Interstate 70 in Ohio

This article is about the section of Interstate 70 in Ohio. For the entire route, see Interstate 70.

Interstate 70

I-70 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length| 225.60 mi[1] (363.07 km)
Existed| 1956–present
NHS| Entire route
Major junctions
West end|  I-70 / US 35 at Indiana state line
Major intersections|

* I-75 near Vandalia
* I-675 near Springfield
* I-270 in Columbus twice
* I-670 in Columbus
* I-71 / SR 315 in Columbus
* I-77 near Cambridge
* I-470 near St. Clairsville

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

* Interstate Highway System

* Main
* Auxiliary
* Suffixed
* Business
* Future

* Ohio State Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Scenic

| ←  SR 69| | →  SR 70

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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 description[edit]

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]

View of I-70 looking east from a pedestrian bridge in Columbus

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 milemarkers 51 and 53 in Clark County is designated as the "Trooper Charles V. Vogel, Jr. Memorial Highway",[5] 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 a crash at the junction of I-70 and U.S. Route 68 (US 68; which is located along the designated stretch of highway).[6]

### Western Ohio[edit]

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 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 a 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 Ohio[edit]

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 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 Ohio[edit]

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.

## History[edit]

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 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 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.

The northern end of SR 158 that once served as a connecting road between I-70 and US 40 with westbound grading and Interstate-style bridge

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.[7][8]

## Exit list[edit]

County| Location| mi[9]| km| Exit| Destinations| Notes

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Preble| Jefferson Township| 0.00| 0.00| |

I-70 west / US 35 north – Indianapolis| Continuation into Indiana
1.83| 2.95| 1|
US 35 east – Eaton| Eastern end of US 35 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Monroe Township| 9.91| 15.95| 10|  US 127 – Greenville, Eaton|
Harrison Township| 14.66| 23.59| 14|  SR 503 – West Alexandria, Lewisburg|
Montgomery| Brookville| 21.01| 33.81| 21| Arlington Road – Brookville|
Clay Township| 23.71–
24.05| 38.16–
38.70| 24|
SR 49 north – Phillipsburg, Greenville| 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|
SR 49 south – Clayton, Trotwood

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Hoke Road to SR 49 – Trotwood| Eastbound signage; eastern end of SR 49 concurrency

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Westbound signage
Englewood| 28.97| 46.62| 29|  SR 48 – Englewood, Clayton|
Butler Township| 32.08| 51.63| 32|
To US 40 – Vandalia, Dayton International Airport|
33.72–
33.97| 54.27–
54.67| 33|  I-75 – 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 – Huber Heights|
38.64| 62.19| 38|  SR 201 – Huber Heights|
Montgomery–Clark
county line| 41.00| 65.98| 41|
SR 4 south / SR 235 – Fairborn, New Carlisle| Western end of SR 4 concurrency
Clark| Mad River Township| 44.33| 71.34| 44|
I-675 south / Spangler Road – 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 – 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 River–Springfield
township line| 52.23| 84.06| 52|  US 68 – Xenia, Urbana| Signed as exits 52A (south) and 52B (north)
Springfield| 54.47| 87.66| 54|  SR 72 – Springfield|
59.36| 95.53| 59|  SR 41 – South Charleston|
Harmony Township| 62.02| 99.81| 62|  US 40 – Springfield|
South Vienna| 66.33| 106.75| 66|  SR 54 – Catawba, South Vienna|
Madison| Somerford Township| 72.36| 116.45| 72|  SR 56 – Mechanicsburg, London|
Deer Creek Township| 79.10| 127.30| 79|  US 42 – Plain City, London|
Jefferson Township| 80.76| 129.97| 80|  SR 29 – West Jefferson|
85.39| 137.42| 85|  SR 142 (Plain City–Georgesville Road) – West Jefferson, Plain City|
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|  I-270 – 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 – Airport| Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
97.25| 156.51| 97|  US 40 (W. Broad Street)|
97.82–
98.02| 157.43–
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
98.86–
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|

I-71 south / SR 315 north – 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
100.23–
100.33| 161.30–
161.47| 100B|
US 23 north / US 33 (3rd & 4th Streets) / Livingston Avenue| No westbound exit
100.91–
101.28| 162.40–
162.99| 101B| Parsons Avenue| Eastbound exit only
101A|

