Pennsylvania Route 66

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PA Route 66
Maintained by PennDOT, PTC
Length: 139 mi[1] (224 km)
Formed: 1927
South end: US 119 in New Stanton
Major
junctions:		 US 30 near Greensburg
US 22 near Delmont
PA 56 in Apollo
US 422 in Kittanning
PA 28 in New Bethlehem
I-80 near Clarion
North end: US 6 in Kane
Counties: Westmoreland, Armstrong, Clarion, Forest, Elk, McKean
Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 65 PA 68 >
Minor - Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 66 is a 139 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.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass

PA 66 begins in New Stanton at a cloverleaf interchange with US 119, Interstate 70, and Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike). Exit 1 is for Arona Road, where no tolls are collected. Exit 4 is the first toll exit. Tolls for exit 4 are only for entering southbound or exiting northbound. Exit 4 is located in Hempfield Township and PA 66 interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 136 at exit 4. A mile north of PA 136, PA 66 reaches the Mainland Toll Barrier. Southeast of Jeannette, PA 66 interchanes with U.S. Route 30 at exit 6. Tolls for exit 6 are for entering northbound or exiting southbound. Exit 8 is located one mile west of Jeannette and PA 66 interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 130. The tolls for this exit 8 is entering northbound or exiting southbound. Exit 9 is the final toll exit and tolls apply only entering northbound or exiting southbound. At exit 9, PA 66 interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 66 Business the former routing of PA 66. After this point, PA 66 becomes a free road. At exit 12, PA 66 interchanges with the northern terminus of PA 66 Business. At exit 14, Pa 66 meets U.S. Route 22 at a single-point urban interchange. North of US 22, PA 66 continues north at-grade.

[edit] Westmoreland County

North of the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass, PA 66 enters Salem Township as Sheridan Road. In Delmont, PA 66 is called Sheridan Road. In Washington Township, PA 66 passes west of Beaver Run Reservoir. In the village of Mamont, PA 66 intersects Pennsylvania Route 286. In the village of Poke Run north of PA 286, PA 66 intersects the eastern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 366. Then PA 66 intersects Pennsylvania Route 380, PA 380 west heads for downtown Pittsburgh. South of Oklahoma, PA 66 intersects the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 356. In the village of Paulton, PA 66 intersects the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 66 Alternate. PA 66 Alternate goes into Vandergrift and PA 66 goes into Apollo. In Oklahoma, PA 66 meets the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 819. In downtown Oklahoma, PA 66 turns to the east and crosses the Kiskiminetas River.

[edit] Armstrong County

After crossing the Kiskiminetas River, PA 66 has entered Armstrong County and begins a concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 56 in Apollo. As they began their concurrency, PA 56/PA 66 were called Warren Avenue in Apollo. As PA 56/PA 66 enter the boro of North Apollo they are paralleling the Kiskiminetas River. In the village of North Vandergrift, the concurrency between PA 56 and PA 66 ends when PA 66 intersects PA 66 Alternate and PA 56 and PA 66 ALT begin their own concurrency into Vandergrift. As PA 66 continues to parallel the Kiskiminetas River, it is called Lincoln Avenue. While paralleing the Kiskiminetas River, PA 66 has snake like curves. In Leechburg, PA 66 becomes Market Street, 3rd Street, and Pershing Avenue. As PA 66 exits Leechburg it is not paralleling the Kiskiminetas River. In Bethel Township, PA 66 meets the northern terminus of PA 66 Alternate. In Ford City], PA 66 becomes Main Street and intersects the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 128 at an "Y" intersection. Southeast of Kittanning, PA 66 begins a concurrency with U.S. Route 422 and Pennsylvania Route 28 at an interchange. At the next exit US 422 leaves the concurrency and PA 28/PA 66 continue north at-grade. In Rayburn Township, PA 28/PA 66 intersect the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 85. PA 28/PA 66 continue towards the northeast without intersecting a route for more than 17 miles. In South Bethlehem, PA 28/PA 66 become Broad Street and meet the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 839.

