Yes, in 3 places. As of , the state DOT feeds we collect show 3 closures on I-70: 1 in Colorado (eastbound), 1 in Kansas (both directions) and 1 in Pennsylvania (southbound). Closed ramps on I-70, listed below: 3 in Kansas and 4 in Indiana.
Our feeds show 0 closures, 0 crashes and 1 work zone on I-70 in Utah.
Utah road conditions →Our feeds show 1 closure, 1 crash and 7 work zones on I-70 in Colorado.
Our feeds show 1 closure, 3 closed ramps, 2 crashes and 8 work zones on I-70 in Kansas.
Our feeds show no closures, crashes or work zones on I-70 in Missouri.
Missouri road conditions →Our feed shows 6 temporary restrictions for oversize loads on I-70 in Illinois.
Illinois road conditions →Our feeds show 0 closures, 4 closed ramps, 11 crashes and 12 work zones on I-70 in Indiana.
Our feeds show 0 closures, 0 crashes and 9 work zones on I-70 in Ohio.
Ohio road conditions →Our feeds show 0 closures, 0 crashes and 2 work zones on I-70 in West Virginia.
West Virginia road conditions →Our feeds show 1 closure, 0 crashes and 3 work zones on I-70 in Pennsylvania.
Our feeds show 0 closures, 0 crashes and 3 work zones on I-70 in Maryland.
Maryland road conditions →
Interstate 70 runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) in Woodlawn, Maryland, just outside Baltimore. It crosses ten states. For a truck the hard part is Colorado, with hazmat rules at the tunnel, a chain-carry law and grades up to 7 percent.
The FHWA route log credits I-70 with 2,061 miles of its own plus 114 miles it shares with other Interstates. Most of the shared mileage is the 87 miles of Pennsylvania Turnpike it runs with I-76 between New Stanton and Breezewood, so a trip end to end is a little over 2,170 miles. The highest point on the whole Interstate System is on this road: the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel under the Continental Divide, about 60 miles west of Denver, which CDOT lists at 11,158 feet. West of the tunnel the road climbs Vail Pass (10,666 feet, grades up to 7 percent) and then runs the 12.5 miles of Glenwood Canyon. The canyon section opened on October 14, 1992, and FHWA treats it as the piece that completed the original Interstate System.
Colorado's chain rule covers the whole state section west of Morrison (milepost 259). From September 1 through May 31, every commercial vehicle with a declared GVWR of 16,001 pounds or more has to carry chains or an approved traction device there, whatever the weather that day. A 2024 law keeps commercial vehicles out of the far left lane in six mountain zones, and a CDOT rule sends placarded hazmat over Loveland Pass whenever the pass is open.
East of Denver the problem is weather more than grades. KDOT closes I-70 in western Kansas during blizzards, and the Kansas Turnpike carries the route, with tolls, from East Topeka to Kansas City, Kansas. At St. Louis, I-70 crosses the Mississippi on the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge, then shares pavement with I-55 as far as Troy, Illinois, and with I-57 around Effingham. In Pennsylvania it leaves the Turnpike at Breezewood onto a quarter mile of US-30 with two traffic lights. In Maryland it passes Hagerstown and Frederick and ends at I-695.
