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| Just beyond the Henry County line a distance sign gives the distances to Napoleon (six miles), Maumee (36 miles) and Toledo (44 miles). 01/18/13 |
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| Henry County Road 17D turns off to the southeast for the half mile journey to Okolona. 01/18/13 |
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| Scenes of U.S. 24 in western Henry County. In the last two pictures the highway crosses Henry County Roads 17 and P. 01/18/13 |
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| The next four interchanges along U.S. 24 serve the Henry County seat of Napoleon. 01/18/13 |
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| On the west side of Napoleon, U.S. 24 approaches Exit 39 with U.S. 6 west (Woodlawn Avenue). U.S. 6 runs for 3,205 miles from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. In Ohio, the highway runs for 259 miles through Napoleon, Bowling Green, Fremont, Sandusky, Lorain and Cleveland. 01/18/13 |
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| A quarter mile now from Exit 39 with U.S. 6 west (Woodlawn Avenue). U.S. 6 will run concurrent with U.S. 24 for the bypass around the north side of Napoleon. Interestingly, the control city for U.S. 6 west is Kendallville, Indiana, some 60 miles west of Napoleon. 01/18/13 |
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| Exit 39 turns off of U.S. 24 east for U.S. 6 west (Woodlawn Avenue). U.S. 6 heads west toward Ridgeville Corners and Edgarton en route to Kendallville and Chicago, Illinois. Woodlawn Avenue leads east from the interchange into Downtown Napoleon. Compared with signage from April 28, 2010 Chicago has been added as a control city for U.S. 6 west while Maumee replaces the much larger Toledo as the control city for U.S. 24 east. 04/28/10, 01/18/13 |
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| One mile now from Exit 40 with SR 108 and Business U.S. 6 (Scott Street). Signage along U.S. 6 & 24 in Napoleon had been replaced sometime between 2010 and 2013 to include exit tabs and Clearview wording. Also, a business designation for U.S. 6 was added to follow SR 108 south into Napoleon. 04/28/10, 01/18/13 |
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| SR 108 runs for 49 miles from the Michigan state line near Morenci, Michigan south through Wauseon and Napoleon to SR 15 near Miller City. Business U.S. 6 follows the highway south through Napoleon toward U.S. 6 to the southeast of town. 01/18/13 |
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| An Ohio Turnpike trailblazer directs traffic north along SR 108 toward the Turnpike north of Wauseon. 01/18/13 |
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| Exit 40 turns off at a diamond interchange with SR 108 and Business U.S. 6 (Scott Street) to the immediate north of Napoleon. The Fulton County seat of Wauseon lies 11 miles to the north. To the south SR 108 and Business U.S. 6 follow Scott Street into Downtown Napoleon. 04/28/10, 01/18/13 |
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| East of Exit 40 is the one mile approach with Industrial Road, on the northeast side of Napoleon. 01/18/13 |
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| A pair of U.S. 6 and U.S. 24 shields on the north side of Napoleon heading toward Exit 40 with Industrial Road. 01/18/13 |
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| A half mile now from Exit 40 with Industrial Road. As the name implies, most of the industrial zones for Napoleon are on this side of town. 01/18/13 |
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| A diamond interchange serves Industrial Road at Exit 40. The old U.S. 24, called SR 424 is just south of this interchange, connecting Industrial Road with Downtown Napoleon. 04/28/10, 01/18/13 |
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| Advancing one mile east to their split, it is implied that U.S. 24 that exits off of U.S. 6, which continues toward Bowling Green. This is a holdover from when U.S. 24 was a two lane highway from Napoleon to Maumee. 01/18/13 |
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| Traffic wanting to stay on U.S. 24 is urged to stay in the left lane for Exit 43. U.S. 6 traffic will continue to the right. 01/18/13 |
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| U.S. 6 turns off for a 25 mile trip to the Wood County seat of Bowling Green. U.S. 6 also connects with SR 424 to the south of this interchange and provides a connection to SR 109. U.S. 24 goes down to one way in each direction through this interchange but picks up the second lane soon after. 01/18/13 |
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| Beyond the exchange with U.S. 6 east, U.S. 24 continues onto the stretch opened on August 29, 2012. This four lane freeway replaced an older two lane roadway from Napoleon east along the Maumee River to Waterville that was prone to accidents. 01/18/13 |
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| Unlike the stretch of U.S. 24 from the Ohio state line to Napoleon, this stretch of U.S. 24 is entirely up to freeway standards. The first interchange east of Napoleon is at Exit 47 with SR 109. 01/18/13 |
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| A half mile away from Exit 47 with SR 109, which runs for 53 miles from the Michigan state line near Lyons and south to U.S. 224, SR 15 & SR 65 in Ottawa. 01/18/13 |
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| Exit 47 turns off at a diamond interchange with SR 109. Liberty Center is only a mile to the north while Malinta is a few miles to the south. 01/18/13 |
