| Exit 193 joins Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike) with Ohio 44 at Shalersville. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Ohio 44 provides the main route between the Ohio Turnpike and Portage County seat of Ravenna. Ohio 44 meets Ohio 5 and 14 within the city. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Westbound Interstate 80 at the Exit 193 off-ramp to Ohio 44. Ohio 44 travels north from Exit 193 to Mantua at the Cuyahoga River. The state highway travels overall between Waynesburg and Mentor at Lake Erie. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| The first Cleveland area interchange consists of the split of Interstate 480 west from Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike) at Exit 187. Interstate 480 loops through the greater Cleveland area, serving the eastern suburbs of Sweetsboro, Macedonia, and Twinsburg before merging with Interstate 271 at Oakwood. The freeway also serves Geauga Lake and Kent State University. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| There is no direct access to Interstate 271, a north-south suburban freeway between Interstate 90 at Willoughby Hills and Interstate 71 near Medina. Interests to Interstate 271 should use Interstate 480 west (Exit 187) or Ohio 8 north at Exit 180. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Ohio 14 stems southeast from the Interstate 480 trumpet interchange connector with Interstate 80 through Streetsboro. The state highway follows a commercialized corridor to its merge with Ohio 313 at junction Ohio 43. Ohio 14 continues southeast from there to Ravenna. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| One half mile east of the Exit 187 interchange with the westbound beginning of Interstate 480. Interstate 480 historically was designated Interstate 80N and later a part of the Interstate 80 mainline. Interstate 480 returns to the Ohio Turnpike at Exit 151 at North Ridgeville. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike) westbound at the Exit 187 trumpet interchange and connector to Interstate 480 west & Ohio 14 east. Interstate 480 & Ohio 14 share 12 miles west to Oakwood, the state highway then follows Broadway Avenue northwest to Bedford. The merge of Interstates 271 & 480 is one of just three pairs of 3-digit Interstate to share pavement in the U.S. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 80 reduces from six to four lanes west of Exit 187. Pictured here is the two-mile overhead for the Exit 180 trumpet interchange with Ohio 8, a major north-south route between Akron and the Cleveland area. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Ohio 8 consists of a full freeway from a point just south of the Ohio Turnpike into Akron and the junction with Interstate 76 & 77. The highway northbound provides a direct connection to Interstate 271 at Macedonia. Exit 180 also serves Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Blossom Music Center. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Drawing to within one half mile of the Exit 180 interchange with Ohio 8. Ohio 8 travels overall between Akron and downtown Cleveland. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Ohio 8 travels 3.2 miles north from Interstate 80 Exit 180 to the Interstate 271 (Exit 18) interchange. Southward, Ohio 8 upgrades to a freeway in 1.3 miles at junction Ohio 303, reaches Cuyahoga Falls in nine miles and ends at Akron in 14 miles. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 77 provides a direct link to the city of Cleveland from Interstate 80 at Exit 173. The freeway serves the southern suburbs of Brecksville, Richfield, and Broadview Heights among others. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| A mini-freeway connects the Ohio Turnpike (Exit 173) with Interstate 77 and the parallel Ohio 21 via a folded-diamond interchange. Ohio 21 shadows Interstate 77 to the east through Brecksville and Independence between Exits 145 at Richfield and the merge at Exit 157. The routing represents the original U.S. 21. U.S. 21 was removed from Ohio roadways in 1971. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 80 westbound at the Black Road overpass, one mile east of the Exit 173 trumpet interchange to Interstate 77 and Ohio 21. Interstate 77 travels south from the Cleveland area to Akron, Canton, New Philadelphia, Cambridge, and Marietta. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 77 ends 16 miles to the north at junction Interstate 90 in downtown Cleveland. Akron and the merge with Interstate 76 lies 20 miles southward. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Exit 173 departs Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike) westbound for Interstate 77 and Ohio 21. Ohio 21 joins Interstate 77 southward from Exit 145 to Exit 136 at Fairlawn, departing the freeway for Barberton and Massillon. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 80 & Ohio Turnpike westbound reassurance shields posted between the Great Lakes Service Plaza and the Edgerton Road overpass. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Although still within the Cleveland area, mileage signs begin reflecting Toledo for Interstate 80 westbound. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 71 and U.S. 42 cross paths with the Ohio Turnpike at the Exit 161 interchange complex. Interstate 71 and U.S. 42 enters the city of Strongsville from Brunswick and Medina to the south respectively. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 71 and U.S. 42 represent the last direct path to the city of Cleveland from Interstate 80 west. Interstate 71 travels 14 miles to its end at Interstate 90; U.S. 42 follows surface street alignments (Pearl Road, 25th Street, Superior Avenue) 14.5 miles also to its end at in downtown. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 80 westbound, one half mile away from the Exit 161 ramp departure to Interstate 71 and U.S. 42 (Pearl Road) at Strongsville. Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport lies six miles north at the Interstate 71 junction with Interstate 480. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Exit 161 leaves Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike) westbound at the Interstate 71 over crossing. Interstate 71 links the Cleveland area with the capital city of Columbus and Cincinnati. U.S. 42 parallels the freeway on roughly the same trajectory. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Connector ramps from the Exit 161 trumpet interchange tie Interstate 80 with U.S. 42 (Pearl Road). This westbound reassurance shield lies ahead of the connecting ramp overpass. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| The left-lane truck restriction remains in effect along Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike) westbound. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 480 returns to Interstate 80 west beyond Exit 152. Ohio 10 continues the Interstate 480 freeway southwest to south Elyria and Oberlin. Exit 152 joins the Ohio Turnpike with Lorain Road parallel to the Interstate 480 & Ohio 10 freeway. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Bagley Road passes over Interstate 80 at this auxiliary sign for North Ridgeville. North Ridgeville is the suburb surrounding the Exit 152 and 151 (Interstate 80 east to Interstate 480 east) interchanges. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Lorain Road carries Exit 152 motorists northeast to the Interstate 480 and Ohio 10 interchange at North Ridgeville. Ohio 10 east follows Lorain Road northeast to North Olmstead, paralleling Interstate 480 east to Fairview Park. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 80 passes over Lorain Road entering the Exit 152 trumpet interchange. Interstate 480 merges directly onto Interstate 80 west ahead. There is no direct access to Ohio 10 west at North Ridgeville, instead motorists must use Lorain Road west or access Ohio 10 at Interstate 480 to the north. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Next in line for westbound motorists is the Exit 145 trumpet interchange with Ohio 57 (Lorain Boulevard) at Elyria. Ohio 57 travels south from Lorain to Ohio 113 nearby. Photo taken 10/07/01. |
| One mile east of the Exit 145 off-ramp to Ohio 57 (Lorain Boulevard). Ohio 57 travels into Elyria from Grafton to the southeast, sharing pavement with U.S. 20 and Ohio 113 before meeting Interstate 80 at Midway Mall. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 80 west at the Ohio 57 (Exit 145) off-ramp to Elyria and Lorain. Ohio 57 (Lorain Boulevard) north provides the only access to Interstate 90 east for Avon and Westlake. Interstate 90 merges with Interstate 80 west at the Exit 142 partial "Y" interchange. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
Page Updated November 1, 2007.
