Interstate 70 in Ohio
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| Maintained by Ohio DOT | ||||
| Length: | 225.60 mi[1] (363.07 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1956 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |   I-70 / US 35 at Indiana state line |
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 I-75 near Vandalia I-675 near Springfield I-270 in Columbus twice I-670 in Columbus I-71 in Columbus I-77 near Cambridge I-470 near St. Clairsville |
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| East end: |  I-70 at West Virginia state line |
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In the U.S. state of Ohio, Interstate 70 provides access between Indiana and West Virginia.
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Route description [edit]
Along its path through Ohio, Interstate 70 passes through the following counties: Preble, Montgomery, Clark, Madison, Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum, Guernsey and Belmont County. As an Interstate highway, by default, Interstate 70 is a part of the National Highway System, a network of highways deemed most important for the country's economy, mobility and defense.[2]
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History [edit]
Interstate 70 appeared on the original AASHTO interstate route numbering map from August 14, 1957. It was envisioned as a modern upgrade of the old National Pike (US-40), the main east–west route through the heart of the state, built closely parallel to, but on a separate alignment as the then overburdened and obsolete highway. The 21-mile (34 km) section between Kirkersville and Gratiot (current Exits 122 - 142), was the first new construction opened to traffic (1959). At that time, the highway was accessed at both ends via temporary at-grade intersections with the old National Pike, with I-70 and US-40 sharing the same carriageways.
Once the road was extended westward towards Columbus by 1968, access was routed to Exit 122, with the western 1-mile (1.6 km) access road continuing US-40 back to the old National Pike becoming part of OH-158 (though the westbound lanes were abandoned). The following year, the highway was opened eastward to Zanesville, with a new interchange, Exit 142, at Gratiot. The at-grade intersection with the old National Pike was subsequently blocked off, to be erased by years of overgrowth. The US-40 designation was returned to the Pike around the same time, replacing the temporary OH-440 designation.
In February 2013, an 11.18-mile segment of I-70 running through Franklin, Fairfield, and Licking Counties was named by the National Asphalt Pavement Association as the winner of the 2012 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for the best asphalt pavement in the country.[3][4]
Exit list [edit]
| County | Location | Mile[5] | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Preble | Jefferson Township Jackson Township |
1.66 | 1 | US 35 south |
East end of US 35 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
| Monroe Township | 9.91 | 10 |  US 127 |
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| Harrison Township | 14.66 | 14 |  SR 503 |
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| Montgomery | Brookville | 21.01 | 21 | Arlington, Brookville | |
| Clayton Clay Township |
24.05 | 24 |  SR 49 north (Dayton Greenville Pike) / Brookville Salem Pike |
West end of SR 49 overlap | |
| Clayton Englewood |
25.88 | 26 | SR 49 south (Salem Avenue) / Hoke Road |
East end of SR 49 overlap | |
| Englewood | 28.97 | 29 |  SR 48 (Main Street) |
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| Butler Township | 32.07 | 32 | Dayton International Airport Access Road – Dayton International Airport | 2-mile Interstate-grade spur freeway feeding into the airport, with one interchange at US 40 | |
| 33.87 | 33 | I-75 – Dayton, Cincinnati, Toledo |
Signed as exits 33A (south) and 33B (north) | ||
| Huber Heights | 36.67 | 36 |  SR 202 (Old Troy Pike) |
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| 38.64 | 38 |  SR 201 (Brandt Pike) |
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| 41.00 | 41 |   SR 4 west / SR 235 |
West end of SR 4 overlap; signed as exits 41A (south) and 41B (north) eastbound | ||
| Clark | |||||
| Mad River Township | 44.32 | 44 | I-675 / Spangler Road – Cincinnati, Springfield |
Signed as exits 44A (south) and 44B (north) eastbound | |
| 46.67 | 47 | SR 4 east |
East end of SR 4 overlap; westbound exit is via exit 48 | ||
| 47.79 | 48 | Enon Road | Eastbound exit is via exit 47 | ||
| Springfield Township | 52.23 | 52 |  US 68 |
Signed as exits 52A (south) and 52B (north) | |
| 54.47 | 54 |  SR 72 (Limestone Street) |
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| 59.36 | 59 |  SR 41 (Charleston Pike) |
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| Harmony Township | 62.02 | 62 |  US 40 (National Road) |
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| 66.33 | 66 |  SR 54 (Urbana Street) |
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| South Vienna | |||||
| Madison | Somerford Township | 72.35 | 72 |  SR 56 (Urbana-London Road) |
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| Deer Creek Township | 79.09 | 79 |  US 42 (London-Delaware Road) |
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| Jefferson Township | 80.74 | 80 |  SR 29 (Urbana-West Jefferson Road) |
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| 85.38 | 85 |  SR 142 |
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| Franklin | Columbus | 91 | Hilliard Rome Road | Signed as exits 91A (south) and 91B (north) westbound | |
| 93 | I-270 – Cincinnati, Cleveland |
