Interstate 90 (Ohio)


Western Entrance: Indiana State Line near Columbia, concurrent with I-80 where the Ohio Turnpike becomes the Indiana Toll Road

Eastern Entrance: Pennsylvania State Line in Conneaut

Length: 244.02 miles

Counties: Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula

Routing: I-90 enters into Ohio concurrent with I-80 near Columbia where the two Interstates follow the transition of the Indiana Toll Road into the Ohio Turnpike.  I-90 follows the Ohio Turnpike through much of northwestern and north central Ohio, passing to the north of Wauseon, to the south of Toledo and to the north of Fremont in the process.  Near Elyria, I-90 departs I-80 and the Ohio Turnpike, and begins a northeasterly journey that keeps it within a few miles of Lake Erie the rest of the way through Ohio.  I-90 merges with OH 2, and the two routes enter Cleveland's western suburbs.  OH 2 splits, then I-90 enters the Cleveland proper, passing I-71 and I-77 on the way into donwtown.  OH 2 re-joins I-90, and the two routes enter the northeastern suburbs.  Once OH 2 splits, I-90 intersects I-271, then continues northeasterly, passing by Ashtabula and Conneaut before departing into Pennsylvania.

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Pictures are arranged in order from west to east.  I-90 East photos are left-aligned in the last column, while I-90 West photos are right-aligned. 
Center-line pictures are centered within the last column.

Location

Description

Photo

East-
Bound

West-
Bound
Williams County
Northwest Township

Sign truss with two-lane pull-through sign for I-80/I-90 West and exit sign for OH 49 at the westernmost interchange for I-80 and I-90 in the Buckeye State.  This diamond interchange is the only chance for traffic to exit after the westernmost toll plaza on the Ohio Turnpike.  Beyond here, traffic will default onto the Indiana Toll Road once into the Hoosier State approximately 2 miles ahead.

Photographer: Ryan Dunn

Date: 7/2008

Fulton County
Franklin Township

Overhead 2 mile advance exit sign for OH 66 (Exit 25) on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike West.

Photographer: Ryan Dunn

Date: 7/2008

Fulton County
Pike Township

Overhead 0.5 mile advance exit sign for OH 109 (Exit 39) on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike West.

Photographer: Ryan Dunn

Date: 7/2008

High Res (108 kb)

Fulton County
Pike Township

Overhead 1 mile advance exit sign for OH 109 (Exit 39) on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike West.

Photographer: Ryan Dunn

Date: 7/2008

Lucas County
City of Toledo

Overhead 0.5 mile advance exit sign for US 20 to I-475/US 23 (Exit 59) on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike West.

Photographer: Ryan Dunn

Date: 7/2008

High Res (111 kb)

I-80 and I-90 meet I-75 in Perrysburg, at Exit 64.  From there, I-75 heads north into downtown Toledo, and south toward Bowling Green. 
Click here for I-75 images.

Wood County
Troy Township

2 mile advance exit sign for I-280 North (Exit 71) on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike West.  I-280 traverses the eastern suburbs of Toledo, and serves as a shortcut for traffic bound for I-75 for points north into Michigan.

Photographer: Ryan Dunn

Date: 7/2008

Ottawa County
Harris Township

Sign truss with I-80/I-90 East guide sign and exit sign for OH 51 (Exit 81) on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike East.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/17/2008

Sandusky County
Washington Township

Overhead black-on-white sign on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike East, affixed to sign truss located just east of the OH 51 interchange denoting that trucks and slower traffic are to use the right two of the three lanes available, so faster traffic may use the left lane.  This is typical of signage that appears after every interchange along the Ohio Turnpike.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/17/2008

Sandusky County
Washington Township

Overhead 1 mile advance exit sign for OH 51 (Exit 81) on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike West.

Photographer: Ryan Dunn

Date: 7/2008

High Res (100 kb)

Sandusky County
Sandusky Township

Overhead 2 mile advance exit sign for OH 53 (Exit 91) on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike West.

Photographer: Ryan Dunn

Date: 7/2008

Erie County
Milan Township

I-80/I-90 East guide sign and exit sign for US 250 (Exit 118), each affixed to sign gantry on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike East at the US 250 interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/17/2008

Lorain County
Brownhelm Township

Overhead 2 mile advance exit sign for Baumhart Rd. (Exit 135) on I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike West.  A variant means of identifying an intersecting roadway is used here, with the road name in green text set against a white background.

Photographer: Ryan Dunn

Date: 7/2008

I-90 departs the Ohio Turnpike near Elyria, while I-80 continues east along the tolled facility toward Youngstown.  Click here for I-80 East images.

OH 2 provides a convenient alternate to I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike, heading west as a four-lane freeway from Lorain to Port Clinton, and as a free-flowing two lane highway from there into the Toledo area.  Click here for OH 2 West images.

