Interstate 75 (Ohio)

Northern Entrance: Michigan State Line near Toledo

Length: 211.55 miles

Counties: Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Montgomery, Miami, Shelby, Auglaize, Allen, Hancock, Wood, Lucas

Routing: I-75 enters into the Buckeye State from Kentucky at Cincinnati by crossing the Ohio River with I-71 via the Brent Spence Bridge.  Heading north, I-75 goes to the east of Middletown, and up into Dayton.  After crossing I-70, I-75 continues north, bypassing Troy, Piqua, Sidney and Wapakoneta on the way to Lima.  There, I-75 turns northeasterly, and goes up to Findlay.  Resuming a northerly trend, I-75 passes by Bowling Green to the east, and heads into Toledo.  I-75 departs Ohio and goes into Michigan near Toledo and the western shore of Lake Erie.

Links:

• I-75 @ Ohio Highway Ends -- Dan Garnell
• I-75 @ Interstate-Guide.com -- Andy Field/Alex Nitzman

< Photo by Dan Garnell

Exit sign for Co. Rd. 25A (Exit 78) on I-75 North.  This, the second of four interchanges between I-75 and Co. Rd. 25A, the former routing of US 25 through Miami and Shelby Counties, is a four-ramp parclo-AB2 interchange, with all ramps on the south side.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

0.75 mile advance exit sign for the Piqua Co. Rd. 25A interchange (Exit 83) on I-75 North.  The dual overpasses behind this sign carry US 36 over I-75.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Exit sign for the Piqua Co. Rd. 25A interchange (Exit 83) on I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

View of I-75 North as it crosses over the Great Miami River north of the Miami-Shelby County Line.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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1 mile advance exit sign for Fair Rd. (Exit 90) on I-75 North.  Fair Rd. is the southernmost of four interchanges off of I-75 that serve Sidney.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

0.25 mile advance exit sign for OH 47 (Exit 92) on I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

1 mile advance exit sign for OH 29 (Exit 93) on I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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0.75 mile advance exit sign for the Sidney Co. Rd. 25A interchange (Exit 94) on I-75 North, located just ahead of the OH 29 overpass of I-75.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

0.5 mile advance exit sign for OH 119 (Exit 99) on I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

1 mile advance exit sign for OH 219 (Exit 104) on I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

1 mile advance exit sign for US 33 (Exit 110) on I-75 South, situated just before the Co. Rd. 150 overpass.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

1.5 mile advance exit sign for Bellefontaine St. (Exit 111) on I-75 South, in place in front of the OH 67 overpass.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Exit sign for OH 67 (Exit 113) on I-75 South.  I-75 meets OH 67 at a four-ramp interchange, featuring diamond ramps on the west side and parclo-A ramps on the east side.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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Overhead exit sign for OH 65 (Exit 122) on I-75 South.  The junction of I-75 and OH 65 is a diamond interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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0.75 mile advance exit sign for 4th St. (Exit 124) on I-75 North.  The overpass behind the sign takes Hanthorn Rd. over I-75.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Overhead exit sign for 4th St. (Exit 124) on I-75 South.  This interchange is a four-ramp parclo-A2.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Overhead exit sign for OH 309/OH 117 (Exit 125) on I-75 North.  I-75 meets these duplexed routes at a six-ramp parclo-AB4 interchange, with loop ramps provided from I-75 South to OH 309/OH 117 East, and from OH 309/OH 117 East to I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

0.75 mile advance exit sign for 4th St. (Exit 124) and exit sign for OH 309/OH 117 East (Exit 125 A), each affixed to sign gantry on I-75 South at the exit for OH 309/OH 117 East.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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Sign truss on I-75 South at the divergence of the exit ramp to OH 309/OH 117 West, featuring advance exit sign noting that the OH 309/OH 117 East (Exit 125 A) access is next right, along with exit sign for OH 309/OH 117 West (Exit 125 B).  

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

0.75 mile advance exit sign for OH 309/OH 117 (Exits 125 B-A) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Overhead exit sign for Bluelick Rd. (Exit 130) on I-75 South.  This exit is a diamond interchange...with a twist.  Because of the proximity of the railway line to the I-75 South lanes, the off-ramp from I-75 South to Bluelick Rd., and the on-ramp onto I-75 South from Bluelick Rd., both cross bridges that take them over the railway.  Then, Bluelick Rd. crosses one overpass spanning both the freeway and the railway tracks.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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0.5 mile advance exit sign for Bluelick Rd. (Exit 130) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

OH 696 connects I-75 with OH 12 to the north, and US 30 less than 0.5 mile to the east.  Click here for OH 696 images.

