Ohio Turnpike
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{{Short description|Highway in Ohio, United States}}
{{About|the modern highway|the 19th century Ohio Turnpike|Ohio State Route 125}}
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|state=OH
|type=OHTP
|alternate_name=James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike
|maint={{abbr|OTIC|Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission}}
|map={{maplink-road|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Ohio Turnpike}}}}
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|map_notes=Ohio Turnpike highlighted in green
|map_alt=The Ohio Turnpike runs along the northern section of the state of Ohio
|established=October 1, 1955{{cite book |title = This Day in Ohio History |last2 = Brunsman |first2 = Barrett J. |first1 = Rebecca |last1 = Goodman |location = Cincinnati |publisher = Emmis Books |year = 2005 |isbn = 1-57860-191-6 }}{{Page needed|date= August 2011}}
|length_mi=241.26
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|allocation=
- {{jct|state=OH|I|80}} from Indiana state line to North Jackson
- {{jct|state=OH|I|90}} from Indiana state line to Elyria
- {{jct|state=OH|I|76}} from North Jackson to Pennsylvania state line
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=IN|I|80|I|90|Toll}} at the Indiana state line
|junction=
- {{Jct|state=OH|I|75}} in Rossford
- {{Jct|state=OH|I|280}} in Stony Ridge
- {{Jct|state=OH|I|90}} near Elyria
- {{Jct|state=OH|I|480}} in North Ridgeville
- {{Jct|state=OH|I|71}} in Strongsville
- {{Jct|state=OH|I|77}} in Richfield
- {{Jct|state=OH|I|480}} in Streetsboro
- {{Jct|state=OH|I|76|I|80}} near North Jackson
- {{Jct|state=OH|I|680}} near Boardman
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{plainlist|*{{Jct|state=PA|I|76|PATP}} at the Pennsylvania state line}}
}}
The Ohio Turnpike, officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike, is a controlled-access toll road in the U.S. state of Ohio, serving as a primary corridor between Chicago and Pittsburgh. The road runs east–west for {{convert|241|mi|km}} in the northern section of the state, with the western end at the Indiana–Ohio border near Edon where it meets the Indiana Toll Road, and the eastern end at the Ohio–Pennsylvania border near Petersburg, where it meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The road is owned and maintained by the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission (OTIC), headquartered in Berea.{{#tag:ref|The name of the agency was the Ohio Turnpike Commission until July 1, 2013, when the name was changed to its current form by the Ohio General Assembly.{{cite web |url = http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5537.02v2 |title = 5537.02 Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission |date = July 1, 2013 |author = Ohio General Assembly |author-link = Ohio General Assembly |work = Ohio Revised Code |access-date = September 2, 2013 }}|name=name|group=lower-alpha}}
Built from 1949 to 1955, construction for the roadway was completed a year prior to the Interstate Highway Act. The modern Ohio Turnpike is signed as three Interstate highways: I-76, I-80 and I-90.
== Route description ==
The entire length of the Ohio Turnpike is {{convert|241.3|mi|km}}, from the western terminus in Northwest Township near Edon, where it meets the Indiana Toll Road at the Ohio–Indiana border, to the eastern terminus in Springfield Township near Petersburg where it meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the Ohio–Pennsylvania border. Most of the turnpike, {{Convert|218.7|mi|km}} between the Indiana border and an interchange with Interstate 76 (I-76) near Youngstown, is signed as part of I-80, while the eastern {{convert|22.6|mi|km}}, between the I-80/I-76 interchange and the Pennsylvania border, is signed as part of I-76. For {{convert|142.8|mi|km}}, between the Indiana border and Elyria, I-90 is cosigned with I-80 as part of the turnpike.
The Ohio Turnpike does not pass directly into any major city, but does provide access to the four major metro areas in northern Ohio through connected routes. Two auxiliary Interstate highways, I-271 near Cleveland and I-475 near Toledo, cross the turnpike, but do not have direct connections. In Northwest Ohio, the turnpike passes through the southern part of the Toledo metropolitan area, with direct access to Toledo through I-75 and I-280.
In Northeast Ohio, the turnpike passes through the southern suburbs of Greater Cleveland and the northern edge of the Akron metro area, with direct access to Cleveland via I-71, I-77, I-90 and I-480. Akron is connected to the turnpike via I-77 and State Route 8 (SR 8) in the north and I-76 on the east. The turnpike is located on the western and southern edges of the Mahoning Valley, with direct access to Youngstown through the remaining portion of I-80 east of the Turnpike, and I-680.
In North Jackson, I-80 and I-76 swap rights-of-way at a double trumpet interchange; I-76 continues east as I-80 and I-80 continues southeast as I-76, carrying the turnpike with it.
