Interstate 480 (Ohio)

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Interstate 480 (Ohio)

>Interstate 480 (I-480) is a loop highway that connects the Ohio Turnpike

Ohio Turnpike

File:JBHuntOnOhioTurnpike.JPGFile:2003 OhioTurnpike.jpgFile:Ohio Turnpike Service Plaza.JPGThe Ohio Turnpike is a -long, limited-access toll road in the U.S....
(I-80) with suburban Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
. The highway is officially designated the Outerbelt South Freeway, but rarely referred to by that name.

The western terminus is at I-80 in North Ridgeville

North Ridgeville, Ohio

North Ridgeville is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,338 at the United States Census 2000....
while the eastern terminus is at I-80 in Streetsboro

Streetsboro, Ohio

Streetsboro is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is formed from the former township of Streetsboro, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve....
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Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities Control city A control city is a city or locality posted on a traffic sign indicating forward destinations on a certain route. Signs indicating such cities are usually found at highway junctions to show where the intersecting road goes, or on mileage signs on longer routes.... for signs
Toledo Toledo, Ohio Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border.... (via I-80/Turnpike Ohio Turnpike File:JBHuntOnOhioTurnpike.JPGFile:2003 OhioTurnpike.jpgFile:Ohio Turnpike Service Plaza.JPGThe Ohio Turnpike is a -long, limited-access toll road in the U.S.... ) North Ridgeveille North Ridgeville, Ohio North Ridgeville is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,338 at the United States Census 2000.... North Olmsted North Olmsted, Ohio North Olmsted is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 34,113.... Fairview Park Fairview Park, Ohio Fairview Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It borders Cleveland, Ohio to the east, Westlake, Ohio and North Olmsted, Ohio to the west, Rocky River, Ohio to the north and Brook Park, Ohio to the south.... Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border.... Brook Park Brook Park, Ohio Brook Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States and a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 21,218.... Brooklyn Brooklyn, Ohio Brooklyn is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,586 at the United States Census 2000.... Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Brooklyn Heights is a village #Ohio in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,558 at the United States Census 2000.... Independence Independence, Ohio Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 7,109.... Valley View Valley View, Ohio Valley View is a village #Ohio in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,179 at the United States Census 2000. It is a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio with a town council form of government.... Garfield Heights Garfield Heights, Ohio Garfield Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 30,734 at the United States Census 2000. In 2003 the population was estimated at 29,881.... Maple Heights Maple Heights, Ohio Maple Heights is a suburban Cleveland, Ohio city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 26,156 at the United States Census 2000.... Warrensville Heights Warrensville Heights, Ohio Warrensville Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,109 at the United States Census 2000.... Bedford Heights Bedford Heights, Ohio Bedford Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,375 at the United States Census 2000.... Oakwood Oakwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Oakwood is a village #Ohio in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,667 at the United States Census 2000.... Macedonia Macedonia, Ohio Macedonia is a city in Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,224 at the United States Census 2000. Macedonia is part of the Akron, Ohio Akron metropolitan area.... Twinsburg Twinsburg, Ohio Twinsburg is a city in Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, a suburban city about halfway between Akron, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of the Akron Akron metropolitan area.... Twinsburg Township Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio Twinsburg Township is one of the nine civil township of Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 2,153 people in the in the unincorporated portions of the township.... Hudson Hudson, Ohio Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,439 at the United States Census 2000, making it the 389th List of Midwestern cities by size.... Streetsboro Streetsboro, Ohio Streetsboro is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is formed from the former township of Streetsboro, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve.... Youngstown Youngstown, Ohio Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, whose urban area also extends into Trumbull County, Ohio to a significant extent.... (via I-80/Turnpike Ohio Turnpike File:JBHuntOnOhioTurnpike.JPGFile:2003 OhioTurnpike.jpgFile:Ohio Turnpike Service Plaza.JPGThe Ohio Turnpike is a -long, limited-access toll road in the U.S.... )

Interstate 480 (I-480) is a loop highway that connects the Ohio Turnpike

Ohio Turnpike

Cleveland, Ohio

North Ridgeville, Ohio

North Ridgeville is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,338 at the United States Census 2000....
while the eastern terminus is at I-80 in Streetsboro

Streetsboro, Ohio

Streetsboro is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is formed from the former township of Streetsboro, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve....
. 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

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is a public airport located nine miles southwest of the central business district of Cleveland, Ohio, a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States....
via Ohio State Route 237.

Route description

The freeway is concurrent

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other road number....
with I-271

Interstate 271

Interstate 271 is a major spur highway in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio and Akron, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway is officially designated the "Cleveland Outerbelt East", but rarely referred to by that name....
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

Bedford Heights, Ohio

Bedford Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,375 at the United States Census 2000....
in Cuyahoga County

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the United States Census 2000, the population was 1,393,978....
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In 1999, Ohio Governor Robert Taft designated I-480 as the John Glenn

John Glenn

John Herschel Glenn Jr. is a former astronaut who became the third person and first American to orbit the Earth, and later, United States Senate....
Freeway in honor of the former astronaut and United States Senator from Ohio.

The Valley View Bridge

Valley View Bridge

The Valley View Bridge is a pair of steel multi-stringer highway girder bridges that carry Interstate 480 over the Cuyahoga River valley in Garfield Heights, Ohio....
, which is high and spans , carries I-480 across the Cuyahoga River

Cuyahoga River

The Cuyahoga River is located in Northeast Ohio in the United States. Outside of Ohio, the river is most famous for being "the river which caught fire", helping to spur the environmental movement in the late 1960s....
valley.

