Interstate 70 in Ohio
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by ODOT | ||||
Length | 225.60 mi[1] (363.07 km) | |||
Existed | 1956–present | |||
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Counties | Preble, Montgomery, Clark, Madison, Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum, Guernsey, Belmont | |||
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In the U.S. state of Ohio, Interstate 70 (I-70) provides access between Indiana and West Virginia. Interstate 70 is a major highway for traffic within, to, from, and passing through Ohio. The highway is a core roadway of the Columbus metropolitan area and is of additional importance in the Dayton metropolitan area.
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]
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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]
The portion of I-70 between mile markers 51 and 53 in Clark County is designated as the "Trooper Charles V. Vogel, Jr. Memorial Highway",[5] in honor of a 24-year-old trooper with the Springfield post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol who was struck and killed by a vehicle on January 24, 1980 while investigating a crash at the junction of I-70 and U.S. Route 68 (which is located along the designated stretch of highway).[6][7]
Western Ohio[]
I-70's first exit within Ohio is in New Westerville, just south of New Paris. The exit is only accessible eastbound and traffic going on to I-70 using the exit only enters westbound lanes. I-70 goes on to pass Gettysburg, Ohio before making two exits near Lewisburg, one at a junction with U.S. Route 127 and another near downtown Lewisburg. I-70 also makes an exit in Brookville and runs concurrent with Ohio State Route 49 for just under one and a half miles before OH-49 continues to the southeast.
At this point, I-70 comes its closest to Dayton and primarily serves rural suburbs. Within the northern Dayton section of I-70, a separate series of ramps serves traffic to Dayton International Airport before entering a major intersection with Interstate 75 just south of Vandalia. From there, I-70 continues to serve northern Dayton suburbs and also junctions expressways Ohio State Route 4, which runs concurrent with I-70 between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Enon, and Interstate 675, a bypass route of downtown Dayton.
After another interchange with U.S. Route 68, I-70 passes south of Springfield and serves three exits, the easternmost of which serves as one of the many junctions I-70 has with the National Road (today known as U.S. Route 40).
Central Ohio[]
I-70 is a major freeway within the Columbus Metropolitan Area, serving as the primary east-west route. After brief exits just outside the towns of Summerford and West Jefferson, I-70 reaches the southern part of Hilliard, where I-70 makes its first junction with Interstate 270, a ring road around the Columbus Area primarily serving its suburbs. Between the I-270 interchanges on I-70, hazmats are prohibited. I-70 continues towards downtown Columbus and upon entering Valleyview reaches Interstate 670, a highway serving north-central Columbus as well as both Easton Town Center and John Glenn Columbus International Airport. I-70 itself continues south and meets up with Interstate 71 and Ohio State Route 315 in a major interchange to the east of Franklinton. For just over 1.5 miles, I-71 and I-70 run concurrently in south downtown Columbus before I-70 separates and continues west for about 9 miles before reaching I-270's eastern interchange with I-70, but not before serving 3 exits in the Bexley area and an interchange with U.S. Route 33. Throughout the rest of the route in Central Ohio, I-70 serves state routes and rural towns like Kirkersville and Buckeye Lake.
I-70 is also the only major expressway within the Zanesville area and bisects the central business district and serves the area with exits to both the central business district and Zanesville Municipal Airport. Once I-70 passes outside of Zanesville, the road connects with Norwich and New Concord, the latter of which also includes Muskingum University and the John and Annie Glenn Museum.
Eastern Ohio[]
Running roughly parallel with both the National Road and U.S. Route 22, I-70 passes through Georgetown to serve Cambridge, which is also where I-70 interchanges with Interstate 77. Between the I-77 interchange and St. Clairsville, Ohio, I-70 is a rural highway with few exits serving small towns along its path.
In St. Clairsville, I-70 connects with the Ohio Valley Mall and is less than ten miles from Wheeling, West Virginia. Eastbound traffic can either continue on I-70 towards Wheeling's central business district, or use Interstate 470 as a bypass of Wheeling. Interstate 70 itself serves a few more exits in Wheeling's western area before crossing the Fort Henry Bridge and the state line into downtown Wheeling.
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.[8][9]
Exit list[]
County | Location | mi[10] | 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 | ![]() | |||
Montgomery–Clark county line | 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– 99.44 | 159.10– 160.03 | 99C | Rich Street / Town Street ( US 62 / SR 3) | Access via SR 315; westbound exit only; SR 315 exit 1A | ||
99 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of I-71 concurrency; signed as exits 99A (south) and 99B (north); I-71 exit 106A | ||||
![]() | New interchange to replace exits 100A-B; to have no westbound exit | |||||
99.99 | 160.92 | 100A | ![]() | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
100.23– 100.33 | 161.30– 161.47 | 100B | ![]() ![]() | No westbound exit | ||
100.91– 101.28 | 162.40– 162.99 | 101B | Parsons Avenue | Eastbound exit only | ||
101A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of I-71 concurrency; I-71 exit 107; access to John Glenn Columbus International Airport | ||||
101B | Downtown | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastbound exit was signed for 18th Street, closed in 2020 | ||||
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, exit 112 westbound |
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[]
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Interstate | City | Type | Notes | |
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Interstate 270 | Columbus | Loop | |
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Interstate 470 | Wheeling | Bypass | Route extends into West Virginia |
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Interstate 670 | Columbus | Spur |
Interstate 70 Alternate[]
Interstate 70 Alternate | |
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Location | Dayton |
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.[citation needed]
See also[]
- Interstate 70 Business (Springfield, Ohio)
References[]
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Section 5533.679 Trooper Charles V. Vogel, Jr. Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. Ohio Legislative Service Commission. March 23, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Part of I-70 in Clark Co. may honor slain trooper". Dayton Daily News. November 12, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Charles Victor Vogel Jr". Find a Grave. August 5, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
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- ^ "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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