In Petersburg, the concurrent routes cross the state lines into Pennsylvania, automatically becoming the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
History
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In 1947 a bill was introduced in the Ohio General Assembly authorizing a privately financed roadway. Originally consisting of a system of five highways, the turnpike was reduced to one when the other four were made redundant by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.{{cite news |first = Alison |last = Grant |title = Ohio Turnpike Opened 60 Years Ago to Swarms of Onlookers at Midnight Ceremony |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/09/ohio_turnpike_opened_60_years_ago_to_swarms_of_onlookers_at_midnight_ceremony.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = September 24, 2015 |access-date = September 28, 2015 }} Construction for the road cost $326 million and was recorded as the biggest project in state history, with 10,000 employees, more than 2,300 bulldozers, graders, loaders and other machines over a 38-month period.{{cite web |author = Ohio Turnpike Commission |date = n.d. |url = http://www.ohioturnpike.org/about/history/ |title = History: A Dream Realized... |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |access-date = August 11, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090803140214/http://www.ohioturnpike.org/about/history/ |archive-date = August 3, 2009 |url-status = dead }}
On December 1, 1954, the first {{convert|22|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch (the portion lying east of SR 18) opened near the present-day exit 218 for I-76 and I-80. Several motorists attended a dedication ceremony, with over 1,000 people joining a caravan, following a snow plow and a patrol cruiser, to become the first to drive the turnpike. The remaining section from exit 218 west to Indiana opened on October 1, 1955.{{cite web |url = http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/aboutus/history/hist3.htm |author = Ohio State Highway Patrol |author-link = Ohio State Highway Patrol |date = n.d. |publisher = Ohio State Highway Patrol |title = Chapter 3: Giant Strides, 1946–1964 |work = The First 60 Years, A History of Service |access-date = July 10, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080302002450/http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/aboutus/history/hist3.htm |archive-date = March 2, 2008 }} A connecting ramp near the Indiana state line closed on August 16, 1956, the day before the Indiana Toll Road was opened; this ramp had been used to allow traffic access to US 20 to cross into Indiana.{{cite news |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cuoeAAAAIBAJ&pg=7340,34702&dq=indiana-toll-road+opening&hl=en |title = Exit on Ohio Turnpike Closed |work = The Pittsburgh Press |date = August 16, 1956 |page = 7 |access-date = August 27, 2012 }} As originally built, the turnpike offered 18 access points.
The Ohio Turnpike originally had a {{convert|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} limit for cars and {{convert|55|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} limit for trucks. The automobile speed limit was increased on September 30, 1963, in concert with other Ohio rural Interstates to {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |author = Ohio Turnpike Commission CFO/Comptroller’s Office and the Office of Public Affairs & Marketing |date = March 16, 2006 |title = Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |url = https://www.ohioturnpike.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2005_report.pdf |page = 22 |location = Berea |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140529193131/https://www.ohioturnpike.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2005_report.pdf |archive-date = May 29, 2014 |access-date = May 29, 2014 }}
Exit 10 was rebuilt to provide access to Interstate 71 when that road was built across the turnpike. This was completed in November 1966.https://www.ohioturnpike.org/docs/default-source/resolutions/1966-resolutions/1966-meeting-minutes/12-06-66-minutes-of-the-203rd-meeting.pdf?sfvrsn=31d4f5c4_2
Exit 15 was rebuilt as part of construction of a new portion of interstate 80. Previously serving the surface alignment of Ohio Route 18, upon the opening of the new ramps, it would instead serve the road.https://www.ohioturnpike.org/docs/default-source/resolutions/1970-resolutions/20-1970-resolution-closing-old-niles-youngstown-interchange-no-15.pdf?sfvrsn=dd6aeac4_2 Work on the new interchange was completed in 1972.
In 1974, construction was completed on exit 8A, a new interchange with Interstate 90.
In 1974,construction began on exit 16A, a new interchange to serve Interstate 680.https://www.ohioturnpike.org/docs/default-source/resolutions/1974-resolutions/25-1974-resolution-awarding-contract-rmp-55-74-2-for-construction-of-toll-plaza-and-related-work-at-interchange-between-the-ohio-turnpike-and-ir-680---joseph-lach-construction-company.pdf?sfvrsn=7527eac4_2 It was completed in 1975.
The turnpike was renamed in honor of the original chairman James W. Shocknessy in 1976.
Due to the National Maximum Speed Law, a 55 mph speed limit took effect in 1974 for all vehicles. The 55 mph limit remained until 1987 when the Ohio General Assembly adopted the federally permitted 65 mph maximum speed limit, but for automobiles only.
In 1991, exit 64 was opened to serve Interstate 75.
