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The freeway into Pittsburgh requires drivers to use I-376 while I-79 completely bypasses the city. Beyond the Pittsburgh area, I-79 traverses more rural areas in Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, and Erie counties before arriving at its termination point in Erie. In Erie, I-90 connects from I-79 to Buffalo, New York, and the Canadian border.
Opening in 1976, after five years of construction, the Neville Island Bridge was the last link to finish on the 180 mile long I-79. It is also the second longest single spanning bridge in Allegheny County. The engineers, affiliated with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot), developed the bridge with a 125' arch. [1]
Sep. 16—Motorists who use Interstate 79 to travel north through Allegheny County can expect another round of traffic delays Friday through early Monday as a third installment of an ongoing $43 ...
With the exception of the rainbow-colored Pittsburgh Belt System, most major traffic roadways either travel into the city (such as I-279 and I-376) or bypass it just outside the city limits (moving north/south I-79 and the mainline Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-76), with I-70 to the south and I-80 to the north being a somewhat greater distance from ...
US 19 northbound past interchange with I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) and I-79 in Cranberry Township. In northern Washington County, US 19 was modernized after the former Pittsburgh Railways Interurban (PRCo) trolley service was discontinued in August 1953.
I-70/I-79 in North Beaver Township: I-70/I-80S/Penna Turnpike in New Stanton: 1957: 1964 I-70S bypassed Pittsburgh to the south; I-70 rerouted to avoid Pittsburgh onto I-70S I-76: 349.67: 562.74 I-76 at Ohio border in North Beaver Township: I-76 at New Jersey border in Philadelphia: 1964: current I-78: 75.23: 121.07 I-81 in Union Township
As the route leaves Allegheny for Butler County, Pittsburgh's suburban regions transition toward rural hills, and the freeway connection continues to Kittanning. US 30: The famous Lincoln Highway enters Allegheny County from a sparsely portion of southern Beaver County. The first mile encompasses one of the few rural patches of Allegheny County ...
The West Hills [1] is a term generally used to collectively describe the western suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A smaller portion of the area is known as the Airport Area. Though most communities are located southwest and west of the Ohio River, some of the West Hills area is located on the northern side of the river.