Fort Washington Way is an approximately 0.9-mile-long (1.4 km) section of freeway in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The eight-lane divided highway is a concurrent section of Interstate 71 (I-71) and U.S. Route 50 (US 50) that runs from west to east from an interchange with I-75 at the Brent Spence Bridge to the Lytle Tunnel and ...

Mar 7, 2023 · Fort Washington Way denied. The Fort Washington Way application envisioned two decks between Walnut and Race streets with green space bookended by public plazas.

Mar 16, 2024 · The project would turn Fort Washington Way into a tunnel, fully connecting downtown Cincinnati to the riverfront for the first time since the highway was built.

The reconstructed Ft. Washington Way is the newest expressway in the Cincinnati area and is a major component of the city's ambitious riverfront development scheme. Click Here for the Ft. Washington Way reconstruction article.

Constructed in the early 1960s, Fort Washington Way is one of a few major highway connections bridging downtown Cincinnati’s east and west sides. When it opened, Fort Washington Way could safely accommodate 90,000 vehicles per day.

Oct 4, 2022 · CINCINNATI — The City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County plan to seek a federal grant to design decks on top of a portion of Fort Washington Way. The goal is to reconnect the Central Business...

Oct 4, 2022 · CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An ambitious new proposal could return acres of public land to Downtown Cincinnati by capping Fort Washington Way. Officials from Hamilton County and the City of Cincinnati...

Ft. Washington Way was originally built from 1959-1963. The mile long expressway was characterized by a mess of simultaneous right and left side entrance and exit ramps, short merges, poor signage, and a necessary aggressiveness by drivers.

The realignment of Fort Washington Way dramatically decreased the highway’s presence through downtown Cincinnati while offering up a reconnection between the Central Business District and the Ohio River.

Fort Washington Way, a section of Interstate 71 and U.S. Route 50 that runs through downtown Cincinnati and passes just in front of the former fort, retains the fort’s name. The location is marked by a plaque at the Guilford School building, at 421 E 4th St, Cincinnati, which now occupies the site.