On December 29, 1992, the unnumbered interchange at SR 49 was opened. There are no ramp tolls at this interchange; the Westgate toll barrier was, at the same time, demolished{{cite map |url = http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5284968&quad=Clear%20Lake&state=IN&grid=7.5X7.5&series=Map%20GeoPDF |format = PDF |year = 1990 |title = Clear Lake, Ind.–Ohio–Mich. |author = United States Geological Survey |author-link = United States Geological Survey |series = 7.5 minute |type = Topographic map |scale = 1:24,000 |location = Reston, Virginia |publisher = United States Geological Survey |access-date = August 27, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130408141209/http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5284968&quad=Clear%20Lake&state=IN&grid=7.5X7.5&series=Map%20GeoPDF |archive-date = April 8, 2013 |url-status = dead }} and replaced by a new Westgate Toll barrier, which is located east of SR 49.{{cite news |title = Turnpike Exchange near Edon Is Officially Opened |first = Herb |last = Lewis |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c5RTAAAAIBAJ&dq=relocated%20westgate%20ohio-turnpike&pg=4638%2C6377920 |newspaper = The Bryan Times |date = December 30, 1992 |access-date = August 26, 2012 }}{{cite news |title = Turnpike Commission May Branch Out |first = Hank |last = Harvey |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rCcxAAAAIBAJ&dq=ohio-turnpike%20westgate-toll&pg=6933%2C7734769 |newspaper = The Blade |location = Toledo, Ohio |date = February 28, 1993 |access-date = August 26, 2012 }}
In 1994, ticket dispensers were added to interchanges in order to reduce congestion.{{cite news |first = Karen |last = Farkas |title = Ohio Turnpike To Let Drivers Pay Tolls with Credit, Debit Cards |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/06/ohio_turnpike_to_let_drivers_p.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = June 8, 2009 |access-date = June 8, 2009 }}
Many infill interchanges were added in the 1990s. Exit 6A was opened on December 15, 1994,{{cite news |first = Dennis |last = McEaneney |title = Gate 13A Joins Pike |url = 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=(%200EB6312512DF65DF%20)&p_docid=0EB6312512DF65DF&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0EB6312512DF65DF&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=T5BS51BKMTIxMzY2NjYyOS43ODc2OTM6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=ABJB |work = Akron Beacon Journal |date = December 2, 1994 |access-date = June 16, 2008 }} and exit 7A was opened the next year on December 13.{{cite news |first = Molly |last = Kavanaugh |title = New Turnpike Interchange Opens at Baumhart Road |url = 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=(%200F8087DE8333E65A%20)&p_docid=0F8087DE8333E65A&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0F8087DE8333E65A&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=Q67B5DXWMTIxMzY2NTgwNi4xMDA0MTc6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = December 14, 1995 |access-date = June 16, 2008 }} This was followed by exit 3B on December 20, 1996,{{cite news |title= Fulton County Turnpike Gate To Open Friday |url= 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=(%200EAF39F05005505B%20)&p_docid=0EAF39F05005505B&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0EAF39F05005505B&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=Q67S5DIWMTIxMzY2NDY1Mi40ODk0Nzg6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=TOBB |work= The Blade |location= Toledo, Ohio |date= December 17, 1996 |access-date= June 16, 2008 }} exit 5A on February 6, 1997,{{cite news |first= David |last= Patch |title= Turnpike's Gate 5A Opens, Widens Elmore Area Access |url= 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=(%200EAF3A05160638B5%20)&p_docid=0EAF3A05160638B5&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0EAF3A05160638B5&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=X65R5BVUMTIxMzY2NDkxMy4zNDYyNDA6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=TOBB |work= The Blade |location= Toledo, Ohio |date= February 7, 1997 |access-date= June 16, 2008 }} and exit 2A on November 18, 1998.{{cite news |first= David |last= Patch |title= Archbold Turnpike Exit to Open |url= 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=(%200EAF3BC9776F5340%20)&p_docid=0EAF3BC9776F5340&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0EAF3BC9776F5340&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=L5FD55NOMTIxMzY2NTE4OC45MDYxMTg6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=TOBB |work= The Blade |location= Toledo, Ohio |date= November 10, 1998 |access-date= June 18, 2008 }}
In December 2001, construction was completed to reconstruct the interchange with Brecksville Road to add new ramps to Interstate 77.{{cite news |first = John |last = Higgins |date = December 2, 2001 |url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-bp-turnpike-dec/78010660/ |title = I-77 Ramps Add to Flow at Turnpike |newspaper = Akron Beacon Journal |page = E1 |access-date = May 20, 2001 |via = Newspapers.com }} The old toll plaza still exists.{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/@41.270358,-81.6256642,3a,75y,227.45h,92.58t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sN8GH3P9Im_B7CBoNfs9mFw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-2.5805381587965%26panoid%3DN8GH3P9Im_B7CBoNfs9mFw%26yaw%3D227.45055563276145!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D | title=Google Maps }}
The Ohio Turnpike Commission began phasing in distance-based exit numbers in 1998. In September 2002, the sequential numbering system was retired.
Governor Taft asked the Ohio Turnpike Commission to work with ODOT and the OSHP to formulate a plan to encourage truck traffic to use the turnpike instead of parallel highways, improving the safety of those other roadways. The three organizations created a plan with three points. The truck speed limit was increased from {{convert|55|to|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} for consistency with the automobile limits. Enforcement of truck weight and speed limits on parallel highways was increased, and truck toll rates were lowered in a trial. The speed limit increase took effect on September 8, 2004.{{cite web |author = Ohio Turnpike Commission CFO/Comptroller’s Office and the Office of Public Affairs & Marketing |date = March 16, 2006 |title = Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |url = https://www.ohioturnpike.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2005_report.pdf |page = 28 |location = Berea |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140529193131/https://www.ohioturnpike.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2005_report.pdf |archive-date = May 29, 2014 |access-date = May 29, 2014 }}
Exit 7B opened on November 30, 2004. It had first been proposed in 1993.{{cite news |title = Turnpike Ramp at SR 58 To Open Today After 11 Years |url = http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13458918&BRD=1699&PAG=461 |work = The Morning Journal |location = Lorain, Ohio |date = November 30, 2004 |access-date = June 16, 2008 }}
The Ohio Turnpike Commission had been hesitant to deploy an electronic tolling system, citing an apparent lack of commuter travel as well as significant implementation expenses. In December 2006, the commission indicated their intention to move forward with the implementation of an E-ZPass-compatible system as a "customer convenience".{{cite web |author = Ohio Turnpike Commission |date = n.d. |url = http://www.ohioturnpike.org/travelers/faq/ezpass/ |title = E-ZPass Frequently Asked Questions |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |access-date = August 7, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110727143122/http://ohioturnpike.org/travelers/faq/ezpass/ |archive-date = July 27, 2011 }} The system was activated on October 1, 2009.{{cite news |first = Karen |last = Farkas |title = E-ZPass Debut Has Bugs, but Turnpike Officials Are on the Case |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/10/e-zpass_debut_has_bugs_but_tur.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = October 2, 2009 |access-date = October 2, 2009 }} With this, signs were added to differentiate between E-ZPass lanes and traditional staffed toll lanes, and gates were installed to prevent motorists from evading tolls or causing accidents.{{cn|date=December 2024}} They also added support for debit cards and credit cards for customers without E-ZPass, becoming the first publicly owned toll road in the U.S. (second overall) to allow users to pay tolls with a debit or credit card.
