Unusual placement of the I-680 marker on this diagrammatical overhead on northbound 680 was noteworth.
Overheads approaching I-80. There is no direct connection from northbound 680 to eastbound 80.
Also accessible via OH 711 is OH 11 north.
Half-mile overhead for OH 711, which most certainly does not run to NYC.
Overhead for the OH 711 exit, with a redundant one in the background.
Two-mile notice for the end of I-680.
The complex interchange of I-80, I-680 and OH 11 involves a left exit to OH 11 south.
OH 11 is also signed as Alternate I-80.
Overheads for OH 11 and I-76 and I-80.
Another Alternate I-80 sign.
Approaching the end of I-680.
Hang a left for OH 11 south.
Overheads at the OH 11 exit.
OH 11 south has fifth-mile route number mile markers.
Alternate I-80 departs OH 11 at the first exit.
Mahoning Avenue is the exit at which the Alt 80 departure occurs. From this exit it's 39 miles to the Ohio River at East Liverpool.
Alt I-80 advance turn sign at Mahoning Avenue.
South OH 11 marker.
It's an easy drive from Youngstown to the Ohio River.
Exit signage for US 224, which also accesses US 62.
Half-mile exit signage for US 224.
At Exit 34.
OH 46 and OH 14 exit signage.
Half-mile sign for OH 46 and OH 14.
At the exit.
Button copy returns.
At the exit.
Typical view of OH 11 as it heads south toward the Ohio River and the countryside becomes rolling to hilly.
OH 154 one-mile sign.
At the exit to OH 154.
OH 30 joins OH 11 north of East Liverpool.
Heading south towards more hilly to mountainous terrain.
Something very interesting is going on with this sign. Overlays with the route numbers have been placed over the old cutout shields. Plates with new letterng have been installed on this sign as well, as noted by the darker green backgrounds behind the white lettering.
The same thing has been done with these overheads. Even the arrow on the rightmost sign is an overlay on the old sign.
US 30 has joined OH 11.
Pittsburgh shows up on this button copy sign, except that there's an overlay on the mileage to East Liverpool.
More overlays on this exit sign. You can see the corner of the old "7" on the OH 267 sign.
The same thing's going on here. This time the left edges of the "2" are more visible in teh 267 sign, too.
No overlays on the route markers here, but the text and the arrow are overlays.
Overheads where OH 7 joins OH 11. US 30 is omitted from these signs.
Heading downhill toward the Ohio River.
Three routes are on this section of highway now.
Steubenville shows up on the mileage sign, and the "4" is overlaid.
More text overlays.
And also on this sign.
On this sign, tool. Looks like Ohio replaced the button copy "on the cheap" in this area.
Older button copy sign showing the departure of OH 7 from the freeway.
Overheads for US 30, OH 7 and OH 39. OH 11 ends at this upcoming intersection.
This is a view of OH 7 heading south out of E. Liverpool, along the Ohio River.
Button copy sign for the OH 45 exit on OH 7.
Columbiana County has routes signed with the traditional pentagon.
At the OH 45 exit.
OH 7 and OH 39 run together out of East Liverpool.
OH 39 exits OH 7 at Wellsville, and with some nice button copy on top of it.
At the OH 39 exit.
More button copy. Many of the Ohio intersections along OH 7 are signed in this manner.
Button copy at the OH 213 junction. An ODOT rest area is located at this intersection.
Another OH 213 sign at the intersection. The rest area is behind the fence.
OH 7 runs beneath a power plant facility here.
Way to go, guys!
Approaching OH 152.
Something's gotten hold of the lower right corner of this sign.
At the OH 152 exit.
This sign is located at Toronto, a small town off OH 7.
Steubenville and Youngstown are the destinations at Toronto.
OH 7 button copy sign with a standard route sign attached.
Coming up on US 22 at Steubenville.
Approaching US 22 and OH 213.
The connection from OH 7 to US 22 is made by surface routes.
OH 213 provides the connection to US 22.
US 22 joins OH 7 briefly.
The US 22 bridge at Steubenville dominates the scene here.
Overheads for the split of US 22 and OH 7.
More overheads.
Overheads for the US 22 exit and the ramp to the old Ft. Steuben Bridge.
If you missed your chance to turn east on US 22, you get another one by following University Blvd.
