Lake Erie Expressway Map – Sept. 30, 1968

I've featured quite a few articles over the last few years about the construction of I-90, as well as the "new" Route 2, through Northeast Ohio.

One of the issues surrounding the new limited access highway was what to call it. Well, the article and map above – which ran in the Journal on September 30, 1968 – seems to resolve that problem.

The new highway was to be designated the "Lake Erie Expressway."

It's too bad the name didn't catch on. It's kind of, well, catchy.

Today, the Ohio Turnpike picks up the I-90 designation west of the Ohio Route 57 interchange, and Ohio State Route 2 winds its lonely way west to the Indiana border.

This Wiki entry provides a nice description of today's State Route 2. The website reminds us that the stretch through Erie County is called “The Jackie Mayer Miss America Highway.”

(By the way, Jackie was a featured guest in Sandusky’s Founders Day Parade as part of the city’s big Bicentennial celebration in August. Here’s the link to some video on the Sandusky Register website.)