Interstate 70 in Ohio

This article is about the section of Interstate 70 in Ohio. For the entire route, see Interstate 70.

Interstate 70
Map I-70 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	225.60 mi (363.07 km)
Existed	1956–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-70 / US 35 at Indiana state line
Major intersections	I-75 near Vandalia I-675 near Springfield I-270 in Columbus twice I-670 in Columbus I-71 / SR 315 in Columbus I-77 near Cambridge I-470 near St. Clairsville
East end	I-70 at West Virginia state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Preble, Montgomery, Clark, Madison, Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum, Guernsey, Belmont
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Ohio State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SR 69 → SR 70

Interstate 70 (I-70) in the US state of Ohio provides access between Indiana and West Virginia. I-70 is a major highway for traffic within, to, from, and through Ohio. The highway is a core roadway of the Columbus metropolitan area and is of additional importance in the Dayton metropolitan area.

Route description

Along its path through Ohio, I-70 passes through the following counties: Preble, Montgomery, Clark, Madison, Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum, Guernsey, and Belmont. As an Interstate Highway, by default, I-70 is a part of the National Highway System, a network of highways deemed most important for the country's economy, mobility, and defense.

View of I-70 looking east from a pedestrian bridge in Columbus

The portion of I-70 between I-675 and Enon Road in Clark County is designated as the "Deputy Suzanne Hopper Memorial Highway", in honor of a Clark County Sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed on January 1, 2011, while responding to reports of gunshots at a mobile home park on Enon Road, near I-70.

The portion of I-70 between milemarkers 51 and 53 in Clark County is designated as the "Trooper Charles V. Vogel, Jr. Memorial Highway", in honor of a 24-year-old trooper with the Springfield post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol who was struck and killed by a vehicle on January 24, 1980, while investigating a crash at the junction of I-70 and U.S. Route 68 (US 68; which is located along the designated stretch of highway).

Western Ohio

I-70's first exit within Ohio is in New Westerville, just south of New Paris. The exit is only accessible eastbound, and traffic going on to I-70 using the exit-only enters westbound lanes. I-70 goes on to pass Gettysburg before making two exits near Lewisburg, one at a junction with US 127 and another near downtown Lewisburg. I-70 also makes an exit in Brookville and runs concurrent with State Route 49 (SH 49) for just under 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before SH 49 continues to the southeast.

At this point, I-70 comes its closest to Dayton and primarily serves rural suburbs. Within the northern Dayton section of I-70, a separate series of ramps serves traffic to Dayton International Airport before entering a major intersection with I-75 just south of Vandalia. From there, I-70 continues to serve northern Dayton suburbs and also junctions the SH 4 expressway, which runs concurrent with I-70 between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Enon, and I-675, a bypass route of Downtown Dayton.

After another interchange with US 68, I-70 passes south of Springfield and serves three exits, the easternmost of which serves as one of the many junctions I-70 has with the National Road (today known as US 40).

Central Ohio

I-70 is a major freeway within the Columbus metropolitan area, serving as the primary east–west route. After brief exits just outside the towns of Summerford and West Jefferson, I-70 reaches the southern part of Hilliard, where I-70 makes its first junction with I-270, a ring road around the Columbus area primarily serving its suburbs. Between the I-270 interchanges on I-70, hazmats are prohibited. I-70 continues toward Downtown Columbus and, upon entering Valleyview, reaches I-670, a highway serving north-central Columbus as well as both Easton Town Center and John Glenn Columbus International Airport. I-70 itself continues south and meets up with I-71 and SH 315 in a major interchange to the east of Franklinton. For just over 1.5 miles (2.4 km), I-71 and I-70 run concurrently in south Downtown Columbus before I-70 separates and continues west for about nine miles (14 km) before reaching I-270's eastern interchange with I-70, but not before serving three exits in the Bexley area and an interchange with US 33. Throughout the rest of the route in central Ohio, I-70 serves state routes and rural towns like Kirkersville and Buckeye Lake.

I-70 is also the only major expressway within the Zanesville area and bisects the central business district and serves the area with exits to both the central business district and Zanesville Municipal Airport. Once I-70 passes outside of Zanesville, the road connects with Norwich and New Concord, the latter of which also includes Muskingum University and the John and Annie Glenn Museum.

