Interstate 77 in Ohio
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Interstate 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
.
at Marietta
, Interstate 77 passes through rolling Appalachian terrain.
The interchange with I-70 at Cambridge is (or at least at one time was) thought to be the largest interchange in the world, 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, 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, and the Willow Freeway in Greater Cleveland
.
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. 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, 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. I-77 in Michigan later became part of I-94.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It traverses diverse terrain, from the mountainous state of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
to the rolling farmlands of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
and Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. It largely supplants the old U.S. Route 21
U.S. Route 21
U.S. Route 21 is a north–south United States highway of , from Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina to Wytheville, Virginia.-South Carolina:...
between Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, and Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, as an important north–south corridor through the middle Appalachians
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...
. The southern terminus of Interstate 77 is in Columbia at the junction with Interstate 26
Interstate 26
Interstate 26 is a nominally east–west main route of the Interstate Highway System in the Southeastern United States. I-26 runs from the junction of U.S. Route 11W and U.S. Route 23 in Kingsport, Tennessee, generally southeastward to U.S. Route 17 in Charleston, South Carolina...
. The northern terminus is in Cleveland at the junction with Interstate 90
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate, and parallels US 20 for the most part. Its western terminus is in Seattle, at Edgar Martinez Drive S. near Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field, and its eastern terminus is in...
.
Route description
Entering from West VirginiaWest Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
at Marietta
Marietta, Ohio
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...
, Interstate 77 passes through rolling Appalachian terrain.
The interchange with I-70 at Cambridge is (or at least at one time was) thought to be the largest interchange in the world, 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, 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, and the Willow Freeway in Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio and is part of what used to be the Connecticut Western Reserve.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below...
.
History
Officially designated to run from Port Huron to Charlotte, I-77 appeared on the original InterstateInterstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...
system route numbering plan in 1957. The part of Interstate 94 from Detroit northeast to Port Huron, Michigan
Port Huron, Michigan
Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,...
was originally planned as I-77 in 1957; the current I-77 was I-79. When the current Interstate 79
Interstate 79
Interstate 79 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States, designated from Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia to Pennsylvania Route 5 and Pennsylvania Route 290 in Erie, Pennsylvania...
was added in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, the I-77 designation was moved to its current route, but the I-77 in Michigan also remained in the 1958 numbering plan, so the designation followed Interstate 90
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate, and parallels US 20 for the most part. Its western terminus is in Seattle, at Edgar Martinez Drive S. near Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field, and its eastern terminus is in...
and Interstate 75
Interstate 75
Interstate 75 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. It travels from State Road 826 and State Road 924 in Hialeah, Florida to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the Ontario, Canada, border...
in order to keep it continuous; the designation north of I-77's westward turn was to have been Interstate 177. I-77 in Michigan later became part of I-94.
Exit list
| County | Location | Mile | # Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore.... |
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| Washington Washington County, Ohio Washington County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,778. Its county seat is Marietta. The county, the oldest in the state, is named for George Washington. Washington County is included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia-Ohio... |
Marietta Marietta, Ohio Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth... |
0.50 | 1 | ||
| 6.26 | 6 | ||||
| 16.54 | 16 | ||||
| Noble Noble County, Ohio Noble County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,645. Its county seat is Caldwell. Noble County is named for Rep. Warren P. Noble of the Ohio House of Representatives, who was an early settler there.-History:... |
25.22 | 25 | |||
| Belle Valley Belle Valley, Ohio Belle Valley is a village in Noble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 263 at the 2000 census.-History:The Village of Belle Valley was incorporated in 1905, but was actually beginning to form around the mid-19th century... |
28.95 | 28 | |||
| Guernsey Guernsey County, Ohio Guernsey County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 40,087. Its county seat is Cambridge and is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers came.... |
38.09 | 37 | |||
| 41.83 | 41 | ||||
| 44.26 | 44 | , Wheeling Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Signed as exits signed 44A (east) and 44B (west) | ||
| 46.31 | 46 | Signed as exits signed 46A (east) and 46B (west) | |||
| 47.84 | 47 | ||||
| 54.72 | 54 | ||||
| Tuscarawas Tuscarawas County, Ohio Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia... |
65.35 | 65 | |||
| 72.74 | 73 | ||||
| New Philadelphia New Philadelphia, Ohio New Philadelphia is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, 71 miles south of Cleveland on the Tuscarawas River. It was first incorporated in 1808. Coal and clay are found in the vicinity... |
80.94 | 81 | South end of US 250 overlap | ||
| Dover Dover, Ohio Dover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,210 at the 2000 census.-History and features:Dover was originally part of a grant to Col. James Morrison of Kentucky, who had received it from the federal government for Revolutionary War services... |
83.41 | 83 | |||
| 85 | Schneiders Crossing Road — Dover Dover, Ohio Dover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,210 at the 2000 census.-History and features:Dover was originally part of a grant to Col. James Morrison of Kentucky, who had received it from the federal government for Revolutionary War services... |
