Photograph of Interstate 270 During Ohio's Stay At Home Order of 2020

Photograph of Interstate 270 During Ohio's Stay At Home Order of 2020
Photograph of Interstate 270 During Ohio's Stay At Home Order of 2020

Basic details

Photograph of Interstate 270 During Ohio's Stay At Home Order of 2020 is an image, with genre photograph.
It was created March 27, 2020.
William F. Blinn is the photographer.
The original is in a private collection.

Background

This photograph, taken from the Linworth Road overpass of Interstate 270, faces west along the interstate. This area is usually heavily-traveled, but at the time that this photo was taken on March 27, 2020, slowdowns were nowhere in sight.

Worthington's normally busy streets and public places were quiet during this time due to Ohio's historic stay at home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Issued by Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton M.D. MPH, the order went into effect on Monday, March 23, 2020 at 11:59 pm. The order closed nonessential businesses, restricted gatherings, ordered all residents to stay in their homes except for certain exempt activities, and limited travel. The order was fully lifted on May 19, replaced by strong recommendations for social distancing.

Subjects

It covers the topics Interstate 270, Ohio Stay At Home Order, highways, traffic, streets and roads and COVID-19.
It covers the city Worthington.
It features the address 7200 Interstate 270.

Record details

This file was born digital in the format video/jpeg.
The Worthington Memory identification code is wcd0308.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on . It was last updated .

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