Interstate 79

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Interstate 79
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 343 mi (552 km)
South end: I-77 in Charleston, WV
Major
junctions:		 I-68 in Morgantown, WV
I-70 near Washington, PA
I-76 near Pittsburgh, PA
I-80 near Mercer, PA
I-90 near Erie, PA
North end: PA 5/ PA 290 in Erie, PA

Interstate 79 (abbreviated I-79) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. It runs from Charleston, West Virginia at Interstate 77 to Erie, Pennsylvania at Pennsylvania Route 5. It is a primary thoroughfare through western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, as well as an important corridor to Buffalo, New York and the Canadian border.

In West Virginia, Interstate 79 is known as the Jennings Randolph Expressway. In the three most northern counties it is signed as part of the "High Tech Corridor".

Contents

[edit] Length

Miles km state
160 257 West Virginia
183 295 Pennsylvania
343 552 Total

[edit] Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

[edit] Intersections with other interstates

[edit] Exit List

County Location Mile # Destinations Notes
Kanawha Charleston 0.0 0
I-77 to I-64 - Parkersburg, Charleston
1.6 1 US 119 - Mink Shoals
5.2 5 WV 114 - Big Chimney
Pinch 9.4 9 CR 43 (Frame Rd) - Elkview
Clendenin 19.7 19 US 119/ CR 53 - Clendenin
Roane Amna 24.8 25 CR 29 - Amna
34.1 34 WV 36 - Wallback, Clay
Clay 40.3 40 WV 16 - Big Otter
Braxton 46.5 46 CR 11 (Servia Rd)
Frametown 51.6 51 WV 4 - Frametown
concurrency
57.6 57
US 19 south - Summersville, Beckley		 Access to New River Gorge.
Sutton 62.2 62 WV 4 - Sutton, Gassaway
Flatwoods concurrency
67.7 67
US 19 north/WV 15 - Flatwoods
Access to Sutton Lake Recreation Area. WV 15 is accessible via WV 4.
Burnsville 78.9 79 WV 5 - Burnsville, Glenville Access to Glenville State College and Burnsville Dam.
Gilmer No exits in Gilmer County
Lewis 91.2 91 US 19 - Roanoke Access to Stonewall Jackson Lake Resort and State Park.
Weston 96.6 96 CR 30 - South Weston Access to Stonewall Jackson Lake and Dam and Jackson's Mill Conference Center.
99.0 99 US 33/ US 119 - Weston, Buckhannon future US 48. Access to WV Wesleyan College and Davis and Elkins College.
Jane Lew 105.7 105 CR 7 - Jane Lew Access to Jackson's Mills Conference Center and Glass Factory Tours.
Harrison Lost Creek 110.2 110 WV 270 - Lost Creek
Stonewood 115.7 115 WV 20 - Stonewood, Nutter Fort Access to Phillipi Alderson-Broaddus College.
Clarksburg 117.5 117 WV 58 - Anmore
118.8 119 US 50 - Clarksburg, Bridgeport Access to Grafton and Salem International University.
121.5 121 CR 24 (Meadowbrook Rd)
124.4 124 WV 279 (Jerry Dove Dr) Access to Harrison/Marion Regional Airport and Tygart Lake State Park.
125.2 125 WV 131 (Saltwell Rd) - Shinnston
Marion Whitehall 132.7 132 US 250 - South Fairmont
Fairmont 133.1 133 CR 64/1 (Kingmont Rd)
135.3 135 CR 64 (Pleasant Valley Rd) Pleasant Valley
137.4 137 WV 310 - Downtown Fairmont Access to Fairmont State University.
139.5 139 CR 33 (Prickett's Creek Rd) - East Fairmont Access to Prickett's Fort State Park.
Monongalia 146.3 146 CR 77 (Goshen Rd)
Morgantown 148.2 148 I-68 - Cumberland, MD Access to WVU Football Stadium and Tygart Lake State Park.
Westover 152.2 152 US 19 - Westover, Morgantown to Granville.
155.6 155 WV 7 - West Virginia University to US 19 Star City and Osage.
West Virginia / Pennsylvania state line. (Mason-Dixon Line)
Greene Perry Township 0.9 1 Mount Morris
Whiteley Township 7.2 7 Kirby, Garards Fort
Franklin Township 14.7 14 PA 21 - Masontown, Waynesburg Access to Waynesburg College.
Washington Township 19.4 19 PA 221/US 19 - Ruff Creek, Jefferson
Washington West Bethlehem Township 23.4 23 Marianna, Prosperity
Amwell Township 30.6 30 US 19 - Amity, Lone Pine
32.9 33 US 40 - Laboratory
South Strabane Township concurrency
34.4 34
I-70 east - New Stanton
Washington 35.4 PA 136 (Beau Street) Access to Washington and Jefferson College.
36.4 US 19 (Murtland Avenue)
concurrency
37.9 38
I-70 west - Wheeling, WV
South Strabane Township 40.3 40 Meadow Lands Northbound only. Southbound access is currently being planned for construction.
41.1 41 (Race Track Road) - Meadow Lands Access to The Meadows.
Canonsburg 43.4 43 PA 519 - Houston, Eighty Four
45.5 45
PA 980 - Canonsburg		 Birthplace of singer Perry Como.
North Strabane Township 48.2 48 Southpointe, Hendersonville Access to California University of Pennsylvania.
50.2
I-576 toll road - Airport, Finleyville		 not open
A Proposed future road. No signs have been put up yet.
Allegheny Bridgeville 54.6 54 PA 50 - Bridgeville
South Fayette Township 55.2 55 Heidelberg, Kirwan Heights
Scott Township 57.4 57 Carnegie
Pennsbury Village 59.3 59A
I-279 north/ US 22 east/ US 30 east (Penn-Lincoln Parkway) - Pittsburgh
59.4 59B
US 22 west/ US 30 west (Penn-Lincoln Parkway West) - Airport		 Northbound only.
Robinson Township 60.4 60 PA 60 - Crafton, Airport to US 22/ US 30 west.
Coraopolis 64.1 64 PA 51 - Coraopolis, McKees Rocks
Neville Township 64.8 65
PA 51 - Neville Island
Glenfield 66.5 66 PA 65 - Emsworth, Sewickley
Stonedale 68.0 68 Mount Nebo Road
Franklin Park 72.1 72
I-279 south - Pittsburgh		 Southbound only.
73.3 73
PA 910 east - Wexford
Marshall Township 75.7 75

