Interstate 77 in Ohio

Interstate 77
I-77 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	163.03 mi (262.37 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I‑77 at West Virginia state line
	SR 7 in Marietta I-70 in Cambridge US 40 in Cambridge US 22 near Cambridge US 250 in New Philadelphia US 30 / US 62 in Canton I-76 in Akron SR 21 in Fairlawn I-80 / Ohio Turnpike in Richfield I-480 in Independence
North end:	I-90 in Cleveland
Location
Counties:	Washington, Noble, Guernsey, Tuscarawas, Stark, Summit, Cuyahoga
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Former Scenic ← SR 76 SR 77 →

Interstate 77 (I-77) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. It traverses diverse terrain, from the mountainous state of West Virginia to the rolling farmlands of North Carolina and Ohio. It largely supplants the old U.S. Route 21 between Cleveland, Ohio, and Columbia, South Carolina, as an important north–south corridor through the middle Appalachians. The southern terminus of Interstate 77 is in Columbia at the junction with Interstate 26. The northern terminus is in Cleveland at the junction with Interstate 90.

Route description

Entering from West Virginia at Marietta via the Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge, Interstate 77 passes through rolling Appalachian terrain.

The interchange with I-70 at Cambridge was noted on the cover of the 1969 Ohio Department of Highways official highway map as being the "World's Largest Interchange", covering over 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land.

Other major Interstate Highways I-77 connects with in Ohio are I-76, I-80 (Ohio Turnpike), and I-90. The interchange with the Ohio Turnpike was completed December 3, 2001,^[1][2] providing direct access; previously, traffic had to exit at Ohio State Route 21 to get to the Turnpike.

Interstate 77 is also known as the "Vietnam Veterans' of America Highway" in Ohio,^[3] and the Willow Freeway in Greater Cleveland.^[4]

History

Officially designated to run from Port Huron to Charlotte, I-77 appeared on the original Interstate system route numbering plan in 1957. The part of Interstate 94 from Detroit northeast to Port Huron, Michigan was originally planned as I-77 in 1957; the current I-77 was I-79.^[5] When the current Interstate 79 was added in Pennsylvania, the I-77 designation was moved to its current route, but the I-77 in Michigan also remained in the 1958 numbering plan,^[6] so the designation followed Interstate 90 and Interstate 75 in order to keep it continuous; the designation north of I-77's westward turn was to have been Interstate 177.^[7] I-77 in Michigan later became part of I-94.

