| Exit 18A carries Interstate 475 westbound drivers directly onto Ohio 51 (Monroe Street) west at Drummond Woods Park. Ohio 51 follows Monroe Street 4.25 miles northwest to its end at junction U.S. 23 & 223 in Sylvania. Monroe Street consists of a four-lane commercialized arterial on the drive. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Ohio 51 (Monroe Street) passes over Interstate 475 one half mile east of the Exit 17 diamond interchange for Secor Road. Secor Road provides a direct route south to the University of Toledo and north to St. Anne Mercy Hospital. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
| Interstate 475 angles northwest through the Exit 17 interchange with Secor Road. Secor Road ends 2.4 miles south at Ohio 246 (Dorr Street) and the University of Toledo campus. Northward the road continues 2.25 miles to Ohio 184 (Alexis Road) and 5.2 miles to Lambertville, Michigan. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 17 departs Interstate 475 west to Secor Road. Secor Road intersects Ohio 51 (Monroe Street) and Sylvania Avenue nearby. Westbound travelers meanwhile continue another mile to Exit 16 and Talmadge Road. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Attached to the Woodley Road overpass is the 0.50-mile overhead for Talmadge Road. A half-diamond interchange joins Interstate 475 with Talmadge Road near Franklin Park Mall. Franklin Park Mall occupies the area bound by Talmadge Road, Sylvania Avenue, and Ohio 51 (Monroe Street). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 475 westbound at the Exit 16 ramp departure to Talmadge Road. Talmadge Road ends 1.75 miles southward at Bancroft Street in Ottawa Hills. Interests to Wildwood Preserve Metropark should use Ohio 120 (Central Avenue) west from Talmadge Road. To the north, Talmadge Road ends in 2.2 miles at Ohio 184 (Alexis Avenue) in northwest Toledo. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| West of the Exit 15 (Corey Road) half-diamond interchange, Interstate 475 traverses Wildwood Preserve Metropark on the approach to junction U.S. 23 (Exit 14). U.S. 23 follows a full freeway southward from Ann Arbor, Michigan and Sylvania to its merge with Interstate 475 south. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Westbound Interstate 475 shield posted at the Ottawa River crossing in Wildwood Preserve Metropark. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 475 partitions into one-lane ramps for U.S. 23 north to Sylvania and Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south to west Toledo and Maumee. U.S. 23 south follows all of Interstate 475 south to junction Interstate 75. U.S. 23 north meets the joint termini of U.S. 223 & Ohio 51 (Monroe Street) in 1.75 miles at Sylvania. This is the only U.S. 23 interchange within Ohio before the freeway enters the Ottawa Lake and Lambertville, Michigan vicinity. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 475 switches from east-west cardinal direction banners to north-south ones after the merge with U.S. 23 south. Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 skim the western reaches of Toledo and Holland between their merge and the Ohio Turnpike. U.S. 23 northbound joins U.S. 223 for a five-mile drive from Sylvania. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| A tri-level stack interchange constitutes the Exit 14 junction between Interstate 475 west and U.S. 23. Ann Arbor (junction Interstate 94) lies 38 miles to the north followed by Flint in 93 miles at the merge with Interstate 75. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 South |
| Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south join together a short distance north of the Exit 13 folded-diamond interchange with U.S. 20 & Ohio 120 (Central Avenue). Central Avenue constitutes an east-west commercial arterial through the western suburbs here. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| The freeway reduces to two southbound lanes beyond the Exit 13 ramp departure to U.S. 20 & Ohio 120 (Central Avenue). U.S. 20 & Ohio 120 travel east 1.2 miles to their split at Reynolds Road. Ohio 120 continues east to Wildwood Preserve Metro Park and Ottawa Hills; U.S. 20 follows Reynolds Road south through west Toledo. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Southbound Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 at the Exit 13 loop ramp to U.S. 20 & Ohio 120 (Central Avenue). The tandem of U.S. 20 & Ohio 120 continue west 11 miles toward Secor Park, Richfield Center, and their partition at Assumption. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| U.S. 20 & Ohio 120 shield assembly on the Exit 13 off-ramp from Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south. Ohio 120 tallies 41 miles between downtown Toledo and the Michigan state line west of Lyons. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Continuing south, Interstate 475 & U.S. 20 near the Exit 6 diamond interchange with Dussel Drive at Maumee. The pair pass above Interstates 80 & 90 (Ohio Turnpike) without direct access. