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and
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. 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
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.


Route description

Along its path through Ohio, I-70 passes through the following counties: Preble, Montgomery,
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. 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. The portion of I-70 between
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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
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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
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with the
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post of the
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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 before SH 49 continues to the southeast. At this point, I-70 comes its closest to
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and primarily serves rural suburbs. Within the northern Dayton section of I-70, a separate series of ramps serves traffic to
Dayton International Airport Dayton International Airport (officially James M. Cox Dayton International Airport), formerly Dayton Municipal Airport and James M. Cox-Dayton Municipal Airport, is 10 miles north of downtown Dayton, in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. ...
before entering a major intersection with
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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
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and
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, and
I-675 Interstate 675 may refer to: *Interstate 675 (Georgia), a connection south of Atlanta, Georgia *Interstate 675 (Michigan), a loop through Saginaw, Michigan *Interstate 675 (Ohio) Interstate 675 (I-675) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in t ...
, a bypass route of
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. After another interchange with US 68, I-70 passes south of
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and serves three exits, the easternmost of which serves as one of the many junctions I-70 has with the
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(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
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, a
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around the Columbus area primarily serving its suburbs. Between the I-270 interchanges on I-70,
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are prohibited. I-70 continues toward Downtown Columbus and, upon entering Valleyview, reaches
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, a highway serving north-central Columbus as well as both
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and
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. I-70 itself continues south and meets up with
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and SH 315 in a major interchange to the east of Franklinton. For just over , I-71 and I-70 run concurrently in south Downtown Columbus before I-70 separates and continues west for about before reaching I-270's eastern interchange with I-70, but not before serving three exits in the
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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
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. I-70 is also the only major expressway within the
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area and bisects the central business district and serves the area with exits to both the central business district and
Zanesville Municipal Airport Zanesville Municipal Airport is a city-owned airport six miles east of downtown Zanesville, in Muskingum County, Ohio. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a ''general aviation'' facility. The first airline ...
. Once I-70 passes outside of Zanesville, the road connects with
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and
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, the latter of which also includes
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and the
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.


Eastern Ohio

Running roughly parallel with both US 22 and US 40, I-70 passes through
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to serve
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, which is also where I-70 interchanges with
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. 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
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and is less than from
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. Eastbound traffic can either continue on I-70 toward Wheeling's central business district or use
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as a bypass of Wheeling. I-70 itself serves a few more exits in Wheeling's western area before crossing the
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and the state line into downtown Wheeling.


History

I-70 appeared on the original
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(AASHTO) interstate route numbering map from August 14, 1957. It was envisioned as a modern upgrade of the old
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( 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 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
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s with the old National Pike, with I-70 and US 40 sharing the same carriageways. Once the road was extended westward toward
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by 1968, access was routed to exit 122, with the western 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
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. The following year, the highway was opened eastward to
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, 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 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
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in the country.


Exit list


Auxiliary routes


Interstate 70 Alternate

Interstate 70 Alternate (I-70 Alt.) is an alternate route for I-70, bypassing several exits on I-70. It is in length, following the
Dayton International Airport Dayton International Airport (officially James M. Cox Dayton International Airport), formerly Dayton Municipal Airport and James M. Cox-Dayton Municipal Airport, is 10 miles north of downtown Dayton, in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. ...
Connector, US 40, and US 68.


See also

*
Interstate 70 Business (Springfield, Ohio) Business routes of Interstate 70 (I-70) exist in three states, though historically they have existed in five. Utah and Missouri each have three existing Interstate 70 (I-70) business routes. Business routes in Kansas have either been proposed and ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Interstate 70 In Ohio Ohio 70 Transportation in Preble County, Ohio Transportation in Montgomery County, Ohio Transportation in Clark County, Ohio Transportation in Madison County, Ohio Transportation in Franklin County, Ohio Transportation in Fairfield County, Ohio Transportation in Licking County, Ohio Transportation in Muskingum County, Ohio Transportation in Guernsey County, Ohio Transportation in Belmont County, Ohio