[edit] Clarion County

After crossing the Redbank Creek, PA 28/PA 66 have entered Clarion County. In New Bethlehem, The concurrency between PA 28 and PA 66 ends when PA 66 leaves PA 28. North of PA 28, PA 66 becomes Wood Street and intersects the eastern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 861. In Clarion Township, PA 66 begins a concurrency with Interstate 80 at exit 64. Then I-80/PA 66 meet Pennsylvania Route 68 at exit 62. After crossing the Clarion River, PA 66 leaves I-80 at exit 60 (trumpet interchange). PA 66 continues north at-grade. In Paint Township, PA 66 intersects U.S. Route 322 as Paint Boulevard. PA 66 continues towards the north paralleling rail road tracks. In Farmington Township, PA 66 intersects Pennsylvania Route 36.

[edit] Forest, Elk, and McKean Counties

As PA 66 enters Forest County, PA 66 intersects the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 899. In Jenks Township, PA 66 enters Allegheny National Forest. As PA 28 enters Elk County, PA 66 has a two mile concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 948. Northeast of PA 948, PA 66 becomes Kane-Russell City Road. PA 66 enters McKean County as Fraley Street. In Kane, PA 66 terminates (ends) at an "T" intersection with U.S. Route 6.[2][3]

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

[edit] Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass

County Location Mile[4] # Destinations Notes
Westmoreland New Stanton 0.0 0 I-70/US 119 Split into 0A and 0B
1.0 1 Arona Road
Southern terminus of toll collection.
Greensburg 4.3 4 PA 136 Toll booth entering southbound / exiting northbound
Mainline toll barrier.
6.2 6 US 30 Toll booth entering northbound / exiting southbound
7.7 8 PA 130 Toll booth entering northbound / exiting southbound
9.3 9
PA 66 Business		 Former routing of PA 66. Toll booth entering northbound / exiting southbound
Delmont Northern terminus of toll collection.
12.5 12
PA 66 Business		 Former routing of PA 66. Northern terminus of PA 66 Business.
13.5 14 US 22
Northern terminus of . continues north at-grade for next 126 miles.

[edit] Pennsylvania Route 66

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass first 13 miles.
Westmoreland Washington Township 19.2[4] PA 286
20.0 PA 366 Eastern terminus of PA 366.
23.0 PA 380
24.7 PA 356 Southern terminus of PA 356.
26.3
PA 66 ALT		 Southern terminus of PA 66 ALT.
26.6 PA 819 Northern terminus of PA 819.
Armstrong Apollo 27.3 PA 56 Southern terminus of concurrency.
Parks Township 29.9
PA 56/ PA 66 ALT		 Northern terminus of concurrency.
Bethel Township 43.5
PA 66 ALT		 Northern terminus of PA 66 ALT.
Ford City 49.1 PA 128 Northern terminus of PA 128.
Manor Township 50.3 US 422/ PA 28 Interchange. Southern terminus of US 422/PA 28/PA 66 concurrency.
52.3 US 422 Interchanges. Northern terminus of US 422/PA 28/PA 66 concurrency.
Rayburn Township 53.4 PA 85 Western terminus of PA 85.
South Bethlehem 70.3 PA 839 Northern terminus of PA 839.
Clarion New Bethlehem 70.7 PA 28 Northern terminus of concurrency.
70.8 PA 861 Eastern terminus of PA 861.
Clarion Township 83.9 I-80 Southern terminus of concurrency. Exit 64 (I-80).
Monroe Township 86.3 PA 68 Exit 62 (I-80/PA 66).
Paint Township 88.0 I-80 Exit 60 (I-80). Northern terminus of concurrency.
91.8 US 322
Farmington Township 103.3 PA 36
Forest Jenks Township 112.7 PA 899 Northern terminus of PA 899.
Elk Highland Township 128.3 PA 948 Southern terminus of concurrency.
131.0 PA 948 Northern terminus of concurrency.
McKean Kane 138.9 US 6

[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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 66
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Tourism and Transportation Map
  3. ^ Rand Mcnally 2007 Atlas
  4. ^ a b DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007
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