Interchange opened November 12, 2010 | |||
| 87.77 | 87 | North end of US 250 overlap | |||
| Bolivar Bolivar, Ohio Bolivar is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 894 at the 2000 census. Bolivar is also home to Fort Laurens, the only American Revolutionary War-era fort in what is now Ohio.-History:... |
93.46 | 93 | |||
| Stark Stark County, Ohio Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
99.71 | 99 | Fohl Road - Navarre Navarre, Ohio Navarre is a village in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,440 at the 2000 census... |
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| Canton Canton, Ohio Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
101.38 | 101 | Easteren terminus of State Route 627 Ohio State Route 627 State Route 627 is an east–west state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. State Route 627's western terminus is at a diamond interchange with the U.S. Route 30/U.S. Route 62 freeway about southeast of Massillon... |
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| 103.22 | 103 | Northeren Termius of State Route 800 Ohio State Route 800 State Route 800 is a north–south state highway in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at State Route 7 near New Matamoras, and its northern terminus is at its interchange with Interstate 77 in Canton.... |
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| 104.27 | 104 | South end of US 62 overlap; signed as exits 104A (east) and 104B (west) | |||
| 105.48 | 105 | ||||
| 106.31 | 106 | 13th Street Northwest | |||
| 107.36 | 107A | ||||
| 107.70 | 107B | North end of US 62 overlap | |||
| North Canton North Canton, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 16,369 people, 7,114 households, and 4,382 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,697.1 people per square mile . There were 7,506 housing units at an average density of 1,236.8 per square mile... |
110.06 | 109 | Everhard Road, Whipple Avenue | Exits signed 109A (east) and 109B (west) northbound | |
| 111.66 | 111 | Portage Street | |||
| 112.84 | 112 | Shuffel Street | Fred Krum Memorial Interchange Interchange opened September 6, 2007 |
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| Summit Summit County, Ohio Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron... |
Green Green, Ohio Green is a suburban city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,699 at the 2010 census. It is located almost exactly midway between the cities of Akron and Canton, although it is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
114.04 | 113 |  Akron-Canton Regional AirportAkron-Canton Regional Airport Akron-Canton Regional Airport is a commercial Class C airport located in the city of Green, in southern Summit County, Ohio roughly southeast of Akron, northwest of Canton, and northeast of Massillon... |
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| 118.07 | 118 | ||||
| East Liberty East Liberty, Ohio East Liberty is a census-designated place located in southern Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States. It is located just off of U.S. Route 33, east of Bellefontaine and about an hour northwest of Columbus... |
120.25 | 120 | South Arlington Road | ||
| Akron Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan... |
122.95 | 122 | Signed as exits 122A (east) and 122B (west) | ||
| 123.26 | 123A | East Waterloo Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 123.99 | 123B | ||||
| 124.42 | 124A | Archwood Avenue, Firestone Boulevard | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 124.78 | 124B | Lovers Lane, Cole Avenue | Southbound exit only | ||
| 125.53 | 125 | South end of I-76 overlap; signed as exits signed as 125A (SR 8 north) and 125B (I-76 east) northbound; no exit number northbound | |||
| 126.26 | 22A | Grant Street, Wolf Ledges Parkway | |||
| 126.66 | 22B | Broadway, Main Street | |||
| 127.34 | 21 | Southern terminus of SR 59 | |||
| 128.76 | 129 | West end of I-76 overlap; no exit number southbound | |||
| 129.20 | 130 | ||||
| 130.65 | 131 | ||||
| 131.82 | 132 | White Pond Road, Mull Drive | |||
| 133.45 | 133 | Ridgewood Drive | |||
| 134.99 | 134 | Cleveland-Massillon Road | |||
| Fairlawn Fairlawn, Ohio Fairlawn is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Akron, its population was 7,307 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Fairlawn is located at .... |
135.91 | 135 | South end of SR 21 overlap | ||
| Ghent Ghent, Ohio Ghent is an unincorporated hamlet in central Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, United States. It lies in the area of Granger and Cleveland-Massillon Roads just north of the Ghent Road exit of Interstate 77. It is included in the Montrose-Ghent census-designated place. It has a number of local... |
136.72 | 137 | Exits signed 137A (OH 18 East) and 137B (OH 18 West) | ||
| 138.22 | 138 | Ghent Road | |||
| Richfield Richfield, Ohio Richfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,286 at the 2000 census. The village and the adjacent Richfield Township are approximately equidistant between the downtown areas of Akron and Cleveland... |
143.11 | 142 | |||
| 143.67 | 143 | , Erie Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000... |
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| 145.76 | 145 | North end of SR 21 overlap. | |||
| 146.97 | 146 | ||||
| Cuyahoga Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a... |
Brecksville Brecksville, Ohio -External links:* * *... |
147.91 | 147 | Miller Road | Southbound exit northbound entrance |
| 149.92 | 149 | Exits signed 149A (OH 82 East) and 149B (OH 82 West) southbound | |||
| 151.88 | 151 | Wallings Road | |||
| Independence Independence, Ohio Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,133.-Geography:Independence is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
153.06 | 153 | Pleasant Valley Road | ||
| 155.47 | 155 | Rockside Road | |||
| 156.26 | 156 | ||||
| Cuyahoga Heights Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio Cuyahoga Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 638 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Cuyahoga Heights is located at .... |
157.33 | 157 | Southbound exit northbound entrance; northern terminus of SR 21 | ||
| 158.53 | 158 | Grant Avenue | |||
| Newburgh Heights Newburgh Heights, Ohio Newburgh Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,167 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Newburgh Heights is located at .... |
159.22 | 159A | Harvard Avenue | ||
| Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
159.78 | 159B | Fleet Avenue | ||
| 160.48 | 160 | Pershing Avenue | |||
| 161.19 | 161A | ||||
| 161.47 | 161B | ||||
| 162.33 | 162A | ||||
| 162.85 | 162B | 14th Street | |||
| 163.03 | – Erie, PA Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000... |
Northern terminus of I-77; access to I-90 westbound removed April 11/12, 2011 |