On December 20, 2010, the Ohio Turnpike Commission voted to increase the speed limit of the Ohio Turnpike to 70 mph. Despite opposition from the Ohio Trucking Association, the increase was approved by the Commission by a vote of 4–1{{cite web |url = http://www.ohioturnpike.org/media/pdf/48-2010_Speed_Limit_70_MPH.pdf |title = Resolution Providing for a Uniform Speed Limit of 70 MPH for the Entire Ohio Turnpike |author = Ohio Turnpike Commission |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |date = December 20, 2010 |access-date = December 20, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101227135943/http://www.ohioturnpike.org/media/pdf/48-2010_Speed_Limit_70_MPH.pdf |archive-date = December 27, 2010 |url-status = dead }}{{cite news |last = Ewinger |first = James |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/12/ohio_turnpike_commission_votes.html |title = Ohio Turnpike Commission Votes To Raise Toll Road's Speed Limit to 70 mph |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = December 20, 2010 |access-date = December 20, 2010 }} and went into effect on April 1, 2011.{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Breckenridge |title = Ohio Turnpike Drivers Can Press the Pedal a Bit More as Speed Limit Climbs to 70 mph |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/04/speed_limit_rises_to_70_mph_to.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = April 1, 2011 |access-date = April 2, 2011 }}
In July 2012, the way tickets were paid for was tweaked to deter truckers from trying to evade them, which had been an issue since the road opened. They also removed staffed toll lanes at the low-capacity interchanges.{{cite web | url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2012/08/ohio_turnpike_moves_to_curb_to.html | title=Ohio Turnpike moves to curb toll-ticket scam by truckers | date=August 15, 2012 }}
Ken Blackwell, the defeated candidate in the 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election, had announced a plan for privatizing the turnpike, similar to plans enacted on the Chicago Skyway and Indiana Toll Road.{{cite news |first = Sandy |last = Theis |title = Leasing Turnpike: A Road to Riches? Blackwell Says His Plan Could Net Millions for Cities, but Others Urge Caution |url = 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=(%201120EC247B03BE08%20)&p_docid=1120EC247B03BE08&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=1120EC247B03BE08&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=X67J5BLUMTIxMzgxODkzNS4yOTE2NDA6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = June 4, 2006 |access-date = June 18, 2008 }}{{cite press release |first = Gene |last = Pierce |title = Lease Turnpike to Create $4–6 Billion Job Development Fund |url = http://www.kenblackwell.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=321 |publisher = Ohioans for Blackwell |date = January 24, 2006 |access-date = June 18, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061101150524/http://www.kenblackwell.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=321 |archive-date = November 1, 2006 }} In 2010 and 2011, Governor John Kasich stated that he would consider a turnpike lease, but only during a prosperous economic period.{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Feran |title = Gov. John Kasich Hasn't Dismissed Privatizing Ohio Turnpike, if the Numbers Are Right |url = http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2011/jan/19/john-kasich/gov-john-kasich-hasnt-dismissed-privatizing-ohio-t/ |work = PolitiFact Ohio |date = January 19, 2011 |access-date = January 24, 2011 }} In August 2011, Kasich stated his intention to create a task force to produce a leasing plan and also considered the option of reassigning the maintenance of the highway to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).{{cite news |first = Reginald |last = Fields |title = Gov. John Kasich Moves Ahead with Turnpike Leasing Proposal |url = http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/08/gov_john_kasich_moves_ahead_wi.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = August 12, 2011 |access-date = August 12, 2011 }} Ultimately he decided against both, instead proposing to issue more debt under the renamed Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission, with cash tolls raised annually over a ten-year period to compensate.{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Breckenridge |title = Gov. Kasich Wants to Issue $1.5 Billion in Ohio Turnpike Debt for Projects in Northern Ohio |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/12/post_77.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = December 13, 2012 |access-date = December 13, 2012 }}
A project to add one lane in each direction from Toledo to Youngstown was started in 1996, using financing from increased tolls. It was originally projected to be finished in 2005, but was not completed until the end of the 2014 construction season.{{cite news |first = Alison |last = Grant |title = Ohio Turnpike's Final Third-lane Section to Be Built This Summer; Other Turnpike Construction Planned This Year |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/01/ohio_turnpikes_final_third-lan.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = January 15, 2014 |access-date = January 26, 2014 }}
