Interstate 480 (Ohio)

Interstate 480
Route information
Maintained by Ohio DOT
Length:	41.77 mi (67.22 km)
Major junctions
West end:	I-80 / Ohio Tpk. in North Ridgeville
	I-71 in Brook Park I-77 in Independence I-271 in Bedford Heights
East end:	I-80 / Ohio Tpk. / SR 14 in Streetsboro
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Business Ohio highways Interstates U.S. Routes State Routes ← I-475 I-490 →

Interstate 480 (I-480) is a loop highway that connects the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) with suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The highway is officially designated the Outerbelt South Freeway, but it is rarely referred to by that name.

The western terminus is at I-80 in North Ridgeville while the eastern terminus is at I-80 in Streetsboro. The width varies from four to ten lanes. The entire length of I-480 is 41.77 miles (67.22 km). I-480 provides access to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport via Ohio State Route 237.

Route description

The freeway is concurrent with I-271 for two miles. I-271 and I-480 are the only two three-digit interstates in the nation that run concurrently with each other for any distance. They run concurrent near Bedford Heights in Cuyahoga County. In Greensboro, North Carolina, future I-785 will run concurrently with I-840.^{[citation needed]}

The Valley View Bridge, which is 212 feet (65 m) high and spans 4,150 feet (1,260 m), carries I-480 across the Cuyahoga River valley.

History

Parts of I-480 were to have been I-271 and/or Interstate 80N.

In 1998, the Governor of Ohio, George Voinovich, gave I-480 the additional name of the "Senator John Glenn Highway", in honor of the former NASA astronaut and a U.S. Senator from Ohio for 24 years.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Lorain	North Ridgeville	0.00	0.00	—	I-80 / Ohio Tpk. west – Toledo	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		0.90	1.45	Ohio Turnpike Toll Plaza
		1.16	1.87	1	SR 10 west to US 20 – Oberlin, Norwalk	West end of SR 10 concurrency; westbound left exit and eastbound entrance; continuation beyond I-80
		2.03	3.27	2	SR 10 east (Lorain Road) to I-80 / Ohio Tpk. east	East end of SR 10 concurrency
Cuyahoga	North Olmsted	3.67	5.91	3	Stearns Road
		6.15	9.90	6	SR 252 (Great Northern Boulevard) – North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls	Signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north) westbound
		7.57	12.18	7	Clague Road – Westlake, Fairview Park	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Cleveland	9.44	15.19	9	E: SR 17 (Brookpark Road) – Airport W: Grayton Road — Rental Car Return	Signed eastbound as SR 17 and westbound as Grayton Road
		10.17	16.37	11	I-71 (via Berea Freeway) – Cleveland, Columbus	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		10.17	16.37	10	SR 237 south (Berea Freeway) – Airport, Berea	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance (eastbound exit is via exit 9)
		10.71	17.24	11	I-71 south – Columbus	No eastbound exit
		11.60	18.67	12A	West 150th Street — Brook Park	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		12.71	20.45	12B	West 130th Street, West 150th Street — Brook Park	Signed as exit 12 eastbound; No access to West 150th Street westbound
	Brooklyn	13.79	22.19	13	Tiedeman Road — Brooklyn
		15.21	24.48	15	To US 42 / Ridge Road – Parma
	Cleveland	16.49	26.54	16	SR 94 (State Road) to SR 176 south
		17.76	28.58	17A	SR 176 north – Cleveland	Jennings Freeway; Signed as exit 17 eastbound
	Brooklyn Heights	18.03	29.02	17B	SR 17 (Brookpark Road) to SR 176 south – Brooklyn Heights	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Independence	20.05	32.27	20	I-77 to Rockside Road – Akron, Cleveland	Signed as exits 20A (south) and 20B (north); Rockside Road access via exit 20A
	Garfield Heights	21.72	34.95	21	Transportation Boulevard / East 98th Street
		22.92	36.89	22	SR 17 (Granger Road)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; No entrance from SR 17 east
		23.85	38.38	23	SR 14 (Broadway Avenue) – Garfield Heights
	Cleveland	24.58	39.56	24	Lee Road – Maple Heights	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Warrensville Heights	26.03	41.89	25A	Warrensville Road south — Bedford	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		26.03	41.89	25B	Warrensville Road north — Warrensville Heights	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		26.31	42.34	26	To US 422 east / I-271 north / Miles Road – Warren, Erie, PA (via I-480N east)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Bedford Heights	26.55	42.73	25C	SR 8 / SR 43 (Northfield Road)
		27.94	44.97	26A	Rockside Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		28.02	45.09	—	I-271 north – Erie	West end of I-271 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Oakwood	30.99	49.87	23	SR 14 west (Broadway Avenue) / Forbes Road	West end of SR 14 concurrency
		32.06	51.60	—	I-271 south – Akron, Columbus	East end of I-271 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Summit	Twinsburg	36.30	58.42	36	SR 82 – Aurora, Macedonia, Twinsburg
		36.99	59.53	37	SR 91 – Twinsburg, Hudson, Solon
Portage	Streetsboro	41.63	67.00	41	Frost Road
		42.45	68.32	42	I-80 / Ohio Tpk. – Youngstown, Toledo
		42.45	68.32	—	SR 14 east – Ravenna	Continuation beyond Ohio Tpk. / I-80
Concurrency terminus       Closed/former       HOV only       Incomplete access       Tolled/ETC       Unopened

Interstate 480N

Interstate 480N
Location:	Maple Heights–Warrensville Heights
Length:	1.99 mi (3.20 km)

The portion of freeway connecting I-480 to I-271 and US 422 is called Interstate 480N, an Ohio Department of Transportation designation. It is rarely referred by this name.

Major intersections
The entire route is in Cuyahoga County.

Location	Mile	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Maple Heights	0.00	0.00		I-480 west – Cleveland, Toledo	Exit 26 on I-480
North Randall	0.53– 0.78	0.85– 1.26	1	Miles Road – North Randall, Bedford Heights
Warrensville Heights	1.29	2.08		I-271 north (Express Lanes) to I-90 – Erie, PA	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	1.63	2.62		US 422 east – Warren
	1.99	3.20		I-271 north / US 422 west – Harvard–Chagrin
Concurrency terminus       Closed/former       HOV only       Incomplete access       Tolled/ETC       Unopened

External links

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