Interstate 70

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## Location

### States

Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah

**Interstate 70** is an east-west interstate highway connecting Baltimore, Maryland to Cove Fort, Utah, connecting Denver, Colorado, Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas, Saint Louis, Missouri, Indianapolis, Indiana, Columbus, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, Maryland, as well as I-95 (via I-695), I-81, I-68, I-76, I-79, I-77, I-71, I-75, I-65, I-57, I-55, I-44, I-64, I-35, I-29, I-49 (via US 71), I-335 (via I-470), I-135, I-25, and I-15.

## Route Description

### Maryland

I-70 begins at the Gwynns Falls Trail and Interstate 70 at Security Blvd Park and Ride. It then meets a cloverleaf intersection with Security Boulevard in Baltimore, and turns west. It's first highway intersection is I-695 in Woodlawn, then it passes through residential areas, meeting yet another cloverleaf with US 29 and MD 99. It then begins it's first concurrency with US 40 in West Friendship, then I-70 and US 40 pass West Friendship, Cooksville, Lisbon, Mt Airy, Green Valley, and New Market, then meet I-270, where the concurrency with US 40 ends, and US 15 in Frederick. US 40 parallels I-70 for a while from here. It passes Braddock Heights, Middletown, Myersville, and Funkstown, then meets I-81, and passes, but doesn't intersect, with US 11 in Halfway. I-70 thn passes Kemps Mill, Wilson-Conococheague, Clear Spring, Big Pool, and Pecktonville, then US 40 is concurrent with I-70 again, then it continues west into Hancock. It meets both US 522, and I-68 in Hancock, then makes a northward then and enters Pennsylvania.

### Pennsylvania

I-70 enters Pennsylvania after passing I-68 in Hancock, Maryland. I-70 meets US 522 in Warfordsburg, and passes Amaranth, Crystal Spring, and Gapsville, then passes over I-76, and **any** traffic going from I-70 West to I-76/I-70 West, or any traffic going from I-76/I-70 East to I-70 East, would have to go through downtown Breezewood. Breezewood is one of the most famous towns in Roadgeekery. After passing through Breezewood, as US 30, it finally returns onto a divided highway ramp, where it then begins a concurrency with I-76, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I-70 and I-76 pass Everett, and pass to the east of Bedford, then meet Business US 220, which you must take to get to Interstate 99. I-76 and I-70 pass Napier, Manns Choice, New Baltimore, Somerset, Donegal, and pass near New Stantion, where I-70 leaves I-76. You can also get off at this exit to get to PA 66 or US 119 to go to downtown Youngwood. I-70 continues west towards Washington [PA] as an untolled highway, and I-76 continues northwest towards Pittsburgh as the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I-70 passes Yukon, Wyano, Smithton, Lynnwood-Pricedale, Belle Vernon, Long Branch, and then meets a cloverleaf with Pennsylvania 43. It then continues west, passing Bentleyville, then meeting I-79 near Laboratory, and forms a loop around Washington, Pennsylvania. This bypass passes PA 136 and US 19, then I-79 breaks off north of Washington, and heads into Pittsburgh, while I-70 continues to form a bypass around Washington. I-70 then continues west, passing Claysville and West Alexander, then enters West Virginia.

### West Virginia

I-70 enters West Virginia near West Alexander, Pennsylvania while paralleling US 40. I-70 passes Valley Grove and Triadelphia, then meets I-470, which acts at a southern bypass around Wheeling, then I-70 continues norhtwest to form a northern bypass around Wheeling. It then meets US 250, Market Street (WV 2), and Main Street in Downtown Wheeling, and crosses over Wheeling Island. It then enters Ohio, near Bridgeport.

