Interstate 77 in Ohio

This article is about the section of Interstate 77 in Ohio. For the entire route, see Interstate 77.

Interstate 77 (I-77) in Ohio is an Interstate Highway that runs for 163.03 miles (262.37 km) through the state. The highway crosses into Ohio on the Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge over the Ohio River near Marietta. The northern terminus is in Cleveland at the junction with I-90. From the West Virginia state line to Cleveland, I-77 serves the cities of Marietta, Cambridge, New Philadelphia, Canton, Akron, and the Cleveland suburban city of Brecksville.

Interstate 77
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
I-77 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	163.03 mi (262.37 km)
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-77 at West Virginia state line
Major intersections	SR 7 in Marietta I-70 in Cambridge US 40 in Cambridge US 22 near Cambridge US 250 in New Philadelphia US 30 / US 62 in Canton I-76 in Akron SR 21 in Fairlawn I-80 Toll / Ohio Turnpike in Richfield I-480 in Independence
North end	I-90 in Cleveland
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Washington, Noble, Guernsey, Tuscarawas, Stark, Summit, Cuyahoga
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Ohio State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SR 76 → SR 77

Route description

Entering from West Virginia at Marietta via the Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge, I-77 passes through rolling Appalachian terrain.

The interchange with I-70 at Cambridge was noted on the cover of the 1969 Ohio Department of Highways (ODOT) official highway map as being the "World's Largest Interchange", covering over 300 acres (120 ha) 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 State Route 21 (SR 21) to get to the Turnpike.

I-77 is also known as the "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway" in Ohio,^[3] and the Willow Freeway in Greater Cleveland.^[4]

History

Planned route

Originally planned to run from Port Huron, Michigan, to Charlotte, North Carolina, I-77 appeared on the original Interstate System route numbering plan in 1957. The part of I-94 from Detroit, Michigan, northeast to Port Huron was originally planned as I-77 in 1957; the current I-77 was I-79.^[5] When the current I-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] so the designation followed I-90 and I-75 in order to keep it continuous; the designation north of I-77's westward turn was to have been Interstate 177 (I-177). I-77 in Michigan later became part of I-94.^{[citation needed]}

Initially, US Route 21 (US 21) traveled from Marietta to Cleveland.^[7] In 1962, I-77 debuted in Akron and Canton.^[8] By the end of 1971, US 21 was decommissioned in Ohio in favor of I-77 which was nearly complete.^[9] It was eventually finished in 1976 with the final connection being opened in Independence.^[10]

