Interstate 77 in Ohio
Interstate 77 (I-77) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States that runs from South Carolina to Ohio. The highways crosses into Ohio on the Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge over the Ohio River near Marietta. The northern terminus is in Cleveland at the junction with I-90.
Vietnam Veterans' of America Highway | ||||
I-77 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by ODOT | ||||
Length | 163.03 mi (262.37 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ||||
North end | ||||
Location | ||||
Counties | Washington, Noble, Guernsey, Tuscarawas, Stark, Summit, Cuyahoga | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
Entering from West Virginia at Marietta via the Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge, I-77 passes through rolling Appalachian terrain.
The interchange with I-70 at Cambridge was noted on the cover of the 1969 Ohio Department of Highways official highway map as being the "World's Largest Interchange", covering over 300 acres (1.2 km2) of land.
Other major Interstate Highways I-77 connects with in Ohio are I-76, I-80 (Ohio Turnpike), and I-90. The interchange with the Ohio Turnpike was completed December 3, 2001,[1][2] providing direct access; previously, traffic had to exit at Ohio State Route 21 to get to the Turnpike.
I-77 is also known as the "Vietnam Veterans' of America Highway" in Ohio,[3] and the Willow Freeway in Greater Cleveland.[4]
History
Planned route
Originally planned to run from Port Huron, Michigan, to Charlotte, North Carolina, I-77 appeared on the original Interstate system route numbering plan in 1957. The part of I-94 from Detroit northeast to Port Huron was originally planned as I-77 in 1957; the current I-77 was I-79.[5] When the current I-79 was added in Pennsylvania, the I-77 designation was moved to its current route, but the I-77 in Michigan also remained in the 1958 numbering plan,[6] so the designation followed I-90 and I-75 in order to keep it continuous; the designation north of I-77's westward turn was to have been Interstate 177.[7] I-77 in Michigan later became part of I-94.
Ohio
Initially, U.S. Route 21 in Ohio traveled from Marietta to Cleveland.[8] In 1962, Interstate 77 in Ohio first started appearing in Akron and Canton.[9] Soon, it drastically grew in the process as time went on. By the end of 1971, US 21 was decommisioned in Ohio in favor of Interstate 77 which was nearly completed.[10] It was eventually finished in 1976 with the final connection being opened in Independence.[11]
Exit list
County | Location | mi[12] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Ohio River | 0.00 | 0.00 | Continuation into West Virginia | |||
Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge | ||||||
Washington | Marietta | 0.17– 0.73 | 0.27– 1.17 | 1 | ||
Muskingum Township | 5.76– 6.44 | 9.27– 10.36 | 6 | |||
Aurelius Township | 16.00– 16.72 | 25.75– 26.91 | 16 | Access via CR 8 / Sherbourne Road | ||
Noble | Olive Township | 24.71– 25.63 | 39.77– 41.25 | 25 | ||
Belle Valley | 28.50– 29.39 | 45.87– 47.30 | 28 | |||
Guernsey | Valley Township | 37.70– 38.34 | 60.67– 61.70 | 37 | ||
Byesville | 41.29– 42.09 | 66.45– 67.74 | 41 | Eastern terminus of SR 209, northern terminus of SR 821 | ||
Cambridge Township | 43.72– 44.72 | 70.36– 71.97 | 44 | Signed as exits signed 44A (east) and 44B (west); I-70 exit 180 | ||
45.92– 46.65 | 73.90– 75.08 | 46 | Signed as exits signed 46A (east) and 46B (west) northbound; single exit southbound | |||
47.52– 48.28 | 76.48– 77.70 | 47 | ||||
Liberty Township | 54.30– 55.10 | 87.39– 88.67 | 54 | Eastern terminus of SR 541 | ||
Tuscarawas | Salem Township | 65.06– 65.52 | 104.70– 105.44 | 65 | ||
Jefferson Township | 72.52– 72.88 | 116.71– 117.29 | 73 | Northern terminus of SR 751 | ||
New Philadelphia | 80.53– 81.20 | 129.60– 130.68 | 81 | Southern end of US 250 concurrency | ||
Dover | 83.20– 83.58 | 133.90– 134.51 | 83 | |||
84.79– 85.30 | 136.46– 137.28 | 85 | Schneiders Crossing Road – Dover | Interchange opened November 12, 2010[13][14] | ||
Franklin Township | 87.38– 87.66 | 140.62– 141.08 | 87 | Northern end of US 250 concurrency | ||
Bolivar | 93.23– 93.61 | 150.04– 150.65 | 93 | |||