| State | Mile | City / Junction |
|---|---|---|
| UT | MM 0 | Cove Fort (I-15 jct) |
| UT | MM 56 | Salina (last fuel before Green River) |
| UT | MM 160 | Green River |
| CO | MM 19 | Fruita |
| CO | MM 26 | Grand Junction |
| CO | MM 116 | Glenwood Springs (Glenwood Canyon) |
| CO | MM 176 | Vail |
| CO | MM 190 | Vail Pass summit |
| CO | MM 213 | Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel |
| CO | MM 240 | Idaho Springs |
| CO | MM 274 | Denver (I-25 jct) |
| KS | MM 1 | Kanorado |
| KS | MM 159 | Hays |
| KS | MM 355 | Topeka (I-470 jct) |
| KS | MM 420 | Kansas City, KS (east end of Kansas Turnpike) |
| MO | MM 2 | Kansas City, MO (I-35/I-29 jct) |
| MO | MM 124 | Columbia |
| MO | MM 210 | Wentzville (I-64 jct) |
| MO | MM 249 | St. Louis (I-44 jct) |
| IL | MM 63 | Vandalia |
| IL | MM 92 | Effingham (I-57 jct) |
| IN | MM 7 | Terre Haute |
| IN | MM 80 | Indianapolis (I-65 jct) |
| IN | MM 156 | Richmond |
| OH | MM 33 | Dayton (I-75 jct) |
| OH | MM 100 | Columbus (I-71 jct) |
| OH | MM 225 | Bridgeport / Ohio River |
| WV | MM 5 | Wheeling |
| PA | MM 19 | Washington (I-79 jct) |
| PA | MM 57 | New Stanton (Pennsylvania Turnpike) |
| PA | MM 161 | Breezewood (Turnpike exit 161) |
| MD | MM 1 | Hancock (I-68 jct) |
| MD | MM 26 | Hagerstown (I-81 jct) |
| MD | MM 53 | Frederick (I-270 jct) |
| MD | MM 91 | Woodlawn (I-695, eastern end) |
Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel, CO (MM 213-216)
Posted clearance in both bores is 13 ft 11 in (CDOT). Any vehicle carrying placarded quantities of hazardous materials must use US-6 over Loveland Pass while the pass is open (2 CCR 601-8, Rule 3.02). Some loads may never use the tunnel: explosives in Divisions 1.1 to 1.5, Divisions 2.3, 4.3 and 5.2, inhalation-hazard poisons in Division 6.1, and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material (Rule 3.03). When Loveland Pass is closed, CDOT escorts the other placarded loads through, usually at the top of the hour, and holds other traffic for about 15 minutes. No placarded load goes through westbound on Saturday and Sunday from 7:01 to 9:59 a.m., or eastbound on Sunday from 2:01 to 6:59 p.m., and the same windows apply on national holidays that fall on a Monday or Friday (Rule 3.05). The approaches climb at up to 7 percent on the west side and 6 percent on the east (CDOT).
Vail Pass, CO (MM 180-190)
CDOT lists the summit at 10,666 ft with a maximum grade of 7 percent. The long descent is westbound toward Vail, and CDOT has emergency truck ramps on that side at mileposts 185 and 182; the ramp at 182 was upgraded in 2021 under the West Vail Pass project. Commercial vehicles may not use the far left lane between mileposts 180.0 and 190.5 except to pass (C.R.S. 42-4-1014). The chain-carry rule applies from September 1 to May 31, and when CDOT posts the Commercial Vehicle Chain Law (Code 18), trucks with four or more drive wheels chain at least four drive tires.
Glenwood Canyon, CO (MM 116-131)
The canyon section is 12.5 miles of viaducts, bridges and tunnels squeezed between the Colorado River and the canyon walls (FHWA). Debris flows off the 2020 Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar closed it in summer 2021 until CDOT reopened it on August 14, 2021, and CDOT has closed it again for flash flood warnings. CDOT's northern alternate uses CO 13 between Rifle (exit 87) and Craig and US-40 between Craig and Steamboat Springs, then rejoins I-70 by CO 131 at Wolcott or by CO 9 at Silverthorne. The Wolcott version is 203 miles, against 67 miles from Wolcott to Rifle on I-70, and CDOT put the extra time at about three hours (2019). Independence Pass is not a truck route: Colorado law fines a vehicle or combination over 35 feet $1,000 for violating a closure on CO 82 between mile markers 47 and 72. Commercial vehicles also stay out of the far left lane between mileposts 115.5 and 131.0.
Georgetown Hill to Floyd Hill, CO (MM 224-248)
East of the tunnel the road drops through Clear Creek County. Commercial vehicles may not use the far left lane on Georgetown Hill (mileposts 224.0 to 228.5) or Floyd Hill (243.0 to 247.0) except to pass (C.R.S. 42-4-1014). CDOT is rebuilding I-70 between mileposts 241 and 248 on Floyd Hill: westbound traffic moves to its new alignment by the end of 2027, eastbound by the end of 2028, and the whole project finishes in 2029. Plan on construction there until then.
