Interstate 77 (I-77) in

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is an Interstate Highway that runs for 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

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at the junction with I-90.

Route description

Entering from

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at Marietta via the Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge, I-77 passes through rolling Appalachian terrain. The interchange with

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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 of land. Other major Interstate Highways I-77 connects with in Ohio are

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(Ohio Turnpike), and I-90. The interchange with the Ohio Turnpike was completed December 3, 2001, 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, and the Willow Freeway in

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History

Planned route

Originally planned to run from Port Huron, Michigan, to

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, I-77 appeared on the original Interstate System route numbering plan in 1957. The part of I-94 from

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, northeast to Port Huron was originally planned as I-77 in 1957; the current I-77 was I-79. When the current I-79 was added in

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, the I-77 designation was moved to its current route, but the I-77 in Michigan also remained in the 1958 numbering plan, so the designation followed I-90 and

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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. Initially, US Route 21 (US 21) traveled from Marietta to Cleveland. In 1962, I-77 debuted in

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and Canton. Soon, it drastically grew in the process as time went on. By the end of 1971, US 21 was decommissioned in Ohio in favor of I-77 which was nearly complete. It was eventually finished in 1976 with the final connection being opened in

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Exit list

Auxiliary routes

Interstate 277 is a spur route in

connecting I-77 to

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Interstate 77 In Ohio 77 Transportation in Washington County, Ohio Transportation in Noble County, Ohio Transportation in Guernsey County, Ohio Transportation in Tuscarawas County, Ohio Transportation in Stark County, Ohio Transportation in Summit County, Ohio Transportation in Cuyahoga County, Ohio