Exit list

County	Location	mi[11]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Ohio River		0.00	0.00		I-77 south – Williamstown	Continuation into West Virginia
				Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge
Washington	Marietta	0.17– 0.73	0.27– 1.17	1	SR 7 – Marietta, Marietta College
	Muskingum Township	5.76– 6.44	9.27– 10.36	6	SR 821 – Lower Salem, Marietta
	Aurelius Township	16.00– 16.72	25.75– 26.91	16	SR 821 – Macksburg, Dexter City	Access via CR 8 / Sherbourne Road
Noble	Olive Township	24.71– 25.63	39.77– 41.25	25	SR 78 – Caldwell, Woodsfield
	Belle Valley	28.50– 29.39	45.87– 47.30	28	SR 821 – Belle Valley
Guernsey	Valley Township	37.70– 38.34	60.67– 61.70	37	SR 313 – Senecaville, Pleasant City, Buffalo
	Byesville	41.29– 42.09	66.45– 67.74	41	SR 209 / SR 821 – Byesville	Eastern terminus of SR 209, northern terminus of SR 821
	Cambridge Township	43.72– 44.72	70.36– 71.97	44	I-70 – Columbus, Wheeling, WV	Signed as exits signed 44A (east) and 44B (west); I-70 exit 180
		45.92– 46.65	73.90– 75.08	46	US 40 – Cambridge, Old Washington	Signed as exits signed 46A (east) and 46B (west) northbound; single exit southbound
		47.52– 48.28	76.48– 77.70	47	US 22 – Cadiz, Cambridge
	Liberty Township	54.30– 55.10	87.39– 88.67	54	SR 541 / CR 831 – Kimbolton	Eastern terminus of SR 541
Tuscarawas	Salem Township	65.06– 65.52	104.70– 105.44	65	US 36 – Newcomerstown, Port Washington
	Jefferson Township	72.52– 72.88	116.71– 117.29	73	SR 751 – Stone Creek	Northern terminus of SR 751
	New Philadelphia	80.53– 81.20	129.60– 130.68	81	US 250 east / SR 39 – Uhrichsville, New Philadelphia	Southern end of US 250 concurrency
	Dover	83.20– 83.58	133.90– 134.51	83	SR 39 / SR 211 – Dover, Sugarcreek
		84.79– 85.30	136.46– 137.28	85	Schneiders Crossing Road – Dover	Interchange opened November 12, 2010[12][13]
	Franklin Township	87.38– 87.66	140.62– 141.08	87	US 250 to SR 21 – Strasburg, Massillon	Northern end of US 250 concurrency
	Bolivar	93.23– 93.61	150.04– 150.65	93	SR 212 – Beach City, Bolivar, Zoar
Stark	Pike–Canton township line	99.47– 99.87	160.08– 160.73	99	Fohl Street Southwest – Navarre
	Canton	101.21– 101.54	162.88– 163.41	101	SR 627 west / Faircrest Street Southwest – Massillon	Eastern terminus of SR 627
		103.04– 103.36	165.83– 166.34	103	SR 800 south / Cleveland Avenue Southwest	Northern terminus of SR 800
		104.02– 104.42	167.40– 168.05	104	US 30 / US 62 west – East Liverpool, Massillon, Wooster	Southern end of US 62 concurrency; signed as exits 104A (east) and 104B (west)
		105.17– 105.52	169.25– 169.82	105	SR 172 / Tuscarawas Street West – Aultman Hospital, Downtown, Massillon
		106.11– 106.62	170.77– 171.59	106	13th Street Northwest – Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, McKinley Memorial
		107.04– 107.98	172.26– 173.78	107A	SR 687 west / Fulton Road Northwest – Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, McKinley High School, Pro Football Hall of Fame	Eastern terminus of SR 687
		107.27– 107.62	172.63– 173.20	107B	US 62 east – Alliance, Youngstown	Northern end of US 62 concurrency
	Plain Township	109.40– 110.44	176.06– 177.74	109	Everhard Road Northwest / Whipple Avenue / Belden Village Street – North Canton, Belden Village Mall	Signed as 109A (east) and 109B (west) northbound
	Jackson Township	111.48– 111.81	179.41– 179.94	111	Portage Street Northwest – North Canton
		112.61– 113.18	181.23– 182.15	112	Shuffel Street Northwest	Fred Krum Memorial Interchange, opened September 6, 2007[14][15][16]
Summit	Green	113.85– 114.30	183.22– 183.95	113	Akron-Canton Regional Airport
		117.91– 118.20	189.76– 190.22	118	SR 241 – Green, Massillon
		120.03– 120.54	193.17– 193.99	120	South Arlington Road
	Coventry Township	122.61– 123.24	197.32– 198.34	122	I-277 west / US 224 – Barberton, Mogadore	I-277 exit 4, eastern terminus of I-277; signed as exits 122A (east) and 122B (west)
	Akron	123.49	198.74	123A	East Waterloo Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		123.86– 124.17	199.33– 199.83	123B	SR 764 (East Wilbeth Road)
