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Interstate 280 (Ohio)
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Interstate 280 is a 12.41-mile-long highway that connects I-75
in northeast Toledo, Ohio
with I-80/I-90
(part of the Ohio Turnpike
) southeast of the city in northeastern Wood County, Ohio
.
As of June 25, 2007, the Veterans' Glass City Skyway was opened, replacing the Craig Memorial Bridge, thus taking I-280 off the short list of drawbridge
s in the Interstate Highway system
. After the Glass City Skyway opened, the Craig Bridge was reconstructed, and it now carries State Route 65 (SR 65).
Interstate 75 in Ohio
In the U.S. state of Ohio, Interstate 75 runs from Cincinnati to Toledo by way of Dayton. I-75 enters Ohio concurrent with I-71 from Kentucky on the Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River and into the Bluegrass region...
in northeast Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
with I-80/I-90
Interstate 90 in Ohio
In the U.S. state of Ohio, Interstate 90 runs east–west across the northern tier. Much of it is along the Ohio Turnpike, but sections outside the turnpike pass through Cleveland and northeast into Pennsylvania.-Route description:...
(part of the Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike
The Ohio Turnpike, officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike, is a -long, limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of Ohio, serving as a primary corridor to Chicago and Pittsburgh...
) southeast of the city in northeastern Wood County, Ohio
Wood County, Ohio
Wood County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 125,488. Its county seat is Bowling Green. The county was named for Captain Eleazer D. Wood, the engineer for General William Henry Harrison's army, who built Fort Meigs in the War of 1812...
.
As of June 25, 2007, the Veterans' Glass City Skyway was opened, replacing the Craig Memorial Bridge, thus taking I-280 off the short list of drawbridge
Drawbridge
A drawbridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle surrounded by a moat. The term is often used to describe all different types of movable bridges, like bascule bridges and lift bridges.-Castle drawbridges:...
s in the Interstate Highway system
Interstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...
. After the Glass City Skyway opened, the Craig Bridge was reconstructed, and it now carries State Route 65 (SR 65).