Interstate 77 in Ohio

Interstate 77 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
I-77 highlighted in red
Length:	163.03 mi (262.37 km)
South end:	I-77 at West Virginia state line
Major junctions:	SR 7 in Marietta I-70 in Cambridge US 250 in New Philadelphia US 30 / US 62 in Canton I-76 in Akron SR 21 in Fairlawn I-80 in Richfield I-480 in Independence
North end:	I-90 in Cleveland
Counties:	Washington, Noble, Guernsey, Tuscarawas, Stark, Summit, Cuyahoga
Ohio highways < I-76 SR 78 > Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

Interstate 77 (I-77) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. It traverses diverse terrain, from the mountainous state of West Virginia to the rolling farmlands of North Carolina and Ohio. It largely supplants the old U.S. Route 21 between Cleveland, Ohio, and Columbia, South Carolina, as an important north–south corridor through the middle Appalachians. The southern terminus of Interstate 77 is in Columbia at the junction with Interstate 26. The northern terminus is in Cleveland at the junction with Interstate 90.

Route description

Entering from West Virginia at Marietta, Interstate 77 passes through rolling Appalachian terrain.

The interchange with I-70 at Cambridge is (or at least at one time was) thought to be the largest interchange in the world, covering over 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land.

Other major Interstate Highways I-77 connects with in Ohio are I-76, I-80 (Ohio Turnpike), and I-90. The interchange with the Ohio Turnpike was completed December 3, 2001^[1][2], providing direct access; previously, traffic had to exit at Ohio State Route 21 to get to the Turnpike.

Interstate 77 is also known as the "Vietnam Veterans' of America Highway" in Ohio^[3], and the Willow Freeway in Greater Cleveland^[4].

History

Officially designated to run from Port Huron to Charlotte, I-77 appeared on the original Interstate system route numbering plan in 1957. The part of Interstate 94 from Detroit northeast to Port Huron, Michigan was originally planned as I-77 in 1957; the current I-77 was I-79.^[5] When the current Interstate 79 was added in Pennsylvania, the I-77 designation was moved to its current route, but the I-77 in Michigan also remained in the 1958 numbering plan.^[6] It soon became part of I-94.

Originally, I-77 was to terminate at Interstate 85 in Charlotte. However, Congress, in its 1969 amendments to the Interstate Highway Act, added an extension of I-77 from I-85, through a rapidly-growing corridor from downtown Charlotte (along an upgrading of US 21 already under construction in some places), into South Carolina near Rock Hill. The highway under this plan was to continue to Columbia, South Carolina, terminating at an interchange with Interstate 20. Collector / distributor ramps to both Alpine and Percival Roads were proposed later on to more efficiently route traffic to and from the Fort Jackson military reservation and the I-77 / I-20 corridors. Additionally, SC-277 was put on the books as well to bring southbound traffic from I-77 directly into the heart of downtown Columbia.

By the late 1970s, the southern terminus of I-77 near Columbia, South Carolina was amended to a grade-separated interchange with SC 12 (Percival Road) with mile markers signed accordingly. This extension was completed in 1986. That same year, the first phase of an interstate spur (to be named Interstate 326) between SC 760 (Jackson Boulevard) and Interstate 26 was opened as far as Bluff Road (SC-48). 1989 saw a two-mile (3 km) extension to the east, adding interchanges at Shop Road (later SC-768) and Garner's Ferry Road / Sumter Highway (US 76/US 378).

