| Interstate 75 mainline drivers continue northward to the city of Rossford. An upcoming exits sign highlights the distances to Exits 197, 198, and 199. Rossford lies just south of Toledo along the Maumee River. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Northbound at the Ohio Turnpike ramp to the Exit 64 trumpet interchange. Interstates 80 & 90 join Toledo with South Bend, Indiana and Chicago to the west and Cleveland and Youngstown to the east. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| The Exit 195 c/d roadway returns at the Bates Road over crossing to form an exit-only lane for Exit 197 (Buck Road). Buck Road interchanges with Interstate 75 in south Perrysburg at a diamond interchange. Exit 197 serves the Penta Career Center. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 197 departs Interstate 75 northbound for Buck Road; Buck Road travels a short distance east to Glenwood Road at 3rd Street and west to Lime City and Bates Roads. Lime City Road connects Buck Road with Ohio 795 (Avenue Road) to the south and Ohio 65 (Dixie Highway) to the north. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Wales Road heads northeast from Glenwood Road to meet Interstate 75 at Exit 198. Wales Road continues east and intersects Oregon Road adjacent to the Exit 198 diamond interchange. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Wales Road leads east 1.6 miles from Interstate 75 to Broadway Street in the city of Northwood. Oregon Road travels south to Owens Community College and Walbridge Road west of Walbridge and north to Ohio 65 (Miami Street) along side Interstate 75 north. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Next in line for northbound drivers is the Exit 199 six-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange with Ohio 65 (Miami Street). Ohio 65 follows River Road northeast from Perrysburg to Rossford and a combination of Dixie Highway and Superior Street through Rossford to the Lucas County line. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75 crosses the Lucas County line into south Toledo at Exit 199 (junction Ohio 65). Ohio 65 enters the city along Miami Street and parallels the Maumee River northeast to International Park. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Spanning the Maumee River, Interstate 75 approaches Exit 200 (South Avenue and Kuhlman Drive) and central Toledo. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 200 serves industrial areas along the Maumee River via Kuhlman Drive east and South Street south. South Street curves and passes underneath Interstate 75 en route to Broadway Street and junction Ohio 25 (Anthony Wayne Trail). Broadway Street carries Ohio 2 east from Western Avenue to the Clayton Street bridge (Ohio 51). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 200 leaves Interstate 75 northbound for Kuhlman Drive east and South Avenue south and west. South Avenue continues west from Ohio 25 to Highland Park and Ohio 2 (Airport Highway) west of U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Diagrammatical overhead posted over the Exit 200 off-ramp. Kuhlman Drive begins at the ramp end and spurs southeast to a refinery area along the river. South Avenue north ends at Eastern Avenue at a residential area east of the freeway. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exits 201A/B join Interstate 75 with Ohio 25 (Anthony Wayne Trail) southwest of the Toledo central business district. Exit 201A consists of a half-diamond interchange with Collingwood Boulevard east of its half-diamond interchange with Ohio 25. Ohio 25 provides high-speed access into downtown, serving points of interest such as Mercy College of Northwest Ohio and the Toledo Amtrak Station. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75 north reduces to two overall lanes beyond the Exit 201A/B off-ramps to Ohio 25 (Anthony Wayne Trail). Approaching Exit 201A, the freeway passes over Ohio 2 (Broadway Street) and the Norfolk Southern Railroad line. Collingwood Boulevard travels west from Erie and Newton Streets nearby to Nebraska Avenue and north to junction Ohio 246 (Dorr Street). Newton Street connects with Ohio 2 (Broadway Street), Erie Street north crosses the Swan Creek into downtown Toledo. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 201A descends from Interstate 75 north onto Collingwood Boulevard. Ohio 25 (Anthony Wayne Trail) leads southwest from downtown as four-lane arterial to the Toledo Zoo and Maumee. The state highway represents the historic routing of U.S. 25. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Looking toward downtown Toledo from Interstate 75 near the Erie Street bridge over Swan Creek. