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Glossary
OH 8:
OH 8 is an expressway from OH 303 to Northfield in the area between Akron and Cleveland. South of this it is a freeway into Akron.

History and Construction Schedule:

Date Activity
1955 Ohio Turnpike to  Northfield complete
1989 OH 303 to Ohio Turnpike complete
2005 Design work to convert OH 8 from OH 303 to I-271 to a freeway
2006 ROW purchased to convert OH 8 from OH 303 to I-271 to a freeway
2007 Construction scheduled to begin on converting OH 8 from I-271 to Twinsburg Road into a freeway.
2009 Construction scheduled to begin on converting OH 8 from Twinsburg Road to OH 303 into a freeway.

Junction Log:

Junction Type of Access
Chittenden Corners Rd at-grade
Boston Mills Corner Rd at-grade
I-80 / Ohio Turnpike interchange
East Hines Hill Rd at-grade
Twinsburg Rd at-grade
East Highland Rd at-grade
I-271 interchange
Macedonia Commons Blvd, Aurora Rd, East Valley View Rd, Meadow Ln, and Olde Eight Rd. at-grades

 

OH 13:
There are two complete sections of the OH 13 expressway, which is or was planned to connect Mansfield and Newark. The completed sections are from Mansfield to 3 miles south of I-71 and the Fredericktown Bypass. Further south, OH 13 is a super-2 expressway from the Athens / Perry county line (?) to 6 miles north of the county line.

History:

Date Activity
1963 Mansfield to 3 miles south of I-71 complete
1969 Fredericktown Bypass complete

 

OH 14:
OH 14 is an Super-2 expressway on the Ravenna Bypass and on the Columbiana Bypass. Environmental documents are being reviewed for a 4-lane expressway from OH 9 to the Pennsylvania border.

History:

Date Activity
1957 Ravenna Bypass complete

Junction Log - Ravenna Bypass:

Junction Type of Access
Cleveland Rd, Infirmary Rd, OH 44 / Chestnut St, Lovers Lane, OH 88, Foxwood Dr, Wasghington Ave, Highland Ave, Gladys St, and OH 59 at-grades

Junction Log - Columbiana Bypass:

Junction Type of Access
OH 11 overpass
Old Route 14, Redpath Dr, OH 46, OH 164, County Line Rd, Timberline Dr, Lucretia Ln, Springfield Rd, East Park Ave, Nulf Dr, White Ln, and OH 7 / OH 46 at-grades

 

OH 15:
OH 15 is an expressway from I-75 to US 23.

History:

Date Activity
1966 complete

Junction Log:

Junction Type of Access
I-75 interchange
Lima Ave interchange
Western Ave at-grade
US 68 interchange
CR 8 at-grade
OH 37 interchange
Township Rd 240 at-grade
Township Rd 190 at-grade
CR 193 at-grade
Township Road 196 at-grade
CR 169 at-grade
Western Ave at-grade
OH 330 interchange
CR 197 at-grade
CR 21A at-grade
CR 95G at-grade
Township Rd 19A at-grade
US 23 interchange

 

OH 16:
An expressway corridor between Columbus, Newark, Coshocton, and I-77 is the eventual goal.

History and Construction Schedule:

Date Activity
1969 Granville to 3 miles east of Granville complete
1977 New Hanover to OH 586 complete
1983 Newark Bypass complete
2002 OH 586 to OH 60 complete
2006 Preliminary engineering will take place for OH 60 to OH 83

Junction Log:

Junction Type of Access
OH 37 interchange
OH 661 / OH 37 interchange
Cherry Valley Rd at-grade
Granville Rd interchange
Freeway portion of Newark Bypass
O'Bannon Ave interchange
Dayton Rd at-grade
Marne Rd at-grade
Priest Ln at-grade
Brownsville Rd at-grade
Seven Hills Rd at-grade
OH 146 interchange
Boston Rd at-grade
Evans Rd at-grade

 

 

OH 17:
OH 17 is a 4-lane divided expressway in the Cleveland area. The expressway starts at OH 10 in North Olmsted and runs east for 2.45 miles, ending in Fairview Park. Today, the OH 17 expressway serves local traffic in the I-480 corridor, although it was built long before I-480.

History:

Date Activity
1946 Complete from OH 252 to Fairview Park
1956 Complete from OH 10 to OH 252

 

US 20:
US 20 is a 4-lane expressway on the Fremont Bypass, which is 6.21 miles long.

The northeast section of the Elyria Bypass, from OH 10 to OH 57, is also an expressway.

History:

Date Activity
1960 Fremont Bypass - Complete
1964 Northeast Elyria Bypass - Complete

Junction Log - Fremont Bypass:

Junction Type of Access
US 6 West Click here to see diagram. This diagram is from the Ohio straight line diagrams.
OH 19 interchange
OH 53 North signal with jug handles
Ohio Ave / River Rd at-grade

Picture:  (Picture by Marc Fannin / Sandor Gulyas)

A view of the big interchange at the west end of the Fremont Bypass. This is taken heading west at the US 20 / US 6 split.

 

OH 21:
OH 21 is an expressway from OH 241 in Masillon to OH 585 and from OH 261 to OH 162. Between these two segments, it is a freeway. Along with I-77, it forms a direct freeway / expressway connection from downtown Massillon to downtown Cleveland. Mileage: 10.41 miles in Stark County.

History:

Date Activity
1964 Complete

Junction Log:

Junction Type of Access
OH 172 signal at access road
Walnut Rd, Lillian  Gish Blvd, and Cherry Rd At-grades
OH 236 signal
Forty Corners Rd, Butterbridge Rd, OH 93, Arcadia St, Marshallville St, Clinton Rd, Edwards Rd, Grill Rd, and  Eastern Rd At-grades
OH 585 interchange
OH 21 is a freeway from OH 585 to  OH 261
OH 261 interchange
Minor Rd at-grade
OH 162 interchange

 

 

US 22:
US 22 is a 2-lane expressway from East Kemper Rd to Enyant Rd in Hamilton County. This segment is 1.29 miles long.

US 22 is an expressway from 1.5 miles west of US 250 at Cadiz to the Harrison / Jefferson county line. It is a Super-2 from US 250 to just west of OH 151.

History:

Date Activity
1963 Cadiz Bypass complete
1971 OH 151 to Harrison / Jefferson county line complete

Junction Log:

Junction Type of Access
US 250 west half diamond on north, half folded diamond on SW
Dennison Ave underpass
Brokaw Ave overpass
US 250 east folded diamond with ramps on NW and SE
Toot Rd, Bakers Ridge Rd (CR 51), Upper Clear Fork Rd (CR 13), TR 60 / Donley Rd, and TR 177 / Snyder Rd at-grades
OH 151 west folded diamond with ramps on the west
OH 151 east diamond
Main St at-grade
County Line Rd at-grade

 

 

Sources:
Pete Jenior, Sherman Cahal, Dave Norris, H.B. Elkins, John Simpson, James C. Schul, Dan Ficker, Brian Powell, Ohio DOT, aaroadtrips.com, Sean LyonsDisclaimer

Last Updated: 10/8/05

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