User:Djamaliyev64/Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 352 mi (566 km) | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Highway system | ||||
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From the Ohio border, the Pennsylvania Turnpike carries I-76 into and across most of Pennsylvania, bypassing Youngstown to the south and Pittsburgh to the north. There is a free interchange with US 19 and I-79 near Wexford. At one point, I-76 used to begin in Pittsburgh on a route that is now signed as I-376, around the 1970s. It intersects with this highway in Monroeville.
From New Stanton to Breezewood, I-76 is concurrent with I-70. In this section are the bypass (built in the 1960s) of the Laurel Hill Tunnel, then the still-in-use Allegheny Mountain Tunnel in a relatively unpopulated section of South Central Pennsylvania, and then an indirect connection with I-99 in Bedford. The highway also passes through a wind farm in Somerset County[1] and is the closest Interstate Highway to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville.
At Breezewood, I-70 exits the turnpike (making use of a short stretch of the old alignment of the Pennsylvania Turnpike), while I-76 bypasses the Rays Hill and Sideling Hill tunnels along a new alignment built in the 1960s. The major features of this section are more mountains with the Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel and then a double tunnel (Kittatinny/Blue Mountain) prior to Pennsylvania Route 997 (PA 997) near Shippensburg. I-76 intersects I-81 (indirectly) in Carlisle then I-83 and I-283 near Harrisburg, bypassing Harrisburg to the south. The Susquehanna River Bridge is a six-lane bridge that was constructed in 2003 using precast segments that replaced an older bridge across the Susquehanna River.[2] In Morgantown, I-176 provides a connection north to Reading. At Valley Forge, I-76 diverges toward Philadelphia, but the Turnpike (as I-276) bypasses it to the north.
At Valley Forge, northwest of Philadelphia, I-76 leaves the Pennsylvania Turnpike to run into Philadelphia on the Schuylkill Expressway (while the Pennsylvania Turnpike continues east as I-276). Immediately after exiting the Turnpike, I-76 interchanges with the US 202 and US 422 freeways near King of Prussia. I-76 later crosses I-476 near Conshohocken and begins running along the southwest shore of the Schuylkill River. I-76 then enters the city/county limits of Philadelphia where interchanges provide access to the Roosevelt Expressway (US 1) and the Vine Street Expressway (I-676); the latter runs through Center City Philadelphia while I-76 bypasses to the south.
After the Grays Ferry Avenue exit near University City, I-76 crosses the Schuylkill Expressway Bridge to go toward the South Philadelphia Sports Complex near Lincoln Financial Field, Wells Fargo Center, and Citizens Bank Park.
The last interchange before the Walt Whitman Bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey is with I-95. Some of the ramps involve traffic signals, as the ramps to I-95 were retrofitted into an existing interchange when I-95 was built, and the tollbooth for the bridge lies west of the crossing of the two roads.
Exit list
[edit]County | Location | mi | km | Old exit | New exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Lawrence | North Beaver Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ohio state line; western terminus | |
1.43 | 2.30 | Gateway Toll Gantry (toll eastbound only; E-ZPass or toll-by-plate) | ||||||
Beaver | Big Beaver | 10.70 | 17.22 | 1A | 10 | New Castle | ![]() ![]() | I-376 exit 26; indirect access to PA 351 |
12.87 | 20.71 | 2 | 13 | Beaver Valley | ![]() | |||
Beaver River | 13.0– 13.3 | 20.9– 21.4 | Beaver River Bridge | |||||
Butler | Cranberry Township | 28.47 | 45.82 | 3 | 28 | Cranberry | ![]() ![]() | I-79 exit 77; formerly called the Perry Highway Interchange[3] |
Allegheny | Marshall Township | 31.00 | 49.89 | Warrendale Toll Plaza Western end of distance-based toll system | ||||
Hampton Township | 39.10 | 62.93 | 4 | 39 | Butler Valley | ![]() | ||
Harmar Township | 47.73 | 76.81 | 5 | 48 | Allegheny Valley | ![]() | Access via Freeport Road; indirect access to PA 910 | |
Allegheny River | 47.8– 48.2 | 76.9– 77.6 | Allegheny River Bridge | |||||
Plum | 49.30 | 79.34 | Oakmont Plum service plaza (eastbound) | |||||