Exit list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Ohio River		0.00	0.00	Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge I‑77 south – Williamstown; continuation into West Virginia
Washington	Marietta	0.50	0.80	1	SR 7 – Marietta
	Muskingum Township	6.26	10.07	6	SR 821 – Lower Salem, Marietta
	Aurelius Township	16.54	26.62	16	SR 821 – Macksburg, Dexter City
Noble	Olive Township	25.22	40.59	25	SR 78 – Caldwell, Woodsfield
	Belle Valley	28.95	46.59	28	SR 821 – Belle Valley
Guernsey	Valley Township	38.09	61.30	37	SR 313 – Senecaville, Pleasant City, Buffalo
	Byesville	41.83	67.32	41	SR 209 / SR 821 – Byesville
	Cambridge Township	44.26	71.23	44	I-70 – Columbus, Wheeling, WV	Signed as exits signed 44A (east) and 44B (west); I-70 exits 180A-B
		46.31	74.53	46	US 40 – Cambridge, Old Washington	Signed as exits signed 46A (east) and 46B (west)
		47.84	76.99	47	US 22 – Cadiz, Cambridge
	Liberty Township	54.72	88.06	54	SR 541 / CR 831 – Kimbolton
Tuscarawas	Salem Township	65.35	105.17	65	US 36 – Newcomerstown, Port Washington
	Jefferson Township	72.74	117.06	73	SR 751 – Stone Creek
	New Philadelphia	80.94	130.26	81	US 250 east / SR 39 – Uhrichsville, New Philadelphia	Southern terminus of concurrency with US 250
	Dover	83.41	134.24	83	SR 39 / SR 211 – Dover, Sugarcreek
				85	Schneiders Crossing Road – Dover	Interchange opened November 12, 2010[8][9]
	Franklin Township	87.77	141.25	87	US 250 to SR 21 – Strasburg, Massillon	Northern terminus of concurrency with US 250
	Bolivar	93.46	150.41	93	SR 212 – Beach City, Bolivar, Zoar
Stark	Pike–Canton township line	99.71	160.47	99	Fohl Street Southwest – Navarre
	Canton	101.38	163.16	101	SR 627 west / Faircrest Street Southwest – Massillon	Eastern terminus of SR 627
		103.22	166.12	103	SR 800 south / Cleveland Avenue Southwest	Northern terminus of SR 800
		104.27	167.81	104	US 30 / US 62 west – East Liverpool, Massillon, Wooster	Southern terminus of concurrency with US 62; signed as exits 104A (east) and 104B (west)
		105.48	169.75	105	SR 172 / Tuscarawas Street West – Aultman Hospital, Downtown, Massillon
		106.31	171.09	106	13th Street Northwest – Canton Mercy Hospital, McKinley Memorial
		107.36	172.78	107A	SR 687 west / Fulton Road Northwest – Fawcett Stadium, McKinley High School, Pro Football Hall of Fame	Eastern terminus of SR 687
		107.70	173.33	107B	US 62 east – Alliance, Youngstown	Northern terminus of concurrency with US 62
	Plain Township	110.06	177.12	109	Everhard Road Northwest / Whipple Avenue Northwest – North Canton, Westfield Belden Village	Signed as 109A (east) and 109B (west) northbound
	Jackson Township	111.66	179.70	111	Portage Street Northwest – North Canton
		112.84	181.60	112	Shuffel Street Northwest	Fred Krum Memorial Interchange, opened September 6, 2007[10][11][12]
Summit	Green	114.04	183.53	113	Akron-Canton Regional Airport
		118.07	190.02	118	SR 241 – Green
		120.25	193.52	120	South Arlington Road
	Coventry Township	112.95	181.78	122	I-277 west / US 224 – Barberton, Mogadore	I-277 exits 4A-B; signed as exits 122A (east) and 122B (west).
	Akron	123.26	198.37	123A	East Waterloo Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		123.99	199.54	123B	SR 764 (East Wilbeth Road)
		124.42	200.23	124A	Archwood Avenue / Firestone Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		124.78	200.81	124B	Lovers Lane / Cole Avenue	Southbound exit only
		125.53	202.02	125	I-76 east / SR 8 north – Cleveland, Youngstown	Southern terminus of concurrency with I-76; signed as exits signed as 125A (SR 8 north) and 125B (I-76 east) northbound; no exit number northbound
		126.26	203.20	22A	Grant Street / Wolf Ledges Parkway
		126.66	203.84	22B	Broadway / Main Street
		127.34	204.93	21	SR 59 north / Dart Avenue	Southern terminus of SR 59
		128.76	207.22	129	I-76 west – Barberton	Northern terminus of concurrency with I-76; no exit number southbound
		129.20	207.93	130	SR 261 / Vernon Odom Boulevard
		130.65	210.26	131	SR 162 / Copley Road
		131.82	212.14	132	White Pond Road / Mull Avenue
		133.45	214.77	133	Ridgewood Road / Miller Road
		134.99	217.25	134	Cleveland-Massillon Road
	Copley Township	135.91	218.73	135	SR 21 south – Massillon	Southern terminus of concurrency with SR 21
		136.72	220.03	137	SR 18 – Medina	Exits signed as 137A (east) and 137B (west)
	Bath Township	138.22	222.44	138	Ghent Road
	Richfield	143.11	230.31	142	SR 176 to I-271 / Wheatley Road
		143.67	231.21	143	I-271 – Columbus, Erie, PA
		145.76	234.58	145	SR 21 north / Brecksville Road	Northern terminus of concurrency with SR 21;northbound exit and southbound entrance
Summit–Cuyahoga county line	Richfield–Brecksville line	146.97	236.53	146	I-80 / Ohio Turnpike / SR 21 – Toledo, Youngstown	Exit 143 on I-80
Cuyahoga	Brecksville	147.91	238.04	147	Miller Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Broadview Heights	149.92	241.27	149	SR 82 – Brecksville, Broadview Heights	Exits signed as149A (east) and 149B (west) southbound
		151.88	244.43	151	Wallings Road
	Independence	153.06	246.33	153	Pleasant Valley Road
		155.47	250.20	155	Rockside Road
		156.26	251.48	156	I-480 – Toledo, Youngstown	I-480 exits 20A-B
	Cuyahoga Heights	157.33	253.20	157	SR 21 south (Brecksville Road)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of SR 21
		158.53	255.13	158	Grant Avenue
	Newburgh Heights	159.22	256.24	159A	Harvard Avenue
	Cleveland	159.78	257.14	159B	Fleet Avenue	No southbound entrance
		160.48	258.27	160	Pershing Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		161.19	259.41	161A	SR 14 (Broadway Avenue)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		161.47	259.86	161B	SR 10 west / I-490 to I-90 west / I-71 / East 55th Street	Southern end of future SR 10 concurrency; I-490 exit 2B
		162.33	261.24	162A	SR 10 east / US 422 / SR 8 (Woodland Avenue) / East 30th Street / Broadway Avenue	Northern end of future SR 10 concurrency; Broadway Ave. not signed northbound
		162.85	262.08	162B	East 22nd Street / East 14th Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				163	East 9th Street / Ontario Street	Northbound exit only
		163.03	262.37	172B	East 22nd Street	Northbound exit only; exit numbers follow I-90 mileage
				172C	Carnegie Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
					I-90 east – Erie Pa.	I-90 exit 172A; northern terminus of I-77; direct access to I-90 westbound removed April 11–12, 2011.[13][14]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

