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Interstate 76 marker

Interstate 76

Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length352 mi (566 km)
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end


I-76 Toll west / Ohio Turnpike west at the Ohio state line
Major intersections
East end
I-76 east at the New Jersey state line
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Highway system
I-70 I-78

From the Ohio border, the Pennsylvania Turnpike carries I-76 into and across most of Pennsylvania, bypassing Youngstown to the south and Pittsburgh to the north. There is a free interchange with US 19 and I-79 near Wexford. At one point, I-76 used to begin in Pittsburgh on a route that is now signed as I-376, around the 1970s. It intersects with this highway in Monroeville.

From New Stanton to Breezewood, I-76 is concurrent with I-70. In this section are the bypass (built in the 1960s) of the Laurel Hill Tunnel, then the still-in-use Allegheny Mountain Tunnel in a relatively unpopulated section of South Central Pennsylvania, and then an indirect connection with I-99 in Bedford. The highway also passes through a wind farm in Somerset County [1] and is the closest Interstate Highway to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville.

At Breezewood, I-70 exits the turnpike (making use of a short stretch of the old alignment of the Pennsylvania Turnpike), while I-76 bypasses the Rays Hill and Sideling Hill tunnels along a new alignment built in the 1960s. The major features of this section are more mountains with the Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel and then a double tunnel ( Kittatinny/ Blue Mountain) prior to Pennsylvania Route 997 (PA 997) near Shippensburg. I-76 intersects I-81 (indirectly) in Carlisle then I-83 and I-283 near Harrisburg, bypassing Harrisburg to the south. The Susquehanna River Bridge is a six-lane bridge that was constructed in 2003 using precast segments that replaced an older bridge across the Susquehanna River. [2] In Morgantown, I-176 provides a connection north to Reading. At Valley Forge, I-76 diverges toward Philadelphia, but the Turnpike (as I-276) bypasses it to the north.

At Valley Forge, northwest of Philadelphia, I-76 leaves the Pennsylvania Turnpike to run into Philadelphia on the Schuylkill Expressway (while the Pennsylvania Turnpike continues east as I-276). Immediately after exiting the Turnpike, I-76 interchanges with the US 202 and US 422 freeways near King of Prussia. I-76 later crosses I-476 near Conshohocken and begins running along the southwest shore of the Schuylkill River. I-76 then enters the city/county limits of Philadelphia where interchanges provide access to the Roosevelt Expressway ( US 1) and the Vine Street Expressway ( I-676); the latter runs through Center City Philadelphia while I-76 bypasses to the south.

After the Grays Ferry Avenue exit near University City, I-76 crosses the Schuylkill Expressway Bridge to go toward the South Philadelphia Sports Complex near Lincoln Financial Field, Wells Fargo Center, and Citizens Bank Park.

The last interchange before the Walt Whitman Bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey is with I-95. Some of the ramps involve traffic signals, as the ramps to I-95 were retrofitted into an existing interchange when I-95 was built, and the tollbooth for the bridge lies west of the crossing of the two roads.

Exit list

CountyLocation mi kmOld exitNew exitNameDestinationsNotes
Lawrence North Beaver Township0.000.00


I-76 Toll west / Ohio Turnpike west – Ohio
Ohio state line; western terminus
1.432.30Gateway Toll Gantry (toll eastbound only; E-ZPass or toll-by-plate)
Beaver Big Beaver10.7017.221A10New Castle
I-376 Toll – New Castle, Pittsburgh
I-376 exit 26; indirect access to PA 351
12.8720.71213 Beaver Valley PA 18 – Ellwood City, Beaver Falls
Beaver River13.0–
13.3
20.9–
21.4
Beaver River Bridge
Butler Cranberry Township28.4745.82328 Cranberry I-79 / US 19 – Pittsburgh, ErieI-79 exit 77; formerly called the Perry Highway Interchange [3]
Allegheny Marshall Township31.0049.89Warrendale Toll Plaza
Western end of distance-based toll system
Hampton Township39.1062.93439Butler Valley PA 8 – Pittsburgh, Butler
Harmar Township47.7376.81548 Allegheny Valley PA 28 – New Kensington, PittsburghAccess via Freeport Road; indirect access to PA 910
Allegheny River47.8–
48.2
76.9–
77.6
Allegheny River Bridge
Plum49.3079.34Oakmont Plum service plaza (eastbound)
Monroeville56.4490.83657Pittsburgh
I-376 west / US 22 – Pittsburgh, Monroeville
I-376 exit 85; eastern terminus of I-376; eastern terminus of US 22 Bus.
Westmoreland Penn Township62.84101.13 PA 130Proposed interchange
North Huntingdon Township67.22108.18767Irwin US 30 – Irwin, Greensburg, McKeesportGreensburg signed eastbound; McKeesport signed westbound
New Stanton75.39121.33875New Stanton