### Ohio

I-70 enters Ohio in Bridgeport, passing over OH 7, then meeting Marion Street in Bridgeport, and continuing west. It passes Brookside, Lansing, and Blaine, then meets I-470, and passes Saint Clairsville, Morristown, Fairview, then meets I-77 and passes Cambridge, then I-70 begins to parallel US 22 and US 40. I-70 passes New Concord, Norwich, Pleasant Grove, Zanesville, where US 22 goes southwest, and I-70 meets OH 60, Hopewell, Gratiot, Brownsville, Jacksonville, Hebron, Buckeye Lake, Luray, Kirkersville, Etna, and Reynoldsburg, then meets I-270 and enters the Columbus area. It meets US 33 near Grenbrrok and Berwick, then begins a short concurrency with I-71 to the south of Columbus, meeting US 23 and US 33 along the way, then splits off with I-71 to the west of Downtown Columbus, also meeting OH 315. I-70 meets US 62, and then merges with I-670, and meets I-270, then leaves Columbus. I-70 passes Lincoln Village, Lake Derby, West Jefferson, Lafayette, where it meets US 42, Summerford, South Vienna, Harmony, Springfield, where it meets OH 41, OH 72, US 68 and OH 4, then meets I-675 and enters the Dayton-Cincinnati Area. It meets I-75 north of Dayton, and passes the Dayton International Airport, then passes Clayton, Brookville, Lewisburg, US 127, and Cedar Springs, where it begins a concurrency with US 35 and enters Indiana.

### Indiana

I-70 enters Indiana by starting a bypass around Richmond. It meets a cloverleaf with US 40 east of Richmond, US 27 north of Richmond, and I-70 breaks off with US 35 to the northwest of Richmond. US 35 heads northwest towards Muncie, and I-70 continues west towards Indianapolis. I-70 passes West Grove, Jacksonburg, New Lisbon, Spiceland, New Castle, Knox, Maple Valley, Greenfield, Maxwell, and Mount Comfort, then enters Indianapolis. It meets I-465 east of Indianapolis, then continues into the center of Indianapolis, passing Sycamore Heights, Arlington Woods, Community Heights, Martindale-Brightwood, Near Eastside, then begins a small concurrency with I-65 to form a partial loop around Downtown Indianapolis. It then breaks off with I-65. I-70 passes to the south of Indianapolis, also passing Lucas Oil Stadium, then passes I-465 again, and the Indianapolis International Airport. It then passes Plainfield, Center Valley, Hazelwood, Crown Center, Little Point, Cloverdale, Grange Corner, and Terre Haute, where it meets US 41 and US 150, then enters Illinois.

### Illinois

I-70 enters Illinois west of Terre Haute, then meets IL 1 near Marshall, and passes Martinsville, Casey, Greenup, Jewett, and Montrose, then begins a partial loop around Effingham with I-57, meeting US 45, IL 33, and US 40 along the way. Then I-70 splits off with I-57, with I-57 going south towards Paducah and Memphis, and I-70 going southwest towards Saint Louis. I-70n passes Funkhouser, Altamont, Brownstown, Vandalia, Hagarstown, Mulberry Grove, Greenville, Pocahontas, Highland, and Troy, then begins a concurrency with Interstate 55. I-55 and I-70 pass Maryville, State Park Place, and Fairmont City, then I-70 splits with I-55 at the junction with I-64. I-55 and I-64 go towards East Saint Louis and Downtown Saint Louis, and I-70 goes northwards Old North Saint Louis and National City. I-70 then passes Brooklyn, and enters Missouri

### Missouri

I-70 passes the Mississippi River, and then meets I-44 and Columbus Square north of Saint Louis. I-70 passes by the Mississippi River, Jennings, and Northwoods, then passes I-170 and the Saint Louis Airport, as well as I-270 near Bridgeton. It meets MO 370 near Saint Peters, and I-64 and US 61 near Wentzville, then passes Foristell, Wright City, Warrenton, Truesdale, Jonesburg, New Florence, Williamsburg, Kingdom City and US 54, and passes through Columbia, meeting MO 163, MO 763, and US 63. I-70 then passes Midway, Overton, Windsor Place, Boonville, Marshall Junction and US 65, MO 127 and Sweet Springs, MO 23 and Concordia, MO 13 and Higginsville, MO 131 in Odessa, Bates City, Oak Grove, and Grain Valley, then enters the Kansas City Metro. I-70 passes Blue Springs and MO 7, and I-470 near Blue Springs. I-70 then passes Sterling Aces, Riss Lake, Ashland Ridge, and Cunningham Ridge, where it meets I-435, then it passes Leeds, South Blue Valley, East Side, Knoches Park, Washington-Wheatley, East Community Team North, and 18th and Vine, then enters Downtown Kansas City, having a short concurrency with US 71 (to I-49) at the I-670 junction south of Downtown, then splits with US 71 (concurrent with I-29) and becomes concurrent with I-35, passing to the north of Downtown, passing The Heart of America Bridge, Delaware Street, then splits with I-35 near US 169. I-70 then passes into Kansas.

