I-70 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by, ODOT | ||||
Length | 225.60 mi (363.07 km) | |||
Existed | 1956βpresent | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-70 / US 35 at Indiana state line | |||
Major intersections | ||||
East end | I-70 at West Virginia state line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Ohio | |||
Counties | Preble, Montgomery, Clark, Madison, Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum, Guernsey, Belmont | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 70 (I-70) in the US state of Ohio provides access between Indiana and West Virginia. I-70 is a major highway for traffic within, "to," from, "and through Ohio." The highway is a core roadway of the Columbus metropolitan area and is of additional importance in the Dayton metropolitan area.
Route descriptionβ»
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.
The portion of I-70 between I-675 and Enon Road in Clark County is designated as the "Deputy Suzanne Hopper Memorial Highway", in honor of a Clark County Sheriff's deputy who was shot. And killed on January 1, 2011, while respondingββto reports of gunshots at a mobile home park on Enon Road, near I-70.
The portion of I-70 between milemarkers 51 and 53 in Clark County is designated as the "Trooper Charles V. Vogel, Jr. Memorial Highway", in honor of a 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 crash at the junction of I-70 and U.S. Route 68 (US 68; which is located along the designated stretch of highway).
Western Ohioβ»
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 onββto I-70 using the exit-only enters westbound lanes. I-70 goes on to pass Gettysburg before making two exits near Lewisburg, one at a junction with US 127 and another near downtown Lewisburg. I-70 also makes an exit in Brookville and runs concurrent with State Route 49 (SH 49) for just under 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before SH 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 major intersection with I-75 just south of Vandalia. From there, I-70 continues to serve northern Dayton suburbs and also junctions the SH 4 expressway, which runs concurrent with I-70 between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Enon, and I-675, a bypass route of Downtown Dayton.
After another interchange with US 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 US 40).
Central Ohioβ»
I-70 is a major freeway within the Columbus metropolitan area, serving as the primary eastβwest 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 I-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 toward Downtown Columbus and, upon entering Valleyview, reaches I-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 I-71 and SH 315 in a major interchange to the east of Franklinton. For just over 1.5 miles (2.4 km), I-71 and I-70 run concurrently in south Downtown Columbus before I-70 separates and continues west for about nine miles (14 km) before reaching I-270's eastern interchange with I-70, but not before serving three exits in the Bexley area and an interchange with US 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 Ohioβ»
Running roughly parallel with both US 22 and US 40, I-70 passes through Georgetown to serve Cambridge, which is also where I-70 interchanges with I-77. Between the I-77 interchange and St. Clairsville, 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 10 miles (16 km) from Wheeling, West Virginia. Eastbound traffic can either continue on I-70 toward Wheeling's central business district. Or use I-470 as a bypass of Wheeling. I-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.
Historyβ»
I-70 appeared on the original American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (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 eastβwest 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 122β142) was the first new construction opened to traffic in 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 toward Columbus by 1968, access was routed to exit 122, with the western one-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), with SH 158's old alignment north of the access road being turned over to Licking County. 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.
County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Preble | Jefferson Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-70 west / US 35 north β Indianapolis | Continuation into Indiana | |
1.83 | 2.95 | 1 | US 35 east β Eaton | Eastern end of US 35 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
Monroe Township | 9.91 | 15.95 | 10 | US 127 β Greenville, Eaton | ||