In March 2019, the turnpike commission announced plans to add high-speed E-ZPass lanes to the Westgate and Eastgate toll plazas, allowing E-ZPass users to travel through the toll areas at {{cvt|70|mph|km/h}}.{{cite news |last1 = Gauntner |first1 = Mike |title = Ohio Turnpike plans to remove toll gates |url = http://www.wfmj.com/story/40159099/ohio-turnpike-plans-to-remove-toll-gates |access-date = March 19, 2019 |location = Youngstown, Ohio |publisher = WFMJ-TV |date = March 19, 2019 }}{{cite magazine |first = Ferzan M. |last = Ahmed |date = March 2019 |title = Priorities Include Modernizing our Toll Collection System |url = https://mailchi.mp/ohioturnpike/removing-toll-gates-is-major-part-of-plan-to-modernize-ohio-turnpike |magazine = Customer Connection |publisher = Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission |access-date = March 21, 2019 }} Two additional mainline barriers were built at milepost 49 in Swanton Township (on the former site of the Oak Openings and Fallen Timbers service plazas) and at milepost 211 in Newton Falls, and tolls ceased to be collected at exits between each respective new barrier and the nearest existing toll plaza.{{cite news |first = David |last = Patch |title = With Barrier-Free Tolls on Horizon, Ohio Turnpike Faces Challenge from Out-of-State Scofflaws |url = https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2021/12/12/ohio-turnpike-construction-new-toll-collection/stories/20211209111 |work = The Blade |location = Toledo, Ohio |date = December 12, 2021 |access-date = February 2, 2022 }}{{cite web |author = Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission |date = n.d. |url = https://www.ohioturnpike.org/about-us/toll-collection-system-modernization |title = Toll Collection System Modernization |publisher = Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission |access-date = February 4, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220115221037/https://www.ohioturnpike.org/about-us/toll-collection-system-modernization |archive-date = January 15, 2022 }}{{cite web |title=More Truckers Opt to Use E-ZPass on Ohio Turnpike |url=https://www.ttnews.com/articles/more-truckers-opt-use-e-zpass-ohio-turnpike |website=Transport Topics |language=en |date=November 24, 2022}} The construction also features new patron dynamic message signs that provide drivers with dynamic messaging.{{cite news |title = Big Changes Underway Along Ohio Turnpike: What You Can Expect Amid Removal of Gates at Toll Plazas, Lane Conversions |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/traffic/ohio-turnpike-traffic-changes-removal-gates-toll-plazas-lane-conversions-ezpass-open-road-tolling/95-91240d12-eb0c-416c-961d-27e846f80ba3 |location = Cleveland |publisher = WKYC-TV |date = August 24, 2022 }} Part of the largest building program on the toll road since its original opening in 1955, the system was implemented on April 10, 2024.{{Cite news |first = Elizabeth |last = VanMetre |date = April 10, 2024 |title = Ohio Turnpike Launches New Toll Collection System |url = https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/ohio-turnpike-launches-new-toll-collection-system |access-date = April 10, 2024 |website = News 5 Cleveland |location = Cleveland |publisher = WEWS-TV |language = en }} Driver confusion over the system prompted the OTIC to create a 60-day toll grace period on August 13, 2024.{{cite news |first = Jeremy |last = Pelzer |title = Ohio Turnpike suspends late fees, unpaid toll collections, citing motorist 'growing pains' with new toll system |url = https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/08/ohio-turnpike-suspends-late-fees-unpaid-toll-collections-citing-motorist-growing-pains-with-new-toll-system.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = August 27, 2024 |access-date = August 29, 2024 }} The Ohio State Highway Patrol cited in a report that a series of fatal accidents at the Swanton barrier on August 15, 2024 were caused in part by this confusion, and the National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into them.{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Dugger|title=OSHP: Driver in initial deadly Ohio Turnpike crash was confused by new Swanton toll plaza at center of 11 Investigates reports|url=https://www.wtol.com/article/news/investigations/11-investigates/driver-in-initial-deadly-ohio-turnpike-crash-told-trooper-she-was-confused-by-new-swanton-toll-plaza/512-152eaca7-5fcd-4c60-aba2-b09bff6b95fa|publisher=WTOL|date=September 18, 2024|access-date=October 16, 2024}}{{cite news|first=Karmann|last=Ludwig|title=NTSB confirms events of fatal Ohio Turnpike crash that killed four|url=https://www.wtol.com/article/news/investigations/11-investigates/ohio-turnpike-crash-fatal-investigation-ntsb-swanton-ohio-toll-plaza-four-killed/512-8031263b-1472-4386-ba0c-299768467b51|publisher=WTOL|date=September 25, 2024|access-date=October 16, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Rear-End Collision and Subsequent Multivehicle Collisions near Toll Plaza on Interstate 80|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/HWY24MH013.aspx|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board|date=September 25, 2024|access-date=October 16, 2024}} Investigation ID HWY24MH013.
Services
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The Ohio Turnpike has had service plazas since its inception. Service plazas differ from typical freeway rest areas in that they offer amenities such as 24-hour food and fuel service; motorists do not have to pass through toll booths to re-fuel, use the restroom, or eat.
In 1998, the Ohio Turnpike Commission began modernizing the service plazas, first demolishing the original plazas and then reconstructing them from the ground up. Initially, the new plazas were rebranded by signage depicting them as "travel centers", but reverted to the original nomenclature.