High-mounted guide sign for University Blvd. and US 22.
Most communities don't refer to loud engine brakes by their commonly used slang term, Jake Brake. Steubenville is an exception.
OH 7 along the river in Steubenville is named after native son Dean Martin, complete with a caricature drawing of him.
Button copy for OH 43.
More button copy for OH 43.
South of Steubenville is OH 151.
At the OH 151 exit. Lots of button copy along this route.
Closer to Bridgeport and Martins Ferry, OH 7 is named for famous baseball player Bill Mazeroski.
More button copy.
OH 150 exit from OH 7.
Getting closer to Bridgeport and Marietta shows up as the control city on OH 7.
The closure of the Wheeling Tunnel's eastbound lane is well-marked in Ohio along OH 7.
Elevated guide sign for OH 647.
Ground-level sign at OH 647.
One-mile warning of the I-70 closure.
Button copy sign for the ramp leading to I-70 as well as US 40 and US 250.
Half-mile sign for the exit. The I-70 sign has the button copy numerals.
This newer sign is at the exit.
US 250 joins the exit ramp and then turns left at US 40.
The top of this sign was cut off but it's "To I-70."
Entering West Virginia on US 40/250.
Immediately, US 250 changes direction from E-W to N-S.
On Wheeling Island.
On the I-70 bridge, US 250 is routed through the tunnel and exits on the other side. Since the tunnel was closed, all traffic has to use Exit 1A.
Button copy exit sign. The Wheeling Tunnel's western portal is in the background.
WV 2 runs on surface streets through Wheeling.
A "West" sign has been added to this overhead because of the tunnel closure.
A look at downtown Wheeling.
This sign is in error. WV 2 actually turns left.
Nice shot of US 250, I-470 and WV 2 signs.
Overheads at the "volleyball" interchange where Truck WV 2 ends.
On the eastern side of the volleyball, the signal and signs for US 250/WV 2.
The East I-70 sign is covered up here due to the tunnel's closure.
Following WV 2 in Wheeling.
Here, WV 2 joins the US 250 freeway.
Pull-thrus for the I-470 interchange.
Looking down on guide signs for the volleyball ramps from WV 2.
South of I-470, the freeway has interchanges with several county roads.
Overhead and normal reassurance markers.
Parkersburg is where we're headed, to the intersection with I-77.
WV 2 narrows approaching Moundsville.
Rockfall retaining fence.
Approaching WV 86 in Moundsville.
Advance signage for WV 86.
This is the signage at the intersection.
WV 86 has a posted weight limit.
Oversized sign for the upcoming split of US 250 from WV 2.
Oversized signs where US 250 leaves WV 2.
This sign on the left side of southbound WV 2 shows where US 250 departs.
What? US 250 again? This intersection is primarily signed for northbound WV 2 traffic to turn onto South US 250, but it's signed from both directions.
US 250 one more time.
Overhead for the bridge connecting WV 2 and OH 7 at Moundsville.
Alt. WV 2 is a signed route south of Moundsville.
At the turnoff to Alt. WV 2. This is the alternate route's northern terminus.
Mileage to New Martinsville and Parkersburg.
South of Moundsville, WV 2 is a four-lane route.
Approaching the southern terminus of Alt. WV 2.
Signage at the southern end of WV 2 Alt.
Closer to New Martinsville and Parkersburg.
The four-lane comes to an end.
Even as a two-lane road, WV 2 is a decent road.
Another short four-lane section.
A rockfall retainer fence along one of the four-lane sections of WV 2.
The Mason-Dixon Line, best known as the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland, extends west along the Wetzel-Marshall County line in West Virginia to the Ohio River. It is noted here with a historical marker and also an old monument.
This photo shows the monument, the marker and the county line sign.
The marker is enclosed on three sides.
Another angle of the monument.
This is the western terminus of the decommissioned WV 89. It's now signed as CR 89.
Yes, this is signed as OH 7, but it's also an extension of WV 7, which runs across the bridge at New Martinsville.
The ramp from WV 2 south to WV 7 east, which is not signed, and the OH 7 access ramp. The Ohio outline on this sign looks odd for some reason.
Overheads in New Martinsville.
WV 2, WV 7 and WV 20 signs. WV 7 has been in an unsigned multiplex with WV 2 through downtown New Martinsville if you're going south. Northbound, the multiplex is signed.