Interstate 77 Alternate

Interstate I-77 Alternate
Location:	Summit County

Interstate 77 Alternate is the designation of an Interstate route in Summit County. The route follows I-76 westbound from I-277 in Akron, then follows SR 21 northbound in Norton. The route terminates at I-77 in Copley Township.

I-77 Alt along I-76 at I-76 Alt/SR 21 in Norton

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Exner, Rich (2001-12-02). "Turnpike ramps to I-77 open tomorrow". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
2. "Ohio Turnpike, I-77 Interchange Opens To Traffic". WEWS-TV. 2001-12-03. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
3. Ohio Revised Code 5533.37
4. "Willow Freeway" from Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
5. Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, August 14, 1957
6. Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, June 27, 1958
7. 3-digit Interstates from I-77. Kurumi.com. Retrieved on 2010-05-10.
8. I77/CR80 Interchange Project. Ohio Department of Transportation District 11.
9. Mizer, Joe (2010-11-11). "Ceremonies at Dover today to mark opening of new bridges". The Times Reporter. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
10. Ohio Revised Code 5533.931
11. Wang, Robert (2010-03-29). "Has Shuffel interchange lived up to expectations?". The Repository. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
12. Rossiter, Bob (2007-09-06). "Shuffel Street interchange on Interstate 77 opens". The Repository. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
13. "Two Interstate 77/90 Ramps to Close Permanently as Part of Innerbelt Work" (press release). Ohio Department of Transportation District 12, 2011-04-05. Retrieved on 2011-04-07.
14. Wendel, Kim (2011-04-10). "ODOT: Two I-77/90 ramps to close permanently". WKYC. Retrieved 2011-04-12.