Interstate 283

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Interstate 283 marker

Interstate 283
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 2.910 mi[1] (4.683 km)
Existed: 1972 – present
Major junctions
South end: I-76 / Penna. Tpk. near Highspire
 

PA 283 in Lower Swatara Township

PA 441 in Swatara Township
North end: I-83 / US 322/ Beltway near Harrisburg
Highway system
← PA 282 PA 283 →

Interstate 283 (I-283), considered State Route 283 (SR 283) by PennDOT, is an auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System located just east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It runs from the Harrisburg East interchange of Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) north to Interstate 83 and U.S. Route 322 at the Eisenhower Interchange, with a connection to Pennsylvania Route 283 near the south end. PA 283 (officially designated as SR 300 because of I-283) continues southeast to Lancaster as a freeway.

Route description

Interstate Shields for I-283 and I-83 painted on the roadway.
Pavement markings on I-83 just prior to the northern terminus of I-283.

I-283 begins at the Harrisburg East interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County. Past the interchange tollboth, the road continues north as a four-lane freeway and immediately reaches a cloverleaf interchange with the PA 283 freeway that also has access to PA 230 via Eisenhower Boulevard. I-283 continues north-northwest past business parks before entering areas of farms and woods, entering Swatara Township. The road enters commercial areas as it comes to a diamond interchange with PA 441. After PA 441, the road continues northwest before turning north and passing an industrial park. I-283 comes to an end at the Eisenhower Interchange with I-83 and US 322, at which point the freeway continues north as part of I-83.[2][3]

History

Exit list

The entire route is in Dauphin County.

LocationMilekmExitDestinationsNotes
Lower Swatara Township I-76 / Penna. Tpk. – Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
1A PA 283 east – Lancaster, Harrisburg International AirportLast free exit southbound
1B To PA 230 – HighspireTo Eisenhower Boulevard
Swatara Township1.82.92 PA 441 – Swatara
2.54.03A I-83 south (Capital Beltway) – HarrisburgNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
2.54.03B I-83 north / US 322 west to I-81 – Hazleton, LewistownNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
2.54.03C US 322 east – HersheyNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  • Portal icon U.S. Roads portal
  • Portal icon Pennsylvania portal

References

Route map: Google / Bing
KML file (edit)
  1. ↑ Federal Highway Administration - Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways
  2. ↑ Google Inc. "overview of Interstate 283". Google Maps (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=40.21606,+-76.78624&daddr=40.25170,+-76.81195&hl=en&geocode=FfylZQIdwFVs-w%3BFTQxZgIdUvFr-w&mra=ls&sll=40.254606,-76.800871&sspn=0.014935,0.042272&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  3. ↑ PennDOT (2010). Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/dauphin_GHSN.PDF. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
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