Aerial view of High Street (Rt. 23) and I-270 Interchange

Basic details

Aerial view of High Street (Rt. 23) and I-270 Interchange is an image, with genre photograph.

It was created sometime in 1966.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

Aerial view of High Street (Rt. 23) and I-270 interchange, looking north. Pontifical College Josephinum is depicted in the upper left corner of this photograph.

Planning and construction of Interstate 270, the Columbus Outerbelt, began in 1965. It was completed by the mid-1970's. Outerbelts were a common solution to traffic congestion due to urban sprawl. Businesses then moved to suburban locations, accelerating the decline of the inner city's economic life.

As development has spread beyond the outerbelt, fringe cities like Worthington have experienced economic challenges, as their geographic growth is limited.

Subjects

It features the organization Pontifical College Josephinum.

It covers the topics U.S. Route 23, urbanization, streets and roads and Interstate 270.

It covers the city Worthington.

It features the addresses 7300 Interstate 270 and 7625 N. High Street.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0051.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 99-G-80.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on December 12, 2001. It was last updated October 31, 2025.

Copyright

In Copyright

Aerial view of High Street (Rt. 23) and I-270 Interchange from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Aerial view of High Street (Rt. 23) and I-270 Interchange. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.