### Kansas

I-70 passes into Kansas in Kansas City. It makes a sharp turn to the south, passing downtown Kansas City, Kansas, then meets I-670 and US 69 south of Downtown Kansas City. Then follows a concurrency with US 69, from the US 169 junction to South 18th Street. It meets I-635 near the neighborhood of Santa Fe, and I-435 near the Kansas Speedway. It then meets US 73 and KS 7 near Bonner Springs, and leaves Kansas City. This is also the beginning of the Kansas Turnpike. The Kansas Turnpike and I-70 pass Reno, Lawrence (and US 59 and KS 10), then meets KS 4 and I-470 in Tecumseh. I-70 looses the Kansas Turnpike designation here. It passes through Downtown Topeka, meeting US 75 along the way, then meets I-470 and leaves Topeka. It meets KS 4 again near West Lawn Memorial Gardens, then continues into the plains, passing Paxico, then meeting KS 18 south of Manhattan, and US 77 near Junction City. Then it continues into a very rual area, passing KS 43 near Detroit, KS 15 in Abilene, I-135 and US 81 near Salina, KS 14 and KS 156 north of Ellsworth, KS 232 near Wilson, US 281 near Russell, US 183 near Hays, US 283 near WaKeeney, US 83 near Oakley, KS 25 and US 24 near Colby, KS 27 near Goodland, and lastly it passes Kanorado and Old US 24, then enters Colorado.

### Colorado

I-70 Enters Colorado near Kanorado, Kansas. This is in a very rural, and desert-like area. I-70 passes near Burlington, meeting US 24 and US 385, it passes Bethune, Stratton, Seibert, and CO 71 and US 287 in Limon, US 36 in Byers, Strasburg, Bennett, and Watkins, then passes Colorado E470, and enters the Denver Area. It passes East Colfax Avenue, Pena Boulevard, I-225 and Aurora, I-270 and Commerce City, Colorado Boulevard, US 6 and CO 2, and I-25 near Downtown Denver, and I-76 near Lakeside and Arvada. It meets CO 58, US 6, and passes by Pleasant View, then meets CO 470 again, meaning it has left the Denver Area, and enters the Rocky Mountains. I-70 passes Genesee, Mount Vernon, Idaho Springs, Dumont, Lawson, Downieville, Georgetown, Silver Plume, Silverthrone, Frisco, Copper Mountain, Vail, Avon, Edwards, Wolcott, Eagle, Gypsum, Dotsero, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt, Rifle, Rulison, Parachute, De Beque, Palisade, and Grand Junction, where it meets CO 139 and US 50. After Grand Junction it passes Redlands, Fruita, Loma, and Mack, then enters Utah.

### Utah

I-70 enters Utah near Cisco, passing UT 128 in Cisco, US 191 in Crescent Junction and Green River, UT 10 south of Emery, US 72 near Hilgard Mountain, US 50 and US 89 North in Salina, Aurora, Sigurd, Richfield, Elisnore, Joseph, and US 89 south in Sevier. Then it finally gets close to ending, at UT 161 in Cove Fort (best route to I-15 North), and then meets I-15, and ends after over 2,100 miles.

## Auxiliary Routes

### Maryland

 I-270 Spur
 I-370

### Ohio

 I-470
 I-670

### Missouri

 I-270
 I-470
 I-670

## History

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