Monroeville | 56.44 | 90.83 | 6 | 57 | Pittsburgh | ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-376 exit 85; eastern terminus of I-376; eastern terminus of US 22 Bus. | |
Westmoreland | Penn Township | 62.84 | 101.13 | ![]() | Proposed interchange | |||
North Huntingdon Township | 67.22 | 108.18 | 7 | 67 | Irwin | ![]() | Greensburg signed eastbound; McKeesport signed westbound | |
New Stanton | 75.39 | 121.33 | 8 | 75 | New Stanton | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-70 exit 58; PA 66 exit 0B; western end of I-70 overlap; southern terminus of PA 66 | |
Hempfield Township | 77.60 | 124.89 | New Stanton service plaza (westbound) | |||||
Donegal Township | 90.69 | 145.95 | 9 | 91 | Donegal | ![]() ![]() | ||
Somerset | Somerset | 109.91 | 176.88 | 10 | 110 | Somerset | ![]() | Access via PA 601 |
Somerset Township | 112.30– 112.40 | 180.73– 180.89 | North Somerset service plaza (westbound) South Somerset service plaza (eastbound) | |||||
Stonycreek–Allegheny township line | 122.7– 123.9 | 197.5– 199.4 | Allegheny Mountain Tunnel | |||||
Bedford | Bedford Township | 145.50 | 234.16 | 11 | 146 | Bedford | ![]() ![]() | Access via US 220 Bus. |
147.30 | 237.06 | North Midway service plaza (westbound) South Midway service plaza (eastbound) | ||||||
East Providence Township | 161.50 | 259.91 | 12 | 161 | Breezewood | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of I-70 overlap; Everett signed westbound | |
Fulton | Taylor Township | 172.30 | 277.29 | Sideling Hill service plaza (both directions) | ||||
Dublin Township | 179.44 | 288.78 | 13 | 180 | Fort Littleton | ![]() | ||
Huntingdon–Franklin county line | Dublin–Metal township line | 187.3– 188.3 | 301.4– 303.0 | Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel | ||||
Franklin | Metal Township | 188.59 | 303.51 | 14 | 189 | Willow Hill | ![]() | |
Fannett–Lurgan township line | 198.5– 199.4 | 319.5– 320.9 | Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel | |||||
Lurgan Township | 199.5– 200.3 | 321.1– 322.4 | Blue Mountain Tunnel | |||||
201.29 | 323.94 | 15 | 201 | Blue Mountain | ![]() | |||
Cumberland | Hopewell Township | 202.50 | 325.89 | Blue Mountain service plaza (westbound) | ||||
West Pennsboro Township | 219.10 | 352.61 | Cumberland Valley service plaza (eastbound) | |||||
Middlesex Township | 226.54 | 364.58 | 16 | 226 | Carlisle | ![]() ![]() | Harrisburg signed eastbound; Chambersburg signed westbound; indirect access to I-81 exit 52 via US 11 | |
Upper Allen Township | 236.22 | 380.16 | 17 | 236 | Gettysburg Pike | ![]() | ||
York | Fairview Township | 241.87 | 389.25 | 18 | 242 | Harrisburg West | ![]() | I-83 exit 39B |
Susquehanna River | 246.5– 247.3 | 396.7– 398.0 | Susquehanna River Bridge | |||||
Dauphin | Lower Swatara Township | 247.38 | 398.12 | 19 | 247 | Harrisburg East | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of I-283 |
249.70 | 401.85 | Highspire service plaza (eastbound) | ||||||
Dauphin–Lebanon county line | Conewago–South Londonderry township line | 258.80 | 416.50 | Lawn service plaza (westbound) | ||||
Lancaster | Rapho Township | 266.45 | 428.81 | 20 | 266 | Lebanon–Lancaster | ![]() | |
East Cocalico Township | 286.09 | 460.42 | 21 | 286 | Reading | ![]() ![]() | Access via Colonel Howard Boulevard, which also has an interchange with Lesher Road; Ephrata signed eastbound; Lancaster signed westbound | |
Brecknock Township | 289.90 | 466.55 | Bowmansville service plaza (eastbound) | |||||
Berks | Caernarvon Township | 22 | – | Morgantown | ![]() | Replaced by newer exit in 1996 | ||
298.33 | 480.12 | 22 | 298 | Morgantown | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of I-176 | ||
Chester | Wallace Township | 304.80 | 490.53 | Peter J. Camiel service plaza (westbound) | ||||
Uwchlan Township | 311.93 | 502.00 | 23 | 312 | Downingtown | ![]() | ||
Charlestown–East Whiteland– Tredyffrin township tripoint | 319.33 | 513.91 | – | 320 | SR 29 | ![]() | ||
Tredyffrin Township | 324.50 | 522.23 | Valley Forge service plaza (eastbound) | |||||
Montgomery | Upper Merion Township | 326.62 | 525.64 | 24 | 326 | Valley Forge | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of I-76 overlap; western end of I-276; I-476 signed eastbound; US 422 signed westbound |
Valley Forge Toll Plaza (eastern end of closed toll system) | ||||||||