The decision to extend I-77 from SC 12 and SC 760 (five miles between the two roads) was made before I-326 was opened, so the southern portion was never signed as such, instead re-designated by SC DOT as SC-478. The northern part of extension was completed as far as Forest Drive in early 1993, with the final 3 miles (4.8 km), including the SC-760 interchange, opened to traffic in 1995. The mile markers and exit numbers for Interstate 77 were adjusted accordingly as the extension was completed. As the Percival Road to I-26 section was under construction, southbound traffic on I-77 was detoured, by "Temporary I-77" signage, via I-20 and I-26 to bypass Columbia.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Washington	Marietta	0.50	1	SR 7 – Marietta
	Fearing Township	6.26	6	SR 821 – Lower Salem, Marietta
	Macksburg	16.54	16	SR 821 – Macksburg, Dexter City
Noble	Caldwell	25.22	25	SR 78 – Caldwell, Woodsfield
	Belle Valley	28.95	28	SR 821 – Belle Valley
Guernsey	Buffalo	38.09	37	SR 313 – Senecaville, Pleasant City
	Byesville	41.83	41	SR 209 / SR 821 – Byesville	Northern terminus of SR 821; eastern terminus of SR 209
	Cambridge Township	44.26	44	I-70 – Columbus, Wheeling	Exits signed 44A (I-70 East) and 44B (I-70 West)
		46.31	46	US 40 – Cambridge, Old Washington	Exits signed 46A (US 40 East) and 46B (US 40 West) northbound
		47.84	47	US 22 – Cadiz, Cambridge
	Liberty Township	54.72	54	SR 541 / CR 831 – Kimbolton
Tuscarawas	Oxford Township	65.35	65	US 36 – Newcomerstown, Port Washington
	Stone Creek	72.74	73	SR 751 – Stone Creek
	New Philadelphia	80.94	81	US 250 east / SR 39 – Uhrichsville, New Philadelphia	East end of US 250 overlap
	Dover	83.41	83	SR 39 / SR 211 – Dover, Sugarcreek
	Strasburg	87.77	87	US 250 to SR 21 – Strasburg, Massillon	West end of US 250 overlap
	Bolivar	93.46	93	SR 212 – Bolivar, Zoar
Stark	Pike Township	99.71	99	Fohl Road - Navarre
	Canton	101.38	101	SR 627 / Faircrest Street
		103.22	103	SR 800 (Cleveland Ave)
		104.27	104A-B	US 30 / US 62 west – Massillon, East Liverpool	West end of US 62 overlap
		105.48	105	SR 172 / Tuscarawas Street
		106.31	106	13th Street NW
		107.36	107	US 62 east / SR 687 – Alliance	East end of US 62 overlap
	North Canton	110.06	109	Everhard Road, Whipple Avenue	Exits signed 109A (Belden Village Street/Everhard Road West/Whipple Avenue) and 109B (Everhard Road East) northbound
		111.66	111	Portage Street
		112.84	112	Shuffel Street
Summit	Green	114.04	113	Lauby Road – Akron-Canton Regional Airport
		118.07	118	SR 241 to SR 619 – Green
	East Liberty	120.25	120	South Arlington Road
	Akron	122.95	122	I-277 / US 224 – Barberton, Mogadore	Eastern terminus of I-277; exits signed 122A (US 224 East) and 122B (I-277 West/US 224 West)
		123.26	123A	East Waterloo Road	Southbound exit, northbound entrance
		123.99	123B	SR 764 / East Wilbeth Road
		124.42	124A	East Archwood Ave., North Firestone Blvd.	Southbound exit to Burkhardt Ave.; northbound entrance from Coventry Street
		124.78	124B	Lovers Lane, Cole Ave.	Southbound exit to Burkhardt Ave.; not accessible to traffic entering from SR 8
		125.53	23 (SB)	I-76 east / SR 8 north – Cleveland, Youngstown	South end of I-76 overlap; southern terminus of SR 8; exits signed as 125A/23B (SR 8 North) and 125B/23A (I-76 East)
			125 (NB)
		126.26	22A	Grant Street, Wolf Ledges Parkway
		126.66	22B	Broadway, Main Street
		127.34	21	SR 59 / Dart Avenue	Southern terminus of SR 59
		128.76	20 (NB)	I-76 west – Barberton	West end of I-76 overlap
			129 (SB)
		129.20	130	SR 261 / Vernon Odom Boulevard
		130.65	131	SR 162 / Copley Road
		131.82	132	White Pond Road, Mull Drive
		133.45	133	Ridgewood Drive
		134.99	134	Cleveland-Massillon Road
	Fairlawn	135.91	135	SR 21 south – Massillon	South end of SR 21 overlap
	Ghent	136.72	137	SR 18 – Medina	Exits signed 137A (OH 18 East) and 137B (OH 18 West)
		138.22	138	Ghent Road
	Richfield	143.11	142	SR 176 to I-271 / Wheatley Road
		143.67	143	I-271 – Columbus, Erie
		145.76	145	SR 21 north / Brecksville Road	North end of SR 21 overlap.
		146.97	146	I-80 / Ohio Tpk. / SR 21 – Toledo, Youngstown
Cuyahoga	Brecksville	147.91	147	Miller Road	Southbound exit northbound entrance
		149.92	149	SR 82 – Brecksville, Broadview Heights	Exits signed 149A (OH 82 East) and 149B (OH 82 West) southbound
		151.88	151	Wallings Road
	Independence	153.06	153	Pleasant Valley Road
		155.47	155	Rockside Road
		156.26	156	I-480 – Toledo, Youngstown
	Cuyahoga Heights	157.33	157	SR 21 south / Brecksville Road	Southbound exit northbound entrance; northern terminus of SR 21
		158.53	158	Grant Avenue
	Newburgh Heights	159.22	159A	Harvard Avenue
	Cleveland	159.78	159B	Fleet Avenue
		160.48	160	Pershing Avenue
		161.19	161A	SR 14 / Broadway Avenue
		161.47	161B	I-490 to I-90 / East 55th Street – Toledo
		162.33	162A	US 422 / SR 8 / Woodland Avenue
		162.85	162B	14th Street
		163.03		I-90 – Toledo, Erie	Northern terminus of I-77

See also

• I-277 - Akron, Ohio

References

Interstate 77
Previous state: West Virginia	Ohio	Next state: Terminus

1. ^ Exner, Rich (2001-12-02). "Turnpike ramps to I-77 open tomorrow". The Plain Dealer. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200F2DBD5A1CF6B647%20)&p_docid=0F2DBD5A1CF6B647&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0F2DBD5A1CF6B647&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=R5DH53BMMTIxMzY2NjI4OC43MzgyMTY6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
2. ^ "Ohio Turnpike, I-77 Interchange Opens To Traffic". WEWS-TV. 2001-12-03. http://www.newsnet5.com/news/1100039/detail.html. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
3. ^ Ohio Revised Code 5533.37
4. ^ "Willow Freeway" from Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
5. ^ Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, August 14, 1957
6. ^ Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, June 27, 1958

v • d • e Auxiliary routes of Interstate 77 North Carolina: 277 — Ohio: 277