Interstate 480 (Ohio)

Interstate 480
Route information
Maintained by Ohio DOT
Length: 41.77 mi[1] (67.22 km)
Major junctions
West end: I-80 / Ohio Tpk. in North Ridgeville
  I-71 in Brook Park
I-77 in Independence
I-271 in Bedford Heights
East end: I-80 / Ohio Tpk. / SR 14 in Streetsboro
Highway system

Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
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Ohio highways
Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes

← I-475 I-490 →

Interstate 480 (I-480) is a loop highway that connects the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) with suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The highway is officially designated the Outerbelt South Freeway, but it is rarely referred to by that name.

The western terminus is at I-80 in North Ridgeville while the eastern terminus is at I-80 in Streetsboro. The width varies from four to ten lanes wide. The entire length of I-480 is 41.77 miles (67.22 km). I-480 provides access to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport via Ohio State Route 237.

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Route description

The freeway is concurrent with I-271 for two miles. I-271 and I-480 are the only two three-digit interstates in the nation that run concurrently with each other for any distance. They run concurrent near Bedford Heights in Cuyahoga County. In Greensboro, North Carolina, future I-785 will run concurrently with I-840.

In 1998, the Governor of Ohio, George Voinovich, gave I-480 the additional name of the "Senator John Glenn Highway", in honor of the former NASA astronaut and a U.S. Senator from Ohio for 24 years.[2]

The Valley View Bridge, which is 212 feet (65 m) high and spans 4,150 feet (1,260 m),[3] carries I-480 across the Cuyahoga River valley.

The portion of freeway connecting I-480 to I-271 and US 422 is called Interstate 480N, an Ohio Department of Transportation designation.[4]

Parts of I-480 were to have been I-271 and/or Interstate 80N.[5]

Exit list

County Location Mile Exit Destinations Notes
Lorain
 North Ridgeville 0.00 I-80 west / Ohio Tpk. west – Toledo Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.90 Ohio Turnpike Toll Plaza
1.16 1 SR 10 west to US 20 – Oberlin, Norwalk West end of SR 10 concurrency; westbound left exit and eastbound entrance; continuation beyond I-80
2.03 2 SR 10 east (Lorain Road) to I-80 east / Ohio Tpk. east East end of SR 10 concurrency
Cuyahoga
 North Olmsted 3.67 3 Stearns Road
6.15 6 SR 252 (Great Northern Boulevard) – North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls Signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north) westbound
7.57 7 Clague Road – Westlake, Fairview Park Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Cleveland 9.44 9 SR 17 (Brookpark Road) / Grayton Road – Airport
10.17 11 I-71 (via Berea Freeway) – Cleveland, Columbus Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
10.17 10 SR 237 south (Berea Freeway) – Berea, Airport Eastbound exit is via exit 9
10.71 11 I-71 south – Columbus Eastbound exit is via exit 11
11.60 12A West 150th Street – Brook Park Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
12.71 12B West 130th Street, West 150th Street – Brook Park Signed as exit 12 eastbound
Brooklyn 13.79 13 Tiedeman Road – Brooklyn
15.21 15 Ridge Road to US 42
Cleveland 16.49 16 SR 94 (State Road)
17.76 17A SR 176 (Jennings Freeway) – Cleveland Signed as exit 17 eastbound
Brooklyn Heights 18.03 17B SR 17 (Brookpark Road) to SR 176 south Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Independence 20.05 20 I-77 – Akron, Cleveland Signed as exits 20A (south) and 20B (north); also provides access to Rockside Road
Garfield Heights 21.72 21 Transportation Boulevard, East 98th Street
22.92 22 SR 17 east (Granger Road) Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
23.85 23 SR 14 (Broadway Avenue) – Garfield Heights
Cleveland 24.58 24 Lee Road – Maple Heights Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Warrensville Heights 26.03 25 Warrensville Road Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as exits 25A (south) and 25B (north)
26.31 26 US 422 east (via I-480N east) to I-271 north – Warren, Erie Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Bedford Heights 26.55 25C SR 8 / SR 43 (Northfield Road)
27.94 26A Rockside Road Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
28.02 I-271 north – Erie West end of I-271 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Oakwood 30.99 23 SR 14 west (Broadway Avenue) / Forbes Road West end of SR 14 concurrency
32.06 I-271 south – Akron, Columbus East end of I-271 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Summit
 Twinsburg 36.30 36 SR 82 – Aurora, Macedonia, Twinsburg
36.99 37 SR 91 – Twinsburg, Hudson, Solon
Portage
 Streetsboro 41.63 41 Frost Road
42.45 42 I-80 / Ohio Tpk. – Youngstown, Toledo
SR 14 east – Ravenna		 Freeway ends; SR 14 is the road continuation beyond I-80 / Ohio Tpk.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ Route Log- Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2
  2. ^ McIntyre, Michael K. (1998-09-22). "I-480 is renamed in honor of Glenn". The Plain Dealer. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200F80D08D270B8ED6%20)&p_docid=0F80D08D270B8ED6&p_theme=aggdocs&p_queryname=0F80D08D270B8ED6&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=D4FL47JCMTI3MTEyNDUxNi4yOTg5MzI6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
  3. ^ Interstate 480
  4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation Technical Services Straight Line Diagram for I-480N
  5. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (via Roadfan.com). "1957-1958 Biennial Report excerpt". http://www.roadfan.com/clevmap.html. Retrieved 2008-04-02. 

External links

California: 180 (former) • 280 • 380 • 480 (former) • 580 • 680 • 780 • 880 • 880 (former) • 980 — Nevada: 580 (unsigned) — Wyoming: 180 — Nebraska: 180 • 280 (former) • 480 • 580 (former) • 680 — Iowa: 280 • 380 • 480 • 680 — Illinois: 180 • 280 — Ohio: 280 • 480 • 680 — Pennsylvania: 180 • 180 (former) • 280 (former) • 380 • 480 (former) • 680 (former) — New Jersey: 280 • 680 (former)