Stadiums visible from an interstate/highway?

[oxat622]

Wondering if y’all are like me and rubberneck like a tourist every time you pass a stadium on the highway. I know in Cincinnati you can see Princeton and Lakota East from I-75 and you can see Walnut Hills and CHCA from I-71. If the leaves have fallen, you can see the new Sycamore from 275.

You ever pass a stadium on a road trip and look up who the best player was that came through that school?

 

[CedarBuck92]

Stebbins is visible from Rt 4, Waverly is visible from 23 but not sure that counts, Troy Christian from 75. Not Ohio but in KY Greenup is visible from 23.

 

[BigK72]

Wondering if y’all are like me and rubberneck like a tourist every time you pass a stadium on the highway. I know in Cincinnati you can see Princeton and Lakota East from I-75 and you can see Walnut Hills and CHCA from I-71. If the leaves have fallen, you can see the new Sycamore from 275.

You ever pass a stadium on a road trip and look up who the best player was that came through that school?

I don't know if I've ever looked up a player, but I 100% rubberneck it wherever I go not matter how many times I drive by it. In the Dayton area, Northridge, West Carrollton, CJ, Stebbins, and Troy Christian are all visible from the highway (I might be forgetting 1-2). In NW Ohio, Perrysburg sits right on 75. When I travel out of state and see a stadium, I look up the school just to see if they're good or not or something like that. Love looking at pics of stadiums and stuff like that.

 

[troyboy73]

West Carrollton
Northriddge
Carroll
Xenia
Sidney
Lima Bath
Princeton
Lakota East

 

[Sykotyk]

Bridgeport is visible from 70 going west. Not as noticeable without the roof I don't think but it's been a while since I've been through that area.

Liberty is barely visible from 80. But basically just the lights.

Hudson is visible from the turnpike.

There's one off I280 in Toledo. I think it's Perrysburg but not sure.It's Northwood.

 

[Rich Kotite]

Copley off SR 21 which is a 4-lane highway through there near Akron.

 

[RiderJay]

Northwood High School's stadium is right off I-280 outside of Toledo.

 

[cruzelady24]

on ohio route 7. in belmont county
martins ferry

in jefferson county
buckeye local

 

[Sykotyk]

on ohio route 7. in belmont county
martins ferry

in jefferson county
buckeye local

If you're counting Route 7 in Martins Ferry where it's just a main road and not a freeway then also East Liverpool is right there near the us30/oh7 interchange. But only really visible from 7.

 

[Tattuz]

Nordonia is visible while driving on Route 8.

 

[William Blake]

Hoban visible from I77...VASJ visible from Canada LOL

 

[TigerBeast78]

Tom Benson HOF Stadium I-77

 

[Jaws31]

Youngstown Liberty is visible from I-80, especially heading west. YSU, home of Ursuline, is visible from a few different highways.

 

[FightingTigerBob]

Chesapeake is so close that some people park on 52 to watch. It’s a great spot honestly!

 

[dougp66]

Toledo DeVilbiss' Page Stadium used to be visible from I-475 before it was torn down

 

[Jack Buckingham 181]

White field Stadium in Newark Ohio

You can see the Stadium on State Route 16 and if you’re driving on 11th street.

 

[OckOck]

Ironton Tanks Memorial Stadium. Right off 52 .

 

[Insane92]

West Carrollton
Northriddge
Carroll
Xenia
Sidney
Lima Bath
Princeton
Lakota East

Lima Bath? From where?

 

[smurfyeah19]

Cool thread. In NW Ohio you have Perrysburg right off I-75, Lake right off I-280 and Northwood just a few miles up the road as well

 

[TriangleMan]

Always catch a quick glimpse of Worthington Kilbourne when heading west on I-270.

 

[fbrox]

Hoban visible from I77...VASJ visible from Canada LOL
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And you can smell it from Ashtabula too!!

 

[Sykotyk]

Been on I-280 a lot and never noticed you can see Lake from the freeway. It's tough but if you look you can see it. Not sure how I never noticed except you're nearing the end of the highway soon and just never looked that way.

Perrysburg (I-75). Yeah, it's been a long time since I've ever been on that road but that's one of the most obvious examples for this question.

I was trying to remember one somewhere west of Cleveland but couldn't remember what freeway it was on. So it took a while to find. But if you're going east on the turnpike you can very briefly see Olmsted Falls.

There's a couple of one that look like they'd be possible but either embankments or trees keep the view impossible, but here's Elyria Catholic, Rocky River,and Brecksville-Broadview Hts right by a freeway but impossible to see.

And lastly, google maps of the two obvious examples I overlooked, Akron Archbishop Hoban and Canton McKinley:

 

[dhsdog06]

Lima Bath? From where?

Not so much see it all the time but on game nights you can definitely see the lights from 75

 

[dhsdog06]

If 2 lane highways counted there's a bunch.

4 lane only....you can see Napoleon's from 24

 

[wildcat71]

I believe you can see Copley- Fairlawn from Rt 21...

 

[Sykotyk]

If you want to include OH7 from East Liverpool through Bellaire where it's a mix of four-lane freeway and four-lane arterial (some intersections or crossroads but no stopping and otherwise like a freeway) and boulevard through towns (such as East Liverpool, Steubenville and Martins Ferry where there's lights), there's a handful.

First, between East Liverpool and Steubenville you have:

East Liverpool:

Wellsville (mostly only the lights visible briefly going north), I seem to remember seeing part of the stadium years ago, but the google map historical photos show the stadium visible):

From 2016:

Toronto is only visible for the lights:

South of Steubenville the freeway mostly returns from Mingo to Martins Ferry. Along the way you can see Buckeye Local:

You can also, usually going north, see the old Brilliant/Buckeye North field, though the stands were torn down at some point:

But back in 2018 you see this:

And a previous stop of mine:


Once the freeway ends, you see Martins Ferry to the east:

 

[Sykotyk]

South of Martins Ferry the freeway briefly returns until Shadyside. Along the way you can barely see Nelson Field in Bellaire:

The blueish/white goalpost is the stadium's:

And the back of the visitor stand:

Across the highway you can see the old Field of Dreams for Bellaire St. John Central:

If you're not sure what you're looking at, here's what it used to look like:

It's cool that the old pressbox still stands.

Also, from OH7 you can see two West Virginia 'stadiums':

One old one in Wellsburg, an ancient field situated behind the old school and the river:

And if you look quick you can see the Wheeling Island Stadium visitor stand towering above the racino parking lot:

Also in the area, here's Bridgeport's Perkins Field; current view:

And the old stadium with roof:

Was a great place to see a game:

 

[Captain Obvious]

St. Mary’s can be easily seen off Route 33.

 

[Sykotyk]

St. Mary’s can be easily seen off Route 33.

Yep, another one I just saw a few weeks ago.

 

[Tom.OH]

Story on Troy Christian as seen on I75. I'm a retired football official I never worked at Troy but a friend did. One game there was an 80 yard run. As he scored a few semi's on 75 blew the horns...