327.55 | 527.14 | 25 | 327 | North Gulph Road / Village Drive – Valley Forge | Eastbound exit and entrance; access to Valley Forge National Historical Park | |||
327.70 | 527.38 | Mall Boulevard | Westbound exit and entrance; access to King of Prussia shopping mall and Valley Forge Casino Resort | |||||
327.98 | 527.83 | 26A | 328A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to Valley Forge National Historical Park via US 422 | |||
328.23 | 528.23 | 26B | 328B | ![]() ![]() | ||||
– | 329 | King of Prussia, Norristown | Westbound exit and entrance; access via South Gulph Road / South Henderson Road | |||||
330.30 | 531.57 | 27 | 330 | ![]() | No westbound exit; access to Villanova University and Rosemont College | |||
Lower Merion Township–West Conshohocken line | 28A | 331A | ![]() ![]() | Left exit westbound; exit 16 on I-476 | ||||
West Conshohocken | 28B | 331B | ![]() ![]() ![]() | PA 23 signed eastbound; PA 23 access via Matsonford Road; exit 16 on I-476 | ||||
332.61 | 535.28 | 29 | 332 | ![]() | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; access via Matsonford Road; originally planned western terminus of the proposed Ten Mile Loop | |||
Lower Merion Township | 337.39 | 542.98 | 30 | 337 | Gladwyne | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; access via Hollow Road | ||
338.73 | 545.13 | 31 | 338 | Green Lane / Belmont Avenue | Access to Manayunk and Roxborough | |||
Montgomery–Philadelphia county line | Lower Merion Township–Philadelphia line | 340.20 | 547.50 | 33 | 339 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of US 1 concurrency; access to St. Joseph's University | |
Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 340.34 | 547.72 | 32 | 340A | Lincoln Drive / Kelly Drive | Access to Germantown and Wissahickon Park | |
340.92 | 548.66 | 34 | 340B | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of US 1 concurrency; access to Northeast Philadelphia | |||
342.55 | 551.28 | 35 | 341 | Montgomery Drive / Martin Luther King Jr. Drive | Access to West Fairmount Park and Mann Music Center; no commercial vehicles | |||
343.73 | 553.18 | 36 | 342 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of US 30 concurrency; to East Fairmount Park | |||
344.57 | 554.53 | 37 | 343 | Spring Garden Street / Haverford Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
345.04 | 555.29 | 38 | 344 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of US 30 concurrency; western terminus of I-676 | |||
345.36 | 555.80 | 39 | 345 | ![]() | Access via Schuylkill Avenue; access to Drexel University; Market Street signed eastbound | |||
346.04 | 556.90 | 40 | 346A | South Street | Left exit; access to University of Pennsylvania | |||
346.80 | 558.12 | 41 | 346B | Grays Ferry Avenue / University Avenue | Grays Ferry Avenue signed eastbound; originally planned eastern terminus of the proposed Five Mile Loop[citation needed] | |||
347.41 | 559.10 | 42 | 346C | 28th Street / Vare Avenue / Mifflin Street | 28th Street signed eastbound; Vare Avenue and Mifflin Street signed westbound | |||
348.01 | 560.07 | 43A | 347A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access via South 26th Street; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
43B | 347B | Passyunk Avenue / Oregon Avenue | Signed as exit 347 westbound; Oregon Avenue not signed westbound | |||||
349.14 | 561.89 | 44 | 348 | ![]() ![]() | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern terminus of PA 291 | |||
349.65 | 562.71 | 45 | 349 | ![]() | ||||
350.14 | 563.50 | 46 | 350 | ![]() ![]() | I-95 signed eastbound; 7th Street signed westbound; no westbound entrance | |||
350.53 | 564.12 | 47 | 351 | ![]() ![]() | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit 19 on I-95 | |||
Delaware River | 351.98 | 566.46 | Walt Whitman Bridge (westbound toll) | |||||
– | – | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into New Jersey | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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- ^ Johnson, Jen (November 29, 2011). "68-turbine wind farm to be constructed in Somerset Co". wjactv.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Turnpike Plans to Construct New Six Lane Susquehanna River Bridge". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ Fisher, Ken (December 24, 1987). "State to build turnpike, I-79 link". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2014.