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| The SR 109 bridge has a barn motif, part of the aesthetics of the new U.S. 24 freeway from Napoleon to Maumee. 01/18/13 |
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| East of Exit 47, Maumee and Toledo get ever closer at a distance of 22 and 28 miles respectively. 01/18/13 |
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| Enhanced mile-markers follow U.S. 24 in the median along this stretch of freeway from Napoleon to Maumee. 01/18/13 |
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| U.S. 24 enters its final Ohio county, Lucas County, the home to Toledo. 01/18/13 |
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| Clearview signage is present on U.S. 24 all the way north to Interstate 475. The first Lucas County interchange is Exit 57 with SR 295. 01/18/13 |
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| SR 295 runs for 24 miles from the Michigan state line at Berkey south to Grand Rapids along the Maumee River. It stays in western Lucas County for its entirety. 01/18/13 |
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| Exit 57 turns off of U.S. 24 east at SR 295. Whitehouse is only a few miles to the north while Grand Rapids is a couple of miles to the south. 01/18/13 |
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| A U.S. 24 reassurance shield to the east of Exit 57 (SR 295) along with a distance sign, giving the distances to Maumee (12 miles) and Toledo (18 miles). 01/18/13 |
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| A view of the U.S. 24 freeway as it travels across southwestern Lucas County. Most of the western half of the county is rural while the eastern half if urbanized. 01/18/13 |
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| Now approaching the urbanized part of the Toledo metropolitan area at Exit 63 with SR 64 (Waterville-Swanton Road). 01/18/13 |
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| SR 64 (Waterville-Swanton Road) goes for 36 miles from the Michigan state line near Metamora through Whitehouse and Waterville before ending at Interstate 75 in Bowling Green. 01/18/13 |
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| Exit 63 turns off at a diamond interchange with SR 64 (Waterville-Swanton Road). SR 64 heads southeast into the city of Waterville, along the Maumee River. U.S. 24 used to be a crowded two lane highway that ran town prior to the new four lane freeway bypass. Whitehouse is only a mile or so to the northwest. 01/18/13 |
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| The SR 64 (Waterville-Swanton Road) overpass features a train motif as a part of the aesthetics of this stretch of U.S. 24. 01/18/13 |
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| Past the SR 64 interchange, U.S. 24 is six miles from Maumee and 12 miles from Toledo. 01/18/13 |
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| U.S. 24 returns to asphalt pavement as it nears the point that it rejoins the former routing of U.S. 24 to the north of Waterville. Exit 67 with Fallen Timbers Lane lies one mile ahead. 01/18/13 |
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| The Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Monument can be reached via Exit 67. The site is home to the decisive battle between the American forces under the command of General Wayne and Native American forces. The battle ended with an American victory, ceding Ohio to the white settlers. 01/18/13 |
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| Lucas County Highway 53 (old U.S. 24) joins the new U.S. 24 freeway as we are within a half mile of Exit 67 for Fallen Timbers Lane. The right lane becomes an auxiliary lane for Exit 67. 01/18/13 |
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| Fallen Timbers Lane serves not only the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Monument, but the Shops at Fallen Timbers shopping center to the north of the interchange. 01/18/13 |
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| Exit 67 turns off of U.S. 24 for Fallen Timbers Lane. Up in 1 1/4 miles is Exit 68 with Interstate 475 & U.S. 23. Interstate 475 is a 20 mile bypass of Toledo that connects with Interstate 75 to the immediate north of Downtown Toledo. U.S. 23 travels from Portsmouth, Ohio north through Chillicothe, Columbus, Delaware, Marion and Findlay before passing around Toledo to the west en route to Ann Arbor, Michigan. 01/18/13 |
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| A pedestrian bridge connects the Fallen Timbers battlefield and monument with the Shops at Fallen Timbers to the north. 01/18/13 |
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| The first right at the upcoming cloverleaf interchange on U.S. 24 is for Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south toward Perrysburg and Interstate 75, which heads south toward Bowling Green, Findlay, Lima and Dayton. 01/18/13 |
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| Traffic bound for the Ohio Turnpike (I-80/90) is directed to use Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 north to the Dussell Drive interchange. 01/18/13 |
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| A cloverleaf interchange connects U.S. 24 with Interstate 475 & U.S. 23. Ann Arbor, Michigan lies just over 50 miles to the north while Dayton is some 145 miles to the south. U.S. 24 continues straight ahead into the city of Maumee before entering Toledo. This interchange marks the end of the Fort-to-Port highway corridor. 01/18/13 |
Page Updated 03-04-2013.
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