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75 follows a viaduct northward from Exit 201B across Swan Creek into the partial "Y" interchange with Ohio 25 (Anthony Wayne Trail) north. Ohio 25 descends from its own mini-freeway onto Erie Street ahead of Fifth Third Field, home of the Minor League Baseball Toledo Mud Hens, the Erie Street Market, and COSI Science Center. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Nebraska Avenue spans both Interstate 75 and Ohio 25 at the Exit 201B ramp departure from the northbound freeway. Ohio 25 follows Erie Street north through downtown to Ohio 120 (Cherry Street). Ohio 25 southbound follows Michigan Avenue. Ohio 51 (Monroe Street) intersects Ohio 25 in downtown, joining the central business district with Jermain Park and northwest Toledo. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Crossing over Ohio 25 (Anthony Wayne Trail) on its mini-freeway segment at Interstate 75. Ohio 25 follows the freeway southwest from Washington Street to City Park Avenue. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exits 203A/B provide connections to Monroe Street (Ohio 51) northwest of downtown. Ohio 51 follows Monroe Street northwest from Toledo to Sylvania, paralleling Interstate 75 from Ohio 246 (Dorr Street) to U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue). Ohio 246 begins at Ohio 51 and passes over Interstate 75 (pictured here) on the six mile drive west to the University of Toledo and U.S. 20 (Reynolds Road). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| A half diamond interchange joins Interstate 75 southbound at Collingwood Boulevard (Exit 202B). Interstate 75 north continues toward the Exit 203A loop ramp to Bancroft Street at Glenwood Avenue and the split with Interstate 475 west (Exit 204). Bancroft Street leads east 1.25 miles to Ohio 120 (Cherry Street) and 1.75 miles west to Ottawa Park. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Lincoln Avenue passes over Interstate 75 one half mile south of the Exit 203A off-ramp to Bancroft Street. Bancroft Street travels west and intersects both Ohio 51 (Monroe Street) and U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue) nearby. Exit 203B provides direct access to Detroit Avenue. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Ohio 51 (Monroe Street) crosses over Interstate 75 northbound at the Bancroft Street off-ramp (Exit 203A). Glenwood Avenue south leads directly to Ohio 51 south to Collingwood Boulevard. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| U.S. 24 follows Detroit Avenue northward from Ohio 25 (Anthony Wayne Trail) in south Toledo to Telegraph Road near the north end of the city. A partial-cloverleaf interchange joins the federal highway with Interstate 75 just north of Ohio 51 (Monroe Street). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Drivers bound for U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue) depart Interstate 75 northbound. Use Exit 203B for the Toledo Art Museum. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75 northbound expands to four lanes in anticipation of the Exit 204 directional interchange with Interstate 475. Interstate 475 travels west six miles to junction U.S. 23 near Sylvania, with U.S. 23 following a freeway northward from Interstate 475 to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 204 consists of a three-lane off-ramp to Interstate 475's westbound beginning. Interstate 475 encircles west Toledo from the Sylvania area southward to Maumee. U.S. 23 follows the freeway southward from Exit 14 back to Interstate 75 at Perrysburg. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Just north of the Interstate 75 & 475 junction are the ramps for Jeep and Willys Parkway (Exit 205A). These local roadways are accessible from both freeways. Jeep Parkway parallels the freeway northward from Central Avenue to Berdan Avenue, serving the Daimler Chrysler Toledo Assembly plant. Willys Parkway stems northwest from Jeep Parkway to Willys Park and Sylvania Avenue. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Northbound at the westbound beginning of Interstate 475 (Exit 204). Ann Arbor lies 44 miles to the northwest via Interstate 475 and U.S. 23. Sylvania resides at the U.S. 23 junction with U.S. 223, Ohio 51 (Monroe Street), and Ohio 18 (Alexis Road). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 205A leaves Interstate 75 northbound from within the Interstate 475 interchange. Separate ramps join the freeways with Jeep Parkway at Cove Boulevard. Cove Boulevard south provides access to Ohio 120 (Central Avenue). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 205B joins Interstate 75 northbound directly with Berdan Avenue near the Daimler Chrysler Toledo Assembly plant at Haverhill Drive. Haverhill Drive links Berdan Avenue with Phillips Avenue nearby. