Interstate 480 (Ohio)

Eastern Entrance: The Ohio Turnpike Interchange in Streetsboro.

Length: 41.8 miles

Counties: Lorain, Cuyahoga, Summit, Trumbull

Routing: I-480 is a loop highway running the north of the Ohio Turnpike through Southern Cleveland.  The freeway begins at the I-80 interchange in North Ridgeville, heads easterly through North Olmsted, Brooklyn, and Garfield Heights, before intersecting with I-271.  Through Maple Heights, the freeway runs southerly, concurrent with Interstate 271.  In Glenwillow, I-480 departs I-271 heading southeasterly back to the Interstate 80 interchange in Streetsboro.

Links:

• I-480 @ Ohio Highway Ends -- Dan Garnell

• I-480 @ Interstate-Guide.com -- Andy Field/Alex Nitzman

II-480 meets the Ohio Turnpike (I-80), at Exit 64 in North Ridgeville.  Click here for I-480 images.

Lorain County
City of North Ridgeville

Overhead advanced signage for the Lorain Road interchange.  I-480 converges with the Route 10 freeway before meeting Lorain Road.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 1/25/2009

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Lorain County
City of North Ridgeville

The ramp from the Ohio turnpike converges with the Route 10 freeway.  Route 10 runs concurrent with I-480 for a short distance between the Ohio Turnpike and Lorain Road.  Route 10 then follows the Lorain Road alignment into Downtown Cleveland.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 1/25/2009

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Lorain County
City of North Ridgeville

Overhead guide signage for the Lorain Road interchange.  This is the first eastbound interchange along I-480 east of the Ohio Turnpike.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 1/25/2009

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Cuyahoga County
City of North Olmsted

Overhead signage for the interchange for Exit 3 along I-480.  This is of course a personal observation, but I really like the red brick sound walls that Ohio uses along its freeways.  I don't often get to the opportunity to visit Cleveland, but I am always impressed with the freeway network.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 1/25/2009

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Cuyahoga County
City of North Olmsted

Overhead  signage in advance of the Route 252 interchange.  'Next Right' signs are typically the second of three overhead signs for an exit along an Ohio Interstate..

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 1/25/2009

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Cuyahoga County
City of North Olmsted

Exit signage for the Route 252 interchange.  Ordinarily I wouldn't post photos that look like this, they are bland, and grey, but I really enjoyed my trip through Ohio -- I want to share that.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 1/25/2009

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Cuyahoga County
City of North Olmsted

Overhead signage for the Route 237 interchange.  I find the signage for I-71 interesting since it is directing traffic into the right two lanes, but is located over the left two lanes.  Makes sense, but still interesting.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 1/25/2009

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Cuyahoga County
City of North Olmsted

Another example of 'next right' signage, this time for the Route 17 interchange.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 1/25/2009

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Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Overhead signage at the I-71 interchange.  I-71 is one of two primary north-south interchanges that radiate southerly from Cleveland and Lake Erie.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 1/25/2009

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Interstate 71 runs form I-90 in Downtown Cleveland southwesterly towards Columbus.  Click here for I-71 images.