Eastern Ohio

Running roughly parallel with both US 22 and US 40, I-70 passes through Georgetown to serve Cambridge, which is also where I-70 interchanges with I-77. Between the I-77 interchange and St. Clairsville, I-70 is a rural highway with few exits serving small towns along its path.

In St. Clairsville, I-70 connects with the Ohio Valley Mall and is less than 10 miles (16 km) from Wheeling, West Virginia. Eastbound traffic can either continue on I-70 toward Wheeling's central business district or use I-470 as a bypass of Wheeling. I-70 itself serves a few more exits in Wheeling's western area before crossing the Fort Henry Bridge and the state line into downtown Wheeling.

History

I-70 appeared on the original American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) interstate route numbering map from August 14, 1957. It was envisioned as a modern upgrade of the old National Road (US 40), the main east–west route through the heart of the state, built closely parallel to, but on a separate alignment from, the then overburdened and obsolete highway. The 21-mile (34 km) section between Kirkersville and Gratiot (current exits 122–142) was the first new construction opened to traffic in 1959. At that time, the highway was accessed at both ends via temporary at-grade intersections with the old National Pike, with I-70 and US 40 sharing the same carriageways.

The northern end of SR 158 that once served as a connecting road between I-70 and US 40 with westbound grading and Interstate-style bridge

Once the road was extended westward toward Columbus by 1968, access was routed to exit 122, with the western one-mile (1.6 km) access road continuing US 40 back to the old National Pike becoming part of SR 158 (though the westbound lanes were abandoned), with SH 158's old alignment north of the access road being turned over to Licking County. The following year, the highway was opened eastward to Zanesville, with a new interchange, exit 142, at Gratiot. The at-grade intersection with the old National Pike was subsequently blocked off, to be erased by years of overgrowth. The US 40 designation was returned to the Pike around the same time, replacing the temporary SR 440 designation.

In February 2013, an 11.18-mile (17.99 km) segment of I-70 traveling through Franklin, Fairfield, and Licking counties was named by the National Asphalt Pavement Association as the winner of the 2012 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for the best asphalt pavement in the country.

