Interstate 480 (Ohio)

Interstate 480
Route information
Maintained by Ohio DOT
Length:	41.77 mi[1] (67.22 km)
Major junctions
West end:	I-80 / Ohio Tpk. in North Ridgeville
	I-71 in Brook Park I-77 in Independence I-271 in Bedford Heights
East end:	I-80 / Ohio Tpk. / SR 14 in Streetsboro
Highway system
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← I-475 I-490 →

Interstate 480 (I-480) is a loop highway that connects the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) with suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The highway is officially designated the Outerbelt South Freeway, but it is rarely referred to by that name.

The western terminus is at I-80 in North Ridgeville while the eastern terminus is at I-80 in Streetsboro. 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 via Ohio State Route 237.

Route description

The freeway is concurrent with I-271 for two miles. I-271 and I-480 are the only two three-digit interstates in the nation that run concurrently with each other for any distance. They run concurrent near Bedford Heights in Cuyahoga County. In Greensboro, North Carolina, future I-785 will run concurrently with I-840.^{[citation needed]}

In 1998, the Governor of Ohio, George Voinovich, gave I-480 the additional name of the "Senator John Glenn Highway", in honor of the former NASA astronaut and a U.S. Senator from Ohio for 24 years.^[2]

The Valley View Bridge, which is 212 feet (65 m) high and spans 4,150 feet (1,260 m),^[3] carries I-480 across the Cuyahoga River valley.

The portion of freeway connecting I-480 to I-271 and US 422 is called Interstate 480N, an Ohio Department of Transportation designation.^[4]

Parts of I-480 were to have been I-271 and/or Interstate 80N.^[5]

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Lorain	North Ridgeville	0.00		I-80 west / Ohio Tpk. west – Toledo	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		0.90	Ohio Turnpike Toll Plaza
		1.16	1	SR 10 west to US 20 – Oberlin, Norwalk	West end of SR 10 concurrency; westbound left exit and eastbound entrance; continuation beyond I-80
		2.03	2	SR 10 east (Lorain Road) to I-80 east / Ohio Tpk. east	East end of SR 10 concurrency
Cuyahoga	North Olmsted	3.67	3	Stearns Road
		6.15	6	SR 252 (Great Northern Boulevard) – North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls	Signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north) westbound
		7.57	7	Clague Road – Westlake, Fairview Park	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Cleveland	9.44	9	SR 17 (Brookpark Road) / Grayton Road – Airport
		10.17	11	I-71 (via Berea Freeway) – Cleveland, Columbus	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		10.17	10	SR 237 south (Berea Freeway) – Berea, Airport	Eastbound exit is via exit 9
		10.71	11	I-71 south – Columbus	Eastbound exit is via exit 11
		11.60	12A	West 150th Street – Brook Park	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		12.71	12B	West 130th Street, West 150th Street – Brook Park	Signed as exit 12 eastbound
	Brooklyn	13.79	13	Tiedeman Road – Brooklyn
		15.21	15	Ridge Road to US 42
	Brooklyn Heights	16.49	16	SR 94 (State Road)
		17.76	17A	SR 176 (Jennings Freeway) – Cleveland	Signed as exit 17 eastbound
		18.03	17B	SR 17 (Brookpark Road) to SR 176 south	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Independence	20.05	20	I-77 – Akron, Cleveland	Signed as exits 20A (south) and 20B (north); also provides access to Rockside Road
	Garfield Heights	21.72	21	Transportation Boulevard, East 98th Street
		22.92	22	SR 17 east (Granger Road)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		23.85	23	SR 14 (Broadway Avenue) – Garfield Heights
	Cleveland	24.58	24	Lee Road – Maple Heights	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Warrensville Heights	26.03	25	Warrensville Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as exits 25A (south) and 25B (north)
		26.31	26	US 422 east (via I-480N east) to I-271 north – Warren, Erie	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Bedford Heights	26.55	25C	SR 8 / SR 43 (Northfield Road)
		27.94	26A	Rockside Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		28.02		I-271 north – Erie	West end of I-271 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Oakwood	30.99	23	SR 14 west (Broadway Avenue) / Forbes Road	West end of SR 14 concurrency
		32.06		I-271 south – Akron, Columbus	East end of I-271 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Summit	Twinsburg	36.30	36	SR 82 – Aurora, Macedonia, Twinsburg
		36.99	37	SR 91 – Twinsburg, Hudson, Solon
Portage	Streetsboro	41.63	41	Frost Road
		42.45	42	I-80 / Ohio Tpk. – Youngstown, Toledo SR 14 east – Ravenna	Freeway ends; SR 14 is the road continuation beyond I-80 / Ohio Tpk.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ Route Log- Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2
2. ^ McIntyre, Michael K. (1998-09-22). "I-480 is renamed in honor of Glenn". The Plain Dealer. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200F80D08D270B8ED6%20)&p_docid=0F80D08D270B8ED6&p_theme=aggdocs&p_queryname=0F80D08D270B8ED6&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=D4FL47JCMTI3MTEyNDUxNi4yOTg5MzI6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
3. ^ Interstate 480
4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation Technical Services Straight Line Diagram for I-480N
5. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (via Roadfan.com). "1957-1958 Biennial Report excerpt". http://www.roadfan.com/clevmap.html. Retrieved 2008-04-02. 

External links

• Interstate 480 (Ohio) Endpoint Photos