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Interstate 79 ( I-79) is an Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States, designated from I-77 in Charleston, West Virginia, north to Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) and PA 290 in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a primary thoroughfare through western Pennsylvania and West Virginia and makes up part of an important corridor to Buffalo, New York, and ...
Pennsylvania Route 79 was the designation for what is now State Route 2010, a Quadrant Route located in southeastern Erie County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 89 in the Concord Township hamlet of Concord Corners. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 and Pennsylvania Route 8 in Union City.
State. Scenic. Legislative. The list of Interstate Highways in Pennsylvania encompasses 23 Interstate Highways —12 primary routes and 11 auxiliary routes—which exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, most of the Interstate Highways are maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
PennDOT is putting restrictions on roadways across Pennsylvania ahead of a messy storm; some roads around NW Pa. remain closed because of flooding. Speed limit restored on interstates 79, 80, 86 ...
Since Pennsylvania first introduced numbered traffic routes in 1924, a keystone shape has been used, in reference to Pennsylvania being the "Keystone State". The signs originally said "Penna" (a common abbreviation for Pennsylvania at the time), followed by the route number in block-style numbering in a keystone cutout.
U.S. Route 19 (US 19) in Pennsylvania closely parallels Interstate 79 (I-79) for its entire length. US 19 enters Pennsylvania from West Virginia in Greene County near Mount Morris. Its northern terminus is at US 20 in the city of Erie. Part of it is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie.
The route between US 30 in Breezewood and US 522 in Warfordsburg was originally known as Pennsylvania Route 126 (PA 126). In 1957, preliminary numbers were assigned; the longer route via Pittsburgh (now I-79 and I-376 ) became the main line of I-70, while the southern bypass (now I-70) became Interstate 70S ( I-70S ). [5]
Interstate 80 (LR 794/LR 1002) and PA Route 611 (LR 168) Stroud Township: Interstate 84, Interstate 380, Interstate 80: 1003 Interstate 79 (LR 1003/LR 1017) and Interstate 90 (LR 797) McKean Township: Interstate 79 (LR 1003) and 12th Street (LR 25029 - PA Route 5) Erie: Interstate 79: 1004 1005 Interstate 81 (LR 799/LR 1005) and U.S. Route 11 ...