Cuyahoga County
City of Westlake

Overhead 0.5 mile advance exit sign for Crocker Rd. and Bassett Rd. (Exit 156) on I-90/OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (124 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Westlake

Overhead 1 mile advance exit sign for Crocker Rd. and Bassett Rd. (Exit 156) on I-90/OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (121 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Westlake

Three-lane pull-through sign for I-90/OH 2 West and two-lane exit sign for OH 252/Columbia Rd. (Exit 159), both affixed to sign truss on I-90/OH 2 West at the OH 252 interchange.  This is a six-ramp parclo AB-4 interchange, with loop ramps provided from I-90/OH 2 West to OH 252 South, and from OH 252 South to I-90/OH 2 East.  Note that instead of "Exit Only" text, the lanes for OH 252 South and North, respectively, are delineated on the black-on-yellow portion of the exit sign.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (120 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Westlake

Sign gantry featuring three-lane I-90/OH 2 West pull-through sign and exit only sign for OH 252/Columbia Rd. (Exit 159) on I-90/OH 2 West.  A fourth westbound lane opens up on the right side after Clague Rd., and promptly becomes exit only for the upcoming OH 252 interchange.  Note that the 2nd lane from the right can be used for either I-90/OH 2 or OH 252.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (117 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Westlake

Overhead 1 mile advance exit sign for OH 252/Columbia Rd. (Exit 159) on I-90/OH 2 West, located in front of the Clague Rd. overpass.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

Cuyahoga County
City of Westlake

Overhead exit sign for Clague Rd. (Exit 160) on I-90/OH 2 West.  The Clague Rd. exit is a partial interchange, with access provided only from I-90/OH 2 West to Clague Rd. via a diamond ramp, and from Clague Rd. to I-90/OH 2 East, via a loop ramp.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

Cuyahoga County
City of Rocky River

Overhead 0.5 mile advance exit sign for Clague Rd. (Exit 160) on I-90/OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (119 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Rocky River

Overhead 0.75 mile advance exit sign for Clague Rd. (Exit 160) on I-90/OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (121 kb)

OH 2 departs I-90, and follows OH 254, then US 6/20, east through Rocky River, Lakewood and into Cleveland.  Click here for OH 2 East images.

Cuyahoga County
City of Rocky River

Overhead exit only sign for Hilliard Blvd. (Exit 162) on I-90 West, situated in front of the Valley View Dr. overpass.  At this point, the far right lane of the four westbound lanes prepares to default onto Hilliard Blvd. at the upcoming exit.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (124 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Sign gantry with 0.25 mile advance exit sign for Warren Rd. (Exit 165 A) and exit sign for W. 140th St. & Bunts Rd. (Exit 165 B) on I-90 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (117 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Sign truss with 1 mile advance exit sign for W. 117th St. (Exit 166) on exit sign for W. 98th St. & West Blvd. (Exit 167 A) on I-90 West.  Located right behind the sign gantry is the OH 10/Lorain Ave. overpass of I-90.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (138 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Overhead 0.25 mile advance exit sign for W. 98th St. & West Blvd. (Exit 167 A) on I-90 West, situated just in front of the W. 85th St. overpass.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

After splitting from I-90, OH 2 follows the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway west, eventually joining US 6/20 on the way into the western suburbs. 
Click here for OH 2 West images.

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Sign gantry at the western split of the eastern duplex between I-90 and OH 2 in downtown Cleveland.  Featured is a warning sign denoting that the two lanes for I-90 West follow a sharp 35 m.p.h. curve...commonly known as "Dead Man's Curve"...as well as the exit sign for OH 2 West (Exit 174 B), showing the right two lanes exiting.  Note that I-71 is also mentioned on the I-90 warning sign. 

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (114 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Because of how sharp "Dead Man's Curve" is for I-90 traffic, several warning signs appear along I-90 West  in the mile preceding the OH 2 interchange in downtown Cleveland to get motorists to slow to the advisory speed of 35 m.p.h.  This includes the left-side, overhead warning sign shown here, located about 0.25 mile in advance of the curve.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (107 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Sign gantry located 0.5 mile before the western split of the eastern duplex of I-90 and OH 2, featuring a sign denoting that the two left lanes are for I-90 West, and will be following the sharp 35 m.p.h. curve ahead, as well as advance exit sign for OH 2 West (Exit 174 B), denoting the two right lanes are for OH 2 West only.  Again, I-71 South is noted on the I-90 West sign, although it does not begin for another 4 miles. 