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| One mile north of Exit 6 at the Garden Road overpass west of Toledo, on Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 southbound. Meeting the freeway at Exit 6 is Salisbury Road from the west and Dussel Drive from the east. Dussel Drive east to U.S. 20 (Reynolds Road) provides the most direct route to the Ohio Turnpike at Exit 59. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Trees obscure the view of the Ohio Turnpike mainline as it passes underneath Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 southbound near Exit 6. The turnpike comprises the boundary between Toledo to the north and Maumee to the south. Interstate 475 continues southward along the western extend of Maumee to junction U.S. 24. Points of interest for Exit 6 include the Stranahan Theater and the Lucas County Recreation Center. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south at the Exit 6 off-ramp to Salisbury Road west and Dussel Road east to U.S. 20 and Interstates 80 & 90 (Ohio Turnpike). The Ohio Turnpike enters west Toledo from the South Bend, Indiana area and departs toward Cleveland and Youngstown. Salisbury Road ventures west into suburban communities of Lucas County. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south next intersect U.S. 23 (Anthony Wayne Trail) at a full-cloverleaf interchange (Exit 4) in southwest Maumee. U.S. 24 follows the the Maumee River northeast 29 miles from Napoleon to Exit 4. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| One half mile north of Exit 4 (junction U.S. 23) on Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south near the Monclova Road and Norfolk Southern under crossings. Monclova Road stems west from U.S. 24 nearby at St. Lukes Hospital to Monclova and Oak Openings Preserve Metropark. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Exit 4 forms a collector/distributor roadway to U.S. 24 from Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south. U.S. 24 follows the divided four-lane Anthony Wayne Trail northeast through Maumee. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Southbound at the U.S. 24 west ramp departure from Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south. U.S. 24 heads south four miles to Waterville, 43 miles to Defiance, and 87 miles to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| U.S. 24 east meets U.S. 20 & Ohio 25 (Conant Street) in 1.75 miles at downtown Maumee. Ohio 25 north joins U.S. 24 en route to Toledo. U.S. 20 east & Ohio 25 south span the Maumee River into Perrysburg. Interests to Sidecut Metropark and the Toledo Zoo should use U.S. 24 east. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 curve southeast across the Maumee River, the dividing line between Lucas and Wood County. The two emerge from the river crossing near the Ohio 65 (River Road) over crossing and see this reassurance shield assembly. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Only one interchange serves the city of Perrysburg directly from Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south. Exit 2 joins the freeway with Ohio 25 (North Dixie Highway) south of downtown. Ohio 25 represents the former routing of U.S. 25 in northwest Ohio. The state highway parallels Interstate 75 to the west through Bowling Green and Portage. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| The Exit 2 diamond interchange lies just west of the tri-level stack with Interstate 75. Ohio 25 (North Dixie Highway) north heads three quarters of a mile to the split with Findlay Street; Findlay Street leads directly into Indiana Avenue at downtown. 1.6 miles separates Exit 2 from the Ohio 25 junction with Ohio 65 (Indiana Avenue) near the Fort Meigs State Memorial and junction U.S. 20 (Front Street). Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Long distance travelers bound for the capital city of Columbus should use Interstate 75 south from Toledo. Interstate 75 south to U.S. 68 south and Ohio 15 east at Findlay provides a direct route to U.S. 23 south (at Carey) for Columbus. U.S. 23 south locally joins Interstate 75 north for one mile before leaving Perrysburg via U.S. 20 (Fremont Pike) east to Lime City. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 475 & U.S. 23 south default onto Interstate 75 northbound; Interstate 75 south leaves Perrysburg quickly for a rural drive to Findlay and Lima. Dayton lies 137 miles to the south. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
| Interstate 475 ends with U.S. 23 south following Interstate 75 north to Exit 193 (junction U.S. 20). Interstate 75 skims eastern Perrysburg between Interstate 475 and the Ohio Turnpike. Further north, the freeway enters Rossford and Toledo south of downtown. U.S. 23 south follows U.S. 23 east from Perrysburg 11 miles. Photo taken 09/02/05. |
Page Updated November 5, 2007.
