Interstate 579

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Interstate 579
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

1.57 mi^[1] (2.53 km)

Formed:

1960s

South end:

PA 885 in Pittsburgh

North end:

I-279/US 19 Truck/PA 28 in Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 576	PA 580 >
< PA 478		I-480 >
< PA 873		PA 879 >
Minor - Legislative

Interstate 579 (abbreviated I-579) is a north–south Interstate Highway entirely within Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 1.57 mi (2.53 km) long, it is short but not the shortest Interstate. I-579 is also known as the Crosstown Boulevard since it crosses the backside of Downtown Pittsburgh.

The northern terminus of I-579 is at Interstate 279 on the Veterans Bridge and the Interstate 279 Interchange, while the southern terminus splits into the Liberty Bridge and Boulevard of the Allies, which connects to eastbound Interstate 376. The intersection of I-579 and I-279 is in one direction only; northbound traffic on I-579 can proceed only northbound on I-279, while only southbound traffic on I-279 can exit onto I-579.

I-579 running through downtown Pittsburgh

I-579 allows Liberty Bridge traffic easy access to I-279, and I-279 southbound traffic easier access to Mellon Arena, downtown, and eastern regions of the city, while I-279 southbound continues to Heinz Field, PNC Park, and Pittsburgh International Airport.

Construction on Interstate 579 was not completed until 1989, with the opening of the Veterans Bridge, and the opening of Interstate 579 was concurrent with the opening of an extension of Interstate 279 into the North Hills region of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

In the past, this was Interstate 479 and Interstate 876 prior to becoming Interstate 579.

1 Exit list
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Exit list

There are no exit numbers on this Interstate Highway.

Mile	Destinations	Notes
1.57	I-279/US 19 Truck north - North Hills	northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.3	PA 28 north - Etna	northbound exit and southbound entrance
Veterans Bridge
1.15	6th Avenue, 7th Avenue	southbound exit and northbound entrance; access to Mellon Arena and David L. Lawrence Convention Center
0.9	PA 380 (Bigelow Boulevard) east	northbound exit and southbound entrance
0.65	7th Avenue - Convention Center	northbound exit and southbound entrance
0.4	Centre Avenue - Mellon Arena	northbound exit and southbound entrance
0.2	6th Avenue - Forbes Avenue	northbound exit and southbound entrance; access to Duquesne University and Robert Morris University
0.0	PA 885 (Boulevard of the Allies) south - Oakland	southbound exit and northbound entrance; access to I-376, Monroeville