Exit list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Preble	Jefferson Township	0.00	0.00		I-70 west / US 35 north – Indianapolis	Continuation into Indiana
		1.83	2.95	1	US 35 east – Eaton	Eastern end of US 35 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Monroe Township	9.91	15.95	10	US 127 – Greenville, Eaton
	Harrison Township	14.66	23.59	14	SR 503 – West Alexandria, Lewisburg
Montgomery	Brookville	21.01	33.81	21	Arlington Road – Brookville
	Clay Township	23.71– 24.05	38.16– 38.70	24	SR 49 north – Phillipsburg, Greenville	Western end of SR 49 concurrency; eastbound access to SR 49 via Brookville Salem Pike
	Clayton–Englewood line	25.88– 26.26	41.65– 42.26	26	SR 49 south – Clayton, Trotwood Hoke Road to SR 49 – Trotwood	Eastbound signage; eastern end of SR 49 concurrency Westbound signage
	Englewood	28.97	46.62	29	SR 48 – Englewood, Clayton
	Butler Township	32.08	51.63	32	To US 40 – Vandalia, Dayton International Airport
		33.72– 33.97	54.27– 54.67	33	I-75 – Dayton, Toledo	Signed as exits 33A (south) and 33B (north) eastbound; I-75 north exit 61; south exits 61A-B
	Huber Heights	36.67	59.01	36	SR 202 – Huber Heights
		38.64	62.19	38	SR 201 – Huber Heights
Montgomery–Clark county line		41.00	65.98	41	SR 4 south / SR 235 – Fairborn, New Carlisle	Western end of SR 4 concurrency
Clark	Mad River Township	44.33	71.34	44	I-675 south / Spangler Road – Cincinnati	I-675 exits 26A-B; northern terminus of I-675; signed as exits 44A (I-675 south) and 44B (Spangler Road) on collector-distributor lanes
		47.29	76.11	47	SR 4 – Enon, Springfield	Eastern end of SR 4 concurrency; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		47.79	76.91	48	Enon, Donnelsville	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Mad River–Springfield township line	52.23	84.06	52	US 68 – Xenia, Urbana	Signed as exits 52A (south) and 52B (north)
	Springfield	54.47	87.66	54	SR 72 – Springfield
		59.36	95.53	59	SR 41 – South Charleston
	Harmony Township	62.02	99.81	62	US 40 – Springfield
	South Vienna	66.33	106.75	66	SR 54 – Catawba, South Vienna
Madison	Somerford Township	72.36	116.45	72	SR 56 – Mechanicsburg, London
	Deer Creek Township	79.10	127.30	79	US 42 – Plain City, London
	Jefferson Township	80.76	129.97	80	SR 29 – West Jefferson
		85.39	137.42	85	SR 142 (Plain City–Georgesville Road) – West Jefferson, Plain City
Franklin	Columbus	91.30	146.93	91	Hilliard-Rome Road	Signed as exits 91A (south) and 91B (north) westbound
		92.82– 92.94	149.38– 149.57	93	I-270 – Cincinnati, Cleveland	Signed as exits 93A (south) and 93B (north) eastbound; I-270 exit 8
		93.98	151.25	94	Wilson Road
		94.97	152.84	95	Hague Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		96.15	154.74	96	I-670 east – Airport	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		97.25	156.51	97	US 40 (W. Broad Street)
		97.82– 98.02	157.43– 157.75	98A	US 62 (Central Avenue) / SR 3 / Sullivant Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		98.27	158.15	98B	Mound Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		98.86– 99.44	159.10– 160.03	99C	Rich Street / Town Street ( US 62 / SR 3)	Access via SR 315; westbound exit only; SR 315 exit 1A
				99	I-71 south / SR 315 north – Cincinnati	Western end of I-71 concurrency; signed as exits 99A (south) and 99B (north); I-71 exit 106A
					US 23 (Third Street / Fourth Street) / Fulton Street	New interchange to replace exits 100A-B; to have no westbound exit
		99.99	160.92	100A	US 23 south (High Street) / Front Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		100.23– 100.33	161.30– 161.47	100B	US 23 north / US 33 (3rd & 4th Streets) / Livingston Avenue	No westbound exit
		100.91– 101.28	162.40– 162.99	101B	Parsons Avenue	Eastbound exit only
				101A	I-71 north to I-670 – Cleveland	Eastern end of I-71 concurrency; I-71 exit 107; access to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
				101B	Downtown	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastbound exit was signed for 18th Street, closed in 2020
		102.10– 102.21	164.31– 164.49	102	Miller Avenue / Kelton Avenue
		103.04	165.83	103A	Main Street — Bexley	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; indirect access via Alum Creek Drive
		103.403– 103.513	166.411– 166.588	103B	US 33 (Livingston Avenue) / Alum Creek Drive	Alum Creek Drive signed eastbound only, US 33 signed westbound only
		104.603– 105.613	168.342– 169.968	105	US 33 / James Road – Lancaster, Bexley	Signed as exits 105A (south) and 105B (north)