In addition to modern restrooms, the new plazas offer several fast food choices, which vary between the plazas. They also include ATMs, gift shops, travel information counters, Wi-Fi internet access, and facilities for truck drivers, including shower facilities, lounge, and laundry areas. Sunoco fuel stations are provided at all service plazas along the Ohio Turnpike. The company signed a new contract to operate all 16 plazas on the Ohio Turnpike beginning in 2012.{{cite news |first = Andrew |last = Maykuth |date = December 24, 2010 |url = http://articles.philly.com/2010-12-24/business/26356344_1_service-plazas-outlets-fuel-demand |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115159/http://articles.philly.com/2010-12-24/business/26356344_1_service-plazas-outlets-fuel-demand |url-status = dead |archive-date = July 14, 2014 |title = Sunoco Adding Sales Outlets in Ohio, N.Y. |work = The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date = March 5, 2012 }} Facilities for overnight RV campers are provided at the service plazas located at mile markers 20, 76, 139, and 197.{{cite web |author = Ohio Turnpike Commission |date = n.d. |url = http://www.ohioturnpike.org/travelers/service_plaza/ |title = Service Plazas |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |access-date = October 20, 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121006064433/http://ohioturnpike.org/travelers/service_plaza/ |archive-date = October 6, 2012 }}
Service plazas are located in pairs (one for each side of the turnpike) near mile markers 20, 76, 100, 139, 170, 197, and 237.
The Oak Openings and Fallen Timbers service plazas in Lucas County west of Toledo at mile marker 49 were the least utilized, so were closed and demolished; the Swanton toll barrier was later built at the site. A replacement pair of plazas had been planned to be built to the west in Fulton County,{{cite web |author = Ohio Turnpike Commission |url = http://www.ohioturnpike.org/res20050516_4.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927015108/http://www.ohioturnpike.org/res20050516_4.html |title = Resolution Approving the Acquisition of Right-of-Way for Construction of Service Plaza Facilities in Fulton County |date = May 16, 2005 |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |access-date = August 7, 2011 |archive-date = September 27, 2007 }}{{cite news |url = http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050816/NEWS11/508160371&SearchID=73263363157049 |title = Williams County Turnpike Plazas Will Be Closed |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014940/http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20050816%2FNEWS11%2F508160371&SearchID=73263363157049 |author = Staff |date = August 16, 2005 |work = The Blade |location = Toledo, Ohio |archive-date = September 30, 2007 |access-date = August 7, 2011 |url-status = dead }}{{cite news |first = Karen |last = Farkas |title = Whatever Happened to ...?: Whatever Happened to Plans To Add a Third Lane to the Ohio Turnpike and Replace the Eight Sets of Service Plazas? |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/11/post_102.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = November 2, 2009 |access-date = November 3, 2009 }} but ultimately were not built. Due to the lack of a municipal water/sewer system, the service plazas located near mile marker 20 in Williams County were demolished in 2006,{{cite web |author = Ohio Turnpike Commission |url = http://www.ohioturnpike.org/res20050815_1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060524120025/http://www.ohioturnpike.org/res20050815_1.html |title = Resolution Authorizing the Closure of Indian Meadow and Tiffin River Service Plazas at Milepost 20.8 in Williams County |date = August 15, 2005 |archive-date = May 24, 2006 |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |access-date = August 7, 2011 }} though they were eventually rebuilt and reopened on June 29, 2011. The plazas at mile 237 - also initially fated to be closed and demolished permanently - reopened in 2013.{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Breckenridge |title = Ohio Turnpike Says Problems with Contractor Delay New Service Plazas |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/08/ohio_turnpike_says_problems_wi.html |work = The Plain Dealer |date = August 18, 2012 |access-date = August 18, 2012 }}
Since the turnpike opened, the Ohio Turnpike Commission has contracted with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) District 10 to provide law enforcement, as well as assistance to disabled or stranded motorists. The Patrol is the only law enforcement agency with jurisdiction on the turnpike. It monitors Citizen's Band channel 9 for distress calls.
Tolls
Between the Swanton and Newton Falls toll barriers, the turnpike uses a ticket system, where tolls are based upon the distance traveled, as well as the height and axle-count of vehicle driven. {{As of|2025|1}}, the maximum toll for a 2-axle vehicle to travel the length of the closed toll portion is $13.25 for E-ZPass holders and $19.50 for non E-ZPass holders.{{Cite web |title = Ohio Turnpike Tolls And Toll Calculator |url = https://www.ohioturnpike.org/e-zpass/toll-rates |access-date = March 20, 2025 |website = ohioturnpike.org }} The Westgate and Eastgate barriers charge a flat rate toll, with a toll being collected in both directions at Westgate and in the westbound direction only at Eastgate. There is no toll collection at exits between the Westgate and Swanton barriers, or between the Newton Falls and Eastgate barriers.
