Interstate 470 (Ohio-West Virginia)

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Interstate 470 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
Length:	10.63 mi[1] (17.11 km)
West end:	I-70 near Blaine, OH
Major junctions:	US 250/WV 2 in Wheeling, WV
East end:	I-70 in Elm Grove, WV

Interstate 470 (abbreviated I-470) is a 10.63 mile loop highway that bypasses downtown Wheeling, West Virginia. The western terminus is Interstate 70 near Blaine, Ohio, east of St. Clairsville, while the eastern terminus is I-70 in the Wheeling neighborhood of Elm Grove. There are junctions with Ohio Route 7 and West Virginia Route 2 on either side of the Ohio River, which is crossed by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge. The portion of I-470 in West Virginia was recently designated the U.S.S. West Virginia Memorial Highway. It is the only 3-digit Interstate in West Virginia.

I-470 also serves as a thru-truck route for trucks carring hazardous materials, allowing trucks to avoid the Wheeling Tunnel on I-70.

Contents 1 Exit list 1.1 Ohio 1.2 West Virginia 2 References

[edit] Exit list

[edit] Ohio

County	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Traffic defaults onto I-70 west.
Belmont	2.9	3	Bellaire-High Ridge Road (County Route 214)
	6.3	6	OH 7 Bellaire,Bridgeport

[edit] West Virginia

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Ohio	Wheeling	0.2	1	US 250/WV 2 - Wheeling, Moundsville
		2.4	2	Bethlehem
Traffic defaults onto I-70 east.

[edit] References

v • d • e Auxiliary routes of Interstate 70 Colorado: 270 • 470 (former) — Kansas: 470 • 670 — Missouri: 170 • 270 • 470 • 670 — Illinois: 270 — Ohio: 270 • 470 • 670 — West Virginia: 470 — Maryland: 170 (former) • 270 • 370

Browse numbered routes
< US 460	WV		WV 480 >

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