to US 19 south - Warrendale		 Northbound only.
75.9 76

to US 19 north - Cranberry		 Northbound only.
Butler Cranberry Township 77.2 77 toll road
I-76/ Pa Tpk - Harrisburg, Youngstown, OH
78.7 78 PA 228 - Mars, Cranberry
Jackson Township 83.1 83 PA 528 - Evans City, Northbound only.
85.5 85
PA 528 - Evans City		 Southbound only.
87.3 87 PA 68 - Zelienople Northbound only.
88.7 88 US 19/ PA 68 - Zelienople Southbound only.
Muddy Creek Township 95.8 96 PA 488 - Portersville, Prospect to Ellwood City.
Worth Township 99.6 99 US 422 - Butler, New Castle Site of the annual Pennsic War.
105.4 105 PA 108 - Slippery Rock Access to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.
Lawrence No Exits in Lawrence County
Mercer Springfield Township 113.7 113 PA 208/ PA 258 - Grove City Access to Grove City College and Westminster College.
Findley Township 116.5 116 I-80 - Sharon, Clarion O. D. Anderson Interchange.
Jackson Township 121.1 121 US 62 - Mercer, Franklin
New Vernon Township 130.6 130 PA 358 - Greenville, Sandy Lake Thiel College.
Crawford Greenwood Township 141.5 141 PA 285 - Geneva, Cochranton
Meadville 147.4 147 US 6/ US 19/ US 322 - Conneaut Lake, Meadville Cloverleaf interchange. Access to Conneaut Lake Park and Allegheny College.
Hayfield Township 153.9 154 PA 198 - Saegertown, Conneautville
Erie Washington Township 166.5 166 US 6N - Albion, Edinboro Access to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
McKean Township 174.7 174 McKean
178.6 178 I-90 - Cleveland, OH, Buffalo, NY Cloverleaf interchange.
Mill Creek Township 180.5 180
US 19 - Kearsarge		 Access to Millcreek Mall.
Erie 182.7 182 US 20 (26th Street) Access to Erie International Airport
183.6 183A
PA 5 east/ PA 290 east (12th Street)		 Access to Presque Isle a major tourist destination.
183.7 183B
PA 5 west (12th Street)		 Access to Waldameer Park and Gannon University.
Northern terminus of I-79. Southern terminus of Bayfront Parkway

[edit] Spur routes

 Auxiliary routes of Interstate 79
Current and Future (F) Former
I-279 Pennsylvania
I-579 Pennsylvania

[edit] History

[edit] West Virginia

In 1967, the first segment of Interstate 79 to be completed was from Exit 125 to Exit 132 in Harrison County and Marion County counties[1]. Three years later, a 13-mile portion opened to traffic from Exit 132 to Exit 145, bypassing Fairmont[1].

In 1971, a ten-mile segment of the interstate was completed from Exit 51 to Exit 61 all within Braxton County, and from Exit 105 to Exit 115 south of Clarksburg in Lewis County and Harrison County.

One year later, Braxton County had a brief portion completed from Exit 46 to Exit 51. Lewis County saw work on its segment from milepost 98.6 to Exit 105 be completed. Work continued on portions of Interstate 79 in Braxton, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, and Monogalia counties.

In 1973, significant portions of the interstate were completed[1]. Interstate 79 opened from Exit 62 to milepost 98.6 just north of the U.S. Highway 19 interchange in Lewis County. A small two mile portion from Exit 115 to Exit 118 was completed in Harrison County. In Monongalia County, a brief stretch of Interstate 79 was completed between Exit 146 and Exit 152, including the interchange with Interstate 68 at Exit 148.

In 1974, a segment from Exit 25 to Exit 46 was opened to traffic[1]. A brief portion was opened from Exit 118 to Exit 125. One year later, a segment from Exit 19 in Kanawha County to Exit 25 opened. The remaining segments of Interstate 79 to be completed were all within Kanawha County and the southern terminus with Interstate 77.

In 1977, a ten mile segment from Exit 9 to Exit 19 was opened to traffic[1]. Two years later, Interstate 79 was considered complete when it was constructed from its southern terminus to Exit 9. This included a large directional-Y interchange with Interstate 77 adjacent to the Elk River.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Release Date Report. West Virginia Department of Transportation. August 2003.


Rand McNally 2007 Atlas

[edit] External links


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Main Interstate Highways (multiples of 5 in pink)		 Interstate Highway marker
4 5 8 10 12 15 16 17 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 29 30
35 37 39 40 43 44 45 49 55 57 59 64 65 66 66 (W) 68
69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 (W) 76 (E) 77 78 79 80 81 82
83 84 (W) 84 (E) 85 86 (W) 86 (E) 87 88 (W) 88 (E) 89 90
91 93 94 95 96 97 99 (238) H-1 H-2 H-3
Unsigned  A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 PRI-1 PRI-2 PRI-3
Lists  Main - Auxiliary - Suffixed - Business - Proposed - Unsigned
Gaps - Intrastate - Interstate standards - Replaced

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