Interstate 475 (Ohio)

Interstate 475
Rosa Parks Highway
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	20.37 mi[1] (32.78 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I‑75 / US 23 in Perrysburg
	US 24 in Maumee US 20 in Toledo US 23 in Toledo
East end:	I‑75 in Toledo
Location
Counties:	Wood, Lucas
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← I‑471 I‑480 →

Interstate 475 (I-475) is an Interstate Highway in Ohio that is a 20.37-mile (32.78 km) western bypass of Toledo. The southern terminus is I-75 exit 192 near Perrysburg. From the southern terminus to exit 14, I-475 is co-signed with US Route 23 (US 23), and is signed the north/south section of I-475. From exit 14 to the eastern (northern most) terminus at I-75 exit 204 in central Toledo, (north of downtown), it is signed the east/west section of I-475.

Although I-475 crosses I-80/I-90 (the Ohio Turnpike), there is no interchange and one must drive a couple of miles through surface streets between I-475 exit 6 and I-80/I-90 exit 59.

I-475 is named the Rosa Parks Highway in honor of Rosa Parks, who had helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott.^[2]

Route description

Interstate 475 is a half-beltway bypassing downtown Toledo on its western side as mostly a north-south segment and a largely east-west segment on the north side of Toledo. It has almost a half-square shape on the map consisting of the top and left sides of the square. It is much less direct than its parent I-75 through Toledo; the entire route of I-475 uses 20 miles to connect exits 12 miles apart on Interstate 75.

I-475 parallels what was US 23 on its north-south segment (US 23 has been realigned to it); it has Ann Arbor, Michigan as a control city northbound (via US 23) and Columbus, Ohio and Dayton, Ohio as control cities as control cities southbound; it reaches neither of the three cities. On its northern segment it parallels Ohio State Route 120 and has Toledo as a control city to the east. Rural when built, it has much suburban-style development along its route.

It has no direct access to the Ohio Turnpike, access to which requires the use of either Ohio State Route 2 to and from the west, I-75 to or from the east, or surface streets to US 20.

History

I–475 was opened in sections with the first opened in 1967 between US 20, at the current I–75 interchange near Perrysburg, and US 24, near Maumee.^[3][4] By 1969 the second portion opened between US 24 and US 23, near Sylvania. In this year the southern terminus was moved from US 20, near Perrysburg, to the southern interchange with I–75.^[5] The final section opened in 1971 and was between US 23 and I–75 near downtown Toledo.^[6]

Between 2010 and 2012, the easternmost sections of I-475 were reconstructed. This included the redevelopment of several overpasses, as well as the removal of an outdated interchange with Central Avenue in favor of an interchange with a newly-constructed extension of ProMedica Parkway for easier access. Additional lanes were also added at the I-75/I-475 junction at I-475's eastern terminus.^[7]

Exit list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Wood	Perrysburg	0.00	0.00	1	I‑75 / US 23 south – Toledo, Dayton	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; south end of US 23 concurrency. Southern terminus & signed as exits 1A (north to I-75) & 1B (south to I-75); I-75 exit 192.
		0.82	1.32	2	SR 25 (Dixie Highway) – Perrysburg
Lucas	Maumee	4.18	6.73	4	US 24 (Anthony Wayne Trail) – Napoleon, Waterville, Maumee	Signed as exits 4A (east) and 4B (west) on collector/distributor lanes; exit 68 on US 24
		6.15	9.90	6	To I‑80 / I‑90 / Ohio Turnpike / Salisbury Road / Dussel Drive	Salisbury Road runs west, Dussel Drive runs east; added 1989[8]
	Springfield Township	8.32	13.39	8	SR 2 (Airport Highway) – Toledo Express Airport, Swanton, Toledo	Signed as exits 8A (east) and 8B (west) southbound
	Sylvania Township	12.65	20.36	13	US 20 (Central Avenue) / SR 120
		13.51	21.74	14	US 23 north – Sylvania, Ann Arbor	North end of US 23 concurrency
		14.96	24.08	15	Corey Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Toledo	16.08	25.88	16	Talmadge Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		17.16	27.62	17	Secor Road
		17.64	28.39	18A	SR 51 north (Monroe Street)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		18.19	29.27	18B	Douglas Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
				19	Central Avenue, Jackman Road	Jackman Road was signed westbound only; entrances were via Upton Avenue; exit removed 2012[7]
		19.20	30.90	19	ProMedica Parkway	ProMedica Parkway replaced the Central Avenue exit in 2012
		19.93	32.07	20	I‑75 – Detroit, Dayton	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; northern terminus & signed as exits 20A (north) & 20B (south); I-75 exit 204.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

1. DeSimone, Tony (October 31, 2002). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
2. Curnette, Mark (September 25, 1998). "Rosa Parks, Freedom Center award winner, keeps spirit of movement alive". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
3. Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highway. 1966. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
4. Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highway. 1967. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
5. Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highway. 1969. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
6. Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highway. 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
7. "I-75/I-475 Interchange Upgrade Project" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
8. McLaughlin, Mary-Beth (June 8, 2003). "Maumee Turned Risk Into Riches at Arrowhead Park". The Blade (Toledo, OH). Retrieved June 16, 2008.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Interstate 475 (Ohio) Endpoint Photos
• Kurumi - Interstate 475 (Ohio)