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This article is about the modern highway. For the 19th century Ohio Turnpike, see Ohio State Route 125.

Ohio Turnpike

James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by OTIC[a]
Length241.26 mi (388.27 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1955[1]–present
Component
highways
Major junctions
West end I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road at Indiana state line
Major intersections
East end
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System

The Ohio Turnpike, officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike, is a 241.26-mile-long (388.27 km) controlled-access toll highway in the U.S. state of Ohio, serving as a primary corridor between Chicago and Pittsburgh. The road runs east–west in the northern section of the state, with the western end at the Indiana–Ohio border near Edon where it meets the Indiana Toll Road, and the eastern end at the Ohio–Pennsylvania border near Petersburg, where it meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The road is owned and maintained by the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission (OTIC), headquartered in Berea.[a]

Built from 1949 to 1955, construction for the roadway was completed a year prior to the Interstate Highway System. The modern Ohio Turnpike is signed as three Interstate numbers: I-76, I-80, and I-90.

Route description

The entire length of the Ohio Turnpike is 241.3 miles (388.3 km), from the western terminus in Northwest Township near Edon, where it meets the Indiana Toll Road at the Ohio–Indiana border, to the eastern terminus in Springfield Township near Petersburg where it meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the Ohio–Pennsylvania border. Most of the turnpike, 218.7 miles (352.0 km) between the Indiana border and an interchange with Interstate 76 (I-76) near Youngstown, is signed as part of I-80, while the eastern 22.6 miles (36.4 km), between the I-80/I-76 interchange and the Pennsylvania border, is signed as part of I-76. For 142.8 miles (229.8 km), between the Indiana border and Elyria, I-90 is cosigned with I-80 as part of the turnpike.

The Ohio Turnpike does not pass directly into any major city, but does provide access to the four major metro areas in northern Ohio through connected routes. Two auxiliary Interstate highways, I-271 near Cleveland and I-475 near Toledo, cross the turnpike, but do not have direct connections. In Northwest Ohio, the turnpike passes through the southern part of the Toledo metropolitan area, with direct access to Toledo through I-75 and I-280.

In Northeast Ohio, the turnpike passes through the southern suburbs of Greater Cleveland and the northern edge of the Akron metro area, with direct access to Cleveland via I-71, I-77, I-90 and I-480. Akron is connected to the turnpike via I-77 and State Route 8 (SR 8) in the north and I-76 on the east. The turnpike is located on the western and southern edges of the Mahoning Valley, with direct access to Youngstown through the remaining portion of I-80 east of the Turnpike, and I-680.

In North Jackson, I-80 and I-76 swap each other's right-of-way; I-76 continues east as I-80 and I-80 continues southeast as I-76, carrying the turnpike with it. In Petersburg, the concurrent routes cross the state lines into Pennsylvania, automatically becoming the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

History

Westbound Ohio Turnpike

In 1947 a bill was introduced in the Ohio General Assembly authorizing a privately financed roadway. Originally consisting of a system of five highways, the turnpike was reduced to one when the other four were made redundant by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.[3] Construction for the road cost $326 million and was recorded as the biggest project in state history, with 10,000 employees, more than 2,300 bulldozers, graders, loaders and other machines over a 38-month period.[1][4]

On December 1, 1954, the first 22-mile (35 km) stretch (the portion lying east of SR 18) opened near the present-day exit 218 for I-76 and I-80. Several motorists attended a dedication ceremony, with over 1,000 people joining a caravan, following a snow plow and a patrol cruiser, to become the first to drive the turnpike. The remaining section from exit 218 west to Indiana opened on October 1, 1955.[5] A connecting ramp near the Indiana state line closed on August 16, 1956, the day before the Indiana Toll Road was opened; this ramp had been used to allow traffic access to US 20 to cross into Indiana.[6]

In 1966, the I-71 exits with the turnpike were opened.[7]

The turnpike was named after the first chairman of the commission, James W. Shocknessy, in 1976.[3]

Originally, the turnpike offered 18 access points. Additional access points have since been provided, bringing the total number, including the Westgate and Eastgate toll barriers, to 31.[4] On December 29, 1992, the unnumbered interchange at SR 49 was opened. There are no ramp tolls at this interchange; the Westgate toll barrier was, at the same time, demolished[8] and replaced by a new Westgate Toll barrier, which is located east of SR 49.[9][10] Other infill interchanges were later added. Exit 6A was opened on December 15, 1994, [11] and exit 7A was opened the next year on December 13.[12] This was followed by exit 3B on December 20, 1996,[13] exit 5A on February 6, 1997,[14] and exit 2A on Nvember 18, 1998.[15] Two additional interchanges were added in the 21st century: one with I-77 was opened in 2001, [4] and exit 7B on November 30, 2004.[16]

