Interstate 275 (I-275) is an
highway in
Ohio
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,
Indiana
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, and
Kentucky
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that forms a complete
beltway around the
Cincinnati metropolitan area
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and includes a part in a state (Indiana) not entered by
the parent route. It had been the only
auxiliary Interstate
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Auxiliary routes are generally classified as spur routes, which conn ...
that enters three states, but that changed in July 2018 when
I-295 in Delaware and New Jersey was extended into Pennsylvania. It is the longest beltway with an Interstate highway designation in the United States, enclosing an area of over . It is also the third longest beltway overall in the United States—only the
Sam Houston Tollway
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and the
Grand Parkway
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encircling
Greater Houston
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are longer. For a short distance in northwest
Hamilton County, it
overlaps with
I-74
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Interstate 74 (I-74) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an interchange with I-80 in Davenport, Iowa ( Quad Cities); the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an interch ...
and
US Route 52 (US 52).
I-275 is also known as the Cincinnati Bypass and officially known as the Donald H. Rolf Circle Freeway in Ohio, after a state senator,
but locals rarely use these names, instead simply referring to it as "275" or "the loop". In 2011, Kentucky named its segment the Ronald Reagan Highway, not to be confused with
Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway
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across the river in Cincinnati. The section in
Clermont County
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is also designated as the Staff Sergeant Matt Maupin Veterans Memorial Highway.
Route description
I-71/I-75 to Indiana
I-275 heads west toward Indiana, passing by
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, with
Kentucky Route 212 (KY 212) used as the service road to and from the airport. Then, near
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, west of the airport, I-275 has an interchange with
KY 237, before passing over the
Ohio River
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into Indiana.
Indiana
In Indiana, I-275 passes through a rural area with only one interchange at
US 50/
State Road 1 (SR 1). I-275 heads northeast toward Ohio; at the Ohio state line, I-275 passes over US 50.
Ohio
I-275 heads northeast toward
Springdale, and I-275
runs concurrently with
I-74
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Interstate 74 (I-74) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an interchange with I-80 in Davenport, Iowa ( Quad Cities); the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an interch ...
and
US 52. When the concurrency ends, I-275 has an intersection with
State Route 126 (SR 126, Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway). Then, I-275 has interchanges with
US 27 and
US 127. I-275 turns east, having an interchange with
SR 4,
SR 747,
I-75, and
US 42. I-275 turns southeast, having an interchange with
I-71 and
US 22/
SR 3. I-275 passes over the
Little Miami River, entering
Clermont County
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, where it is officially named in honor of
Keith Matthew Maupin, a local soldier killed during the
Iraq War
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. I-275 turns due south toward
Milford and connects with
SR 28,
SR 450,
SR 32, and
SR 125. I-275 turns due west toward Kentucky, passing through a short concurrency with
US 52, before crossing over the Ohio River into Kentucky.
Ohio to I-71/I-75
From Ohio, I-275 heads southwest toward
Highland Heights. I-275 has an interchange with
I-471 near Highland Heights. I-275 turns due west toward
Crestview Hills, passing through an interchange with
KY 9,
KY 16, and
KY 17. In Crestview Hills, I-275 has an interchange with
US 25/
US 42/
US 127. I-275 turns northeast toward
I-71/
I-75.
History
I-74/I-275 bridge crash
On May 20, 2008, a tractor-trailer hauling a locomotive separated while traveling on the ramp from westbound
I-74
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Interstate 74 (I-74) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an interchange with I-80 in Davenport, Iowa ( Quad Cities); the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an interch ...
to southbound I-275. After the trailer detached, it crashed into supports for the bridge on I-74 eastbound going over the ramps between I-275 and I-74 westbound. As a result, the
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) shut down eastbound I-74 for several weeks. Both ramps between I-74 west and I-275 were closed as well because of fears the bridge would collapse, but two crossovers were built so that traffic could use one lane of westbound I-74 to travel east around the damaged bridge.
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Exit list
References
External links
*
I-275 on Cincinnati-Transit.net
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