Stark | Pike–Canton township line | 99.47– 99.87 | 160.08– 160.73 | 99 | Fohl Street Southwest – Navarre | |
Canton | 101.21– 101.54 | 162.88– 163.41 | 101 | Eastern terminus of SR 627 | ||
103.04– 103.36 | 165.83– 166.34 | 103 | Northern terminus of SR 800 | |||
104.02– 104.42 | 167.40– 168.05 | 104 | Southern end of US 62 concurrency; signed as exits 104A (east) and 104B (west) | |||
105.17– 105.52 | 169.25– 169.82 | 105 | ||||
106.11– 106.62 | 170.77– 171.59 | 106 | 13th Street Northwest – Canton Mercy Hospital, McKinley Memorial | |||
107.04– 107.98 | 172.26– 173.78 | 107A | Eastern terminus of SR 687 | |||
107.27– 107.62 | 172.63– 173.20 | 107B | Northern end of US 62 concurrency | |||
Plain Township | 109.40– 110.44 | 176.06– 177.74 | 109 | Everhard Road Northwest / Whipple Avenue / Belden Village Street – North Canton, Westfield Belden Village | Signed as 109A (east) and 109B (west) northbound | |
Jackson Township | 111.48– 111.81 | 179.41– 179.94 | 111 | Portage Street Northwest – North Canton | ||
112.61– 113.18 | 181.23– 182.15 | 112 | Shuffel Street Northwest | Fred Krum Memorial Interchange, opened September 6, 2007[15][16][17] | ||
Summit | Green | 113.85– 114.30 | 183.22– 183.95 | 113 | ||
117.91– 118.20 | 189.76– 190.22 | 118 | ||||
120.03– 120.54 | 193.17– 193.99 | 120 | South Arlington Road | |||
Coventry Township | 122.61– 123.24 | 197.32– 198.34 | 122 | I-277 exit 4, eastern terminus of I-277; signed as exits 122A (east) and 122B (west) | ||
Akron | 123.49 | 198.74 | 123A | East Waterloo Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
123.86– 124.17 | 199.33– 199.83 | 123B | ||||
124.66 | 200.62 | 124A | Archwood Avenue / Firestone Boulevard | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
125.16 | 201.43 | 124B | Lovers Lane / Cole Avenue | Southbound exit only | ||
125.16– 125.77 | 201.43– 202.41 | 125 | Southern end of I-76 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 8; signed as exits signed as 125A (SR 8 north) and 125B (I-76 east) northbound; no exit number northbound | |||
126.15– 126.37 | 203.02– 203.37 | 22B | Grant Street / Wolf Ledges Parkway | Closed June 14, 2017[18] | ||
126.58– 126.86 | 203.71– 204.16 | 22A | Broadway / Main Street – Downtown | |||
127.28– 127.54 | 204.84– 205.26 | 21 | Southern terminus of SR 59 | |||
127.74 | 205.58 | 21B | Lakeshore Boulevard / Bowery Street | Southbound exit only | ||
128.14– 128.38 | 206.22– 206.61 | 21A | East Avenue | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | ||
128.57– 128.95 | 206.91– 207.52 | 129 | Northern end of I-76 concurrency; no exit number southbound | |||
129.33– 129.47 | 208.14– 208.36 | 130 | ||||
130.54– 130.80 | 210.08– 210.50 | 131 | ||||
131.65– 132.01 | 211.87– 212.45 | 132 | White Pond Road / Mull Avenue | |||
133.19– 133.66 | 214.35– 215.10 | 133 | Ridgewood Road / Miller Road | |||
134.88 | 217.07 | 135 | Cleveland-Massillon Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | ||
Copley Township | 135.50– 136.15 | 218.07– 219.11 | 136 | Southern end of SR 21 concurrency | ||
136.50– 137.06 | 219.68– 220.58 | 137 | Exits signed as 137A (east) and 137B (west) | |||
Bath Township | 137.99– 138.36 | 222.07– 222.67 | 138 | Ghent Road | ||
Richfield | 142.94– 143.40 | 230.04– 230.78 | 142 | Southern terminus of SR 176 | ||
143.62– 144.02 | 231.13– 231.78 | 143 | Northbound / northbound and southbound / southbound movements only | |||
145.65– 145.86 | 234.40– 234.74 | 145 | Northern end of SR 21 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
Summit–Cuyahoga county line | Richfield–Brecksville line | 145.78– 147.35 | 234.61– 237.14 | 146 | I-80 exit 173 | |
Cuyahoga | Brecksville | 148.24 | 238.57 | 147 | Miller Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance |
Broadview Heights | 149.59– 150.23 | 240.74– 241.77 | 149 | Exits signed as 149A (east) and 149B (west) southbound | ||
151.58– 152.19 | 243.94– 244.93 | 151 | Wallings Road | |||
Independence | 152.81– 153.42 | 245.92– 246.91 | 153 | Pleasant Valley Road | ||
155.19– 156.15 | 249.75– 251.30 | 155 | Rockside Road | |||
155.51– 156.74 | 250.27– 252.25 | 156 | I-480 exit 20 | |||
Cuyahoga Heights | 157.40– 157.56 | 253.31– 253.57 | 157 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of SR 21 | ||
158.42– 158.75 | 254.95– 255.48 | 158 | Grant Avenue | |||