At the WV 7 intersection.
Getting closer to Parkersburg.
A construction project on WV 2 forces wide loads to use WV 180 and WV 18 as a detour route.
At the WV 180 intersection.
WV 2 along the Ohio River is known as the Purple Heart Memorial Trail.
This is the construction project on WV 2, which necessitated one-lane traffic controlled by temporary signals. It appears to be a slide correction.
At the northern terminus of WV 18.
At St. Marys, WV 16 ends. This route runs from the Virginia border in extreme southern WV, and in fact it runs through SW Virginia and down into North Carolina.
Overheads for WV 2 and OH 7 approaching the St. Marys bridge. At one time there was not a bridge here, but a ferry that carried Alternate US 50. The alternate route ran from Belpre, Ohio, through Marietta and Newport along existing OH 7 and it crossed the river via ferry, connecting with the mainline US 50 near Ellenboro and using the route of existing WV 16 to get there.
Overheads at the turnoff to the bridge.
Ground-mounted guide sign at the turn onto the St. Marys bridge. A construction project resulted in a lane shift on the bridge.
A big power plant along WV 2 on the banks of the Ohio River southwest of St. Marys. This region is marked by power plants and industrial facilities along the river.
Approaching the WV 31 intersection.
The configuration of this intersection results in a very short (only a few dozen feet) multiplex of WV 2 and WV 31.
WV 31 south.
Approaching I-77 and WV 68. WV 2 is now routed onto I-77 and WV 68 is the old routing through Parkersburg to Ravenswood.
Advance signage for WV 68 and I-77.
Signage at the ramp to I-77 north.
Overhead where WV 2 joins I-77. WV 68 begins straight ahead.
Signage for the combined routes of I-77 and WV. 2.
One-mile exit sign for US 50.
US 50 is Appalachian Corridor D, linking Clarksburg and Cincinnati.
Overhead button copy sign at the US 50 exit.
Overheads along the new US 50 four-lane. WV 618 is the old routing of US 50 through downtown Parkersburg.
Overheads for WV 618 and upcoming exits.
Overheads for WV 618 and WV 47.
This is a good view of the new Corridor D southern bypass that carries US 50 around Parkersburg.
WV 47 exit sign.
No surprise ... here is a half-mile Corridor D mileage marker.
Overheads for WV 47 and WV 14.
US 50 is temporarily routed onto WV 14 until the bridge across the Ohio River is finished. This sign advises US 50 traffic to exit at WV 14.
Another sign to advise drivers that US 50 temporarily exits the freeway.
WV 14 and US 50 approaches.
At the exit, with a US 50 sign mounted on the pole for good measure.
Beyond WV 14, exits continue.
This portion of the road is signed eastbound as "To WV 68."
Overheads for CR 9 and WV 68.
More overheads at the CR 9 exit.
This section of the Corridor D alignment has three lanes in each direction.
After briefly joining the freeway, WV 68 departs.
Traffic currently has to exit at WV 892.
Covered overheads for US 50, OH 7 and OH 32 are on this overhead at the WV 892 exit. You can see some construction in the background.
A great look at the construction on the Blennerhasset Bridge that will link OH and WV and carry US 50.
Signage at the end of the ramp.
The green sign is correct, this will be the entrance to US 50 eastbound, but since US 50 is currently not signed on the open portion of Corridor D here, the "To West US 50" sign was added. You can see some construction on the bridge in the background.
A look at WV 892 running beneath the new bridge.
Signage as it currently exists at the ramp to eastbound Corridor D. You can also see the signs that travelers will see if they exit onto WV 892 once the bridge is finished.
Heading up the ramp onto eastbound Corridor D.
This is looking back at the bridge construction and the work on the approaches.
Striping and rumble strips are already completed to a point. This is in the eastbound lanes.
Another view of the bridge.
Looking at the blocked-off roadway in the westbound lanes.
This portion of roadway is signed "To I-77" and "To US 50."
Overheads for WV 68 and upcoming exits.
The WV 68 exit with an overhead for CR 9.
This interchange serves as the end of two WV state highways. WV 892 ends here, and WV 95 ends just a few feet south at WV 68. The old ends of these two highways were reconfigured by the new Corridor D construction.
This is looking north on WV 68 at the terminus of WV 95.
