Interstate 480 (Ohio)
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Interstate 480 (abbreviated I-480) is a busy loop highway that connects the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) with suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The western terminus is at I-80 in North Ridgeville while the eastern terminus is at I-80 in Streetsboro. The width varies from point to point, but is mostly four to ten lanes wide. The entire length of I-480 is 42.97 miles (69.15 km). I-480 provides access to Hopkins International Airport via the airport expressway, OH-237 south.
The freeway is concurrent with I-271 for several miles. I-271 and I-480 are the only two three-digit interstates in the nation to be concurrent with each other. They run concurrent near Bedford Heights in Cuyahoga County.
The most notable aspect of I-480 is the Valley View Bridge, spanning 212 feet high and 4150 feet long[1], which crosses the valley basin and the Cuyahoga River.
Parts of I-480 were to have been I-271 and/or I-80N.[2]
[edit] Major cities and suburbs
- North Olmsted
- Fairview Park
- Cleveland
- Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Heights
- Independence
- Garfield Heights
- Maple Heights
- Bedford Heights
- Oakwood
- Macedonia
- Twinsburg
- Hudson
- Streetsboro
[edit] Exit list
Shields are shown at intersections with other Interstates.
| Number | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old | ||||
| 0.00 |  Interstate 80 west/Ohio Turnpike west - Toledo |
westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 151 | 9A | ~0.9 | barrier toll | |
| 1 | 1.16 |  State Route 10 west to  U.S. Route 20 - Oberlin/Norwalk |
westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 2 | 2.03 | State Route 10 east to Interstate 80 east/Ohio Turnpike east - Lorain Road |
SR 10 joins eastbound and leaves westbound | |
| 3 | 3.67 | Stearns Road | ||
| 6 | 6.15 |  State Route 252 - Great Northern Boulevard/North Olmsted/Olmsted Falls |
split into 6A and 6B westbound | |
| 7 | 7.57 | Clague Road - Westlake/Fairview Park | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 9 | 9.44 | to  State Route 237 - Brookpark Road/Grayton Road/Airport |
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| 11 | 10.17 |  Interstate 71 north - Cleveland |
eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 10 | 10.17 | State Route 237 south - Airport/Berea |
westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 11 | 10.71 | Interstate 71 south - Columbus |
westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 12A | 11.60 | West 150th Street - Brook Park | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 12 | 12.71 | West 130th Street/West 150th Street - Brook Park | exit 12B westbound | |
| 13 | 13.79 | Tiedeman Road - Brooklyn | ||
| 15 | 15.21 | to  U.S. Route 42 - Ridge Road |
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| 16 | 16.49 |  State Route 94 - State Road |
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| 17 | 17.76 |  State Route 176 - Jennings Freeway/Cleveland |
exit 17A westbound | |
| 17B | 18.03 |  State Route 17 to State Route 176 south - Brookpark Road |
westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 20 | 20.05 |  Interstate 77 - Akron/Cleveland |
split into 20A and 20B | |
| 21 | 21.72 | Transportation Boulevard/East 98th Street | ||
| 22 | 22.92 | State Route 17 east - Granger Road |
eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 23 | 23.85 |  State Route 14 - Broadway Avenue/Garfield Heights |
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| 24 | 24.58 | Lee Road - Maple Heights | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 25 | 26.03 | Warrensville Road | eastbound exit and westbound entrance; split into 25A and 25B | |
| 26 | 26.31 | to  Interstate 271 north and  U.S. Route 422 east - Erie, Pennsylvania/Warren |
eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 25C | 26.55 |  State Route 8/ State Route 43 - Northfield Road |
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| 26A | 27.94 | Rockside Road | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 28.02 | Interstate 271 north - Erie, Pennsylvania |
westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-271 joins eastbound and leaves westbound | ||
| 23 | 9 | 30.99 | State Route 14 - Forbes Road/Broadway Avenue |
SR 14 joins eastbound and leaves westbound |
| 32.06 | Interstate 271 south - Akron/Columbus |
eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-271 joins westbound and leaves eastbound | ||
| 36 | 39 | 36.30 |  State Route 82 - Aurora/Macedonia/Twinsburg |
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| 37 | 40 | 36.99 |  State Route 91 - Twinsburg/Hudson/Solon |
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| 41 | 41 | 41.63 | Frost Road | |
| 42 | 42 | 42.45 |  Interstate 80/Ohio Turnpike - Youngstown/Toledo |
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| 42.45 | State Route 14 east - Ravenna |
SR 14 joins westbound and leaves eastbound | ||
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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 80 |
| I-180 | Illinois - Nebraska - Pennsylvania - Wyoming |
| I-280 | California - Illinois/Iowa - New Jersey - Ohio |
| I-380 | California - Iowa - Pennsylvania |
| I-480 | Iowa/Nebraska - Ohio |
| I-580 | California - Nevada |
| I-680 | California - Iowa/Nebraska - Ohio |
| I-780 | California |
| I-880 | California |
| I-980 | California |
| past/ future |
I-180: California - Pennsylvania - I-280: Iowa/Nebraska - Pennsylvania - I-480: California - Pennsylvania - I-580: Nebraska - I-680: Pennsylvania |
