Site Navigation Indiana Illinois Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri Ohio Wisconsin     Interstate 475 Northbound Interstate 475 North Diagrammatical overhead posted ahead of the northbound split of Interstate 475 and U.S. 23 (Exit 14) near Sylvania. U.S. 23 continues as a freeway from Interstate 475 to Interstate 94 at Ann Arbor and 93 miles to its merge with Interstate 75 at Flint. Photo taken 09/02/05. A short distance north of the U.S. 23 northbound split from Interstate 475 east (Exit 14) is the city of Sylvania. Sylvania lies at the junction of U.S. 23 at junction Ohio 51 (Monroe Street). U.S. 223 begins at the first U.S. 23 interchange and travels with the highway northward five miles. The federal highway used to follow surface streets through Sylvania from Ottawa Lake, Michigan. Photo taken 09/02/05. Interstate 475 East Interstate 475 switches from north-south cardinal directions to east-west between U.S. 23 (Exit 14) and the northern terminus at Interstate 75. Now heading east, the freeway passes under an abandoned railroad bridge and Holland Sylvania Road on the one mile approach to Exit 15 (Corey Road). Corey Road travels 1.7 miles southeast of Ohio 51 (Monroe Street) and east Sylvania. Photo taken 09/02/05. Interstate 475 east travels through Wildwood Preserve Metropark parallel to Sylvania Avenue between the Holland Sylvania Road overpass and the Exit 15 half-diamond interchange with Corey Road. Interests to the park should use Corey Road south to its end at Ohio 120 (Central Avenue) and Central Avenue west to the park entrance. Photo taken 09/02/05. Attached to the Corey Road overpass is the one-mile guide sign for Exit 17 (Secor Road). Secor Road travels north-south three miles between Ohio 120 (Central Avenue) and Ohio 184 (Alexis Road). Photo taken 09/02/05. Typical reassurance shield posted for Interstate 475 along the freeway mainline after the Exit 16 (west) half-diamond interchange with Talmadge Road. Photo taken 09/02/05. One half mile west of the Exit 17 diamond interchange with Secor Road at the Woodley Road overpass. Secor Road serves the University of Toledo campus. Secor Road reaches the campus 2.25 miles south at junction Ohio 284 (Dorr Street). Photo taken 09/02/05. Interstate 475 kinks southeastward at the Exit 17 off-ramp to Secor Road. Secor Road heads northward from Ohio 246 (Dorr Street) along side Ottawa Hills before meeting Ohio 120 (Central Avenue) and the freeway. The road continues northward to Lambertville, Michigan. Photo taken 09/02/05. A partial "Y" interchange with Ohio 51 (Exit 18A) adds traffic to Interstate 475 eastbound at the Rushland Avenue over crossing. Interstate 475 curves southeast one mile to the Exit 19 off-ramp for Central Avenue (Ohio 120). Connecting the freeway with Ohio 120 is Westland Avenue. Photo taken 09/02/05. An on-ramp gained from Douglas Road (Exit 19 west) forms the exit-only lane to Central Avenue (Ohio 120). Ohio 120 follows Central Avenue east four miles from its split U.S. 20 (Reynolds Road) to Interstate 475 near the intersection with Ohio 51 (Monroe Street). Interstate 475 east otherwise prepares to enter the directional interchange with Interstate 75. Photo taken 09/02/05. Exit 19 leaves Interstate 475 east for Central Avenue (Ohio 120). Ohio 120 continues east along the four-lane arterial 1.75 miles to U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue) and 2.25 miles to its turn onto Cherry Street southeast for downtown Toledo. Nearby Ohio 51 follows Monroe Street southeast 3.5 miles to Ottawa Park and the Toledo central business district. Photo taken 09/02/05. Connections with Interstate 75 also lead drivers to Downtown Toledo from Interstate 475 east. Interstate 75 meanders southeast from Interstate 475 three miles to downtown. Interchanges with Collingwood Boulevard, Ohio 246 (Dorr Street), Indiana Avenue, and Ohio 25 (Anthony Wayne Trail) serve the central business district. Photo taken 09/02/05. The eastbound mainline defaults onto Interstate 75 south for downtown Toledo, Rossford, and Perrysburg. Interstate 75 joins the greater Toledo area with Lima, Findley, and Dayton to the south. Photo taken 09/02/05. Interstate 475 ends at the ramp partition to Interstate 75. Interstate 75 southbound immediately enters the Exit 203B partial-cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue). Detroit Avenue carries the federal highway northeast from Buckingham Street to Telegraph Road at Lakey Road. U.S. 24 intersects Ohio 51 (Monroe Street) close by. Photo taken 09/02/05. Travelers continuing along the Interstate 75 northbound ramp are provided with the opportunity to exit to Jeep and Willys Parkway. Jeep Parkway parallels the freeway northward from Ohio 120 (Central Avenue) to Berdan Avenue alongside the Daimler Chrysler Toledo Assembly plant. Photo taken 09/02/05. Exit 205A leaves the Interstate 75 northbound on-ramp and passes underneath the freeway onto Jeff Parkway. Willys Parkway stems northwest from Jeep Parkway through Willys Park to Hillcrest and Sylvania Avenues. Photo taken 09/02/05. Central Avenue passes over the Interstate 75 northbound off-ramp at the Jeep and Willys Parkway exit. Interstate 75 northbound continues northeast to Berdan Avenue (Exit 205B) on the three mile trek to junction Interstate 280 south. Interstate 75 joins the Toledo area with Monroe and Detroit, Michigan to the northeast. Photo taken 09/02/05. Page Updated November 5, 2007.