Signage at the turn from WV 68 to WV 95.
Looking at the end of WV 95.
A photo of the end of WV 95.
The ramp carrying WV 68 onto the Corridor D freeway is also the beginning of WV 892.
A shot of the US 50 bridge from WV 892 south heading down the hill toward the river.
This is the signage at the end of WV 892 at new Corridor D. No end signage present.
This is the end of WV 892.
Signage at the end of WV 892. There's room for a "West US 50" sign in the upper right corner of the totem pole.
Overhead at the ramp.
Overheads looking south on WV 68, just past the interchange, where WV 95 begins.
This is how this portion of Corridor D is signed.
Overhead pull-thru signs for the WV 68 split from Corridor D.
Overhead pull-thrus.
At the WV 68 exit.
Approaching WV 14.
This portion of Corridor D is signed as such.
The WV 14 interchange is also where US 50 currently and temporarily joins Corridor D.
At the exit.
Overhead at the exit ramp.
This is the signage from WV 14 to get on westbound Corridor D.
US 50 and WV 14 cosigned as the highway prepares to cross the Little Kanawha River.
The Little Kanawha River bridge.
In downtown Clarksburg, WV 14 and the rerouted US 50 split. At one time, WV 14 was US 21.
WV 14 (formerly US 21), WV 68 (formerly WV 2) and US 50.
After a brief multiplex, WV 68 and US 50 split.
US 50 continues straight onto the bridge crossing the Ohio River to Belpre, Ohio.
The US 50 bridge.
Overheads on the bridge.
Welcome to Ohio.
Overheads at the end of the bridge. Note the "Business Loop US 50" sign.
This sign, on east US 50, shows that OH 32 is signed all the way to the state line.
This overhead directs US 50 traffic across the bridge.
This sign indicates that OH 32 follows US 50 onto the bridge where it presumably ends at the state line.
OH 618 sign in Belpre with a very old and unusual Business Loop US 50 sign.
This shot shows the approach to the Ohio side of the bridge and presumably, the end of OH 32.
OH 618 and another Business Loop 50 sign.
This is heading in the opposite direction on OH 618, approaching US 50.
This is the first OH 32 sign.
Bannerless signs.
Advance signage where US 50 turns onto the four-lane.
US 50, OH 32 and OH 7.
A tri-plex.
The new bridge arches in the distance.
For the rest of these photos, unless there is something of special significance about them, there will be no commentary. Most are photos of signage at the various Ohio state route junctions along OH 32.
This shows the construction of the Ohio approach of the new bridge, and the blank guide sign is ready for a US 50 east marker.
A look at the OH 124 intersection.
This is where Corridor D (US 50 and OH 32) split from OH 7.
A crooked section of the highway just beyond the OH 7 split.
Here, the highway is wedged into a creek valley with a Jersey barrier.
This sign shows the split where US 33 was rebuilt between Athens and Pomeroy. Since the new US 33 goes to Ravenswood, WV, that destination has been added and you can tell that the color of the letters is a little different. Not sure what may have been on that sign before -- Ripley, WV perhaps.
This exit is the first mention of Cincinnati on Corridor D.
The road at left is the new US 33 running toward Pomeroy. This is the ramp carrying US 50/OH 32 west.
First mention of Cincinnati on a mileage sign.
Approaching the split of Corridor D from US 50.
Heading west on OH 32 toward the Scioto River valley.
Two political subdivisions -- townships and counties.
The old button copy signs have been replaced along OH 32 in this area. However, the old "Jackson" button copy tab that was placed atop the former iteration of this sign was saved and placed atop this new one.
The button copy signs remain at the US 23 interchange.
More button copy here. At this interchange, US 23 acts as the freeway and OH 32 as the surface route. This despite US 23 having a speed limit of only 55 mph.
Button copy mileage sign. Almost back in the Bluegrass State.
This being the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, the Ohio state police were very busy pulling over motorists who couldn't resist the urge to drive on these safe, modern highways at a rate of speed in excess of the posted too-slow limit. Here, it's a two-fer. I had just met an Ohio state cop traveling in the other direction before coming upon this sad scene, so they must have been running a speed trap nearby.
US 23 traverses the Scioto River valley, heading south toward the Ohio River and my home state.