		107.163– 107.633	172.462– 173.219	107	SR 317 (Hamilton Road) – Whitehall	Signed as exits 107A (south) and 107B (north) eastbound
		108.393– 109.213	174.442– 175.761	108	I-270 – Cincinnati, Cleveland	Signed as exits 108A (south) and 108B (north) westbound; I-270 exits 43A-B.
		109.823– 110.183	176.743– 177.322	110	Brice Road — Reynoldsburg	Signed as exits 110A (south) and 110B (north) eastbound
Fairfield	Pickerington	112.023– 112.403	180.284– 180.895	112	SR 256 – Pickerington, Reynoldsburg	Signed as exits 112A (south) and 112B (north) eastbound, exit 112 westbound
	Violet Township	112.923	181.732	112C	SR 204 (Blacklick–Eastern Road)	Eastbound exit only
Licking	Etna Township	118.053– 118.373	189.988– 190.503	118	SR 310 – Etna, Pataskala
	Kirkersville	122.373– 122.753	196.940– 197.552	122	SR 158 – Kirkersville, Baltimore
	Union Township	125.893– 126.913	202.605– 204.247	126	SR 37 – Granville, Lancaster
		128.683– 129.263	207.095– 208.029	129	SR 79 – Buckeye Lake, Newark
	Licking Township	132.643– 132.973	213.468– 213.999	132	SR 13 – Newark, Thornville
	Bowling Green Township	140.763– 140.903	226.536– 226.761	141	SR 668 – Brownsville, Gratiot	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Muskingum	Hopewell Township	142.883– 143.198	229.948– 230.455	142	To US 40 – Gratiot	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Falls Township	152.168– 152.820	244.891– 245.940	152	US 40 (National Road) – Zanesville
	Zanesville	153.359	246.807	153A	SR 60 north / SR 146 west (State Street)	Signed as exit 153 eastbound
		154.203– 154.416	248.166– 248.508	153B	Maple Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		154.528– 154.643	248.689– 248.874	154	Fifth Street	Eastbound exit only
		154.661– 154.703	248.903– 248.970	155	SR 60 south (Seventh Street) / SR 146 east / SR 666 north
	Washington Township	156.921– 157.446	252.540– 253.385	157	SR 93 – Adamsville, Zanesville
	Perry Township	160.391– 160.977	258.124– 259.067	160	Airport Road / Sonora Road	Access to Zanesville Municipal Airport
		163.905– 164.548	263.780– 264.814	164	US 22 / US 40 – Norwich
	New Concord	169.585– 170.135	272.921– 273.806	169	SR 83 – Cumberland, New Concord
Guernsey	Cambridge Township	175.903– 176.377	283.088– 283.851	176	US 22 / US 40 (SR 723) – Cambridge
		178.390– 178.970	287.091– 288.024	178	SR 209 – Cambridge, Byesville
		179.654– 180.474	289.125– 290.445	180	I-77 – Marietta, Cleveland	Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north); I-77 exits 44A-B
	Wills Township	186.347– 187.020	299.896– 300.980	186	US 40 west / SR 285 – Old Washington, Senecaville	Western end of US 40 concurrency
	Oxford Township	193.053– 193.713	310.689– 311.751	193	SR 513 – Quaker City
Guernsey–Belmont county line	Fairview	198.385– 198.887	319.270– 320.078	198	CR 114 – Fairview
Belmont	Kirkwood Township	202.357– 202.737	325.662– 326.274	202	SR 800 – Dennison, Barnesville
	Kirkwood–Union township line	204.537– 204.747	329.170– 329.508	204	US 40 (National Road) / CR 100	Eastern end of US 40 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Union Township	208.057– 208.427	334.835– 335.431	208	SR 149 – Belmont, Morristown
	Richland Township	212.707– 212.897	342.319– 342.625	213	US 40 / SR 331
		215.027– 215.457	346.052– 346.744	215	US 40 – St. Clairsville
		216.667– 216.967	348.692– 349.175	216	SR 9 – St. Clairsville
		218.367– 218.827	351.428– 352.168	218	Mall Road / Banfield Road
		219.607– 219.957	353.423– 353.986	219	I-470 – Bellaire, Washington PA	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		219.937– 220.427	353.954– 354.743	220	US 40 (National Road) / CR 214
	Bridgeport	225.117– 225.357	362.291– 362.677	225	To US 250 west / SR 7 – Bridgeport
Ohio River		225.587	363.047	Ohio–West Virginia line
					I-70 east / US 250 south – Wheeling	Continuation into West Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

Auxiliary routes

	Interstate	City	Type	Notes
	Interstate 270	Columbus	Loop
	Interstate 470	Wheeling	Bypass	Route extends into West Virginia
	Interstate 670	Columbus	Spur

Interstate 70 Alternate

Interstate 70 Alternate
Location	Dayton

Interstate 70 Alternate (I-70 Alt.) is an alternate route for I-70, bypassing several exits on I-70. It is 22 miles (35 km) in length, following the Dayton International Airport Connector, US 40, and US 68.

See also

• Interstate 70 Business (Springfield, Ohio)