Pennsylvania Route 66

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PA Route 66

Length:

122 mi^[1] (196 km)

Formed:

1927

South end:

US 119 in New Stanton

North end:

US 6 in Kane

Counties:

Westmoreland, Armstrong, Clarion, Forest, Elk, McKean

Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 65		PA 68 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 66 is a 122 mile long state highway in Western Pennsylvania. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 in Kane. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 70 near New Stanton. West of Greensburg, PA 66 becomes the tolled Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass, a part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike System. The Bypass runs between U.S. Route 119 and U.S. Route 22.

1 Communities along the route
2 Major intersections
- 2.1 Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass
- 2.2 Pennsylvania Route 66
3 Miscellanea
- 3.1 Toll structure
- 3.2 Usage by trucks
4 References

[edit] Communities along the route

Kane
Clarion
Kittaning
Gilpin
Leechburg
North Vandergrift
Apollo
North Washington
Jeanette
Greensburg

[edit] Major intersections

[edit] Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass

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County	Location	#	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Westmoreland	New Stanton	0	0.0	I-70/US 119	Split into 0A and 0B
		1		Arona Road
		Southern terminus of toll collection.
	Greensburg	4		PA 136	Toll booth entering southbound / exiting northbound
		Mainline toll barrier.
		6		US 30	Toll booth entering northbound / exiting southbound
		8		PA 130	Toll booth entering northbound / exiting southbound
		9		PA 66 Business	Former routing of PA 66. Toll booth entering northbound / exiting southbound
	Delmont	Northern terminus of toll collection.
		12		PA 66 Business	Former routing of PA 66. Northern terminus of PA 66 Business.
		14		US 22
		Northern terminus of . continues north at-grade.

[edit] Pennsylvania Route 66

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[edit] Miscellanea

[edit] Toll structure

Tolls are collected once during travel on the road, either at the mainline toll barrier, or at the exit or entrance point, depending on the possibility of reaching the mainline toll barrier during travel. No toll is charged for travel between exits 0 and 1 or between exits 12 and 14. Tolls are paid either by cash or E-ZPass. At the mainline toll barrier, a manned full service lane exists. For most exit ramp tolls, exact coins are required; however some automatic toll collection machines accept paper money and give change. All toll collecting machines give receipts. The toll at the mainline toll plaza is $1.00. The ramp plazas at exits 4 and 6 have a toll of 75 cents. The ramp plazas at exits 8 and 9 have a toll of 50 cents.

[edit] Usage by trucks

The highway was built primarily to eliminate the need for trucks traveling to northwestern Pennsylvania via U.S. Route 119 and PA 66 from having to travel through downtown Greensburg. When the highway first opened, many trucks avoided the bypass due to the toll along the turnpike. However, turn restrictions in Downtown Greensburg forced many trucks to use the bypass.