Interstate 480 (Ohio)

Interstate 480
Outerbelt South Freeway Senator John Glenn Highway[1]
I-480 and I-480N highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-80
Maintained by ODOT
Length	41.77 mi[2] (67.22 km)
Existed	1971–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-80 Toll / Ohio Turnpike in North Ridgeville
Major intersections	I-71 in Brook Park I-77 in Independence I-271 in Bedford Heights
East end	I-80 Toll / Ohio Turnpike / SR 14 in Streetsboro
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Lorain, Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Ohio State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← I-475 → I-490

Interstate 480 (I-480) is a 41.77-mile-long (67.22 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway of I-80 in the US state of Ohio that passes through much of the Greater Cleveland area, including the southern parts of the city of Cleveland. I-480 is one of 13 auxiliary Interstate Highways in the state. The western terminus of I-480 is an interchange with I-80 and the Ohio Turnpike in North Ridgeville. Starting east through suburban Lorain County, I-480 enters Cuyahoga County, then approaches Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which serves as the primary airport for Northeast Ohio. After traversing Brooklyn and crossing the Cuyahoga River on the Valley View Bridge, the highway continues east toward the communities of Bedford and Twinsburg toward its eastern terminus at I-80 and the Ohio Turnpike in Streetsboro. On its route, I-480 crosses I-71 and I-77 and is concurrent with I-271 for approximately four miles (6.4 km). In 1998, the governor of Ohio, George Voinovich, gave I-480 the additional name of the "Senator John Glenn Highway", in honor of the former NASA astronaut and US senator from Ohio for 24 years.^[1]

Parts of I-480 were to have been I-271 and/or I-80N.^[3]