | ||||
| Ottawa | Elmore | 81.8 | 131.6 | 5A | 81 | Opened February 6, 1997[13] | ||
| Sandusky | Sandusky Township | 91.6 | 147.4 | 6 | 91 | |||
| Riley Township | 100.0 | 160.9 | Erie Islands Service Plaza (westbound) Commodore Perry Service Plaza (eastbound) | |||||
| Erie | Groton Township | 110.2 | 177.3 | 6A | 110 | Opened December 15, 1994[14] | ||
| Milan Township | 118.5 | 190.7 | 7 | 118 | ||||
| Lorain | Brownhelm Township | 135.9 | 218.7 | 7A | 135 | Opened December 13, 1995[15] SR 2 not signed on eastbound side | ||
| Amherst Township | 139.5 | 224.5 | Middle Ridge Service Plaza (westbound) Vermillion Valley Service Plaza (eastbound) | |||||
| 140.6 | 226.3 | 7B | 140 | Opened November 30, 2004[16] | ||||
| Elyria Township | 142.8 | 229.8 | 8A | 142 | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern end of I-90 concurrency | |||
| Elyria | 145.5 | 234.2 | 8 | 145 | ||||
| North Ridgeville | 151.8 | 244.3 | 9A | 151 | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 152.2 | 244.9 | 9 | 152 | |||||
| Cuyahoga | Strongsville | 161.8 | 260.4 | 10 | 161 | I-71 exit 233 | ||
| Broadview Heights | 170.1 | 273.7 | Great Lakes Service Plaza (westbound) Towpath Service Plaza (eastbound) | |||||
| Summit | Richfield | 173.2 | 278.7 | 11 | 173 | Direct access to I-77 opened December 3, 2001;[17] I-77 exit 146 | ||
| Boston Heights | 180.3 | 290.2 | 12 | 180 | ||||
| Portage | Streetsboro | 187.2 | 301.3 | 13 | 187 | |||
| Shalersville Township | 193.9 | 312.1 | 13A | 193 | Opened December 1, 1994[14] | |||
| Freedom Township | 197.0 | 317.0 | Portage Service Plaza (westbound) Brady's Leap Service Plaza (eastbound) | |||||
| Trumbull | Braceville Township | 209.2 | 336.7 | 14 | 209 | |||
| 211 | 340 | Newton Falls Toll Barrier (eastern end of ticket system) | ||||||
| Lordstown | 215.0 | 346.0 | 14A | 215 | Ellsworth–Bailey Road – Lordstown West | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; opened June 1993[18] | ||
| 216.4 | 348.3 | 14B | 216 | Hallock–Young Road – Lordstown East | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| Mahoning | Jackson Township | 219.47 | 353.20 | 218 (EB) 219 (WB) | Eastern end of Ohio Turnpike concurrency; Ohio Turnpike exit 218; Penna Tpk. not signed eastbound | |||
| – | Eastbound exit only | |||||||
| Austintown Township | 223.01 | 358.90 | 223 | |||||
| 223.91 | 360.35 | 224A | Western end of SR 11 concurrency; signed as exit 224 westbound | |||||
| 224.25 | 360.90 | 224B | Northern terminus of I-680; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||||
| Trumbull | Weathersfield Township | 225.94 | 363.62 | 226 | Salt Springs Road – McDonald | |||
| Girard | 227.15 | 365.56 | 227 | |||||
| Liberty Township | 228.32 | 367.45 | 228B | Eastern end of SR 11 concurrency; signed as exit 228 eastbound | ||||
| 228.48 | 367.70 | 228A | Northern terminus of SR 711; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||||
| 228.82– 229.47 | 368.25– 369.30 | 229 | ||||||
| Hubbard Township | 234.43 | 377.28 | 234 | |||||
| 237.28 | 381.87 | Continuation into Pennsylvania | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
edit| Interstate | City | Notes | |
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| Interstate 280 | Toledo | Connects the Ohio Turnpike to I-75 | |
| Interstate 480 | Cleveland | Connects the Ohio Turnpike to I-271 and Cleveland | |
| Interstate 480N | Cleveland | Connects I-480 to I-271 north | |
| Interstate 680 | Youngstown | Connects I-80 to the Ohio Turnpike (I-76) |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. December 31, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Interstate 80". Interstate Guide. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (2007). Ohio Official Transportation Map (Map). Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation.
- ^ DeLorme (2007). Street Atlas USA (Map). DeLorme.
- ^ Division of Planning Office of Technical Services (July 16, 2013). "Destape files". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Ohio Turnpike Commission (n.d.). "Interchanges". Ohio Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
Ohio Turnpike Commission & Travel Boards (2012). Ohio Turnpike Map & Lodging Guide (Map). Berea: Ohio Turnpike Commission. - ^ Lewis, Herb (December 30, 1992). "Turnpike Exchange near Edon Is Officially Opened". The Bryan Times. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ Patch, David (November 10, 1998). "Archbold Turnpike Exit to Open". The Blade. Toledo, OH. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
- ^ "Fulton County Turnpike Gate To Open Friday". The Blade. Toledo, OH. December 17, 1996. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ Ohio Turnpike Commission (n.d.). "Service Plazas". Ohio Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ Harvey, Hank (November 22, 1991). "Interchange Opens to Jobs, Growth". The Blade. Toledo, OH. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Harvey, Hank (December 5, 1991). "Perrysburg I-75 Link to Turnpike Opens". The Blade. Toledo, OH. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Patch, David (February 7, 1997). "Turnpike's Gate 5A Opens, Widens Elmore Area Access". The Blade. Toledo, OH. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ a b McEaneney, Dennis (December 2, 1994). "Gate 13A Joins Pike". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ Kavanaugh, Molly (December 14, 1995). "New Turnpike Interchange Opens at Baumhart Road". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ "Turnpike Ramp at SR 58 To Open Today After 11 Years". The Morning Journal. Lorain, OH. November 30, 2004. Retrieved June 16, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ohio Turnpike, I-77 Interchange Opens to Traffic". Cleveland: WEWS-TV. December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ Farkas, Karen (June 21, 2009). "Bari Lambert's Job as a Toll Collector on the Ohio Turnpike's Lordstown Plant Exit Has Turned Very Quiet". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
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