0.5 mile advance exit sign for OH 696 (Exit 135) on I-75 South.  There is no direct connection between I-75 and US 30, so OH 696 serves that purpose instead.  This is why the exit signs for OH 696 on I-75 each have TO US 30 references.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

1 mile advance exit sign for OH 696 (Exit 135) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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Auxiliary guide sign on I-75 North approaching the Bentley Rd. interchange (Exit 140) noting that the upcoming exit serves Bluffton University.   The home of the Bluffton Beavers is located approximately 1.25 miles north of this interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

0.5 mile advance exit sign for Bentley Rd. (Exit 140) on I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Exit sign for Bentley Rd. (Exit 140) on I-75 North.  This diamond interchange serves as the Western Terminus of OH 103; however, OH 103 is not noted on the exit signs at this interchange, most likely due to OH 103 being the next interchange to the north.  There are OH 103 shields on the off-ramps in each direction.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

0.5 mile advance exit sign for OH 103 (Exit 142) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

1 mile advance exit sign for OH 103 (Exit 142) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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0.5 mile advance exit sign for OH 235 (Exit 145) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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1 mile advance exit sign for OH 235 (Exit 145) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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View along I-75 South/OH 15 East of a newer single-span bridge that carries Sandusky St. over I-75/OH 15 just south of the OH 12 interchange.  This bridge replaced a three-span bridge that, like its replacement, did not have a pier supporting the bridge in the freeway median.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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1 mile advance exit sign for US 68/OH 15 to US 23 (Exit 156) on I-75 South/OH 15 East, situated in front of a highly-aesthetic two-span overpass that carries OH 12 over I-75/OH 15.  The bridge highlights the City of Findlay's standing as "Flag City U.S.A.", with said text embedded in the bridge's pedestrian fencing facing each direction, along with flag images painted on each of the bridge's abutments.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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Overhead exit sign for OH 12 (Exit 157) on I-75 South/OH 15 East.  The junction of I-75/OH 15 and OH 12 is a diamond interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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1 mile advance exit sign for OH 12 (Exit 157) on I-75 South, located immediately in front of the US 224/OH 15 overpass.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Sign truss featuring I-75 South/OH 15 East guide sign and exit sign for US 224/OH 15 West (Exit 159) on I-75 South at the tight diamond interchange that marks the northern end of the 3-mile long I-75/OH 15 duplex.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

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0.5 mile advance exit sign for US 224 and OH 15 West (Exit 159) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

0.5 mile advance exit sign for OH 613 (Exit 164) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Exit sign for OH 18 (Exit 167) on I-75 South.  The OH 18 exit off of I-75 is a diamond interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Sign truss with 1 mile advance exit sign for OH 18 (Exit 167) and exit sign for Eagleville Rd. & Quarry Rd. (Exit 169) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Exit sign for OH 25 (Exit 171) on I-75 South.  The interchange that marks the Southern Terminus of OH 25 is a diamond.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Exit sign for US 6 (Exit 179) on I-75 South, situated in front of the Gypsy Lane Rd. overpass.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 5/10/2008

Left-side supported overhead 2 mile advance exit sign for I-475/US 23 North (Exit 192) on I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 12/29/2008

I-475 bypasses the Toledo area to the north and west.  Its Southern Terminus is at I-75 at Exit 192 in the southern end of Perrysburg, at an interchange that also doubles as the southern split of the brief I-75/US 23 wrong-way multiplex.  Click here for I-475 North images.

I-75 meets I-80 and I-90, which follow the Ohio Turnpike across northern Ohio, at Exit 195 in Perrysburg.
 Click here for I-80 images, and click here for I-90 images.

I-475 comes back around to meet I-75 at Exit 204 near downtown Toledo.   Click here for I-475 West images.

Sign truss with 0.5 mile advance exit sign for Willys Pkwy. & Jeep Pkwy. (Exit 205 A) and 1 mile advance exit sign for I-475 West (Exit 204) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 11/18/2008

Overhead 0.25 mile advance exit sign for Stickney Ave. & Lagrange St. (Exit 207) on I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 11/18/2008

Sign gantry with I-75 North guide sign, 1 mile advance exit sign for I-280 South (Exit 208) and exit sign for Stickney Ave. & Lagrange St. (Exit 207) on I-75 North.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 11/18/2008

Overhead 0.5 mile advance exit sign for Stickney Ave. & Lagrange Ave. (Exit 207) on I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 11/18/2008

Sign truss with two-lane exit sign for I-280 South (Exit 208) and two-lane pull-through sign for I-75 South at the semi-directional "Y" interchange that marks the beginning of I-280 South.  Note that traffic bound for the EB Ohio Turnpike is directed to use I-280 South, while traffic heading for the WB Ohio Turnpike is routed along I-75 South.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 12/29/2008

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