Newburgh Heights | 159.09– 159.48 | 256.03– 256.66 | 159A | Harvard Avenue | ||
Cleveland | 159.56– 160.03 | 256.79– 257.54 | 159B | Fleet Avenue | No southbound entrance | |
160.73 | 258.67 | 160 | Pershing Avenue | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
160.97– 161.04 | 259.06– 259.17 | 161A | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
161.21– 161.81 | 259.44– 260.41 | 161B | Southern end of future SR 10 concurrency; I-490 exit 2B | |||
162.10– 162.57 | 260.87– 261.63 | 162A | Northern end of future SR 10 concurrency; Broadway Avenue not signed northbound | |||
162.74– 163.02 | 261.90– 262.36 | 162B | East 22nd Street / East 14th Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
162.95 | 262.24 | 163A | East 9th Street / Ontario Street | Northbound exit only, formerly exit 163 | ||
163.10– 163.24 | 262.48– 262.71 | 163B | East 22nd Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; formerly exit 172B on I-90 | ||
I-90 exit 172A; northern terminus of I-77; direct access to I-90 westbound removed April 11–12, 2011[19][20] | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
Interstate 277 is a spur route in Akron connecting I-77 to I-76.
References
- Exner, Rich (December 2, 2001). "Turnpike ramps to I-77 open tomorrow". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- "Ohio Turnpike, I-77 Interchange Opens To Traffic". Cleveland: WEWS-TV. December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- "§5533.37". Ohio Revised Code.
- "Willow Freeway". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
- Public Roads Administration (August 14, 1957). Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as Adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials, August 14, 1957 (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Public Roads Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2017 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- Public Roads Administration (June 27, 1958). Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as Adopted by the American Association of State Highways Officials (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Public Roads Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2017 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- "3-digit Interstates from I-77". Kurumi.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1, 1926). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- Ohio Department of Highways (1962). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7444243. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- Ohio Department of Highways (1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:554,400. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- Ohio Department of Transportation (1976). Ohio Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). 1:554,400. Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation. OCLC 5673562, 13655720, 35168139. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- "Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- District 11. "I77/CR80 Interchange Project". Ohio Department of Transportation.
- Mizer, Joe (November 11, 2010). "Ceremonies at Dover today to mark opening of new bridges". The Times Reporter. New Philadelphia, OH. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- "§5533.931". Ohio Revised Code.
- Wang, Robert (March 29, 2010). "Has Shuffel interchange lived up to expectations?". The Repository. Canton, OH. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- Rossiter, Bob (September 6, 2007). "Shuffel Street interchange on Interstate 77 opens". The Repository. Canton, OH. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- "Grant St. Bridge Closure in the City of Akron" (PDF) (PDF). ODOT. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- District 12 (April 5, 2011). "Two Interstate 77/90 Ramps to Close Permanently as Part of Innerbelt Work" (Press release). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- Wendel, Kim (April 10, 2011). "ODOT: Two I-77/90 ramps to close permanently". Cleveland: WKYC-TV. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
External links
Media related to Interstate 77 in Ohio at Wikimedia Commons
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