		124.66	200.62	124A	Archwood Avenue / Firestone Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		125.16	201.43	124B	Lovers Lane / Cole Avenue	Former southbound exit only; closed November 29, 2021[17]
		125.16– 125.77	201.43– 202.41	125	I-76 east / SR 8 north – Cleveland, Youngstown	Southern end of I-76 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 8; signed as exits signed as 125A (SR 8 north) and 125B (I-76 east) northbound; no exit number northbound
		126.15– 126.37	203.02– 203.37	22B	Grant Street / Wolf Ledges Parkway	Closed June 14, 2017[18]
		126.58– 126.86	203.71– 204.16	22A	Broadway / Main Street – Downtown
		127.28– 127.54	204.84– 205.26	21	SR 59 north / Dart Avenue – Downtown	Southern terminus of SR 59
		127.74	205.58	21B	Lakeshore Boulevard / Bowery Street	Southbound exit only
		128.14– 128.38	206.22– 206.61	21A	East Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		128.57– 128.95	206.91– 207.52	129	I-76 west to I-277 – Barberton	Northern end of I-76 concurrency; no exit number southbound
		129.33– 129.47	208.14– 208.36	130	SR 261 / Vernon Odom Boulevard
		130.54– 130.80	210.08– 210.50	131	SR 162 / Copley Road
		131.65– 132.01	211.87– 212.45	132	White Pond Drive / Mull Avenue	To Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens[19]
	Akron–Fairlawn line	133.19– 133.66	214.35– 215.10	133	Ridgewood Road / Miller Road
	Fairlawn	134.88	217.07	135	Cleveland-Massillon Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Copley Township	135.50– 136.15	218.07– 219.11	136	SR 21 south – Massillon	Southern end of SR 21 concurrency
		136.50– 137.06	219.68– 220.58	137	SR 18 – Medina	Exits signed as 137A (east) and 137B (west)
	Bath Township	137.99– 138.36	222.07– 222.67	138	Ghent Road
	Richfield	142.94– 143.40	230.04– 230.78	143	SR 176 to I-271 / Wheatley Road	Southern terminus of SR 176
		143.62– 144.02	231.13– 231.78	144	I-271 – Columbus, Erie, PA	Same-directional movements only
		145.65– 145.86	234.40– 234.74	145	SR 21 north / Brecksville Road	Northern end of SR 21 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Summit–Cuyahoga county line	Richfield–Brecksville line	145.78– 147.35	234.61– 237.14	146	I-80 Toll / Ohio Turnpike / SR 21 – Toledo, Youngstown	I-80 exit 173
Cuyahoga	Brecksville	147.76– 148.14	237.80– 238.41	147	Miller Road
	Broadview Heights	149.59– 150.23	240.74– 241.77	149	SR 82 – Brecksville, Broadview Heights	Exits signed as 149A (east) and 149B (west) southbound
		151.58– 152.19	243.94– 244.93	151	Wallings Road
	Independence	152.81– 153.42	245.92– 246.91	153	Pleasant Valley Road
		155.19– 156.15	249.75– 251.30	155	Rockside Road
		155.51– 156.74	250.27– 252.25	156	I-480 – Toledo, Youngstown	I-480 exit 20
	Cuyahoga Heights	157.40– 157.56	253.31– 253.57	157	SR 21 south (Brecksville Road)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of SR 21
		158.42– 158.75	254.95– 255.48	158	Grant Avenue
	Newburgh Heights	159.09– 159.48	256.03– 256.66	159A	Harvard Avenue
	Cleveland	159.56– 160.03	256.79– 257.54	159B	Fleet Avenue	No southbound entrance
		160.73	258.67	160	Pershing Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		160.97– 161.04	259.06– 259.17	161A	SR 14 (Broadway Avenue)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		161.21– 161.81	259.44– 260.41	161B	I-490 / SR 10 east to I-90 west / I-71 / Opportunity Corridor – Toledo	Southern end of SR 10 concurrency; I-490 exit 2B
		162.10– 162.57	260.87– 261.63	162A	US 422 / SR 8 / SR 10 west / SR 87 / Woodland Avenue / East 30th Street	Northern end of SR 10 concurrency
		162.74– 163.02	261.90– 262.36	162B	East 22nd Street / East 14th Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		162.95	262.24	163A	East 9th Street / Ontario Street	Northbound exit only, formerly exit 163
		163.10– 163.24	262.48– 262.71	163B	East 22nd Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; formerly exit 172B on I-90
					I-90 east – Erie, PA.	I-90 exit 172A; northern terminus of I-77; direct access to I-90 westbound removed April 11–12, 2011[20][21]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Auxiliary routes

Interstate 277 is a spur route in Akron connecting I-77 to I-76.