Interstate 670 (Ohio)

Interstate 670
I-670 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-70
Maintained by ODOT
Length	10.43 mi[1] (16.79 km)
Existed	1975 (by FHWA), 1976 (by ODOT),, signed 1995, completed 2003 – present
Major junctions
West end	I-70 in Columbus
	I-71 in Columbus
East end	I-270 / US 62 near Gahanna
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 669 SR 670 →

View westbound at High Street

Interstate 670 (I-670) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Ohio that passes through downtown Columbus, connecting I-70 west of downtown with I-270 and US 62 near the eastern suburb of Gahanna. I-670 provides access to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, and intersects SR 315 and I-71 downtown. The section between SR 315 and I-71 is commonly referred to by locals as the "North Innerbelt", with the rest of the innerbelt consisting of SR 315 (west), I-70 (south), and I-71 (east and south).

History

In the late 1970s, the Ohio Department of Transportation was unable to complete the Spring-Sandusky interchange, linking both sections of the highway, due to budget shortfalls and environmental regulations, leaving I-670 the only uncompleted Interstate in Ohio. Two decades passed before work began on the last remaining section, bridging the gap between the two completed sections. Work on this section also included the High Street cap, a cut-and-cover bridge over the highway featuring shops and restaurants. I-670 was finally completed in 2003.^[2]

Route description

West of I-71, I-670 passes around both sides of Fort Hayes with two two-way roadways. The south roadway carries the eastbound main lanes and the westbound entrance ramps from I-71 north and SR 3 (Cleveland Avenue), while the north roadway carries the westbound main lanes and the eastbound entrance from US 23 north (4th Street) and High Street.

Exit list

The entire route is in Franklin County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Columbus	0.00	0.00		I-70 west – Dayton	Western terminus; I-70 exit 96 eastbound
	0.46	0.74	1A	US 33 west (Lower Scioto Greenway)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	0.95	1.53	1B	Grandview Avenue (CR 73)	Signed as exit 1 eastbound
	2.24	3.60	2A	US 33 (Dublin Road) / SR 315 south	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; connection to SR 315 ramps via traffic signals and (for NB-WB traffic) a short stretch of US 33
	2.42	3.89		SR 315 south	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	2.43	3.91	2B	SR 315 north
	3.14	5.05	3	CR 578 (Neil Avenue) / Goodale Street	Goodale Street not signed eastbound
	3.52– 3.95	5.66– 6.36	4	US 23 (Third Street / Fourth Street) / High Street – Convention Center	Signed as exits 4A (south) and 4B (north) eastbound, 4A (north) and 4B (south) westbound; High Street not signed eastbound
	4.33	6.97	4C	SR 3 (Cleveland Avenue) / Leonard Avenue (CR 23)	Westbound exit is part of exit 5
	4.58– 4.76	7.37– 7.66	5	Spring Street – Downtown	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
				I-71 – Cleveland, Cincinnati	Signed as exits 5A (south) and 5B (north) eastbound; I-71 exit 109A southbound, 109A-B northbound.
	6.44	10.36	6	Leonard Avenue (CR 23)
	7.56	12.17	7	US 62 west (5th Avenue)	West end of US 62 overlap
Mifflin Township	8.50– 9.06	13.68– 14.58	9	Stelzer Road (CR 177) / Johnstown Road (CR 377) / Cassady Avenue (CR 96) – Airport	Johnstown Road not signed westbound; Cassady Road not signed eastbound
	10.43	16.79	—	I-270 – Cleveland, Wheeling US 62 east – Gahanna	Eastern terminus; east end of US 62 overlap; I-270 exit 35 northbound, 35A southbound; roadway continues as US 62
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

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