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75 curves northeast along the Ottawa River to the half-diamond interchange with Berdan Avenue. Berdan Avenue east ends at the Cherry Street intersection with U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75 travels east-west from the Berdan Avenue off-ramp (Exit 205B) to junction Interstate 280 (Exit 208). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Phillips Avenue heads southeast from Sylvania and Lewis Avenues to junction U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue) and Interstate 75 at Exit 206. Phillips Avenue east ends nearby at Joe E. Brown Park. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75 spans the Ottawa River, the Norfolk Southern Railroad, and U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue) before meeting Phillips Avenue at the Exit 206 diamond interchange. Interests to Manhattan Avenue should use Phillips Avenue south. Manhattan Avenue travels east from Cherry Avenue to Detwiler Park. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Frontage streets join the freeway from LaGrange Street east to Stickney Avenue. Slip ramps join Interstate 75 with the parallel roadways (North & South Expressway Drive) at Exit 207. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 280 appears for the first time at the Exit 207 off-ramp onto South Expressway Drive. A connector bridge joins the frontage roads for access to LaGrange Street to the west. Stickney Avenue travels north-south from Sherman Street to the Daimler Chrysler-North Toledo assembly plant. LaGrange Street heads northwest from downtown to Sylvania Avenue and U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 280 begins at the Exit 208 directional interchange with Interstate 75 and heads south to the Veterans' Glass City Skyway Bridge. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 208 was reconfigured as part of the Veterans' Glass City Skyway bridge project of Interstate 280. A new cable-stayed bridge opened on June 24, 2007 to replace the aging Craig Memorial Bridge across the Maumee River. The new span carries six overall lanes high above the river, joining central Toledo with east Toledo, Oregon, Northwood, and Walbridge. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75 curves northeast from the Exit 208 off-ramp to Interstate 280 south. Interstate 280 travels 12 miles overall to Exit 71 of the Ohio Turnpike (Interstates 80 & 90). Cleveland is used as a control city for the eastbound connection with Interstates 80 & 90. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Continuing along Interstate 75 north, the freeway next intersects Ottawa River Road at the Exit 209 partial "Y" interchange. Ottawa River Road begins at Exit 209 and heads east along the Ottawa River to 124th Street at the Point Place neighborhood of north Toledo. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| The right-hand lane gained from Interstate 280 north ends before Interstate 75 reaches Ottawa River Road (Exit 209). A sound wall segregates the freeway from the adjacent residential areas along Suder Avenue. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Drawing to within one-quarter mile of the Exit 209 off-ramp to Ottawa River Drive east on Interstate 75 north. Ottawa River Drive splits with 108th Street just east of the Suder Avenue intersection. Suder Avenue heads south to Manhattan Avenue near Detwiler Park and north to Alexis Avenue and Monroe County, Michigan. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Northbound Interstate 75 at the Exit 209 ramp departure to Ottawa River Drive at Suder Avenue. 108th Street intersects Summit Street in 1.1 miles. Summit Street heads north along Maumee River and Maumee Bay to Point Place and then Monroe County, Michigan. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75 crosses the Ottawa River ahead of the Benore Road overpass, one half mile south of Exit 210, the final Ohio interchange. Meeting the freeway ahead is the east end of Ohio 183 (Alexis Road). Exit 210 serves Raceway Park Toledo at Telegraph Road (U.S. 24) and Toledo Speedway at Benore Road. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Ohio 184 follows Alexis Road 9.5 miles west from the Exit 210 diamond interchange with Interstate 75 to Ohio 51 and U.S. 223 (Monroe Street) at Sylvania. Alexis Road east ends nearby at Suder Avenue. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 75's final reassurance shield posted within Ohio. The freeway becomes part of the Lake Erie Circle Tour as it enters Michigan. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Mileage sign for Interstate 75 north to Monroe, Detroit, and Flint, the freeway continues with six overall lanes into Monroe County, Michigan. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
Page Updated November 10, 2007.
