Interstate 80

## Location

### States

New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California

**Interstate 80** is an east-west highway running from Teaneck, New Jersey to San Francisco, California, connecting the areas of New York City, Scranton-Wilkes-Barre\*, Akron, Cleveland, Toledo, South Bend, Chicago, Davenport, Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Reno, Sacramento, and San Francisco. It also connects major highways such as I-95, I-81, I-90, I-77, I-75, I-69, I-65, I-57, I-55, I-94, I-35, I-29, I-25, I-84, I-15, and I-5.

## Route Description

### New Jersey

lnterstate 80 begins at an intersection with Interstate 95 just west of New York City. It then passes NJ 17 and The Garden State Parkway near Hackensack, NJ 19 in Paterson, US 202 in Wayne, and I-287/I-280 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, then continues west towards The Delaware Water Gap.

It meets US 206 in Stanhope, and US 46's westernmost terminus in Columbia. US 46 is a parallels route to I-80 from Columbia to Teaneck. It then continues north, paralelling the Delaware River, then crosses it and enters Pennsylvania.

### Pennsylvania

After entering Pennsylvania, I-80 passes the Delaware Water Gap, and then enters Stroudsburg where it meets US 209 and PA 611. It then continues west towards Hazleton, meeting I-380, I-476, and I-81 along the way. It passes north of Hazelton, and continues west towards Bloomsburg.

I-80 meets US 11 near Lime Ridge (a suburb of Bloomsburg), PA 487 and PA 42 in Bloomsburg, and PA 54 in Danville. It then passes I-180, PA 147, and US 15 near Milton. It then continues west towards State College. It meets US 220 in Mackeyville, and has a concurrency until it meets I-99 and US 220. I-99 continues south towards State College and I-80 continues west towards Clearfield.

I-80 begins to parallel US 322 in Woodland, and continues west going past Clearfield, and meets US 219 in DuBois, and passes through the Appalachians, also passing the highest point on I-80 near Exit 111, and passes Brookville, Clarion, then also passes Barkeyville and PA 8, and then also meets I-79 and US 19 in Mercer, and finally I-376 in Sharon. It then continues into Ohio.

### Ohio

I-80 enters Ohio near Youngstown. In Youngstown it meets US 62, OH 7, OH 11, US 422, and I-680. It then meets I-76 near Austintown, where I-76 continues straight west, or southeast towards Pittsburgh, and I-80 goes northwest towards Cleveland. It then goes through rural Ohio, before meeting OH 8 in Boston Heights, I-77 in Richfield, I-71 and US 42 near Middleburg Heights, I-480 and OH 10 near North Ridgeville, then the I-90/I-80 concurrency, the largest concurrency in the United States begins.

I-90/I-80 has very few exits, only having 15 exits over 137 miles, including US 250 in Avery, OH 53 north of Fremont, OH 420/I-280 north of Lemoyne, I-75, US 20, and OH 2 near Toledo, and finally OH 49 north of Edon, after the last Ohio Turnpike Toll Booth at Westgate Toll Plaza.

### Indiana

I-90/I-80 enters Indiana near Angola. This is also the eastern terminus of the Indiana Toll Road. It then meets I-69 after 12 miles, also in Angola, then 23 miles later it meets IN 9/M-66 south of Sturgis, Michigan. 14 miles later it meets US 131/IN 13 in Middlebury, IN 15 in Bristol, County Road 17/M-217 and IN 19 in Elkhart, IN 331, IN 993/US 31 Bus, and US 31 in South Bend, IN 39 in LaPorte, US 421 in Westville, IN 49 south of Indiana Dunes National Park, and then splits off from I-90 in Lake Station, and becomes concurrent with I-94. This is also the western terminus for the I-90/I-80 concurrency. I-80/I-94 meets US 6, IN 51, and I-65 near Lake Station, and IN 912, and US 41 near Hammond, then enters Illinois.

### Illinois

I-80 continues into Illinois, keeping the I-94 concurrency with it, continuing west, then splits off with I-94 after ~2.7 miles. I-94 continues north into Chicago, and I-80 starts a concurrency with I-294, also meeting IL 394. It meets IL 1, then splits off with I-294. I-294 goes northwest towards O'Hare International Airport, and I-80 continues west towards Joliet. It then meets I-57 near Country Club Hills, US 45 near Mokena, I-355 near New Lenox, and US 6, US 52, and I-55 near Joliet. It then leaves the Chicago area, and continues west towards Davenport.

It meets IL 47 in Morris, IL 71 and 23 in Ottawa, IL 351, IL 251, and I-39 in La Salle, The infamous I-180 near Princeton, IL 40 in Langley, IL 78 in Annawan, and I-74, I-280, and IL 110 (CKC) near Green River. I-80 continues north towards I-88, I-280 and I-74 (W) continues west towards Moline, and I-74 (E)/IL 110/CKC goes south towards Peoria. It then meets I-88 near Barstow, and IL 84 near Rapids City, then crosses the Mississippi River and enters Iowa.

