Site Navigation Indiana Illinois Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri Ohio Wisconsin     Ohio 2 (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) - West Ohio 2 West Soon after splitting with Interstate 90, Ohio 2 (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) sees a directional ramp to South Marginal Road. South Marginal Road represents an east side frontage road of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway from East 9th Street to Exit 175 of Interstate 90. Photo taken 08/11/06. Ohio 2 (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) continues in a tight corridor surrounded by the CSX Railroad, the two Marginal Roads, and Burke Lakefront Airport. A two-lane off-ramp claims half of the westbound lanes for East 9th Street one half mile west of the South Marginal Road exit. Photo taken 08/11/06. East 9th Street provides a direct route into downtown Cleveland. The street also serves the Cleveland Convention Center, Burke Lakefront Airport via North Marginal Road, and Cleveland Browns Stadium. Photo taken 08/11/06. Excellent views of downtown Cleveland are afforded to westbound drivers along the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway. Photo taken 08/11/06. Nearing the East 9th Street diamond interchange on Ohio 2 (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) west. Cleveland Browns Stadium resides nearby between the freeway and Lake Erie. The stadium opened in 1999 after the NFL granted the city a replacement franchise for the Art Modell led theft of the original team to Baltimore. Photo taken 08/11/06. Cleveland Browns Stadium comes into view at the East 9th Street ramp departure from Ohio 2 west. East 9th Street intersects North Marginal Road and Erieside Avenue adjacent to Lake Erie. Southward the street continues four blocks to U.S. 6 & 322 (Superior Avenue) in downtown. Photo taken 08/11/06. Ohio 2 dives beneath East 9th Street on the quarter-mile approach to West 3rd Street. The forthcoming ramp ties the freeway directly with Cleveland Browns Stadium and its adjacent parking area. Photo taken 08/11/06. A closer look at the East 9th Street overpass above the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway. Photo taken 08/11/06. Westbound Ohio 2 at the West 3rd Street exit. West 3rd Street heads south from Cleveland Browns Stadium to The Flats area northwest of downtown. Photo taken 08/11/06. Ohio 2 travels a viaduct over the parallel Norfolk Southern Railroad and West 3rd Street into The Flats. This view looks at Lake Erie and the West 3rd Street ramp end next to the stadium from the elevated highway. Photo taken 08/11/06. A partial "Y" interchange ties in with the east end of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway bridge over the Cuyahoga River. Drivers merge onto Ohio 2 west from Lakeside Avenue and The Flats. Photo taken 08/11/06. The mouth of the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie as it appears from the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway viaduct. Visible to the left is part of an abandoned Coast Guard station on Whiskey Island. Photo taken 08/11/06. Traveling southwest over the Cuyahoga River along Ohio 2 (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) west. A left-hand ramp departs the freeway in one-half mile to West 28th Street and Flats West area. Photo taken 08/11/06. A lift bridge spans the Cuyahoga River between The Flats and Whiskey Island to the north. Wendy Park lies in the background. Photo taken 08/11/06. Ohio 2 remains elevated through the up and coming West Flats area of Cleveland. Redevelopment of this previous industrial wasteland has brought visitors and locals back to central Cleveland and is part of the rational for tearing down a portion of the elevated highway. Photo taken 08/11/06. Westbound at the West 28th Street off-ramp to the West Flats area of Cleveland on Ohio 2. The flats represent the area between the Cuyahoga and Lake Erie. West 28th Street connects the freeway with parallel Detroit Avenue and Fulton Road to the south while U.S. 6 & 20 west merge onto the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway from the adjacent on-ramp. Photo taken 08/11/06. U.S. 6 & 20 merge onto Ohio 2 west and the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway touches down ahead of the West 49th Street off-ramp to Detroit Avenue (former U.S. 6A). All trucks are required to depart the freeway for Detroit Avenue. Photo taken 08/11/06. U.S. 6-20 & Ohio 2 (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) west near the West 49th Street off-ramp. West 49th Street connects Herman Avenue with Detroit Avenue (former U.S. 6A) two blocks to the south. Detroit Avenue parallels U.S. 6-20 & Ohio 2 westward into Lakewood. Photo taken 08/11/06. The West 49th Street off-ramp departs for Herman Avenue west from U.S. 6-20 & Ohio 2. West 45th Street ties into the off-ramp from Division Avenue to the north. Photo taken 08/11/06. A narrow overpass carries Herman Avenue and the West 49th Street exit over U.S. 6-20 & Ohio 2. The next interchange joins Cleveland Memorial Shoreway with Edgewater State Park. Photo taken 08/11/06. Curving westward, the Shoreway retains a parkway like feel. Photo taken 08/11/06. A modified diamond interchange joins U.S. 6-20 & Ohio 2 (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway) with Edgewater State Park on Lake Erie. Edgewater State Park features a sandy beach, a marina, and a bicycle path. Photo taken 08/11/06. Westbound at the Edgewater State Park off-ramp on U.S. 6-20 & Ohio 2. Whiskey Island Park stems east from the park access road to Wendy Park on Whiskey Island. Additional lakefront access is available there as well as access to the Cuyahoga Riverfront. Photo taken 08/11/06. Page Updated April 2, 2008.