Overheads as US 23 approaches US 52. Despite the nice new bridge that carries US 23 across the river, trucks are directed to use US 52 and OH 852, which becomes Spur KY 8.
The old green Business 23 signs have been replaced. Lots of larger first letter directional signs around here.
On Business 23, which is really a straight shot through downtown, looking at the new U.S. Grant Bridge.
Approaching the foot of the bridge.
These are the first OH 73 and OH 104 markers. It appears that this may be a former routing of US 52.
Overheads on OH 73/104 approaching the interchange of those two routes with OH 852 and US 52. This interchange is rather complex for such a non-urban area.
Nice shot of two special scenic byway logo signs.
Overheads where OH 73/104 weave with the ramp from US 52 west to OH 852.
Overheads where the OH 852 access ramp splits away.
At the end of the ramp, there a slight error here along with some redundant signage. I suppose this gives OH 73 motorists a chance to turn right if they were unable to complete the weave, but technically OH 852 only turns left. Also, why a green sign for Truck 23 instead of a traditional route marker?
Crossing the US 52 mainline, this guide sign is mounted on the light support post.
Then, OH 73/104 turn left and there is a ramp to east US 52. OH 852 has not always been fully signed here but it is now. It's a clever route number to use for a connector between KY 8 and US 52.
At the turn to the US 52 ramp.
OH 852 route marker.
Approaching the Carl D. Perkins Bridge over the Ohio River.
Carl D. Perkins (D-Hindman) was a longtime Congressman from Kentucky's old 7th District. He was as liberal as they come and was probably the person most responsible for the mountains of eastern and southeast Kentucky being the welfare state region that it is today.
This old peeling US 23 sign probably dates back to the bridge's construction.
Kentucky designates its section of the bridge and the approach on the south side of the river as Spur KY 8. KY 8 is the route that runs along the Ohio River between South Shore and Vanceburg.
Back home in Kentucky.
On KY 8 heading east, one of the towers of the new Grant Bridge rises above the treeline. This one is the north tower.
And then the southernmost tower rises.
Crossing the U.S. Grant bridge on US 23 heading north from Kentucky into Ohio.
Once in Ohio, OH 73 is marked but not OH 104. Business US 23 continues straight but it's not marked here either.
Overhead where US 23 makes a left turn.
This is on the southbound side of US 23. Interesting that the OH 73 sign is mounted on the utility pole but a separate metal post is used to mount the OH 104 sign.
The post for the OH 104 sign appears to have been driven into the middle of the sidewalk.
Here, southbound US 23 makes the right turn to head across the bridge.
Heading back into Kentucky.
At the end of the Grant Bridge.
In each county that US 23 passes through in Kentucky, it is called the Country Music Highway and a sign denotes a famous country star who calls that county home. Greenup County is home to Billy Ray Cyrus.
This misspelling of Amtrak has been posted for years.
This old KY 1043 sign dates back to at least the mid-1970s, before Kentucky started using Type II reflective sheeting and wider 24x30 signs for three- and four-digit state routes.
This is the view of US 23 at the point where it makes a sweeping 90-degree turn to correspond with a bend in the Ohio River. The direction transitions from east to south.
KY 10 actually goes both ways and is the designation of the Kentucky portion of the Greenup Dam bridge and the approach thereto.
KY 67 is the new route connecting I-64 with US 23. It's a much faster route to get to Grayson from Greenup County than by taking KY 1, KY 2 or KY 7.
The first KY 67 sign.
KY 67 is graded for four lanes but only two have been completed. Once traffic volumes warrant, the missing bridges can be built and the unfinished grade paved to build a four-lane facility.
This is approaching the spot where the first section of the Industrial Parkway to be opened originally ended. The route was opened in segments, from I-64 to the intersection in the background, then the KY 207 exit, then finally all the way to US 23.
KY 67 briefly passes into Boyd County, then back into Greenup County, then finally into Carter County just prior to the I-64 exit. I-64 passes through Carter and Boyd but not Greenup, although it comes very close.
Two miles from I-64.
The mileage figures on this sign have been changed. They originally said Grayson 9, Lexington 97.
Kentucky has erected signs along its interstates promoting it being the site of two world-class athletic events. One is the 2008 Ryder Cup.
The other is the FEI World Equestrian Games. After a long drought of Clearview in Ohio and West Virginia, it's back in Kentucky.