U.S. Route 19 Truck (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

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U.S. Route 19 Truck

Length:

19.4 mi^[1] (31 km)

Formed:

1946

South end:

US 19 near Dormont

Major
junctions:

PA 51 in Pittsburgh

I-279 near Fort Pitt Tunnel

I-376 near Fort Pitt Bridge

PA 65 near Fort Duquesne Bridge

I-579/PA 28 at I-279 interchange

I-279 in Northern Pittsburgh

North end:

US 19 in McCandless Twp.

United States Numbered Highways
Spur of US 19
U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 19 Truck is an auxiliary route of U.S. Route 19 located in Western Pennsylvania in the Pittsburgh Metro Area that has a length of 19 miles (31 km). The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 19 near Dormont and the northern terminus is U.S. Route 19 in McCandless Township. Trucks are not allowed on U.S. Route 19 and this is the route for trucks. At the junction with I-279 at exit 5 near the Fort Pitt Tunnel, the route becomes confusing for motorists when it makes several confusing concurrencies and loops ^[2] . North of Pittsburgh, the 19 truck is called McKnight Road and south of Pittsburgh its called West Libery Avenue and Washington Road.

1 Route description
2 Major intersections
3 History
4 Notes
5 See also
6 Related U.S. Routes
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Route description

Major cities
Delmont ^[3]
Pittsburgh

[edit] Southern terminus to 5 route concurrency

US 19 Truck begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 19 in Mount Lebanon Township. US 19 Truck begins as Washington Road heading north. In Dormont, US 19 Truck changes it naming from Washington Road to West Liberty Avenue. US 19 Truck enters the southern parts of Pittsburgh as Libery Avenue shifting towards the northeast. Later, US 19 Truck begins a concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 51 as it leaves Liberty Avenue which continues through the Liberty Tunnel, to the Liberty Bridge, and to Interstate 579. US 19 Truck and PA 51 head towards the northwest as Saw Mill Run Boulevard a divided highway. Then, lanes from nortbound US 19 enters the concurrency while US 19 Truck/PA 51 pass under Interstate 279 (US 22 - US 30). Then, US 19 Truck leaves the concurrency with PA 51 while turning on this ramp for I-279 South. Then a ramp carrying US 19 southbound joins the ramp carrying US 19 Truck northbound. The ramps have an enterance to I-279 South, then a ramp carrying US 19 Truck northbound joins the other ramps. Then US 19 southbound exits the ramps as they make a loop under I-279 and turn back going north. The ramps are carrying US 19 Truck northbound and southbound. Then a ramp from US 19 northbound joins the other ramps containing US 19 Truck northbound and southbound as they merge with I-279, US 22, and US 30. At exits 5B and 5C, US 19 Truck southbound exits at Exit 5B and US 19 northbound exits at exit 5C. PA 51 is involved at exits 5B and 5C.

[edit] Fort Pitt Tunnel to Interstate 279 Interchange

I-279, US 19 Truck northbound, US 22, and US 30 continue towards the northeast. North of Exit 5C, I-279 and the other concurrencies (US 19 Truck/US 22/US 30) pass through the Fort Pitt Tunnel then on I-279 southbound, exit 5C leads to Pennsylvania Route 837 north. Then I-279, US 19 Truck, US 22, and US 30 cross the Monongahela River on the Fort Pitt Bridge. After the bridge, US 22 and US 30 leave the concurrency at exit 6; the western terminus of Interstate 376. I-376, US 22, and US 30 head eastward while I-279 and US 19 Truck head northward. Then I-279 and US 19 Truck cross the Allegheny River on the Fort Duquesne Bridge. North of the bridge, I-279 and US 19 Truck interchange the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 65 at exit 7B of I-279. Exit 7A is to PNC Park and exit 7B is for Heinz Field. At exit 7C and 8A, I-279 southbound splits into HOV lanes at the Interstate 279 Interchange. The Interstate 279 interchange involves the northern terminus of Interstate 579 and the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 28.

[edit] Exit 8 to northern terminus

North of Exit 8B, I-279 has no HOV lanes and continues its concurrency with US 19 Truck towards the north. At exit 11, US 19 Truck splits from I-279 and US 19 Truck continues towards the north at-grade as McKnight Road a divided highway. In Ross Township, US 19 Truck interchanges with Babcock Boulevard and shifts towards the northwest. In McCandless Township, US 19 Truck interchanges with Ingomar Road. Northwest of Ingomar Boulevard, US 19 Truck terminates (ends) at an interchange with U.S. Route 19.^[1]

[edit] Major intersections

Pennsylvania Route 51 in Pittsburgh
Interstate 279 from exit 5A to exit 11
U.S. Route 22 and U.S. Route 30 from exit 5A to exit 6A of I-279
Pennsylvania Route 65 at exit 7B of I-279
Pennsylvania Route 28 at Interstate 279 Interchange
Interstate 579 at Interstate 279 Interchange

[edit] History

Signed as U.S. Route 19 from 1941 to 1948. The route was signed in 1946 as a bypass route for trucks that were'nt allowed on US 19. In 1948, the southern terminus was moved from Banksville Road to its current location. In 1989, Us 19 truck's designation was moved to I-279 to form a complete US 19 Truck from Mount Lebanon to Wexford after the Parkway North was completed. In 1997, construction began on the interchange at the southern portal of the Liberty Tunnel, and opened to traffic on November 20, 1999.^[4]

[edit] Notes

Did you know that at exit 5A of I-279, US 19 Truck has both northbound and southbound lanes running at the same ramp. Also forming many wrong-way concurrencies at this interchange.
US 19 Truck has a 5 route concurrency with I-279, US 19, US 22, and US 30.
US 19 Truck has a concurrency with I-279 more than 6 miles.
North of the concurrency with I-279, US 19 Truck is a divided highway called McKnight Road with a couple of interchanges but not at limited-access level.^[1]