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Interstate 71 Ohio
Southbound - Interstate 90 to Ohio 18
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Highway Information |
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| Miles | 248.15 |
| Counties Traveled Through |
Hamilton, Warren, Clinton, Greene, Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Franklin, Delaware, Morrow, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Cuyahoga |
| Cities |
Cincinnati, Columbus, Mansfield, Cleveland |
| Major Junctions |
Interstate 75
Interstate 275 Interstate 270 Interstate 70 Interstate 670 Interstate 76 Interstate 271 Interstate 80 Interstate 480 Interstate 90 Interstate 490 |
| OKRoads Coverage | |
| Miles Driven by OKRoads (Percentage) |
248 (100%) |
| Southern End of Interstate Driven |
Kentucky State Line |
| Northern End of Interstate Driven |
Interstate 90 |
Pictures
Southbound:
Ohio 18 to Interstate 270 (north junction)
Interstate 270 (north junction) to U.S. 35
U.S. 35 to Kentucky State Line
| Interstate 71 South | |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 246 - Ohio 176 South - 1 mile. Ohio 176 is the Jennings Freeway, connecting Interstate 480 to Interstate 71. The freeway was completed in December 1998. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 246 - Ohio 176 South - 1/2 mile, and Exit 245 - U.S. 42/Pearl Road - 3/4 mile. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 246 - Ohio 176 South - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 245 - U.S. 42/Pearl Road - 1/2 mile. U.S. 42 begins at U.S. 6/U.S. 20/U.S. 322 in downtown Cleveland. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 246 - Ohio 176 South - Parma. The city of Parma (pop. 85,655) is at the southern end of the Jennings Freeway. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 245 - U.S. 42/Pearl Road - 1/8 mile. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 245 - U.S. 42/Pearl Road - West 25th Street/Fulton Road. A collector/distributor setup continues from the Interstate 90 interchange to Fulton Road. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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The end of the collector/distributor ramp as traffic goes to either Interstate 71 South or Fulton Road at this point. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 242 - West 130th Street - 1 1/4 mile. Interstate 71 travels in an east-west fashion between West 150th Street and Ohio 176, with the southbound lanes traveling west. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 242 - West 130th Street - 3/4 mile. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 242 - West 130th Street. Interstate 71 travels through the northern section of the city of Brooklyn during mile 243. (Photos taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 240 - West 150th Street - 1 1/2 miles. The area surrounding Exit 240 has several hotels due to its proximity to the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Continue to Exit 239 (Ohio 237 South) to the airport. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 240 - West 150th Street - 3/4 mile, Exit 238 - Interstate 480 West - 2 1/2 miles, and Exit 239 - Ohio 237 South - 2 1/2 miles. Exits 238 and 239 depart together from the left three lanes. An Interstate 71 South assurance shield is also posted here. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 240 - West 150th Street - 1/2 mile. West 143rd Street is the overpass pictured. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 240 - West 150th Street. Ohio 237 begins in 1 3/4 miles. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Motorists must head east on Terminal Road (West 154th Street) for a short length before reaching West 150th Street. The city of Lakewood (pop. 56,646) is to the north, and the city of Brook Park (pop. 21,218) is to the south. A slight sign goof is seen here; Brook Park is two separate words, not one like this sign portrays. (Photo taken 7/10/05) |
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Stay in the right two lanes to continue on Interstate 71 South. This sign is posted as traffic from West 150th Street merges onto the highway. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Use Ohio 237 South to the International Exposition (I-X) Center, located just south of the airport. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 239 - Ohio 237 South, and Exit 238 - Interstate 480 West. There is no direct access from Interstate 71 South to Interstate 480 East. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Use Interstate 480 West for the airport's rental car return. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 239 - Ohio 237 South, and Exit 238 - Interstate 480 West - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 239 - Ohio 237 South - Airport/Berea, and Exit 238 - Interstate 480 West - Toledo. Interstate 480 connects to Interstate 80 at both ends and travels through Cleveland's southern suburbs. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exits 237B-A - Snow Road/Engle Road - 1 mile. Engle Road is a north-south arterial that begins at Ohio 17 just south of Interstate 480. Snow Road travels east-west through Brook Park and Parma. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exits 237B-A - Snow Road/Engle Road - 3/4 mile. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Use Exit 237B to Engle Road northbound to Ohio 17 (Brookpark Road). Engle Road is also signed as Ohio 291, although no mention of the state highway is made from Interstate 71. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exits 237B-A - Snow Road/Engle Road - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 237B - Snow Road westbound/Engle Road (Ohio 291). (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 273A - Snow Road eastbound. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 235 - Bagley Road - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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The east-west arterial travels through Berea and Middleburg Heights along its route. It becomes Pleasant Valley Road once it enters Parma. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 235 - Bagley Road - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Use Exit 235 to the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Baldwin-Wallace College, and the west campus of Cuyahoga Community College. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 235 - Bagley Road. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 234 - U.S. 42/Pearl Road - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Use U.S. 42 North to the city of Parma Heights (pop. 21,659) and U.S. 42 South to the city of Strongsville (pop. 43,858). (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 234 - U.S. 42/Pearl Road - 1/4 mile, and Exit 233 - Interstate 80/Ohio Turnpike - 1 1/2 miles. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 234 - U.S. 42/Pearl Road. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 233 - Interstate 80/Ohio Turnpike - 1/2 mile. The speed limit is 60 on this part of Interstate 71. This BGS makes no mention of Interstate 80. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 233 - Interstate 80/Ohio Turnpike - 1/8 mile. Whitney Road passes over the interstate here. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 233 - Interstate 80/Ohio Turnpike - Youngstown/Toledo. Youngstown is 69 miles to the east, and Toledo is 104 miles to the west. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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The next interchange is a six-ramp partial cloverleaf at Ohio 82. Use Exit 231B (Ohio 32 West) to Strongsville and Exit 231A (Ohio 32 East) to the city of North Royalton (pop. 28,648). (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exits 231B-A - Ohio 82 - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 231B - Ohio 82/Royalton Road westbound - Strongsville. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 231A - Ohio 82/Royalton Road eastbound - North Royalton. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Mileage sign on Interstate 71 South just past Ohio 82. Brunswick is four miles ahead at Exit 226 (Ohio 303), and Columbus is 123 miles ahead. Interstate 71 enters Medina County in two miles. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 226 - Ohio 303 - 1 mile. Ohio 303 is an east-west highway from U.S. 20 in Wakeman to Ohio 534 east of Windham. It travels through LaGrange, Brunswick, Richfield, and Hudson. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 226 - Ohio 303 - 1/2 mile. The city of Brunswick is home to 33,388 people. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 226 - Ohio 303 - Hinckley/Brunswick. Hinckley is three miles to the east. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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The first southbound rest area of Interstate 71 is located around mile marker 223, one mile from this sign. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Use the next two exits to the city of Medina. Medina, the seat of Medina County, had a 2000 population of 25,139. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 222 - Ohio 3 - 1 1/2 mile. Ohio 3 runs north-south through most of the state, beginning at U.S. 42 in Parma and ending in downtown Cincinnati. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at the Medina County rest area. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Use Ohio 3 North to Ohio 94 South to Interstate 271. Interstate 271 provides a bypass to the east of Cleveland. It begins at Exit 220, which is a half-interchange, with only a northbound off-ramp and southbound on-ramp provided from Interstate 71. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 222 - Ohio 3 - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Use Exit 222 to the Medina County Fairgrounds, located in southwest Medina on U.S. 42. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 222 - Ohio 3 - Hinckley/Medina. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 218 - Ohio 18 - 1 mile. Traffic from Interstate 271 merged on just behind this view. Ohio 18 begins at the Indiana state line and heads east to Ohio 91 in east Akron. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South approaching Exit 218 - Ohio 18 - 1/2 mile. Three lanes continue for one mile past the exit before the left lane ends. Future plans call for widening Interstate 71 to three lanes in each direction for the whole distance between Cleveland and Columbus. Much of the work has already been completed. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Interstate 71 South at Exit 218 - Ohio 18 - Akron/Medina. Akron is just 15 miles to the east. Within a mile of taking this picture, my car hit the 100,000 mile mark. For a somewhat blurry picture of the odometer, click here. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
| Scenes Related to Interstate 71 | |
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150th Street southbound at West 154th Street and Terminal Avenue. Head west on West 154th Street to Interstate 71 South. West 154th Street in this area runs east-west until just past the Interstate 71 ramps, then heads south. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
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Westbound 154th Street at Interstate 71 South. Two lanes are provided for the turn, but narrow to one before reaching the interstate. The Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is three miles to the southwest. (Photo taken 7/11/05) |
Page created: February 03, 2006
Last updated:
February 04, 2006