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (126 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Sign truss with two-lane pull-through sign for I-90 West (and I-71 South), two-lane advance exit sign for OH 2 West (Exit 174 B) and exit sign for E. 55th St. and the Marginal Rds. (Exit 175) on I-90/OH 2 West.  Though not marked on the exit sign, this is the western end of OH 283's multiplex with I-90/OH 2.  OH 283 follows E. 55th St. down to US 6/Superior Ave., where it comes to an end.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (120 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Overhead 0.25 mile advance exit sign for E. 55th St. and the Marginal Rds. (Exit 175) on I-90/OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Overhead 0.5 mile advance exit sign for E. 55th St. and the Marginal Rds. (Exit 175) on I-90/OH 2 West.  Lake Erie provides some excellent views on the north side of the freeway through this area.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (115 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland

Sign gantry on I-90/OH 2 West with advance exit sign for E. 72nd St. (Exit 176) noting the interchange is the next right, and exit sign for MLK Jr. Dr. & University Circle (Exit 177).

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

Cuyahoga County
Village of Bratenahl

Sign truss with 1 mile advance exit sign for E. 72nd St. (Exit 176) and 0.5 mile advance exit sign for MLK Jr. Dr. & University Circle (Exit 177) on I-90/OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (143 kb)

Cuyahoga County
Village of Bratenahl

Overhead 1 mile advance exit sign for MLK Jr. Dr. & University Circle (Exit 177) on I-90/OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (134 kb)

Cuyahoga County
Village of Bratenahl

I-90 and OH 2 West reassurance markers, followed by recently-erected OH 283 West reassurance marker, located west of the Eddy Rd. interchange.  OH 283 was formerly unsigned along I-90/OH 2 and E. 55th St. between I-90/OH 2 and US 6.  OH 283 markers were finally added in early 2007.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (153 kb)

Cuyahoga County
Village of Bratenahl

Overhead exit sign for Eddy Rd. (Exit 178) on I-90/OH 2/OH 283 West.  The freeway meets Eddy Rd. at a very tight diamond interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (153 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Euclid

Overhead 0.25 mile advance exit sign for E. 222nd St. (Exit 183) on I-90/OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (103 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Euclid

Sign truss with 1 mile advance exit sign for E. 200th St. (Exit 182 B) and 0.5 mile advance exit sign for E. 222nd St. (Exit 183) on I-90/OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

Cuyahoga County
City of Euclid

I-90/OH 2 West guide sign, 0.75 mile advance exit sign for E. 222nd St. (Exit 183) and exit sign for OH 175/E. 260th St. & Babbitt Rd. (Exit 184), all attached to sign gantry on I-90/OH 2 West at the OH 175 exit.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (129 kb)

East of I-90, OH 2 continues as a freeway through the northeastern suburbs of Cleveland, until it comes to an end at US 20 east of Painesville. 
Click here for OH 2 East images.

Cuyahoga County
City of Euclid

Overhead 0.5 mile exit sign for OH 175/E. 260th St. & Babbitt Rd. (Exit 184) on I-90 West, just before the merge with OH 2 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (122 kb)

Cuyahoga County
City of Euclid

Sign gantry featuring two-lane pull through sign for I-90/OH 2 West and exit only sign for OH 2 East (Exit 185).  I-90 yields its rightmost westbound lane to the OH 2 freeway in the eastbound direction at the upcoming interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (130 kb)

Lake County
City of Wickliffe

Sign truss with 0.75 mile advance exit sign for OH 2 East (Exit 185) and exit sign for US 20/Euclid Ave. (Exit 186) on I-90 West.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (108 kb)

Lake County
City of Wickliffe

Sign gantry with three-lane pull-through sign for I-90 West and exit only sign for US 20/Euclid Ave. (Exit 186).  Of the four westbound lanes entering into the US 20 interchange, three are maintained as through lanes, and the rightmost lane becomes exit only for US 20.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (115 kb)

Lake County
City of Mentor

Overhead 0.5 mile advance exit sign for OH 306 (Exit 193) on I-90 West.  I-90 now has three lanes in the westbound direction, as the freeway widens in that direction from 4 to 6 lanes at the previous interchange, OH 615.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (115 kb)

Lake County
Village of Madison

Exit sign for OH 528 (Exit 212) on I-90 West.  I-90 and OH 528 meet at a diamond interchange.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

OH 7, Ohio's longest state route, meets I-90 at its easternmost interchange in the Buckeye State.  Click here for OH 7 images.

Ashtabula County
City of Conneaut

Button-copy exit sign for OH 7 (Exit 241) on I-90 West.  The OH 7 exit off of I-90 is a diamond interchange.  Most of the guide signs along I-90 in Ashtabula County are still of the old-school button-copy style.  As the State of Ohio is currently in the midst of a blitz to replace older button-copy signs throughout the state with new reflective signs, chances are the days of signs such as this are numbered.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

High Res (114 kb)

I-90 coverage continues into Pennsylvania.  Click here for I-90 images from Pennsylvania.

 

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