Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco,California,to Teaneck,New Jersey,in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the original routes of the Interstate Highway System;its final segment was opened in 1986. The second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States after I-90,it runs through many major cities,including Oakland,Sacramento,Reno,Salt Lake City,Omaha,Des Moines,and Toledo and passes within 10 miles (16 km) of Chicago,Cleveland,and New York City.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike,sometimes shortened to Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike,is a controlled-access toll road which is operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in Pennsylvania. It runs for 360 miles (580 km) across the state,connecting Pittsburgh and Philadelphia,and passes through four tunnels as it crosses the Appalachian Mountains. A component of the Interstate Highway System,it is part of Interstate 76 (I-76) between the Ohio state line and Valley Forge. I-70 runs concurrently with I-76 between New Stanton and Breezewood,Interstate 276 (I-276) between Valley Forge and Bristol Township,and I-95 from Bristol Township to the New Jersey state line.
Sandusky County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census,the population was 58,896. Its county seat and largest city is Fremont. The county was formed on February 12,1820,from portions of Huron County. The name is derived from the Wyandot word meaning "water". The Sandusky River runs diagonally northeast through the county to its mouth on Sandusky Bay,opening into Lake Erie. Sandusky County compromises the Fremont,OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Strongsville is a city in Cuyahoga County,Ohio,United States,and a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census,its population was 46,491.
Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Sandusky County,Ohio,United States,along the Sandusky River. It is about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Toledo and 25 miles (40 km) west of Sandusky. The population was 15,930 at the 2020 census.
Parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of Wood County,West Virginia,United States. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers,it is the state's fourth-most populous city and the center of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. The city's population was 29,749 at the 2020 census,and its metro population was 89,490. The city is about 14 miles (23 km) south of Marietta,Ohio.
Elmore is a village in Ottawa and Sandusky counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,370 at the 2020 census.
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. Spanning 3,365 miles (5,415 km),it is the longest road in the United States,and,in the east,the route is roughly parallel to Interstate 90 (I-90),which is the longest Interstate Highway in the U.S. There is a discontinuity in the official designation of US 20 through Yellowstone National Park,with unnumbered roads used to traverse the park.
The Ohio Turnpike,officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike,is a controlled-access toll road in the U.S. state of Ohio,serving as a primary corridor between Chicago and Pittsburgh. The road runs east–west for 241 miles (388 km) in the northern section of the state,with the western end at the Indiana–Ohio border near Edon where it meets the Indiana Toll Road,and the eastern end at the Ohio–Pennsylvania border near Petersburg,where it meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The road is owned and maintained by the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission (OTIC),headquartered in Berea.
The 2004 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 2,2004,and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president. Ohio was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 2.10% margin of victory. Prior to the election,most news organizations considered Ohio as a swing state. The state's economic situation gave hope for John Kerry. In the end,the state became the deciding factor of the entire election. Kerry conceded the state,and the entire election,the morning following election night,as Bush won the state and its 20 electoral votes.
Robert Carl Hoying is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was selected in the third round of the 1996 NFL draft. He is the grandson of baseball player Wally Post,who played 15 years in the Major Leagues. Post was an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1961 National League pennant winning team.
Gary LeVox is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead vocalist of the contemporary country music band Rascal Flatts,and his stage name was taken from the studio-console label for his lead-vocal track.
Interstate 80 (I-80) in the US state of Ohio runs across the northern part of the state. Most of the route is part of the Ohio Turnpike;only an 18.78-mile (30.22 km) stretch is not part of the toll road. That stretch of road is the feeder route to the Keystone Shortway,a shortcut through northern Pennsylvania that provides access to New York City.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and has the primary responsibility of traffic enforcement in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Interstate 90 (I-90) runs east–west across the northern tier of the US state of Ohio. Much of it is along the Ohio Turnpike,but sections outside the turnpike pass through Cleveland and northeast into Pennsylvania.
George Distel is an American politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008 and as executive director of the Ohio Turnpike Commission from 2008 to 2011.
Truman A. Greenwood is an American politician and attorney who served in both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly. Greenwood challenged incumbent Representative Arlene Singer in 1988,and was sworn in on January 3,1989.
Jerome Paul Stano is a former member of the Ohio Senate. Originally appointed to succeed Ron Mottl who had been elected to Congress in 1974,Stano won a full term in 1976. However,in an upset in 1980,Stano lost to Republican Gary C. Suhadolnik,in a Republican wave that saw Democrats lose control of the upper chamber. Suhadolnik went on to serve in the Senate for over eighteen years.
Richard A. Hodges is an American politician who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Health from August 2014 to 2017. He is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives,serving from 1993 to 1999.
Robert Gary is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.