In 1996, the turnpike began a project to add one lane in each direction from Toledo to Youngstown. The project, using financing from increased tolls, was originally projected to be finished in 2005, but was not completed until the end of the 2014 construction season.[17]

The Ohio Turnpike south of Vermilion (exit 135)

In 1998, the Ohio Turnpike Commission began phasing in distance-based exit numbers; the sequential numbering system was retired in September 2002. In 2009, the Ohio Turnpike Commission began accepting E-ZPass for toll payment at all plazas, and added gates to toll lanes to prevent motorists from evading tolls.

Ken Blackwell, the defeated candidate in the 2006 Ohio governor's race, had announced a plan for privatizing the turnpike, similar to plans enacted in Illinois and Indiana.[18][19] In 2010 and 2011, Governor John Kasich stated that he would consider a turnpike lease, but only during a prosperous economic period.[20] In August 2011, Kasich stated his intention to create a task force to produce a leasing plan and also considered the option of reassigning the maintenance of the highway to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).[21] Ultimately he decided against both, instead proposing to issue more debt under the renamed Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission, with cash tolls raised annually over a ten-year period to compensate.[22]

In 2021, the Turnpike Commission began new construction efforts to improve toll collections and modernize service plazas. Upgrades at the plazas will include alternate food vendors and the addition of electric vehicle charging stations. The big result will be the addition of new toll plazas that will allow E-ZPass users to use open road tolling, traveling through them at speeds up to 75 mph, paying their tolls without stopping. The total of toll plazas will be decreased by seven, from the current 31 to 24 with a cost savings of over $257 million over 30 years. The new system will be operational in the spring of 2023.[23]

Speed limits

The Ohio Turnpike opened on October 1, 1955, with a 65 mph (105 km/h) limit for cars and 55 mph (89 km/h) limit for trucks. The automobile speed limit was increased on September 30, 1963, in concert with other Ohio rural Interstates to 70 mph (110 km/h).[24] Due to the National Maximum Speed Law, a 55 mph speed limit took effect in 1974 for all vehicles. The 55 mph limit remained until 1987 when the Ohio General Assembly adopted the federally permitted 65 mph maximum speed limit, but for automobiles only.

Governor Taft asked the Ohio Turnpike Commission to work with ODOT and the OSHP to formulate a plan to encourage truck traffic to use the turnpike instead of parallel highways, improving the safety of those other roadways. The three organizations created a plan with three points. The truck speed limit was increased from 55 to 65 mph (89 to 105 km/h) for consistency with the automobile limits. Enforcement of truck weight and speed limits on parallel highways was increased, and truck toll rates were lowered in a trial. The speed limit increase took effect on September 8, 2004.[25]

The Ohio Turnpike has had uniform limits for all vehicles since 2004. On December 20, 2010, the Ohio Turnpike Commission voted to increase the speed limit of the Ohio Turnpike to 70 mph. Despite opposition from the Ohio Trucking Association, the increase was approved by the Commission by a vote of 4–1[26][27] and went into effect on April 1, 2011.[28]

Services

Commodore Perry Service Plaza

The Ohio Turnpike has had service plazas since its inception. Service plazas differ from typical freeway rest areas in that they offer amenities such as 24-hour food and fuel service; motorists do not have to pass through toll booths to re-fuel, use the restroom, or eat.

In 1998, The Ohio Turnpike Commission began modernizing its service plazas, first demolishing the original plazas and then reconstructing them from the ground up. In addition to modern restrooms, the new plazas offer several fast food choices, which vary between the plazas. They also include ATMs, gift shops, travel information counters, Wi-Fi internet access, and facilities for truck drivers, including shower facilities, lounge, and laundry areas. Sunoco fuel stations are provided at all service plazas along the Ohio Turnpike. The company signed a new contract to operate all 16 plazas on the Ohio Turnpike beginning in 2012.[29] Facilities for overnight RV campers are provided at the service plazas located at mile markers 20, 76, 139, and 197.[30]

Service plazas are located in pairs (one for each side of the turnpike) near mile markers 20, 76, 100, 139, 170, 197, and 237. The service plazas located at mile marker 49 were demolished in 2011 and were not rebuilt.

