Interstate 670 (Ohio)

Interstate 670
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Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	10.43 mi (16.79 km)
Existed:	1975 (by FHWA), 1976 (by ODOT), completed 2003 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-70 in Columbus
	I-71 / SR 315 in Columbus
East end:	I-270 / US 62 near Gahanna
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 669 SR 671 →

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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 Port 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.

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 Columbus, Franklin County.

mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	—	I-70 west – Dayton	I-70 east exit 96;
0.46	0.74	1A	US 33 west	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.95	1.53	1B	CR 73 (Grandview Avenue)	Signed as exit 1 eastbound
2.24	3.60	2A	US 33 (Dublin Rd) / 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	2A	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
3.52– 3.95	5.66– 6.36	4	US 23 (Fourth Street, Third Street) / High Street	Signed as exits 4A (south) and 4B (north) eastbound and 4A (north) and 4B (south) westbound
4.33	6.97	4C	SR 3 (Cleveland Avenue) / CR 23 (Leonard Avenue)	Westbound exit is part of exit 5
4.58– 4.76	7.37– 7.66	5	I-71 – Cleveland	Exit to downtown (via Lester Drive / Spring Street) accessed from westbound only; I-71 south exit 109A, north exits 109A-B.
6.44	10.36	6	CR 23 (Leonard Avenue)
7.56	12.17	7	US 62 west (5th Avenue)	West end of US 62 overlap
8.50– 9.06	13.68– 14.58	9	CR 96 (Cassady Avenue) / CR 177 (Stelzer Road) / CR 377 (Johnstown Road)
10.43	16.79	—	I-270 – Cleveland, Wheeling US 62 east – Gahanna	East end of US 62 overlap; road continues as US 62 beyond I-270, north exit 35, south exit 35A.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access