Interstate 77 in Ohio

Interstate 77
	Vietnam Veterans' of America Highway
	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 77 (I-77) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States that runs from South Carolina to Ohio. The highways crosses into Ohio on the Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge over the Ohio River near Marietta. The northern terminus is in Cleveland at the junction with I-90.

Route description

Entering from West Virginia at Marietta via the Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge, I-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.

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

History

Planned route

Originally planned to run from Port Huron, Michigan, to Charlotte, North Carolina, I-77 appeared on the original Interstate system route numbering plan in 1957. The part of I-94 from Detroit northeast to Port Huron was originally planned as I-77 in 1957; the current I-77 was I-79.[5] When the current I-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 I-90 and I-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.

Ohio

Initially, U.S. Route 21 in Ohio traveled from Marietta to Cleveland.[8] In 1962, Interstate 77 debuted in Akron and Canton, Ohio.[9] Soon, it drastically grew in the process as time went on. By the end of 1971, US 21 was decommissioned in Ohio in favor of Interstate 77 which was nearly complete.[10] It was eventually finished in 1976 with the final connection being opened in Independence.[11]

Exit list

County	Location	mi[12]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Ohio River		0.00	0.00		I-77 south – Williamstown	Continuation into West Virginia
Ohio River		0.00	0.00	Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge
Washington	Marietta	0.17– 0.73	0.27– 1.17	1	SR 7 – Marietta, Marietta College
	Muskingum Township	5.76– 6.44	9.27– 10.36	6	SR 821 – Lower Salem, Marietta
	Aurelius Township	16.00– 16.72	25.75– 26.91	16	SR 821 – Macksburg, Dexter City	Access via CR 8 / Sherbourne Road
Noble	Olive Township	24.71– 25.63	39.77– 41.25	25	SR 78 – Caldwell, Woodsfield
Noble	Belle Valley	28.50– 29.39	45.87– 47.30	28	SR 821 – Belle Valley
Guernsey	Valley Township	37.70– 38.34	60.67– 61.70	37	SR 313 – Senecaville, Pleasant City, Buffalo
	Byesville	41.29– 42.09	66.45– 67.74	41	SR 209 / SR 821 – Byesville	Eastern terminus of SR 209, northern terminus of SR 821
	Cambridge Township	43.72– 44.72	70.36– 71.97	44	I-70 – Columbus, Wheeling, WV	Signed as exits signed 44A (east) and 44B (west); I-70 exit 180
		45.92– 46.65	73.90– 75.08	46	US 40 – Cambridge, Old Washington	Signed as exits signed 46A (east) and 46B (west) northbound; single exit southbound
		47.52– 48.28	76.48– 77.70	47	US 22 – Cadiz, Cambridge
	Liberty Township	54.30– 55.10	87.39– 88.67	54	SR 541 / CR 831 – Kimbolton	Eastern terminus of SR 541
Tuscarawas	Salem Township	65.06– 65.52	104.70– 105.44	65	US 36 – Newcomerstown, Port Washington
	Jefferson Township	72.52– 72.88	116.71– 117.29	73	SR 751 – Stone Creek	Northern terminus of SR 751
	New Philadelphia	80.53– 81.20	129.60– 130.68	81	US 250 east / SR 39 – Uhrichsville, New Philadelphia	Southern end of US 250 concurrency
	Dover	83.20– 83.58	133.90– 134.51	83	SR 39 / SR 211 – Dover, Sugarcreek
	Dover	84.79– 85.30	136.46– 137.28	85	Schneiders Crossing Road – Dover	Interchange opened November 12, 2010[13][14]
	Franklin Township	87.38– 87.66	140.62– 141.08	87	US 250 to SR 21 – Strasburg, Massillon	Northern end of US 250 concurrency
	Bolivar	93.23– 93.61	150.04– 150.65	93	SR 212 – Beach City, Bolivar, Zoar
Stark	Pike–Canton township line	99.47– 99.87	160.08– 160.73	99	Fohl Street Southwest – Navarre
	Canton	101.21– 101.54	162.88– 163.41	101	SR 627 west / Faircrest Street Southwest – Massillon	Eastern terminus of SR 627
		103.04– 103.36	165.83– 166.34	103	SR 800 south / Cleveland Avenue Southwest	Northern terminus of SR 800
		104.02– 104.42	167.40– 168.05	104	US 30 / US 62 west – East Liverpool, Massillon, Wooster	Southern end of US 62 concurrency; signed as exits 104A (east) and 104B (west)
		105.17– 105.52	169.25– 169.82	105	SR 172 / Tuscarawas Street West – Aultman Hospital, Downtown, Massillon
		106.11– 106.62	170.77– 171.59	106	13th Street Northwest – Canton Mercy Hospital, McKinley Memorial
		107.04– 107.98	172.26– 173.78	107A	SR 687 west / Fulton Road Northwest – Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, McKinley High School, Pro Football Hall of Fame	Eastern terminus of SR 687
		107.27– 107.62	172.63– 173.20	107B	US 62 east – Alliance, Youngstown	Northern end of US 62 concurrency
	Plain Township	109.40– 110.44	176.06– 177.74	109	Everhard Road Northwest / Whipple Avenue / Belden Village Street – North Canton, Westfield Belden Village	Signed as 109A (east) and 109B (west) northbound
