Interstate 470 (Ohio – West Virginia) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Interstate 470
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Route information
Auxiliary route of I-70
Maintained by ODOT and WVDOH
Length	10.63 mi (17.11 km) 6.69 mi (10.77 km) in Ohio 3.94 mi (6.34 km) in W. Va.
Existed	1976–present
Major junctions
West end	I-70 near Blaine, Ohio
	US 250 in Wheeling, W. Va.
East end	I‑70 in Wheeling
Location
States:	Ohio, West Virginia
Counties:	OH: Belmont WV: Ohio
Highway system
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business ← SR 450 OH I-471 → ← US 460 WV WV 480 →

Interstate 470 (I-470) is a 10.63-mile (17.11 km) long loop of Interstate 70. It goes around the city of Wheeling, West Virginia. The western end of the road is where it meets I-70 near Blaine, Ohio. Traveling southeast through Belmont County, the highway comes to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge which carries I-470 over the Ohio River. After crossing the river into Ohio County, West Virginia, the highway turns northeast. It runs towards the Wheeling neighborhood of Elm Grove. The road's eastern end is at I-70 near Wheeling Park.

On average, between 26,000 and 38,000 vehicles use the highway every day. During the rebuilding work on the Wheeling Tunnel, I-470 was one of two suggested detour routes to avoid the closed tunnel.

Images for kids

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  I-470 westbound at the US 250/WV 2 three-level diamond interchange

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  View east along I-470 past the CR 91/CR 1 exit in Bethlehem

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  1955 map showing the planned routing of Interstate Highways through Wheeling