In April 2008, Governor Ted Strickland and legislative leaders announced a planned stimulus package that would redistribute Turnpike tolls to road projects throughout the state.{{cite news |first = Aaron |last = Marshall |title = Ohio Tries To Retain Top Talent in College; Internship Plan Raids Tobacco, Turnpike Funds |url = 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=(%2011FD765AAA509888%20)&p_docid=11FD765AAA509888&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=11FD765AAA509888&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=G60N5CMXMTIwNzY4MTE3Ny45MTQ3Mjk6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = April 3, 2008 |access-date = April 8, 2008 }}{{cite news |first1 = Sarah |last1 = Hollander |first2 = Aaron |last2 = Marshall |title = Turnpike Officials Unsure What Revenue Loss Will Mean |url = 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=(%2011FE1FFCC27E32E8%20)&p_docid=11FE1FFCC27E32E8&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=11FE1FFCC27E32E8&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=V54E50FLMTIwNzY3NjM2NS4zNjA0MjE6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = April 5, 2008 |access-date = April 8, 2008 }} On May 23, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee voted to pass a new version of the package which would not involve tolls collected.{{cite news |first = Aaron |last = Marshall |title = State Stimulus Package Won't Include Turnpike Funds |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/05/state_stimulus_package_wont_in.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = May 23, 2008 |access-date = May 28, 2008 }}
Exit list
Until 1998, the turnpike numbered exits sequentially, but afterwards started the process of renumbering them by the milepost system. This was done to "alleviate confusion from the irregular sequence of numerical references" due to recently added interchanges as well as to conform to federal standards.{{cite web |author = Ohio Turnpike Commission |title = Interchange Number Conversion |url = http://www.ohioturnpike.org/new_exit.html |date = n.d. |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021204194238/http://www.ohioturnpike.org/new_exit.html |archive-date = December 4, 2002 |access-date = February 20, 2019 }} The conversion ran from January 1998{{cite press release |last = Hakos Dehrmann |first = Lauren |date = May 23, 2002 |title = Plans Underway to Switch Interchange Numbers to Milemarkers |url = http://www.ohioturnpike.org/rel_2002_04.html |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020609041901/http://www.ohioturnpike.org/rel_2002_04.html |archive-date = June 9, 2002 |access-date = February 20, 2019 }} to September 2002{{cite press release |last = Hakos Dehrmann |first = Lauren |date = September 13, 2002 |title = Turnpike Interchange Signs Switching Over This Month |url = http://www.ohioturnpike.org/rel_2002_09.html |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021204163104/http://www.ohioturnpike.org/rel_2002_09.html |archive-date = December 4, 2002 |access-date = February 20, 2019 }} with dually posted numbers during that period.
{{jcttop|old
|location_ref={{Ohio road map|year = 2007 |sections = }}{{full citation needed|date=February 2019}}{{cite map |author = DeLorme |author-link = DeLorme |title = Street Atlas USA |year = 2007 |publisher = DeLorme }}
{{OHint|old
|county=Williams
|cspan=5
|location=Northwest Township
|lspan=3
|mile=0.0
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=IN|I|80|I|90|Toll||dir1=west|dir2=west|dir3=west|location1=Chicago}}
|notes=Continuation into Indiana; western end of I-80/I-90 concurrency}}
{{OHint|old
|mile=2.0
|old=—
|exit=—
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|49}}
|notes=Diamond interchange}}
{{OHint|old
|mile=4.0
|type=toll
|place=Westgate Toll Barrier
}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Holiday City
|mile=13.5
|old=2
|exit=13
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|15|US|20A|city1=Bryan|city2=Montpelier}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Brady Township
|ctdab=Williams
|mile=20.8
|place=Indian Meadow Service Plaza (westbound)
Tiffin River Service Plaza (eastbound)}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Fulton
|cspan=3
|location=Franklin Township
|ctdab=Fulton
|mile=25.5
|old=2A
|exit=25
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|66|city1=Archbold|city2=Fayette}}
|notes=
}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Dover Township
|ctdab=Fulton
|mile=34.9
|old=3
|exit=34
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|108|city1=Wauseon}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Pike Township
|ctdab=Fulton
|mile=39.8
|old=3B
|exit=39
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|109|city1=Delta|city2=Lyons}}
|notes=
}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Lucas
|cspan=3
|location=Swanton Township
|mile=49.0
|type=toll
|place=Swanton Toll Barrier (western end of ticket system)
}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Monclova Township
|mile=52.6
|old=3A
|exit=52
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|2|city1=Swanton}}, Toledo Airport
|notes=
}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Maumee
|mile=59.5
|old=4
|exit=59
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|20|to2=to|I|475|US|23|city1=Maumee|city2=Toledo|location3=Ann Arbor}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Wood
|cspan=2
|location=Rossford
|mile=64.9
|old=4A
|exit=64
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|75|city1=Toledo|city2=Dayton}}
|notes=I-75 exit 195}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Lake Township
|ctdab=Wood
|mile=71.7
|old=5
|exit=71
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|280|SR|420|dir1=north|dir2=south|city1=Toledo|location2=Detroit|city3=Stony Ridge}}
|notes=I-280 exit 1A}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Ottawa
|cspan=2
|location=Harris Township
|lspan=2
|mile=76.9
|place=Blue Heron Service Plaza (westbound)
Wyandot Service Plaza (eastbound)}}
{{OHint|old
|mile=81.8
|old=5A
|exit=81
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|51|city1=Elmore|city2=Woodville|city3=Gibsonburg}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Sandusky
|cspan=2
|location=Sandusky Township
|ctdab=Sandusky
|mile=91.6
|old=6
|exit=91
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|53|city1=Fremont|city2=Port Clinton}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Riley Township
|ctdab=Sandusky
|mile=100.0
|place=Erie Islands Service Plaza (westbound)
Commodore Perry Service Plaza (eastbound)}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Erie
|cspan=2
|location=Groton Township
|mile=110.2
|old=6A
|exit=110
|road={{jct|state=OH|SR|4|city1=Sandusky|city2=Bellevue}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Milan Township