	Jackson Township	111.48– 111.81	179.41– 179.94	111	Portage Street Northwest – North Canton
	Jackson Township	112.61– 113.18	181.23– 182.15	112	Shuffel Street Northwest	Fred Krum Memorial Interchange, opened September 6, 2007[15][16][17]
Summit	Green	113.85– 114.30	183.22– 183.95	113	Akron-Canton Regional Airport
		117.91– 118.20	189.76– 190.22	118	SR 241 – Green, Massillon
		120.03– 120.54	193.17– 193.99	120	South Arlington Road
	Coventry Township	122.61– 123.24	197.32– 198.34	122	I-277 west / US 224 – Barberton, Mogadore	I-277 exit 4, eastern terminus of I-277; signed as exits 122A (east) and 122B (west)
	Akron	123.49	198.74	123A	East Waterloo Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		123.86– 124.17	199.33– 199.83	123B	SR 764 (East Wilbeth Road)
		124.66	200.62	124A	Archwood Avenue / Firestone Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		125.16	201.43	124B	Lovers Lane / Cole Avenue	Southbound exit only
		125.16– 125.77	201.43– 202.41	125	I-76 east / SR 8 north – Cleveland, Youngstown	Southern end of I-76 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 8; signed as exits signed as 125A (SR 8 north) and 125B (I-76 east) northbound; no exit number northbound
		126.15– 126.37	203.02– 203.37	22B	Grant Street / Wolf Ledges Parkway	Closed June 14, 2017[18]
		126.58– 126.86	203.71– 204.16	22A	Broadway / Main Street – Downtown
		127.28– 127.54	204.84– 205.26	21	SR 59 north / Dart Avenue – Downtown	Southern terminus of SR 59
		127.74	205.58	21B	Lakeshore Boulevard / Bowery Street	Southbound exit only
		128.14– 128.38	206.22– 206.61	21A	East Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
		128.57– 128.95	206.91– 207.52	129	I-76 west to I-277 – Barberton	Northern end of I-76 concurrency; no exit number southbound
		129.33– 129.47	208.14– 208.36	130	SR 261 / Vernon Odom Boulevard
		130.54– 130.80	210.08– 210.50	131	SR 162 / Copley Road
		131.65– 132.01	211.87– 212.45	132	White Pond Drive / Mull Avenue
		133.19– 133.66	214.35– 215.10	133	Ridgewood Road / Miller Road
		134.88	217.07	135	Cleveland-Massillon Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	Copley Township	135.50– 136.15	218.07– 219.11	136	SR 21 south – Massillon	Southern end of SR 21 concurrency
	Copley Township	136.50– 137.06	219.68– 220.58	137	SR 18 – Medina	Exits signed as 137A (east) and 137B (west)
	Bath Township	137.99– 138.36	222.07– 222.67	138	Ghent Road
	Richfield	142.94– 143.40	230.04– 230.78	142	SR 176 to I-271 / Wheatley Road	Southern terminus of SR 176
		143.62– 144.02	231.13– 231.78	143	I-271 – Columbus, Erie, PA	Northbound / northbound and southbound / southbound movements only
		145.65– 145.86	234.40– 234.74	145	SR 21 north / Brecksville Road	Northern end of SR 21 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Summit–Cuyahoga county line	Richfield–Brecksville line	145.78– 147.35	234.61– 237.14	146	I-80 / Ohio Turnpike / SR 21 – Toledo, Youngstown	I-80 exit 173
Cuyahoga	Brecksville	148.24	238.57	147	Miller Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Broadview Heights	149.59– 150.23	240.74– 241.77	149	SR 82 – Brecksville, Broadview Heights	Exits signed as 149A (east) and 149B (west) southbound
	Broadview Heights	151.58– 152.19	243.94– 244.93	151	Wallings Road
	Independence	152.81– 153.42	245.92– 246.91	153	Pleasant Valley Road
		155.19– 156.15	249.75– 251.30	155	Rockside Road
		155.51– 156.74	250.27– 252.25	156	I-480 – Toledo, Youngstown	I-480 exit 20
	Cuyahoga Heights	157.40– 157.56	253.31– 253.57	157	SR 21 south (Brecksville Road)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of SR 21
	Cuyahoga Heights	158.42– 158.75	254.95– 255.48	158	Grant Avenue
	Newburgh Heights	159.09– 159.48	256.03– 256.66	159A	Harvard Avenue
	Cleveland	159.56– 160.03	256.79– 257.54	159B	Fleet Avenue	No southbound entrance
		160.73	258.67	160	Pershing Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		160.97– 161.04	259.06– 259.17	161A	SR 14 (Broadway Avenue)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		161.21– 161.81	259.44– 260.41	161B	I-490 to I-90 west / I-71 / East 55th Street	Southern end of future SR 10 concurrency; I-490 exit 2B
		162.10– 162.57	260.87– 261.63	162A	US 422 / SR 8 / SR 87 (Woodland Avenue) / East 30th Street / Broadway Avenue	Northern end of future SR 10 concurrency; Broadway Avenue not signed northbound
		162.74– 163.02	261.90– 262.36	162B	East 22nd Street / East 14th Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		162.95	262.24	163A	East 9th Street / Ontario Street	Northbound exit only, formerly exit 163
		163.10– 163.24	262.48– 262.71	163B	East 22nd Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; formerly exit 172B on I-90
		163.10– 163.24	262.48– 262.71		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[19][20]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

