| Glendale Milford Road intersects Interstate 75 at the Exit 14 folded-cloverleaf interchange in Evendale. A lengthy collector/distributor roadway system facilitates the movements to both Glendale Milford Road and nearby roads such as Newman Way. Newman Way serves an industrial plant east of the freeway via loop ramps that join the south and northbound c/d roadways. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| One half mile north of the Exit 14 c/d roadway departure for Glendale Milford Road and Newman Way. Glendale Milford Road ends 1.4 miles west at Ohio 4 (Springfield Pike) in Woodlawn. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Exit 14 leaves Interstate 75 southbound as the beginning of the c/d roadway network to Glendale Milford Road and Newman Way. Glendale Milford Road ventures east 1.2 miles to junction U.S. 42 (Reading Road) in Evendale and 4.3 miles to junction Interstate 71 as Pfeiffer Road at Blue Ash and Montgomery. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Exit 13 consists of a slip ramp onto the adjacent c/d roadway for Shepherd Lane and Lincoln Heights. Shepherd Lane meanders west 0.4 miles to Wayne Avenue in Lincoln Heights. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Ramps to Shepherd Lane depart Interstate 75 for the c/d roadway at its loop ramps to the northbound c/d road for Newman Way. There is no access to the northbound roadway however, as drivers default beyond the loop ramp. Continuing southward, a connector ramp shifts motorists onto Mangham Drive south for Shephard Lane. Shepherd Lane becomes Shepherd Avenue southeast of Interstate 75 to Wyoming Avenue in Lockland. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| The carriageways of Interstate 75 separate by a great distance through the communities of Lockland and Arlington Heights. Interstate 75 southbound straddles the Mill Creek West Fork through Lockland while northbound follows the Mill Creek main branch through Arlington Heights. Just beyond the split is the Exit 12 off-ramp to Cooper Avenue south of its end at Wyoming Avenue. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Interstate 75 southbound veers southwest away from the northbound carriageway, Exit 12 departs momentarily onto parallel Cooper Avenue at Lockland. Cooper Avenue west connects with Wayne Avenue nearby, as does Wyoming Avenue to the north. Wyoming Avenue east passes over Interstate 75 southbound en route to Benson Street in Reading. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| The southbound freeway travels below grade through Lockland between the split and crossing of the Mill Creek West Fork. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Wyoming Avenue passes over Interstate 75 southbound at the Exit 12 ramp departure onto Cooper Avenue. Benson Street / Wyoming Avenue lead west 0.7 miles from U.S. 42 (Reading Road) to Cooper Avenue; Wyoming Avenue continues west one mile to its end at Ohio 4 (Springfield Pike) in Wyoming. Beyond the Exit 12 off-ramp is the Lock Street over crossing. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Next in line for southbound drivers is the Galbraith Road three-quarter diamond interchange near the Ohio 126 freeway. Galbraith Road constitutes an east-west arterial between Arlington Heights and the Hartwell neighborhood of north Cincinnati. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Ohio 126 follows thee Ronald Reagan Highway / Cross County Highway freeway through the northern suburbs of Cincinnati. The freeway begins at Exit 31 of Interstate 275 and ends just east of Interstate 71 at Montgomery and Indian Hill. There is no direct connection from Interstate 75 south onto Ohio 126, therefore motorists must use Galbraith Road east for its separate ramps to the east-west freeway. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Now in Cincinnati, the carriageways combine and Interstate 75 next approaches junction Ohio 4 (Paddock Road) and 561 (Seymour Avenue) at Exit 9. Ohio 4 finally crosses paths with the freeway after staying west of Interstate 75 from central Dayton southward. Paddock Road carries the highway southward from Vine Street 2.9 miles at the Carthage neighborhood to junction U.S. 42 (Reading Road). Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Interstate 75 southbound at the Exit 9 diamond interchange with Ohio 4 (Paddock Road). Ohio 561 begins nearby at the Paddock Road intersection with Seymour Avenue. Ohio 561 follows Seymour and Carthage Avenues southeast three miles to junction U.S. 22 (Montgomery Road) within the city of Norwood. Seymour Avenue west links with Vine Street in Carthage; Vine Street south continues into Elmwood Place and St. Bernard. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| One quarter mile north of the Exit 7 tri-level stack interchange with Ohio 562 at the CSX Railroad overpass on Interstate 75 south. Ohio 562 constitutes an east-west freeway known as the Norwood Lateral. The freeway joins Interstate 75 with Interstate 71 (Exit 7) through the city of Norwood. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Southbound at the partition with the Exit 7 off-ramp for Ohio 562's eastbound beginning. Ohio 562 quickly interchanges with Ohio 4 (Paddock Road) nearby. Interstate 75 meanwhile sees Lexington, Kentucky as the new southbound control point on the 1.5 mile drive to Mitchell Avenue (Exit 6). Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Interstate 75 curves westward through the industrial city of St. Bernard en route to the Exit 6 diamond interchange with Mitchell Avenue. Mitchell Avenue meanders 1.5 miles east from the freeway to Clinton Springs Avenue at U.S. 42 (Reading Road) along the St. Bernard and Cincinnati city line. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Interstate 75 nears the Exit 6 off-ramp to Mitchell Avenue. Mitchell Avenue intersects Spring Grove Avenue nearby, a north-south arterial serving the industrial areas of both St. Bernard and Elmwood Place. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Interstate 75 reenters the Cincinnati city limits at the Exit 6 off-ramp to Mitchell Avenue. Mitchell Avenue heads north 0.75 miles to Epworth Avenue within the Winton Place neighborhood of the city. Spring Grove Avenue west parallels the Mill Creek to the Cumminsville community. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Passing through the Mount Storm Park area along the CSX Railroad and Mill Creek, Interstate 75 draws to within one mile of the eastern terminus of western Interstate 74 (Exit 4). Interstate 74 enters the city from rural western Hamilton County with U.S. 52. The freeway overall joins Cincinnati with Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| The one-half mile overhead for junction Interstate 74 & U.S. 52 (Exit 4) posted on Interstate 75 southbound. U.S. 52 follows all of Interstate 75 west through to the Indiana state line. U.S. 27 uses Interstate 74 west to nearby Exit 18 for Colerain Avenue northwest to Mt. Airy Forest and Mount Airy in northwest Cincinnati. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| A tight directional interchange facilitates the movements between Interstates 75 and 74 and U.S. 27 & 52 (Exit 4) between Mill Creek, the CSX Railroad, and Central Parkway at Cincinnati State and Technical Community College. Interstate 74 & U.S. 52 west and U.S. 27 north cross Mill Creek ahead of the Exit 19 off-ramp to Colerain Avenue at the Cumminsville neighborhood. Interstate 74 & U.S. 52 west continue nine miles to their merge with Interstate 275 west near Miamitown. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| U.S. 52 east & U.S. 27 south join Interstate 75 from Interstate 74 east. The trio continue southward one half mile to the Exit 3 directional-cloverleaf interchange with Hopple Street. U.S. 27 leaves the freeway there for Central Parkway (U.S. 127) south and Brighton Corner. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Exit 3 serves the University of Cincinnati via Hopple Street east to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive east and Cincinnati State College via Hopple Street east to U.S. 126 (Central Parkway) north. Hopple Street west enters the adjacent Camp Washington neighborhood before spanning the CSX Railroad yards ahead of Beekman Street and Western Northern Boulevard. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Older button copy overhead for Exit 3 (U.S. 27 & 127 south and U.S. 52 east) posted at the Monmouth Street overpass. U.S. 52 east joins U.S. 27 & 127 along Central Parkway southeast into downtown Cincinnati. The federal highway emerges along its own route via Mehring Way along the Ohio Riverfront. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Interstate 75 southbound at the Bates Avenue overpass and Exit 3 ramp departure of U.S. 27 south & U.S. 52 east onto Hopple Street east. U.S. 127 follows Central Parkway southward alongside Interstate 75 to Hopple Street from Cincinnati State college. U.S. 27-52-127 continue along Central Parkway southward 2.4 miles through the Brighton and Over-the-Rhine neighborhoods north of the central business district. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Overheads advise Interstate 75 interests to Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to use the right-hand two of the overall four southbound lanes. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Exit 2B joins Interstate 75 with Harrison Avenue at the Western Hills Viaduct over the CSX Railroad yard at Brighton Corner. Harrison Avenue stems west from adjacent U.S. 27-52-127 (Central Parkway) into the Fairmount community. The surface street travels overall 5.4 miles between Central Parkway and the suburb of Cheviot. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| A large diagrammatical overhead outlines the forthcoming ramps to Interstate 71 north & U.S. 50 east and 2nd, 5th, and 7th Streets for downtown Cincinnati. Interstate 71 southbound merges with Interstate 75 across the Ohio River. U.S. 50 enters the Fray from River Road within the interchange complex. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Exit 2B leaves for Harrison Avenue; Harrison Avenue east becomes McMillan Street east en route to the University of Cincinnati campus. Interstate 75 meanwhile next approaches the Exit 2A off-ramp to Western Avenue, a southbound side frontage street. U.S. 50 east follows Interstate 71 north through downtown to Columbia Parkway along the Ohio River. Interests to Interstate 471 south to Newport, Kentucky and U.S. 52 east to Lunken Airport are also advised to take Interstate 71 north (east). Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Interstate 75 narrows to two through lanes at the merge with Interstate 71 south. Exit 2A claims the right-hand lane for the southbound beginning of Western Avenue. Western Avenue begins at Findlay Avenue and continues one block south to Liberty Street through an industrial area west of the freeway. Liberty Street east leads into the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and ends at the Interstate 71 & 471 junction. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Drivers bound for Western Avenue part ways with Interstate 75 southbound via Exit 2A. Western Avenue travels south along side the freeway to Gest Street near Freeman Avenue. Exit 1H also joins Western Avenue ahead of it intersection with Ezzard Charles Drive, an east-west street through Laurel Park. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Connections to the downtown street grid are provided to 2nd, 5th, and 7th Streets from both the Interstate 75 southbound mainline and ramps to Interstate 71 north & U.S. 50 east. All numbered streets travel east-west through the central business district. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| High rises from downtown Cincinnati come into view along Interstate 75 southbound near the Exit 1H off-ramp. Ezzard Charles Drive travels west to Dalton Avenue and east to Central Avenue and Central Parkway (U.S. 27-52-127). Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Exit 1H consist of a half-diamond interchange with Ezzard Charles Drive just north of the Exit 1G partial "Y" interchange to Freeman Avenue south. Freeman Avenue provides a four-lane connector to U.S. 50 (River Road) west of its departure from Interstate 71 south. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Ezzard Charles Drive passes above Interstate 75 south at the Exit 1G off-ramp to Freeman Avenue south to U.S. 50 (River Road). U.S. 50 hugs the Ohio River west to the Sedamsville, Riverside, Anderson Ferry, and Sayler Park communities of western Cincinnati. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Interstate 75 veers southeastward toward the merge with Interstate 71 south. The right-hand lane gained from Western Avenue south becomes exit only for Seventh Street (Exit 1E), the number two lane becomes exit-only for Second Street (Exit 1C) beyond the ramp split for Interstate 71 north & U.S. 50 east. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Linn Street and a southbound on-ramp from the 8th Street Viaduct cross over Interstate 75 at the Exit 1E ramp departure to Seventh Street. Seventh Street leads east to the intersections with U.S. 27 & 127 (Central Avenue north / Plum Street south). U.S. 22 east begins at Central Avenue and follows 7th Street east to Gilbert Avenue. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Southbound at the unnumbered exit ramp to Interstate 71 north & U.S. 50 east. Travelers using the ramp are provided with the Exit 1C ramp to 5th Street east to U.S. 27 & 127 and a second ramp to 2nd Street for Paul Brown Stadium (home of the NFL Cincinnati Bengals) and Great American Ballpark (home of the MLB Cincinnati Reds). Interstate 71 north & U.S. 50 otherwise parallel 2nd and 3rd Streets through to the off-ramp to U.S. 52 (Pete Rose Way) east and their split. U.S. 50 follows Columbia Pike east to junction Interstate 471 and Eden Park. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| Interstate 71 south merges onto Interstate 75 southbound from a high flyover ramp north of 3rd Street. The two freeways combine to form the upper deck of the Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River. The double-decked cantilever bridge sees an off-ramp (Exit 192) to 5th Street and Crescent Avenue in Covington, Kentucky at the south end of the span. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
| The Brent Spence Bridge carries eight lanes overall for Interstates 71 & 75 across the Ohio River. Opened in 1963, the bridge is showing signs of age, is over capacity, and does not include shoulders for either direction. A study is underway presently on how to address these issues that range from upgrading the existing bridge, adding a second bridge and separating Interstates 71 and 75, or replacing the original bridge with a new ten-lane span. Photo taken 11/14/04. |
Page Updated November 11, 2007.