|mile=118.5
|old=7
|exit=118
|road={{jct|state=OH|US|250|city1=Sandusky|city2=Norwalk}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Lorain
|cspan=7
|location=Brownhelm Township
|mile=135.9
|old=7A
|exit=135
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|2|to1=yes}} / Baumhart Road – Vermilion
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Amherst Township
|lspan=2
|mile=139.5
|place=Middle Ridge Service Plaza (westbound)
Vermilion Valley Service Plaza (eastbound)}}
{{OHint|old
|mile=140.6
|old=7B{{#tag:ref|Only in documents; never signposted{{cite web |date = c. 1999 |title = Interchanges [91 to 161] |url = http://ohioturnpike.org/toll_plazas_2.html |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20000119040335/http://ohioturnpike.org/toll_plazas_2.html |archive-date = January 19, 2000 |url-status = unfit |access-date = February 25, 2023 }}{{cite press release |last = Dehrmann |first = Lauren |date = November 29, 2004 |title = Long-awaited interchange at S.R. 58 scheduled to open |url = https://www.ohioturnpike.org/rel_2004_3.html |publisher = Ohio Turnpike Commission |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041215232648/https://www.ohioturnpike.org/rel_2004_3.html |archive-date = December 15, 2004 |url-status = unfit |access-date = February 25, 2023 }}|name=7b|group=lower-alpha}}
|exit=140
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|58|city1=Amherst|city2=Oberlin}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Elyria Township
|type=concur
|mile=142.8
|old=8A
|exit=142
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|90|OH|2|dir1=east|dir2=east|city1=Cleveland}}
|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern end of I-90 concurrency}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Elyria
|mile=145.5
|old=8
|exit=145
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|57|city1=Lorain|city2=Elyria}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=North Ridgeville
|lspan=2
|type=incomplete
|mile=151.8
|old=9A
|exit=151
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|480|city1=North Ridgeville|city2=Cleveland|dir1=east}}
|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance}}
{{OHint|old
|mile=152.2
|old=9
|exit=152
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|10|to1=yes|city1=North Ridgeville|city2=North Olmsted|city3=Fairview Park|city4=Cleveland}}
|notes=Westbound access to I-480}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Cuyahoga
|cspan=2
|location=Strongsville
|mile=161.8
|old=10
|exit=161
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|71|US|42|city1=Strongsville|city2=Columbus|city3=Cleveland}}
|notes=I-71 exit 233}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Broadview Heights
|mile=170.1
|place=Great Lakes Service Plaza (westbound)
Towpath Service Plaza (eastbound)}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Summit
|cspan=2
|location=Richfield
|mile=173.2
|old=11
|exit=173
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|77|OH|21|city1=Akron|city2=Cleveland}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Boston Heights
|mile=180.3
|old=12
|exit=180
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|8|city1=Akron}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Portage
|cspan=3
|location=Streetsboro
|mile=187.2
|old=13
|exit=187
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|480|OH|14|city1=Streetsboro|dir1=west}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Shalersville Township
|ctdab=Portage
|mile=193.9
|old=13A
|exit=193
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|44|city1=Ravenna}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Freedom Township
|ctdab=Portage
|mile=197.0
|place=Portage Service Plaza (westbound)
Brady's Leap Service Plaza (eastbound)}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Trumbull
|cspan=4
|location=Braceville Township
|lspan=2
|mile=209.2
|old=14
|exit=209
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|5|city1=Warren}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|mile=211.0
|type=toll
|place=Newton Falls Toll Barrier (eastern end of ticket system)
}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Lordstown
|lspan=2
|type=incomplete
|mile=215.0
|old=14A
|exit=215
|road=Ellsworth–Bailey Road – Lordstown West
|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance}}
{{OHint|old
|type=incomplete
|mile=216.4
|old=14B
|exit=216
|road=General Motors Parkway – Lordstown East
|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; to SR 45}}
{{OHint|old
|county=Mahoning
|cspan=6
|location=Jackson Township
|ctdab=Mahoning
|type=concur
|mile=218.7
|old=15
|exit=218
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|76|dir1=west|city1=Akron|city2=Canton|I|80|dir2=east|to3=yes|I|680|dir3=south|city3=Youngstown|location4=New York City}}
|notes=Eastern end of I-80 concurrency; western end of I-76 concurrency; I-680 not signed westbound
}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Beaver Township
|ctdab=Mahoning
|lspan=2
|mile=232.9
|old=16
|exit=232
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|7|city1=Youngstown}}
|notes=}}
{{OHint|old
|type=incomplete
|mile=234.1
|old=16A
|exit=234
|road={{jct|state=OH|I|680|city1=Youngstown|city2=Poland|dir1=north}}
|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance}}
{{OHint|old
|location=Springfield Township
|lspan=3
|ctdab=Mahoning
|mile=237.2
|place=Mahoning Valley Service Plaza (westbound)
Glacier Hills Service Plaza (eastbound) }}
{{OHint|old
|state=OH
|mile=239.1
|type=toll
|place=Eastgate Toll Barrier (westbound only)
}}
{{OHint|old
|mile=241.3
|type=toll
|road={{jct|state=PA|I|76|dir1=east|PATP|dir2=east|city1=Pittsburgh}}
|notes=Continuation into Pennsylvania; eastern end of I-76 concurrency}}
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See also
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Notes
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References
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External links
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Category:Freeways in the United States
Category:Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)
Category:Tolled sections of Interstate Highways
Category:Transportation in Williams County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Fulton County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Lucas County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Wood County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Ottawa County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Sandusky County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Erie County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Lorain County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Summit County, Ohio
Category:Transportation in Portage County, Ohio