San Rafael Swell, UT (exits 56-160)
Between Salina (exit 56) and Green River (exit 160) there is no fuel on I-70. A sign near Green River has read "Next Services 106 Miles" (Deseret News, 2013). The road crosses the San Rafael Swell and runs through Spotted Wolf Canyon, a cut that FHWA describes as narrow enough that the state highway director could touch both walls before construction. Fuel up in Salina eastbound or Green River westbound.
Northwest Kansas (Colorado line to Hays)
KDOT closes I-70 in northwest Kansas during blizzards. On March 25, 2024, for example, it shut both directions from the Colorado line to Colby because stuck vehicles were blocking the road. Check KanDrive or call 511 before you commit west of Hays in a winter storm.
Breezewood, PA (Turnpike exit 161)
I-70 does not connect directly to the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Breezewood. Through traffic uses a quarter-mile stretch of US-30 controlled by two traffic lights. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission plans a direct link at the Breezewood Interchange and named a designer in February 2025, but it says the step from design consultant to construction usually takes 8 to 10 years.
The passes on or next to Interstate 70 with a full guide: grade, chain-control season, closures and hazards. Next to each is what its own page shows right now, with the agency the reading comes from where there is one.
Chain rules for the states these passes are in, and for every state on the route that has a chain law:
I-70 EB Ramp to I-65 SB: Left lane closed at I-70 EB MM 88.6 in Indianapolis.
I-70 EB Ramp to I-65 SB
I-70 westbound (Mile Point 144.12): Rest area closed between Centerville Rd and Mineral Springs Rd.
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I-70 in both directions: Roadway reduced to one lane between Shawnee County Line/Wabaunsee County Line and US…
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I-70 in both directions: Road closed between US 75 and US 40 in Topeka.
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I-70 (Mile Point 42.03 - 40.17): Right shoulder closed between Meridian Line Rd and S 475 E near Cloverdale.
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I-70 (Mile Point 45.49 - 42.53): Right shoulder closed between US 231 and S 1000 E.
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I-70 (Mile Point 40.17 - 35): Right shoulder closed between S 500 W and US 231.
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I-70 (Mile Point 17 - 14.95): Right shoulder closed between Frye Rd and IN 42.
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I-70 (Mile Point 30 - 27.51): Right shoulder closed between N Co Rd 300 E and S 775 W.
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I-70 (Mile Point 21 - 24): Right shoulder closed between IN 42 and N Co Rd 200 E.
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I-70 (Mile Point 53 - 49): Right shoulder closed between S 1000 E and Wellman Rd.
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I-70 (Mile Point 0.02 - 11.2): Alternating lane closures between the start of I-70 and IN 641; US 40.
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I-65 Northbound Ramp to I-70 Westbound: Roadway reduced to one lane at I-65 and I-70 South Split Mile Marker 1…
I-65 Northbound Ramp to I-70 Westbound
I-70 in both directions: Roadway reduced to one lane between US 75 and US 40 in Topeka.
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Active Closure @ I-70 EAST FROM GREENCASTLE PIKE TO BOWER AVE (MM 24.0-27.0)
I-70 EAST FROM GREENCASTLE PIKE TO BOWER AVE (MM 24.0-27.0)
Active Closure @ I-70 EAST AT ST PAUL RD (MM 20.0)
I-70 EAST
Active Closure @ I-70 EAST/WEST BETWEEN ROGERS AVE AND RIDGE RD
I-70 EAST/WEST
Active Closure @ I-70 WEST FROM DOWNSVILLE PIKE TO GREENCASTLE PIKE (MM 28.0-24.0)
I-70 WEST FROM DOWNSVILLE PIKE TO GREENCASTLE PIKE (MM 28.0-24.0)
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