Auxiliary routes

Interstate 277 is a spur route in Akron connecting I-77 to I-76.

References

Exner, Rich (December 2, 2001). "Turnpike ramps to I-77 open tomorrow". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
"Ohio Turnpike, I-77 Interchange Opens To Traffic". Cleveland: WEWS-TV. December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
"§5533.37". Ohio Revised Code.
"Willow Freeway". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
Public Roads Administration (August 14, 1957). Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as Adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials, August 14, 1957 (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Public Roads Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2017 – via Wikimedia Commons.
Public Roads Administration (June 27, 1958). Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as Adopted by the American Association of State Highways Officials (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Public Roads Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2017 – via Wikimedia Commons.
"3-digit Interstates from I-77". Kurumi.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1, 1926). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
Ohio Department of Highways (1962). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7444243. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
Ohio Department of Highways (1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:554,400. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
Ohio Department of Transportation (1976). Ohio Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). 1:554,400. Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation. OCLC 5673562, 13655720, 35168139. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
"Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
District 11. "I77/CR80 Interchange Project". Ohio Department of Transportation.
Mizer, Joe (November 11, 2010). "Ceremonies at Dover today to mark opening of new bridges". The Times Reporter. New Philadelphia, OH. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
"§5533.931". Ohio Revised Code.
Wang, Robert (March 29, 2010). "Has Shuffel interchange lived up to expectations?". The Repository. Canton, OH. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
Rossiter, Bob (September 6, 2007). "Shuffel Street interchange on Interstate 77 opens". The Repository. Canton, OH. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
"Grant St. Bridge Closure in the City of Akron" (PDF) (PDF). ODOT. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
District 12 (April 5, 2011). "Two Interstate 77/90 Ramps to Close Permanently as Part of Innerbelt Work" (Press release). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
Wendel, Kim (April 10, 2011). "ODOT: Two I-77/90 ramps to close permanently". Cleveland: WKYC-TV. Retrieved April 12, 2011.

External links

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[1] Exner, Rich (December 2, 2001). "Turnpike ramps to I-77 open tomorrow". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved June 16, 2008.

[2] "Ohio Turnpike, I-77 Interchange Opens To Traffic". Cleveland: WEWS-TV. December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.

[3] "§5533.37". Ohio Revised Code.

[4] "Willow Freeway". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.

[5] Public Roads Administration (August 14, 1957). Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as Adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials, August 14, 1957 (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Public Roads Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2017 – via Wikimedia Commons.

[6] Public Roads Administration (June 27, 1958). Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as Adopted by the American Association of State Highways Officials (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Public Roads Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2017 – via Wikimedia Commons.

[7] "3-digit Interstates from I-77". Kurumi.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.

[8] Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1, 1926). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[9] Ohio Department of Highways (1962). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7444243. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[10] Ohio Department of Highways (1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:554,400. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[11] Ohio Department of Transportation (1976). Ohio Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). 1:554,400. Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation. OCLC 5673562, 13655720, 35168139. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[GIS-12] "Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[13] District 11. "I77/CR80 Interchange Project". Ohio Department of Transportation.

[14] Mizer, Joe (November 11, 2010). "Ceremonies at Dover today to mark opening of new bridges". The Times Reporter. New Philadelphia, OH. Retrieved December 8, 2010.

[15] "§5533.931". Ohio Revised Code.

[rep10-16] Wang, Robert (March 29, 2010). "Has Shuffel interchange lived up to expectations?". The Repository. Canton, OH. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.

[17] Rossiter, Bob (September 6, 2007). "Shuffel Street interchange on Interstate 77 opens". The Repository. Canton, OH. Retrieved May 10, 2010.

[22B-18] "Grant St. Bridge Closure in the City of Akron" (PDF) (PDF). ODOT. Retrieved May 12, 2019.

[19] District 12 (April 5, 2011). "Two Interstate 77/90 Ramps to Close Permanently as Part of Innerbelt Work" (Press release). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2011.

[20] Wendel, Kim (April 10, 2011). "ODOT: Two I-77/90 ramps to close permanently". Cleveland: WKYC-TV. Retrieved April 12, 2011.