Interstate 176

Interstate 176 marker

Interstate 176
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-76
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 11.345 mi[1] (18.258 km)
Existed: 1964 – present
Major junctions
South end: I-76 / Penna Turnpike in Morgantown
  PA 10 / PA 23 in Morgantown
PA 10 in Green Hills
PA 724 in Cumru Township
North end: US 422 near Reading
Location
Counties: Berks
Highway system
← PA 174PA 176 →

Interstate 176 (I-176) is a spur route of eastern Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. I-176, known locally as the "Morgantown Expressway", travels from Morgantown to Cumru Township in Berks County, a suburban township just outside Reading; the entire length of the highway is just over 11 miles (18 km). The highway was originally known as I-180 or the "Reading Spur" when the Pennsylvania Turnpike was designated as I-80S, but was redesignated to its present-day number in 1964 when it became I-76.[2]

Route description

Prior to 1996, motorists wanting to get to I-176 from the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) had to travel through Morgantown on Pennsylvania Route 10 and then enter I-176 northbound to Reading at a traffic light, similar to that found on Interstate 70 in Breezewood. Since 1996, a replacement Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange and a new stretch of I-176 have eliminated the need to travel through Morgantown, with the old section, now a spur numbered SR 2089,[3] still maintained as ramps leading to and from Exit 2. The entire highway, except for the new direct connection, has a 65 mph (105 km/h) speed limit.

A runaway truck ramp is located just past Exit 1 southbound.[3]

Exit list

The entire route is in Berks County.

Locationmi[1]kmOld exit
[4]		New exit
[4]		DestinationsNotes
Morgantown0.0000.000–– I-76 / Penna Turnpike – Harrisburg, PhiladelphiaSouthbound only; Morgantown Interchange on PA Turnpike (Exit 298)
0.2010.3231A1 PA 10 – Morgantown, BeckersvilleSplit into exits 1A and 1B northbound, Last free exit southbound
1.2752.0521B2 PA 10 / PA 23 – Honey BrookSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; exit ramps occupy the former routing of I-176
Robeson Township7.88412.68827 PA 10 to PA 568 – Green Hills
Cumru Township10.75117.302310 PA 724 – Shillington, Birdsboro
11.34518.2584A11A US 422 east – PottstownNorthbound exit only
11.34518.2584B11B US 422 west – ReadingNorthbound exit only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ask the Rambler - Was I-76 Numbered to Honor Philadelphia for Independence Day, 1776?
  3. 1 2 Berks County General Highway Map [Type 10] (PDF) (Map). 1 : 65,000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Pennsylvania Exit Numbering" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 2, 2007.

External links

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