The service plazas located in Lucas County west of Toledo at mile marker 49 were the least utilized. The Ohio Turnpike Commission eventually demolished them, and plans construction of new plazas between mile markers 20 and 49; the new facility will most likely be located in Fulton County[31][32] and is expected to open after 2012.[33] Due to the lack of a municipal water/sewer system, the service plazas located near mile marker 20 in Williams County were demolished in 2006,[32][34] though they were eventually rebuilt and reopened on June 29, 2011. The plazas at mile 237 reopened in 2013.[35] As of May 2022, a toll plaza is under construction at milepost 49 in Lucas County where the service plaza used to be, and it will be the first toll plaza on the turnpike to have highway-speed E-ZPass lanes.[36]

Since the turnpike opened, the Ohio Turnpike Commission has contracted with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) District 10 to provide law enforcement, as well as assistance to disabled or stranded motorists. The Patrol is the only law enforcement agency with jurisdiction on the turnpike. It monitors Citizen's Band channel 9 for distress calls.

Tolls

Standard Ohio Turnpike ticket, in this case for a Class 1 vehicle (two-axle car without trailer) entering at exit 218

Tolls are based upon the distance traveled, as well as the height and axle-count of vehicle driven. As of January 2022, the toll for a 2-axle vehicle or a motorcycle to travel the entire turnpike is $14.00 for E-ZPass holders and $20.50 for non E-ZPass holders.[37] For purposes of toll calculation, as these barriers are not actually exits, the Westgate toll barrier is counted as exit 2 and the Eastgate toll barrier is counted as exit 239 on toll tickets.[38]

The Ohio Turnpike Commission had been hesitant to deploy an electronic tolling system, citing an apparent lack of commuter travel as well as significant implementation expenses. In December 2006, the commission indicated their intention to move forward with the implementation of an E-ZPass-compatible system as a "customer convenience".[39] The system was activated on October 1, 2009.[40] In 2009, the turnpike became the first publicly owned toll facility in the U.S.—and the second overall—to allow users to pay tolls with a debit or credit card.[41]

In April 2008, Governor Ted Strickland and legislative leaders announced a planned stimulus package that would redistribute Turnpike tolls to road projects throughout the state.[42][43] On May 23, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee voted to pass a new version of the package which would not involve tolls collected.[44]

In March 2019, the turnpike commission announced plans to add high-speed E-ZPass lanes to the Westgate and Eastgate toll plazas, which will allow E-ZPass users to travel through the toll areas at 70 mph (110 km/h).[45][46] Two other mainline barriers are being built, and tolls will cease to be collected at exits between each respective new barrier and the nearest existing toll plaza; completion is planned for 2023.[47][48]

In 2022, with 89% of all commercial trucks using the E-ZPass System, the OTIC began the largest building program on the toll road since its original opening in 1955. The $232 million effort will renovate 20 interchanges and enable more use of E-ZPass. It will also eliminate seven toll plazas and is projected to save $257 million over the next 30 years.[49] The work also involves lane conversions, elimination of toll gates at plaza interchanges as well as new tolling readers featured in four mainline plazas that provide E-ZPass open road tolling. The construction also features new patron dynamic message signs that will—at eye level—provide drivers with dynamic messaging.[50]

Exit list

Until 1998, the turnpike numbered exits sequentially, but afterwards started the process of renumbering them by the milepost system. This was done to "alleviate confusion from the irregular sequence of numerical references" due to recently added interchanges as well as to conform to federal standards.[51] The conversion ran from January 1998[52] to September 2002[53] with dually posted numbers during that period.

CountyLocation[54][55]mi[38]kmOld exitNew exit[38]DestinationsNotes
WilliamsNorthwest Township0.0000.000


 I-80 west / I-90 west / Indiana Toll Road west – Chicago		Continuation into Indiana
2.0583.312—— SR 49Toll-free Diamond interchange
2.7004.345Westgate Toll Barrier (1955)[b]
Former western end of ticket system
46.4Westgate Toll Barrier (1992)
Western end of ticket system
Holiday City13.50021.726213 SR 15 / US 20A – Bryan, Montpelier
Brady Township20.659–
20.927		33.247–
33.679		Indian Meadow Service Plaza (westbound)
Tiffin River Service Plaza (eastbound)
FultonFranklin Township25.48241.0092A25 SR 66 – Archbold, Fayette
Dover Township34.88256.137334 SR 108 – Wauseon
Pike Township39.78264.0233B39 SR 109 – Delta, Lyons
LucasMonclova Township48.722–
49.369		78.410–
79.452		Oak Openings Service Plaza (westbound)
Fallen Timbers Service Plaza (eastbound)[c]
Toll Barrier
52.57584.6113A52 SR 2 – Swanton, Toledo Airport
Maumee59.46095.692459