Signed as exits 93A (south) and 93B (north) eastbound | |||
| 94 | Wilson Road | ||||
| 95 | Hague Avenue, Fisher Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 96 | I-670 east – Airport |
Eastbound left exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 97 | US 40 (Broad Street) |
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| 98A |   US 62 (Central Avenue) / SR 3 / Sullivant Avenue |
Signed as exit 98 eastbound; eastbound exit is via exit 97 | |||
| 98B | Mound Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 99 |  I-71 south / SR 315 north – Cincinnati |
West end of I-71 overlap; signed as exits 99A (south) and 99B (north) | |||
| 99C | US 62 (Town Street) / SR 3 / Rich Street |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 100A | Fullton Street, Front Street, Mound Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 100B |   US 23 (4th Street) / US 33 (Livingston Avenue) |
Signed as exit 100 westbound | |||
| 101A | I-71 north – Cleveland |
East end of I-71 overlap; signed as exit 101 westbound | |||
| 101B | Mooberry Street | Eastbound exit only | |||
| 102 | Mooberry Street, Cole Street | ||||
| 103A | US 33 (Livingston Avenue) / Alum Creek Drive |
Signed as exit 103 westbound; no eastbound entrance | |||
| 103B | Alum Creek Drive | Eastbound exit and entrance | |||
| 105A | US 33 (College Avenue) |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 105B | James Road | Signed as exits 105A (south) and 105B (north) westbound | |||
| 107 |  SR 317 (Hamilton Road) |
Signed as exits 107A (south) and 107B (north) eastbound | |||
| 108 | I-270 – Cincinnati, Cleveland |
Signed as exits 108A (south) and 108B (north) westbound | |||
| 110 | Brice Road – Brice | Signed as exits 110A (south) and 110B (north) eastbound | |||
| Fairfield | Pickerington | 112 |  SR 256 (Reynoldsburg Baltimore Road) |
Signed as exits 112A (south) and 112B (north) eastbound | |
| Violet Township | 112C |  SR 204 (Blacklick-Eastern Road) |
Eastbound exit only | ||
| Licking | Etna Township | 118 |  SR 310 (Hazelton-Etna Road) |
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| Kirkersville | 122 |  SR 158 (Baltimore Road) |
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| Union Township | 126 |  SR 37 (Lancaster Road) |
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| 129 |  SR 79 (Hebron Road) |
Signed as exits 129A (south) and 129B (north) | |||
| Licking Township | 132 |  SR 13 (Jacksontown Road) |
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| Bowling Green Township | 141 |  SR 668 (Brownsville Road) |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| Muskingum | Hopewell Township | 142 | Mt. Perry Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| Falls Township | 152 | US 40 (National Road) |
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| Zanesville | 153A | Liberty Street, State Street, Blue Avenue | Signed as exit 153 eastbound | ||
| 153B | Maple Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 154 | 5th Street, 6th Street, Elberon Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 155 |   SR 60 (Underwood Street) / SR 146 |
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| Washington Township | 157 |  SR 93 (Pleasant Grove Road) |
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| Perry Township | 160 | Sonora Road | |||
| 164 |  US 22 / US 40 |
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| New Concord | 169 |  SR 83 (Friendship Drive) |
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| Guernsey | Cambridge Township | 176.25 | 176 |  SR 723 north |
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| 178.84 | 178 |  SR 209 (Southgate Parkway) |
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| 179.89-180.08 | 180 | I-77 – Marietta, Cambridge, Cleveland |
Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north) | ||
| Wills Township | 186.70 | 186 |  US 40 west (National Road) / SR 285 (Wintergreen Road) |
West end of US 40 overlap | |
| Oxford Township | 193.42 | 193 |  SR 513 (Batesville Road) |
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| Fairview |
198.69 | 198 |  CR 114 (Fairview Road) / Old National Road, Fair Avenue, Oxford Road |
Former US 40 east | |
| Belmont | Kirkwood Township | ||||
| 202.55 | 202 |   SR 800 (Hendrysburg Road) / CR 102 (Mt. Olivett Road) |
Former US 40 west | ||
| 204.77 | 204 | US 40 east (National Road) / McMillan Road |
East end of US 40 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| Union Township | |||||
| 208.27 | 208 |  SR 149 |
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| Richland Township | 212.92-213.09 | 213 |  US 40 (National Road) / SR 331 |
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| 215.24 | 215 | US 40 (National Road) |
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| 216.81 | 216 |  SR 9 |
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| 218.64 | 218 | Mall Road | |||
| 219.67 | 219 | I-470 east – Wheeling |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 220.29 | 220 | US 40 (National Road) / Bellaire High Ridge Road |
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| Bridgeport | 225.27 | 225 | Marion Street |
See also [edit]
List of unused highways in Ohio
References [edit]
- ^ Route Log- Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ^ "The Shelly Co. Wins NAPA's Sheldon G. Hayes Award". ForConstructionPros.com. 13 Feb 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- ^ National Asphalt Pavement Association. "Sheldon G. Hayes Award Through the Years". Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved 2011-01-25.
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