Interstate 80

Attractions Near I-80

Interstate 80 is enormous AND passes through several of the largest metropolitan areas found in the United States. With that being said, there are a tremendous number of things to see and do close by. Here are just a sampling of those, from coast to coast:

• Statue of Liberty New York, NY
• Little Italy New York, NY
• Times Square New York, NY
• Lanterman's Mill Youngstown, OH
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland, OH
• Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH
• Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
• Pizzeria Uno Chicago, IL
• Navy Pier Chicago, IL
• The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
• Wells Fargo Museum Des Moines, IA
• Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum Omaha, NE
• Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Omaha, NE
• Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Cheyenne, WY
• Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Cheyenne, WY
• Museum of Fine Arts Salt Lake City, UT
• Alcatraz Island San Francisco, CA
• Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco, CA

History

Construction began in 1956 and ended in 1993. I-90 helped merge several routes including The Ohio Turnpike and Chicago Skyway.

States I-80 Travels Through

I-80 travels through twelve states on its journey from the east to the west coasts. They are listed below, from east to west:

• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Ohio
• Indiana
• Illinois
• Iowa
• Nebraska
• Wyoming
• Utah
• Nevada
• California

I-80 Major Cities

As mentioned above, I-80 travels through several of the largest cities and metropolitan areas in the United States. These include New York, Chicago, Sacramento and San Francisco.

In addition, there are a number of other fairly large cities along the route, such as Cleveland, Omaha, Reno and Des Moines. There is a plethora of art, history, food and more to be found in these cities, and smaller towns as well!

• New York, New York
• Youngstown, Ohio
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Toledo, Ohio
• Chicago, Illinois
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Davenport, Iowa
• Des Moines, Iowa
• Omaha, Nebraska
• Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Salt Lake City, Utah
• Reno, Nevada
• Sacramento, California
• San Franciso, California

Major Connections & Interchanges

• New York, NY I-95 N to Plymouth, MA and Boston, MA I-95 S to Philadelphia, PA
• Parsippany-Troy Hills, PA I-287 N to Albany, NY
• Drums, PA I-81 N to Wilkes-Barre, PA and Scranton, PA I-81 S to Harrisburg, PA
• Mercer and Grove City, PA I-79 N to Erie, PA I-79 S to Pittsburgh, PA
• Cleveland, OH I-77 N to Downtown Cleveland, OH I-77 S to Canton, OH I-71 S to Columbus, OH
• Elyria, OH Merger with I-90 to Chicago, IL
• Toledo, OH I-75 N to Detroit, MI I-75 S to Dayton, OH
• Fremont, IN I-69 N to Lansing, MI I-69 S to Fort Wayne, IN
• Gary, IN I-65 S to Indianapolis, IN
• Chicago, IL I-57 S to Champaign, IL I-55 S to Springfield, IL
• La Salle, IL I-39 N to Rockford, IL I-39 S to Bloomington, IL
• Des Moines, IA I-35 N to Minneapolis I-35 S to Kansas City, MO
• Omaha, NE I-29 N to Sioux Falls, SD I-29 S to Kansas City, MO
• Cheyenne, WY I-25 N to Billings, MT I-25 S to Denver, CO
• Salt Lake City, UT I-15 N to Idaho Falls, ID I-15 S to Las Vegas, NV
• Sacramento, CA I-5 N to Portland, OR I-5 S to Los Angeles, CA

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