Harrison Township | 14.66 | 23.59 | 14 | SR 503 β West Alexandria, Lewisburg | ||
Montgomery | Brookville | 21.01 | 33.81 | 21 | Arlington Road β Brookville | |
Clay Township | 23.71β 24.05 | 38.16β 38.70 | 24 | SR 49 north β Phillipsburg, Greenville | Western end of SR 49 concurrency; eastbound access to SR 49 via Brookville Salem Pike | |
ClaytonβEnglewood line | 25.88β 26.26 | 41.65β 42.26 | 26 | SR 49 south β Clayton, Trotwood Hoke Road to SR 49 β Trotwood | Eastbound signage; eastern end of SR 49 concurrency Westbound signage | |
Englewood | 28.97 | 46.62 | 29 | SR 48 β Englewood, Clayton | ||
Butler Township | 32.08 | 51.63 | 32 | To US 40 β Vandalia, Dayton International Airport | ||
33.72β 33.97 | 54.27β 54.67 | 33 | I-75 β Dayton, Toledo | 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 | SR 202 β Huber Heights | ||
38.64 | 62.19 | 38 | SR 201 β Huber Heights | |||
MontgomeryβClark county line | 41.00 | 65.98 | 41 | SR 4 south / SR 235 β Fairborn, New Carlisle | Western end of SR 4 concurrency | |
Clark | Mad River Township | 44.33 | 71.34 | 44 | I-675 south / Spangler Road β Cincinnati | 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 | SR 4 β Enon, Springfield | Eastern end of SR 4 concurrency; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
47.79 | 76.91 | 48 | Enon, Donnelsville | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
Mad RiverβSpringfield township line | 52.23 | 84.06 | 52 | US 68 β Xenia, Urbana | Signed as exits 52A (south) and 52B (north) | |
Springfield | 54.47 | 87.66 | 54 | SR 72 β Springfield | ||
59.36 | 95.53 | 59 | SR 41 β South Charleston | |||
Harmony Township | 62.02 | 99.81 | 62 | US 40 β Springfield | ||
South Vienna | 66.33 | 106.75 | 66 | SR 54 β Catawba, South Vienna | ||
Madison | Somerford Township | 72.36 | 116.45 | 72 | SR 56 β Mechanicsburg, London | |
Deer Creek Township | 79.10 | 127.30 | 79 | US 42 β Plain City, London | ||
Jefferson Township | 80.76 | 129.97 | 80 | SR 29 β West Jefferson | ||
85.39 | 137.42 | 85 | SR 142 (Plain CityβGeorgesville Road) β West Jefferson, Plain City | |||
Franklin | Columbus | 91.30 | 146.93 | 91 | Hilliard-Rome Road | Signed as exits 91A (south) and 91B (north) westbound |
92.82β 92.94 | 149.38β 149.57 | 93 | I-270 β Cincinnati, Cleveland | 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 | I-670 east β Airport | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
97.25 | 156.51 | 97 | US 40 (W. Broad Street) | |||
97.82β 98.02 | 157.43β 157.75 | 98A | US 62 (Central Avenue) / SR 3 / Sullivant Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
98.27 | 158.15 | 98B | Mound Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
98.86β 99.44 | 159.10β 160.03 | 99C | Rich Street / Town Street ( US 62 / SR 3) | Access via SR 315; westbound exit only; SR 315 exit 1A | ||
99 | I-71 south / SR 315 north β Cincinnati | Western end of I-71 concurrency; signed as exits 99A (south) and 99B (north); I-71 exit 106A | ||||
US 23 (Third Street / Fourth Street) / Fulton Street | New interchange to replace exits 100A-B; to have no westbound exit | |||||
99.99 | 160.92 | 100A | US 23 south (High Street) / Front Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
100.23β 100.33 | 161.30β 161.47 | 100B | US 23 north / US 33 (3rd & 4th Streets) / Livingston Avenue | No westbound exit | ||
100.91β 101.28 | 162.40β 162.99 | 101B | Parsons Avenue | Eastbound exit only | ||
101A | I-71 north to I-670 β Cleveland | 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 | ||||
102.10β 102.21 | 164.31β 164.49 | 102 | Miller Avenue / Kelton Avenue | |||
103.04 | 165.83 | 103A | Main Street β Bexley | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; indirect access via Alum Creek Drive | ||
103.403β 103.513 | 166.411β 166.588 | 103B | US 33 (Livingston Avenue) / Alum Creek Drive | Alum Creek Drive signed eastbound only, US 33 signed westbound only | ||
104.603β 105.613 | 168.342β 169.968 | 105 | US 33 / James Road β Lancaster, Bexley | Signed as exits 105A (south) and 105B (north) | ||
107.163β 107.633 | 172.462β 173.219 | 107 | SR 317 (Hamilton Road) β Whitehall | Signed as exits 107A (south) and 107B (north) eastbound | ||
108.393β 109.213 | 174.442β 175.761 | 108 | I-270 β Cincinnati, Cleveland | Signed as exits 108A (south) and 108B (north) westbound; I-270 exits 43A-B. | ||
109.823β 110.183 | 176.743β 177.322 | 110 | Brice Road β Reynoldsburg | Signed as exits 110A (south) and 110B (north) eastbound | ||
Fairfield | Pickerington | 112.023β 112.403 | 180.284β 180.895 | 112 | SR 256 β Pickerington, Reynoldsburg | Signed as exits 112A (south) and 112B (north) eastbound, exit 112 westbound |