The portion of freeway connecting I-480 to I-271 and US 422

U.S. Route 422

U.S. Route 422 is a long spur route of U.S. Route 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western spur begins in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio, and ends at Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania....
is called Interstate 480N, an Ohio Department of Transportation

Ohio Department of Transportation

The Ohio Department of Transportation is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the state of Ohio with exception of the Ohio Turnpike....
designation.

Parts of I-480 were to have been I-271

Interstate 271

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore ....	Destinations	Notes
Lorain Lorain County, Ohio Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland....	North Ridgeville North Ridgeville, Ohio North Ridgeville is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,338 at the United States Census 2000....	0.00			Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		~0.9	Ohio Turnpike Ohio Turnpike File:JBHuntOnOhioTurnpike.JPGFile:2003 OhioTurnpike.jpgFile:Ohio Turnpike Service Plaza.JPGThe Ohio Turnpike is a -long, limited-access toll road in the U.S.... toll plaza; pay toll eastbound, get ticket westbound
		1.16	1		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; SR 10 joins eastbound and leaves westbound
		2.03	2		SR 10 leaves eastbound and joins westbound
Cuyahoga Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cuyahoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the United States Census 2000, the population was 1,393,978....	North Olmsted North Olmsted, Ohio North Olmsted is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 34,113....	3.67	3	Stearns Road
		6.15	6A-B
		7.57	7	Clague Road – Westlake Westlake, Ohio Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 31,719 at the United States Census 2000. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland, Ohio and is located 12 miles from Cleveland's downtown.... , Fairview Park Fairview Park, Ohio Fairview Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It borders Cleveland, Ohio to the east, Westlake, Ohio and North Olmsted, Ohio to the west, Rocky River, Ohio to the north and Brook Park, Ohio to the south....	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....	9.44	9
		10.17	11		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		10.17	10		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		10.71	11		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		11.60	12A	West 150th Street – Brook Park Brook Park, Ohio Brook Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States and a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 21,218....	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		12.71	12B	West 130th Street/West 150th Street – Brook Park Brook Park, Ohio Brook Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States and a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 21,218....	Signed as exit 12 eastbound
	Brooklyn Brooklyn, Ohio Brooklyn is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,586 at the United States Census 2000....	13.79	13	Tiedeman Road – Brooklyn Brooklyn, Ohio Brooklyn is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,586 at the United States Census 2000....
		15.21	15	via Ridge Road
	Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Brooklyn Heights is a village #Ohio in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,558 at the United States Census 2000....	16.49	16
		17.76	17A		Signed as exit 17 eastbound
		18.03	17B		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Independence Independence, Ohio Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 7,109....	20.05	20A-B		Also provides access to Rockside Road
	Garfield Heights Garfield Heights, Ohio Garfield Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 30,734 at the United States Census 2000. In 2003 the population was estimated at 29,881....	21.72	21	Transportation Boulevard/East 98th Street
		22.92	22		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		23.85	23		Was to be south end of Bedford Freeway
	Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....	24.58	24	Lee Road – Maple Heights Maple Heights, Ohio Maple Heights is a suburban Cleveland, Ohio city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 26,156 at the United States Census 2000....	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Warrensville Heights Warrensville Heights, Ohio Warrensville Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,109 at the United States Census 2000....	26.03	25A-B	Warrensville Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		26.31	26	Erie Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is an industrial city on the shore of Lake Erie in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Named for the lake and the Erie tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth largest city , with a population of 104,000.... , Warren Warren, Ohio Warren is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Trumbull County, Ohio. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio, approximately 14 miles northwest of Youngstown, Ohio and 15 miles west of the Pennsylvania state line....	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; unsigned I-480N
	Bedford Heights Bedford Heights, Ohio Bedford Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,375 at the United States Census 2000....	26.55	25C
		27.94	26A	Rockside Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		28.02		Erie Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is an industrial city on the shore of Lake Erie in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Named for the lake and the Erie tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth largest city , with a population of 104,000....	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-271 joins eastbound and leaves westbound
		Begin I-271 exit numbering eastbound; resume I-480 exit numbering westbound
	Oakwood Oakwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Oakwood is a village #Ohio in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,667 at the United States Census 2000....	30.99	23		SR 14 joins eastbound and leaves westbound
		32.06			Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-271 joins westbound and leaves eastbound
		Resume I-480 exit numbering eastbound; begin I-271 exit numbering westbound
Summit Summit County, Ohio Summit County is an urban county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 542,899....	Twinsburg Twinsburg, Ohio Twinsburg is a city in Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, a suburban city about halfway between Akron, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of the Akron Akron metropolitan area....	36.30	36
		36.99	37
Portage Portage County, Ohio Portage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 152,061. Its county seat is Ravenna, Ohio. Portage County is List of Ohio county name etymologies for the portage between the Cuyahoga River and Tuscarawas River Rivers....	Streetsboro Streetsboro, Ohio Streetsboro is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is formed from the former township of Streetsboro, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve....	41.63	41	Frost Road
		42.45	42
		42.45			Continuation of I-480 beyond I-80/Turnpike

Interstate 480 (Ohio)

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