### Iowa

I-80 enters Iowa after the Mississippi River crossing. The first exit is directly after the river, US 67. I-80 then continues west, which it will go in a nearly straight line for over 300 miles! It meets the I-74 western terminus north of Bettendorf, US 61 north of Davenport, and then I-280/US 6. It continues west, then meets IA 1, US 218, and I-380 in Iowa City, US 151 near Williamsburg, US 63 in Malcolm, US 65 in Altoona, and then begins a concurrency with I-35 northeast of Des Moines, also meeting I-235. I-35 and I-80 continue west, then make a turn to the south at IA 141 near Urbandale. I-80 then breaks off with I-35 in Clive, also meeting I-235 again. I-35 goes south towards Missouri, and I-80 goes west towards Omaha. It meets US 169 in De Soto, US 71 north of Atlantic, US 59 near Avoca, and I-880 (formerly I-680) near Neola, and I-80 continues southwest towards Omaha, while I-880 continues west towards I-29, as a connector between I-80 west and I-29 north. I-80 begins a short concurrency with I-29 near Council Bluffs, then breaks off 3 miles later. I-29 continues north towards Sioux City, and I-80 passes the Missouri River into Nebraska.

### Nebraska

I-80 meets US 75 and I-480 south of Omaha and I-680 and US 275 west of Omaha, then goes through a more rural area, passing NE 31 near Gretna, NE 63 near Greenwood, and US 6 near Waverly. It then forms a bypass around Lincoln, passing US 77, US 34, and I-180, then going west on a nearly straight line for 75 miles, meeting US 81 near York along the way. It then crosses the Platte River for the first time near Grand Island, paralleling the Platte River for a good portion of I-80 in Nebraska. It meet US 34 south of Grand Island, NE 10, and NE 44 near Kearney, US 183 near Elm Creek, US 283 near Lexington, US 83 in North Platte, US 26, US 30, and NE 61 in Ogallala, then meets I-76 and US 136 near Julesburg, Colorado. I-76 continues southwest towards Denver, and I-80 goes west towards Cheyenne. It passes US 385 and NE 19 in Sidney, and NE 71 in Kimball. It then meets I-80 Business, and enters Pine Bluff, Wyoming.

### Wyoming

I-80 enters Wyoming, passing Pine Bluff, and continues through the empty plains before meeting Interstate 80 business near Prairie Center, WY 212 east of Cheyenne, and then meets the infamous, code breaking, at-grade I-180, US 85, US 87 Bus, and I-25 Bus, and meets I-25 near Cheyenne, and continues west, meeting US 30, US 287, and WY 230 in Laramie, where it begins a concurrency with US 287. US 287 then splits off in Rawlins, then I-80 passes WY 789 in Creston, US 191 in Rock Springs, US 30 in Little America, and lastly US 189 between Lyman and Evanston, then enters Utah.

### Utah

I-80 enters Utah after Evanston, WY. It meets I-84 in Echo, US 189 near Atkinson, I-215, US 89, and I-15 near South Salt Lake, where it begins a concurrency with I-15 Northbound. I-15/I-80 meets UT 201 in South Salt Lake, then splits off with I-15. I-15 continues north towards Idaho, and I-80 continues west towards SLC Airport and Wendover. I-80 meets I-215 and SLC Airport west of Salt Lake City, then passes south of The Great Salt Lake, then goes on the longest stretch of straight highway in the USA, for over 40 miles over the Salt Flats, and it is **very** empty in this area. It then meets Interstate 80 business in Wendover, and enters West Wendover, Nevada.

### Nevada

I-80 enters Nevada, and meets US 93 Alt in West Wendover, starting a concurrency until Wells. It passes NV 233 in Oasis, US 93 in Wells, NV 225/227 in Elko, NV 306 near Mile 261, and begins a concurrency with US 95 in Winnemucca. Then continues south towards Reno, passing Lovelock and the Humboldt State Wildlife Management Area. Then US 95 continues south after Mile 83, and switches to US 95 Alt. It splits off with US 95 Alt in Fernley, also meeting US 50 Alt, then continues west towards Reno. In Sparks it meets NV 659, and in Reno it meets I-580/US 395, and US 395 Bus in Downtown Reno, then continues west, and goes into California.

### California

Interstate 80 enters California near Truckee, following the Truckee River until it passes Donner Pass, and the California Agricultural Inspection Station, then you are officially in California. It then passes Truckee (CA 89) and the Tahoe National Forest, meeting CA 20 in Yuba Pass, CA 49 in Auburn, CA 65 in Rocklin, and then it meets I-80 Business near Sacramento. I-80 forms a bypass around Sacramento, then meets I-5, and meets I-80 Business again in West Sacramento. I-80 then continues west towards the Bay Area. It meets I-505 in Vacaville, I-680 in Cordelia, CA 37 and I-780 near Vallejo, CA 4 near Hercules, I-580 near Albany, where it has a short concurrency, then splits off I-580, also meeting I-880 in Emeryville, then crossing the bay on the Bay Bridge, passing through San Francisco, then ending in San Francisco at US 101. It is also notable that I-280 ends right before I-80, making it an orphan route (not connected to the main route, I-80 as in I-2**80**)

## Auxiliary Routes

### Ohio

 I-480
 I-680

### Iowa

 I-380
 I-480
 I-680
 I-880

### Nebraska

 I-480
 I-680