Violet Township | 112.923 | 181.732 | 112C | SR 204 (BlacklickβEastern Road) | Eastbound exit only | |
Licking | Etna Township | 118.053β 118.373 | 189.988β 190.503 | 118 | SR 310 β Etna, Pataskala | |
Kirkersville | 122.373β 122.753 | 196.940β 197.552 | 122 | SR 158 β Kirkersville, Baltimore | ||
Union Township | 125.893β 126.913 | 202.605β 204.247 | 126 | SR 37 β Granville, Lancaster | ||
128.683β 129.263 | 207.095β 208.029 | 129 | SR 79 β Buckeye Lake, Newark | |||
Licking Township | 132.643β 132.973 | 213.468β 213.999 | 132 | SR 13 β Newark, Thornville | ||
Bowling Green Township | 140.763β 140.903 | 226.536β 226.761 | 141 | SR 668 β Brownsville, Gratiot | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
Muskingum | Hopewell Township | 142.883β 143.198 | 229.948β 230.455 | 142 | To US 40 β Gratiot | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
Falls Township | 152.168β 152.820 | 244.891β 245.940 | 152 | US 40 (National Road) β Zanesville | ||
Zanesville | 153.359 | 246.807 | 153A | SR 60 north / SR 146 west (State Street) | Signed as exit 153 eastbound | |
154.203β 154.416 | 248.166β 248.508 | 153B | Maple Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
154.528β 154.643 | 248.689β 248.874 | 154 | Fifth Street | Eastbound exit only | ||
154.661β 154.703 | 248.903β 248.970 | 155 | SR 60 south (Seventh Street) / SR 146 east / SR 666 north | |||
Washington Township | 156.921β 157.446 | 252.540β 253.385 | 157 | SR 93 β Adamsville, Zanesville | ||
Perry Township | 160.391β 160.977 | 258.124β 259.067 | 160 | Airport Road / Sonora Road | Access to Zanesville Municipal Airport | |
163.905β 164.548 | 263.780β 264.814 | 164 | US 22 / US 40 β Norwich | |||
New Concord | 169.585β 170.135 | 272.921β 273.806 | 169 | SR 83 β Cumberland, New Concord | ||
Guernsey | Cambridge Township | 175.903β 176.377 | 283.088β 283.851 | 176 | US 22 / US 40 (SR 723) β Cambridge | |
178.390β 178.970 | 287.091β 288.024 | 178 | SR 209 β Cambridge, Byesville | |||
179.654β 180.474 | 289.125β 290.445 | 180 | I-77 β Marietta, Cleveland | Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north); I-77 exits 44A-B | ||
Wills Township | 186.347β 187.020 | 299.896β 300.980 | 186 | US 40 west / SR 285 β Old Washington, Senecaville | Western end of US 40 concurrency | |
Oxford Township | 193.053β 193.713 | 310.689β 311.751 | 193 | SR 513 β Quaker City | ||
GuernseyβBelmont county line | Fairview | 198.385β 198.887 | 319.270β 320.078 | 198 | CR 114 β Fairview | |
Belmont | Kirkwood Township | 202.357β 202.737 | 325.662β 326.274 | 202 | SR 800 β Dennison, Barnesville | |
KirkwoodβUnion township line | 204.537β 204.747 | 329.170β 329.508 | 204 | US 40 (National Road) / CR 100 | Eastern end of US 40 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
Union Township | 208.057β 208.427 | 334.835β 335.431 | 208 | SR 149 β Belmont, Morristown | ||
Richland Township | 212.707β 212.897 | 342.319β 342.625 | 213 | US 40 / SR 331 | ||
215.027β 215.457 | 346.052β 346.744 | 215 | US 40 β St. Clairsville | |||
216.667β 216.967 | 348.692β 349.175 | 216 | SR 9 β St. Clairsville | |||
218.367β 218.827 | 351.428β 352.168 | 218 | Mall Road / Banfield Road | |||
219.607β 219.957 | 353.423β 353.986 | 219 | I-470 β Bellaire, Washington PA | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
219.937β 220.427 | 353.954β 354.743 | 220 | US 40 (National Road) / CR 214 | |||
Bridgeport | 225.117β 225.357 | 362.291β 362.677 | 225 | To US 250 west / SR 7 β Bridgeport | ||
Ohio River | 225.587 | 363.047 | OhioβWest Virginia line | |||
I-70 east / US 250 south β Wheeling | Continuation into West Virginia | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routesβ»
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Interstate | City | Type | Notes | |
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Interstate 270 | Columbus | Loop | ||
Interstate 470 | Wheeling | Bypass | Route extends into West Virginia | |
Interstate 670 | Columbus | Bypass |
Interstate 70 Alternateβ»
Location | Dayton |
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Interstate 70 Alternate (I-70 Alt.) 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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- Interstate 70
- Interstate Highways in Ohio
- Transportation in Preble County, Ohio
- Transportation in Montgomery County, Ohio
- Transportation in Clark County, Ohio
- Transportation in Madison County, Ohio
- Transportation in Franklin County, Ohio
- Transportation in Fairfield County, Ohio
- Transportation in Licking County, Ohio
- Transportation in Muskingum County, Ohio
- Transportation in Guernsey County, Ohio
- Transportation in Belmont County, Ohio
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