| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 at Exit 7, Ohio 57 to Rittman and Medina. Ohio 57 begins at U.S. 30 in Riceland, then travels north to meet Ohio 3 and U.S. 42 in Medina, then angles northwest to cross the Ohio 10 freeway. It ends at U.S. 6 on the shore of Lake Erie in the town of Lorain. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 approaching Exit 7, Ohio 57, one-half mile. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 approaching Exit 7, Ohio 57, one mile. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 approaching Exit 9, Ohio 94 to Wadsworth and North Royalton, one-half mile. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 at Exit 11, Ohio 261 to Norton. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 approaching Exit 11, Ohio 261, next right. Tall power pylons such as this one are quite common in eastern Ohio. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 approaching Exit 11, Ohio 261, one-quarter mile. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 at Exit 13A, Ohio 21 southbound. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 at ramp onto Ohio 21 northbound. The alternate route sign allows for traffic to use Ohio 21 northbound to Interstate 77 in case traffic is bad on eastbound Interstate 76 and/or Interstate 277. According to Steve Hanudel, the alternate route came in the late 1990s when Interstate 76/U.S. 224 between Ohio 21 and the Kenmore Leg (the narrow stretch of Interstate 76 between U.S. 224 and Interstate 77) was under major construction. On this particular sign assembly, there would be a U.S. 224 shield here normally, but it has been removed. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 at Exit 14, Cleveland-Massillon Road. This is the original U.S. 21, before the Ohio 21 alignment. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 approaching Exits 17A-B, State Street and Ohio 619 (East Avenue and Wooster Road). This picture was taken during the late afternoon, and increased outbound rush hour traffic from Akron is visible in the westbound (opposing) lanes. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 at State Street, Exit 17A. Exit 17B, the Ohio 619/East Avenue/Wooster Road, is one-quarter mile beyond State Street. Interstate 76 takes on an urban feel as it heads eastbound from this point. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 approaching Ohio 619, next right. Ohio 619 is Wooster Road to the south of this interchange; it does not continue of this interchange. South of the interchange, Ohio 619 abruptly turns southeast and ends near Alliance and U.S. 62. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 at Junction Ohio 619. In addition, this is the first eastbound signage for Interstate 277. Now in the great scheme of Interstate numbering, Interstate 277 is one that is grievously misnumbered. With the through traffic on Interstate 76 defaulted onto Interstate 277, and with Interstate 277 being an east-west route, this should be Interstate 276. It would be even more appropriately Interstate 276 if the freeway along U.S. 224 east of Interstate 77 were extended to reconnect with Interstate 76. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 and U.S. 224 approaching Junction Interstate 277. Note the green "ONLY" on the left exit; it should be black on yellow tab that reads "EXIT ONLY." The left exit here is something of a fallacy; in reality, Interstate 76 exits off its freeway, and Interstate 277 continues as the through route. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 at Junction Interstate 277 Eastbound. Interstate 76 exits off its freeway at this point, with only one lane of through traffic. Interstate 277 and U.S. 224 continue straight ahead at this point. This is a very old sign, complete with older-style U.S. 224 shield and pasted on "EAST" next to the Interstate 76 shield. The small, orange construction sign at the gore point is accurate, as repaving was occurring at this time. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 approaching Exit 24, Arlington Street and Kelly Avenue, east of downtown Akron, one-half mile. Every Interstate shield in Ohio seems to be neutered (no state name) like this one, and while it is nice to see occasional state name shields, the complete lack of state name Interstate shields on any Ohio freeway besides the Ohio Turnpike does say something about Ohio DOT's efficiency in removing the state name shields. However, it sure would be nice to see a couple state name shields along the free sections of roads in Ohio. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 approaching Exit 24, Arlington Street and Kelly Avenue, east of downtown Akron, one-quarter mile. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 approaching Exit 25A, Martha Avenue and approaching Exit 25B General Street and Brittain Road. Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| Eastbound Interstate 76 at Exit 25B, General Street and Brittain Road. The next exit is Exit 26, Ohio 18 (Market Street and Mogadore Road). Photo taken 5/21/02.
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| The mainline freeway transitions to Interstate 80, and Interstate 76 bound traffic must exit onto the Ohio Turnpike. The exit is unnumbered for Interstate 76, although it is located at milepost 60. Photo taken 10/01.
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| First signage along eastbound Interstate 76 for the junction of Interstate 80 and merge onto the Ohio Turnpike. The "VIA PENNA" is posted to indicate to travelers that New York City is not in the next state. Guide signage at the Ohio 193 interchange at Interstate 80 indicates that New York is 400 miles to the east. Photo taken 10/01.
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| Interstate 76/80 sign bridge on eastbound approaching the turnpike transition. Notice that "VIA TURNPIKE" is indicated on the Interstate 76 eastbound panel. Youngstown, which is the next major city for either route, is shown as an auxiliary panel above the Interstate 80 sign. Photo taken 10/01.
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| Last advance sign bridge for the interchange at Interstate 80 on eastbound. Photo taken 10/01.
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| Between Exit 234 and the Pennsylvania state line is the eastgate of the Ohio Turnpike. This overhead indicates to traffic of the pending turnpike barrier. Photo taken 10/01.
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| East gate of the Ohio Turnpike. There is a short stretch between this plaza and the Pennsylvania state line, then the west gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike greets traffic upon entering the Keystone State. Photo taken 10/01.
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| Thank you for travelling the Ohio Turnpike sign near the Ohio/Pennsylvania State line. There probably are more exits on Interstate 76 in Ohio than there are in Pennsylvania, and we are only mildly exaggerating. Photo taken 10/01.
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Page Updated June 16, 2002.
