Interstate 70 in Ohio
In the U.S. state of Ohio, Interstate 70 (I-70) provides access between Indiana and West Virginia.
I-70 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by ODOT | ||||
Length | 225.60 mi[1] (363.07 km) | |||
Existed | 1956–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ||||
East end | ||||
Location | ||||
Counties | Preble, Montgomery, Clark, Madison, Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum, Guernsey, Belmont | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
Along its path through Ohio, I-70 passes through the following counties: Preble, Montgomery, Clark, Madison, Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum, Guernsey, and Belmont. As an Interstate highway, by default, I-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]
The portion of I-70 between I-675 and Enon Road in Clark County is designated as the "Deputy Suzanne Hopper Memorial Highway",[3] in honor of a Clark County Sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed on January 1, 2011 while responding to reports of gunshots at a mobile home park on Enon Road, near I-70.[4]
History
I-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 Road (US 40), the main east–west route through the heart of the state, built closely parallel to, but on a separate alignment from, 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 SR 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 SR 440 designation.
In February 2013, an 11.18-mile (17.99 km) segment of I-70 traveling 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.[5][6]
Exit list
County | Location | mi[7] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Preble | Jefferson Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | Continuation into Indiana | ||
1.83 | 2.95 | 1 | Eastern end of US 35 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
Monroe Township | 9.91 | 15.95 | 10 | |||
Harrison Township | 14.66 | 23.59 | 14 | |||
Montgomery | Brookville | 21.01 | 33.81 | 21 | Arlington Road – Brookville | |
Clay Township | 23.71– 24.05 | 38.16– 38.70 | 24 | Western end of SR 49 concurrency; eastbound access to SR 49 via Brookville Salem Pike | ||
Clayton–Englewood line | 25.88– 26.26 | 41.65– 42.26 | 26 | Eastbound signage; eastern end of SR 49 concurrency Westbound signage | ||
Englewood | 28.97 | 46.62 | 29 | |||
Butler Township | 32.08 | 51.63 | 32 | |||
33.72– 33.97 | 54.27– 54.67 | 33 | Signed as exits 33A (south) and 33B (north) eastbound; I-75 north exit 61; south exits 61A-B | |||
Huber Heights | 36.67 | 59.01 | 36 | |||
38.64 | 62.19 | 38 | ||||
41.00 | 65.98 | 41 | Western end of SR 4 concurrency | |||
Clark | Mad River Township | 44.33 | 71.34 | 44 | I-675 exits 26A-B; northern terminus of I-675; signed as exits 44A (I-675 south) and 44B (Spangler Road) on collector-distributor lanes | |
47.29 | 76.11 | 47 | Eastern end of SR 4 concurrency; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
47.79 | 76.91 | 48 | Enon, Donnelsville | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
Mad River–Springfield township line | 52.23 | 84.06 | 52 | Signed as exits 52A (south) and 52B (north) | ||
Springfield | 54.47 | 87.66 | 54 | |||
59.36 | 95.53 | 59 | ||||
Harmony Township | 62.02 | 99.81 | 62 | |||
South Vienna | 66.33 | 106.75 | 66 | |||
Madison | Somerford Township | 72.36 | 116.45 | 72 | ||
Deer Creek Township | 79.10 | 127.30 | 79 | |||
Jefferson Township | 80.76 | 129.97 | 80 | |||
85.39 | 137.42 | 85 | ||||
Franklin | Columbus | 91.30 | 146.93 | 91 | Hilliard–Rome Road | Signed as exits 91A (south) and 91B (north) westbound |
92.82– 92.94 | 149.38– 149.57 | 93 | Signed as exits 93A (south) and 93B (north) eastbound; I-270 exit 8 | |||
93.98 | 151.25 | 94 | Wilson Road | |||
94.97 | 152.84 | 95 | Hague Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
96.15 | 154.74 | 96 | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
97.25 | 156.51 | 97 | ||||
97.82– 98.02 | 157.43– 157.75 | 98A | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
98.27 | 158.15 | 98B | Mound Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
98.86– 99.13 | 159.10– 159.53 | 99 | Western end of I-71 concurrency, north exit 106A; and signed as exits 99A (south) and 99B (north) | |||
99.44 | 160.03 | 99C | Rich Street, Town Street | Westbound exit only | ||
99.99 | 160.92 | 100A | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
100.23– 100.33 | 161.30– 161.47 | 100B | No westbound exit | |||
100.91 | 162.40 | 101A | Eastern end of I-71 concurrency, south exit 107. Access to John Glenn Columbus International Airport. | |||
101.28 | 162.99 | 101B | 18th Street – Downtown | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
102.10– 102.21 | 164.31– 164.49 | 102 | Miller Avenue, Kelton Avenue | |||
103.04 | 165.83 | 103A | Main Street — Bexley | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; indirect access via Alum Creek Drive | ||
