Lakeland Freeway

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Lakeland Freeway
Length:	18.86 miles^[1] (30.35 km)
Formed:	Early 1960s
Direction:	East-West
From:	I-90 Euclid Spur^{[citation needed]}
To:	US 20 in Painesville

The Lakeland Freeway (often called "Route 2") is a limited-access freeway in the northeastern suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. It runs parallel to Interstate 90 and follows the shore of Lake Erie, linking the suburban areas of Lake County to Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. The freeway has seen tremendous growth since it opened in the 1960s. In 2003, average daily traffic ranged from about 94,100 at the western end to 31,200 east of Painesville.^[2] The freeway is being expanded and additional safety improvements are being put in place, through a project begun in 2006.^[3]

1 History
2 Exits
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The freeway (part of Ohio State Route 2) was authorized by Lake County Commissioners in 1957,^[3] and constructed and opened to traffic in the early 1960s. The freeway passes through the municipalities of Willoughby, Eastlake, Mentor, Painesville and Painesville Township. From its connection with Interstate 90 in Cuyahoga County to Vine Street, SR-2 is 6 lanes wide, and narrows to 4 lanes from Vine Street to its eastern terminus in Painesville Township.

[edit] Exits

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Lake	Wickliffe	208.74	SR 633	Full access provided via ramps to/from Lakeland Blvd.
	Eastlake	211.62	SR 91	Full-access interchange.
	Willoughby	212.40	SR 640	Full-access interchange.
	Willoughby	213.82	Lost Nation Rd.	Full-access interchange.
	Mentor	215.34	SR 306	Full-access interchange.
		217.95	SR 615	Full-access interchange.
		221.02	SR 44	SR 44 joins from the north via full-access interchange.
	Painesville Township	221.94	SR 44	SR 44 leaves to the south via full-access interchange.
	Painesville	223.16	SR 283	Full-access interchange.
	Painesville Township	225.92	SR 535	Partial-access interchange.
	Painesville Township	227.26	US 20	Eastbound merge, westbound split only.