Interstate 480 (Ohio)

Interstate 480
Outerbelt South Freeway Senator John Glenn Highway[1]
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-80
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	41.77 mi[2] (67.22 km)
Existed:	1971 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-80 / Ohio Turnpike in North Ridgeville
	I-71 in Brook Park I-77 in Independence I-271 in Bedford Heights
East end:	I-80 / Ohio Turnpike / SR 14 in Streetsboro
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Former Scenic ← I-475 I-490 →

Interstate 480 (I-480) is a 41.77-mile-long (67.22 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway of I-80 that bypasses the city of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. I-480 is one of 13 auxiliary Interstate Highways in Ohio. The western terminus of I-480 is an interchange with I-80 in North Ridgeville. Starting east through suburban Lorain County, I-480 enters Cuyahoga County. I-480 then approaches the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which serves as the primary airport for the Greater Cleveland area. After traversing Brooklyn and crossing the Cuyahoga River on the Valley View Bridge, the highway continues east towards the communities of Bedford and Twinsburg toward its eastern terminus at I-80 in Streetsboro. On its route, I-480 crosses interstates I-77 and I-271. In 1998, the Governor of Ohio, George Voinovich, gave I-480 the additional name of the "Senator John Glenn Highway", in honor of the former NASA astronaut and a U.S. Senator from Ohio for 24 years.^[1]

Parts of I-480 were to have been I-271 and/or Interstate 80N.^[3]

Route description[edit]

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The freeway is concurrent with I-271 for two miles. I-271 and I-480 are the only two three-digit interstates in the nation that run concurrently with each other for any distance. This is because I-80 was concurrent with I-271 until 1971, when I-80 was routed back on to the turnpike and replaced by I-480.

Due to the convergence of these high traffic roads traffic jams are common during peak times. They run concurrent through Bedford Heights, Bedford, and Oakwood in Cuyahoga County.^{[citation needed]}

I-271/I-480 north of the Broadway/Forbes interchange in 2002

The Valley View Bridge, which is 212 feet (65 m) high and spans 4,150 feet (1,260 m),^[4] carries I-480 across the Cuyahoga River valley.

Exit list[edit]

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Lorain	North Ridgeville	0.00	0.00	—	I-80 / Ohio Turnpike west – Toledo	Exit 151 on I-80/Ohio Tpk.
		0.90	1.45		Ohio Turnpike Toll Plaza
		1.16	1.87	1	SR 10 west to US 20 – Oberlin, Norwalk	Western end of SR 10 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		2.03	3.27	2	SR 10 east (Lorain Road) to I-80 / Ohio Turnpike east	Eastern end of SR 10 concurrency
Cuyahoga	North Olmsted	3.67	5.91	3	Stearns Road
		6.15	9.90	6	SR 252 (Great Northern Boulevard) – North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls	Signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north) westbound
		7.57	12.18	7	Clague Road – Westlake, Fairview Park	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Cleveland	9.44	15.19	9	SR 17 (Brookpark Road) / Grayton Road – Hopkins Airport	Eastbound ramps to SR 17; westbound to Grayton Road
		10.17	16.37	11	I-71 (via Berea Freeway) – Cleveland, Columbus	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 238 on I-71
		10.17	16.37	10	SR 237 south (Berea Freeway) – Hopkins Airport, Berea	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		10.71	17.24	11	I-71 south – Columbus	No eastbound exit; exit 238 on I-71.
		11.60	18.67	12A	West 150th Street — Brook Park	Westbound exit only
		12.71	20.45	12B	West 130th Street / West 150th Street — Brook Park	150th Street signed eastbound only; signed as exit 12 eastbound
	Brooklyn	13.79	22.19	13	Tiedeman Road — Brooklyn
	Cleveland	15.21	24.48	15	To US 42 / Ridge Road – Parma
		16.49	26.54	16	SR 94 (State Road) to SR 176 south
		17.76	28.58	17A	SR 176 north – Cleveland	Jennings Freeway; signed as exit 17 eastbound
	Brooklyn Heights	18.03	29.02	17B	SR 17 (Brookpark Road) to SR 176 south – Brooklyn Heights	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Independence	20.05	32.27	20	I-77 to Rockside Road – Akron, Cleveland	Exit 156 on I-77; signed as exits 20A (south) & 20B (north).
	Garfield Heights	21.72	34.95	21	Transportation Boulevard / East 98th Street
		22.92	36.89	22	SR 17 (Granger Road)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; no entrance from SR 17 east
		23.85	38.38	23	SR 14 (Broadway Avenue) – Garfield Heights
	Cleveland	24.58	39.56	24	Lee Road – Maple Heights	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Warrensville Heights	26.03	41.89	25A-B	Warrensville Road — Bedford, Warrensville Heights	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; split into exits 25A (south) and 25B (north); C/D lanes provide access to Northfield Rd. exit
	Warrensville Heights–Bedford Heights line	26.03– 26.55	41.89– 42.73	25C	SR 8 / SR 43 (Northfield Road)	Eastbound access via C/D lanes originating from Warrensville Rd. exit
		26.31	42.34	26	To I-271 north / US 422 – Erie Pa., Warren	Eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance; access via unsigned I-480N
	Bedford Heights	27.94	44.97	26A	Rockside Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		28.02	45.09	—	I-271 north – Erie Pa.	Western end of I-271 concurrency; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; I-271 exits 26A-B
	Oakwood	30.99	49.87	23	SR 14 west (Broadway Avenue) / Forbes Road	Western end of SR 14 concurrency
		32.06	51.60	—	I-271 south – Akron, Columbus	Eastern end of I-271 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-271 exit 21
Summit	Twinsburg	36.30	58.42	36	SR 82 – Aurora, Macedonia, Twinsburg
		36.99	59.53	37	SR 91 – Twinsburg, Hudson, Solon
Portage	Streetsboro	41.63	67.00	41	Frost Road
		42.45	68.32	—	SR 14 east – Ravenna	Eastern end of SR 14 concurrency; SR 14 exit 42
					I-80 / Ohio Turnpike – Youngstown, Toledo	Exit 187 on I-80/Ohio Tpk.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Interstate 480N[edit]

The spur freeway connecting I-480 to I-271 and US 422 is officially designated as Interstate 480N, by the Ohio Department of Transportation.^[6][7] It is rarely referred by this name. It is currently unsigned, with the exception of mile markers.

Major intersections
The entire route is in Cuyahoga County.

Location	mi[5]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Maple Heights	0.00	0.00	–	I-480 west – Cleveland, Toledo	Western terminus; exit 26 on I-480
North Randall	0.53– 0.78	0.85– 1.26	1	Miles Road – North Randall, Bedford Heights
Warrensville Heights	1.29	2.08	—	I-271 north (Express Lanes) to I-90 – Erie Pa.	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	1.63	2.62	13A	I-271 south to I-480 east – Columbus	Westbound left exit and eastbound entrance; exit based on US 422 mileage; I-271 exit 27A
			—	I-271 north / US 422 west (Local Lanes) to Harvard Road / Chagrin Boulevard	Eastbound left exit and westbound entrance; I-271 exit 27B
	1.99	3.20		US 422 east – Warren	Eastern terminus; exit 13B on US 422
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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• Interstate 480 (Ohio) Endpoint Photos