Interstate 270 (Ohio)
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Interstate 270 (I-270) is an auxiliary interstate highway that forms a beltway loop freeway in the Columbus metropolitan area in the US state of Ohio, commonly known locally as The Outerbelt or the Jack Nicklaus Freeway. The zero-milepost is at the junction with Interstate 71 east of Grove City, intersecting with I-71 again near Worthington as well as connecting with Interstate 70 twice with the western junction near Lincoln Village and the eastern junction near Reynoldsburg. The route furthermore links to the eastern terminus of Interstate 670 near Gahanna and provides indirect access to Port Columbus International Airport. The entire length of I-270 is 54.97 miles (88.47 km). It is one of four Interstate loops not to run concurrently with another Interstate freeway, the others being I-295 in Florida, I-485 in North Carolina, and I-610 in Texas.
The Outerbelt Jack Nicklaus Freeway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of I-70 | ||||
Maintained by ODOT | ||||
Length | 54.97 mi[1] (88.47 km) | |||
Existed | 1962–present | |||
History | completed in 1975 | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Beltway around Columbus, Ohio | ||||
Major intersections | I-71 near Grove City I-70 near Hilliard | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Ohio | |||
Counties | Franklin | |||
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