I-71 north to I-670 – 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
102.10–
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|  US 33 (Livingston Avenue) / Alum Creek Drive| Alum Creek Drive signed eastbound only, US 33 signed westbound only
104.603–
105.613| 168.342–
169.968| 105|  US 33 / James Road – Lancaster, Bexley| Signed as exits 105A (south) and 105B (north)
107.163–
107.633| 172.462–
173.219| 107|  SR 317 (Hamilton Road) – Whitehall| Signed as exits 107A (south) and 107B (north) eastbound
108.393–
109.213| 174.442–
175.761| 108|  I-270 – Cincinnati, Cleveland| 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|  SR 256 – Pickerington, Reynoldsburg| Signed as exits 112A (south) and 112B (north) eastbound, exit 112 westbound
Violet Township| 112.923| 181.732| 112C|  SR 204 (Blacklick–Eastern Road)| Eastbound exit only
Licking| Etna Township| 118.053–
118.373| 189.988–
190.503| 118|  SR 310 – Etna, Pataskala|
Kirkersville| 122.373–
122.753| 196.940–
197.552| 122|  SR 158 – Kirkersville, Baltimore|
Union Township| 125.893–
126.913| 202.605–
204.247| 126|  SR 37 – Granville, Lancaster|
128.683–
129.263| 207.095–
208.029| 129|  SR 79 – Buckeye Lake, Newark|
Licking Township| 132.643–
132.973| 213.468–
213.999| 132|  SR 13 – Newark, Thornville|
Bowling Green Township| 140.763–
140.903| 226.536–
226.761| 141|  SR 668 – Brownsville, Gratiot| Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Muskingum| Hopewell Township| 142.883–
143.198| 229.948–
230.455| 142|
To US 40 – Gratiot| Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Falls Township| 152.168–
152.820| 244.891–
245.940| 152|  US 40 (National Road) – Zanesville|
Zanesville| 153.359| 246.807| 153A|

SR 60 north / SR 146 west (State Street)| 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|

SR 60 south (Seventh Street) / SR 146 east / SR 666 north|
Washington Township| 156.921–
157.446| 252.540–
253.385| 157|  SR 93 – Adamsville, Zanesville|
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|  US 22 / US 40 – Norwich|
New Concord| 169.585–
170.135| 272.921–
273.806| 169|  SR 83 – Cumberland, New Concord|
Guernsey| Cambridge Township| 175.903–
176.377| 283.088–
283.851| 176|  US 22 / US 40 (SR 723) – Cambridge|
178.390–
178.970| 287.091–
288.024| 178|  SR 209 – Cambridge, Byesville|
179.654–
180.474| 289.125–
290.445| 180|  I-77 – Marietta, Cleveland| Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north); I-77 exits 44A-B
Wills Township| 186.347–
187.020| 299.896–
300.980| 186|
US 40 west / SR 285 – Old Washington, Senecaville| Western end of US 40 concurrency
Oxford Township| 193.053–
193.713| 310.689–
311.751| 193|  SR 513 – Quaker City|
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|  SR 800 – Dennison, Barnesville|
Kirkwood–Union
township line| 204.537–
204.747| 329.170–
329.508| 204|  US 40 (National Road) / CR 100| Eastern end of US 40 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Union Township| 208.057–
208.427| 334.835–
335.431| 208|  SR 149 – Belmont, Morristown|
Richland Township| 212.707–
212.897| 342.319–
342.625| 213|  US 40 / SR 331|
215.027–
215.457| 346.052–
346.744| 215|  US 40 – St. Clairsville|
216.667–
216.967| 348.692–
349.175| 216|  SR 9 – St. Clairsville|
218.367–
218.827| 351.428–
352.168| 218| Mall Road / Banfield Road|
219.607–
219.957| 353.423–
353.986| 219|  I-470 – Bellaire, Washington PA| Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
219.937–
220.427| 353.954–
354.743| 220|  US 40 (National Road) / CR 214|
Bridgeport| 225.117–
225.357| 362.291–
362.677| 225|

To US 250 west / SR 7 – Bridgeport|
Ohio River| 225.587| 363.047| Ohio–West Virginia line

I-70 east / US 250 south – Wheeling| Continuation into West Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Concurrency terminus
* Incomplete access
* Unopened

## Auxiliary routes[edit]

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| Interstate 270 | Columbus | Loop |
| Interstate 470 | Wheeling | Bypass | Route extends into West Virginia
| Interstate 670 | Columbus | Bypass  |

### Interstate 70 Alternate[edit]

Interstate 70 Alternate

Location| Dayton

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.[citation needed]

## See also[edit]

* Ohio portal
* U.S. Roads portal

* Interstate 70 Business (Springfield, Ohio)

## References[edit]

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1. ^ "Route Log- Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. ^ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
3. ^ "5533.648 Deputy Suzanne Hopper Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. March 22, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
4. ^ Heffner, Jessica (August 23, 2013). "Slain Clark deputy memorialized". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
5. ^ "Section 5533.679 Trooper Charles V. Vogel, Jr. Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. Ohio Legislative Service Commission. March 23, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
6. ^ "Part of I-70 in Clark Co. may honor slain trooper". Dayton Daily News. November 12, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
7. ^ "The Shelly Co. Wins NAPA's Sheldon G. Hayes Award". ForConstructionPros.com. February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
8. ^ National Asphalt Pavement Association. "Sheldon G. Hayes Award Through the Years". Retrieved February 13, 2013.
9. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services DESTAPE". Retrieved May 19, 2014.

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