 US 20 to I-475 / US 23 – Maumee, Toledo, Ann Arbor
WoodRossford64.862104.3854A64 I-75 – Toledo, DaytonI-75 exit 195[56]
Lake Township71.662115.329571

 I-280 north / SR 420 south – Toledo, Detroit, Stony Ridge		I-280 exit 1A
OttawaNo major intersections
SanduskyWoodville Township76.655–
77.249		123.364–
124.320		Blue Heron Service Plaza (westbound)
Wyandot Service Plaza (eastbound)
OttawaHarris Township81.774131.6025A81 SR 51 – Elmore, Woodville, Gibsonburg
SanduskySandusky Township91.586147.393691 SR 53 – Fremont, Port Clinton
Riley Township99.771–
100.347		160.566–
161.493		Erie Islands Service Plaza (westbound)
Commodore Perry Service Plaza (eastbound)
ErieGroton Township110.207177.3616A110 SR 4 – Sandusky, Bellevue
Milan Township118.507190.7197118 US 250 – Sandusky, Norwalk
LorainBrownhelm Township135.918218.7397A135
 To SR 2 / Baumhart Road – Vermilion
Amherst Township139.076–
139.831		223.821–
225.036		Middle Ridge Service Plaza (westbound)
Vermilion Valley Service Plaza (eastbound)
140.617226.3017B[d]140 SR 58 – Amherst, Oberlin
Elyria Township142.817229.8428A142

 I-90 east / SR 2 east – Cleveland		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern end of I-90 concurrency
Elyria145.516234.1858145 SR 57 – Lorain, Elyria
North Ridgeville151.815244.3239A151
 I-480 east – North Ridgeville, Cleveland		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
152.215244.9669152
 To SR 10 – North Ridgeville, North Olmsted, Fairview Park, Cleveland		Westbound access to I-480
CuyahogaStrongsville161.823260.42910161 I-71 / US 42 – Strongsville, Columbus, ClevelandI-71 exit 233
Broadview Heights169.834–
170.453		273.321–
274.318		Great Lakes Service Plaza (westbound)
Towpath Service Plaza (eastbound)
SummitRichfield173.146278.65111173 I-77 / SR 21 – Akron, Cleveland
Boston Heights180.246290.07812180 SR 8 – Akron
PortageStreetsboro187.149301.18713187
 I-480 west / SR 14 – Streetsboro
Shalersville Township193.849311.97013A193 SR 44 – Ravenna
Freedom Township197.678–
197.312		318.132–
317.543		Portage Service Plaza (westbound)
Brady's Leap Service Plaza (eastbound)
TrumbullBraceville Township209.184336.64914209 SR 5 – Warren
211340Toll Barrier
Lordstown214.984345.98314A215Ellsworth–Bailey Road – Lordstown WestEastbound exit and westbound entrance
216.384348.23614B216General Motors Parkway – Lordstown EastWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; to SR 45
MahoningJackson Township218.987352.42515218
 I-80 east – Youngstown, New York City		Eastern terminus of I-80 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; includes direct exit/entrance ramps to/from CR 18 (Mahoning Avenue)

 I-76 west – Akron, Canton		Western terminus of I-76 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; includes direct exit/entrance ramps to/from CR 18 (Mahoning Avenue)
Beaver Township232.893374.80516232 SR 7 – Youngstown
234.092376.73516A234
 I-680 north – Youngstown, Poland		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Springfield Township236.858–
237.401		381.186–
382.060		Mahoning Valley Service Plaza (westbound)
Glacier Hills Service Plaza (eastbound)
239.091384.780Eastgate Toll Barrier
Eastern end of ticket system
241.233388.227


 I-76 Toll east / Penna Turnpike east – Pittsburgh		Continuation east into Pennsylvania
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ^ a b The name of the agency was the Ohio Turnpike Commission until July 1, 2013, when the name was changed to its current form by the Ohio General Assembly.[2]
  2. ^ Demolished in 1992
  3. ^ Demolished in 2011[30]
  4. ^ Only in documents; never signposted[57][58]

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