103.403– 103.513 | 166.411– 166.588 | 103B | Alum Creek Drive signed eastbound only, US 33 signed westbound only | |||
104.603– 105.613 | 168.342– 169.968 | 105 | Signed as exits 105A (south) and 105B (north) | |||
107.163– 107.633 | 172.462– 173.219 | 107 | Signed as exits 107A (south) and 107B (north) eastbound | |||
108.393– 109.213 | 174.442– 175.761 | 108 | Signed as exits 108A (south) and 108B (north) westbound; I-270 exits 43A-B. | |||
109.823– 110.183 | 176.743– 177.322 | 110 | Brice Road — Reynoldsburg | Signed as exits 110A (south) and 110B (north) eastbound | ||
Fairfield | Pickerington | 112.023– 112.403 | 180.284– 180.895 | 112 | Signed as exits 112A (south) and 112B (north) eastbound | |
Violet Township | 112.923 | 181.732 | 112C | Eastbound exit only | ||
Licking | Etna Township | 118.053– 118.373 | 189.988– 190.503 | 118 | ||
Kirkersville | 122.373– 122.753 | 196.940– 197.552 | 122 | |||
Union Township | 125.893– 126.913 | 202.605– 204.247 | 126 | |||
128.683– 129.263 | 207.095– 208.029 | 129 | ||||
Licking Township | 132.643– 132.973 | 213.468– 213.999 | 132 | |||
Bowling Green Township | 140.763– 140.903 | 226.536– 226.761 | 141 | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
Muskingum | Hopewell Township | 142.883– 143.198 | 229.948– 230.455 | 142 | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
Falls Township | 152.168– 152.820 | 244.891– 245.940 | 152 | |||
Zanesville | 153.359 | 246.807 | 153A | Signed as exit 153 eastbound | ||
154.203– 154.416 | 248.166– 248.508 | 153B | Maple Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
154.528– 154.643 | 248.689– 248.874 | 154 | Fifth Street | Eastbound exit only | ||
154.661– 154.703 | 248.903– 248.970 | 155 | ||||
Washington Township | 156.921– 157.446 | 252.540– 253.385 | 157 | |||
Perry Township | 160.391– 160.977 | 258.124– 259.067 | 160 | Airport Road / Sonora Road | Access to Zanesville Municipal Airport | |
163.905– 164.548 | 263.780– 264.814 | 164 | ||||
New Concord | 169.585– 170.135 | 272.921– 273.806 | 169 | |||
Guernsey | Cambridge Township | 175.903– 176.377 | 283.088– 283.851 | 176 | ||
178.390– 178.970 | 287.091– 288.024 | 178 | ||||
179.654– 180.474 | 289.125– 290.445 | 180 | Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north); I-77 exits 44A-B | |||
Wills Township | 186.347– 187.020 | 299.896– 300.980 | 186 | Western end of US 40 concurrency | ||
Oxford Township | 193.053– 193.713 | 310.689– 311.751 | 193 | |||
Guernsey–Belmont county line | Fairview | 198.385– 198.887 | 319.270– 320.078 | 198 | CR 114 –Fairview | |
Belmont | Kirkwood Township | 202.357– 202.737 | 325.662– 326.274 | 202 | ||
Kirkwood–Union township line | 204.537– 204.747 | 329.170– 329.508 | 204 | Eastern end of US 40 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
Union Township | 208.057– 208.427 | 334.835– 335.431 | 208 | |||
Richland Township | 212.707– 212.897 | 342.319– 342.625 | 213 | |||
215.027– 215.457 | 346.052– 346.744 | 215 | ||||
216.667– 216.967 | 348.692– 349.175 | 216 | ||||
218.367– 218.827 | 351.428– 352.168 | 218 | Mall Road, Banfield Road | |||
219.607– 219.957 | 353.423– 353.986 | 219 | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
219.937– 220.427 | 353.954– 354.743 | 220 | ||||
Bridgeport | 225.117– 225.357 | 362.291– 362.677 | 225 | |||
Ohio River | 225.587 | 363.047 | Ohio–West Virginia line | |||
Continuation into West Virginia | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
Interstate | City | Type | Notes | |
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Interstate 270 | Columbus | Loop | ||
Interstate 470 | Wheeling | Bypass | Route extends into West Virginia | |
Interstate 670 | Columbus | Spur |
Interstate 70 Alternate
Location | Dayton |
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Interstate 70 Alternate is an alternate route for I-70, bypassing several exits on I-70. It is 22 miles (35 km) in length, following the Dayton International Airport Connector, US 40, and US 68.
See also
- Interstate 70 Business (Springfield, Ohio)
References
- "Route Log- Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- "5533.648 Deputy Suzanne Hopper Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. March 22, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- Heffner, Jessica (August 23, 2013). "Slain Clark deputy memorialized". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- "The Shelly Co. Wins NAPA's Sheldon G. Hayes Award". ForConstructionPros.com. February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- National Asphalt Pavement Association. "Sheldon G. Hayes Award Through the Years". Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services DESTAPE". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
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