I-70 west to US 119 / PA Turnpike 66 north – Greensburg, Wheeling, WV
I-70 exit 58; PA 66 exit 0B; western end of I-70 overlap; southern terminus of PA 66
Hempfield Township77.60124.89New Stanton service plaza (westbound)
Donegal Township90.69145.95991 Donegal PA 31 / PA 711 – Ligonier, Uniontown
Somerset Somerset109.91176.8810110Somerset US 219 – Somerset, JohnstownAccess via PA 601
Somerset Township112.30–
112.40
180.73–
180.89
North Somerset service plaza (westbound)
South Somerset service plaza (eastbound)
StonycreekAllegheny
township line
122.7–
123.9
197.5–
199.4
Allegheny Mountain Tunnel
Bedford Bedford Township145.50234.1611146Bedford I-99 / US 220 – Bedford, AltoonaAccess via US 220 Bus.
147.30237.06North Midway service plaza (westbound)
South Midway service plaza (eastbound)
East Providence Township161.50259.9112161Breezewood

US 30 to I-70 east – Everett, Baltimore
Eastern end of I-70 overlap; Everett signed westbound
Fulton Taylor Township172.30277.29Sideling Hill service plaza (both directions)
Dublin Township179.44288.7813180 Fort Littleton US 522 – McConnellsburg, Mount Union
HuntingdonFranklin
county line
DublinMetal
township line
187.3–
188.3
301.4–
303.0
Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel
Franklin Metal Township188.59303.5114189Willow Hill PA 75 – Willow Hill, Fort Loudon
FannettLurgan
township line
198.5–
199.4
319.5–
320.9
Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel
Lurgan Township199.5–
200.3
321.1–
322.4
Blue Mountain Tunnel
201.29323.9415201 Blue Mountain PA 997 – Shippensburg, Chambersburg
Cumberland Hopewell Township202.50325.89Blue Mountain service plaza (westbound)
West Pennsboro Township219.10352.61Cumberland Valley service plaza (eastbound)
Middlesex Township226.54364.5816226Carlisle I-81 / US 11 – Carlisle, Harrisburg, ChambersburgHarrisburg signed eastbound; Chambersburg signed westbound; indirect access to I-81 exit 52 via US 11
Upper Allen Township236.22380.1617236Gettysburg Pike US 15 – Gettysburg, Harrisburg
York Fairview Township241.87389.2518242Harrisburg West I-83 – York, Baltimore, HarrisburgI-83 exit 39B
Susquehanna River246.5–
247.3
396.7–
398.0
Susquehanna River Bridge
Dauphin Lower Swatara Township247.38398.1219247Harrisburg East
I-283 north / PA 283 – Harrisburg, Hershey
Southern terminus of I-283
249.70401.85Highspire service plaza (eastbound)
DauphinLebanon
county line
ConewagoSouth Londonderry
township line
258.80416.50Lawn service plaza (westbound)
Lancaster Rapho Township266.45428.8120266Lebanon–Lancaster PA 72 – Lebanon, Lancaster
East Cocalico Township286.09460.4221286Reading US 222 / PA 272 – Reading, Ephrata, LancasterAccess via Colonel Howard Boulevard, which also has an interchange with Lesher Road; Ephrata signed eastbound; Lancaster signed westbound
Brecknock Township289.90466.55Bowmansville service plaza (eastbound)
Berks Caernarvon Township22Morgantown PA 10 – Morgantown, ReadingReplaced by newer exit in 1996
298.33480.1222298Morgantown

I-176 north / PA 10 to PA 23 – Morgantown, Reading
Southern terminus of I-176
Chester Wallace Township304.80490.53Peter J. Camiel service plaza (westbound)
Uwchlan Township311.93502.0023312 Downingtown PA 100 – Pottstown, West Chester
CharlestownEast Whiteland
Tredyffrin township tripoint
319.33513.91320SR 29 PA 29 – Phoenixville, Malvern
Tredyffrin Township324.50522.23Valley Forge service plaza (eastbound)
Montgomery Upper Merion Township326.62525.6424326Valley Forge



I-76 east to US 202 / I-476 / US 422 – Philadelphia, Valley Forge
Eastern end of I-76 overlap; western end of I-276; I-476 signed eastbound; US 422 signed westbound
Valley Forge Toll Plaza (eastern end of closed toll system)
327.55527.1425327North Gulph Road / Village Drive – Valley ForgeEastbound exit and entrance; access to Valley Forge National Historical Park
327.70527.38Mall BoulevardWestbound exit and entrance; access to King of Prussia shopping mall and Valley Forge Casino Resort
327.98527.8326A328A

US 202 south / US 422 west / Swedesford Road – West Chester, Pottstown
Access to Valley Forge National Historical Park via US 422
328.23528.2326B328B
US 202 north – King of Prussia
329 King of Prussia, NorristownWestbound exit and entrance; access via South Gulph Road / South Henderson Road
330.30531.5727330 PA 320 – Gulph MillsNo westbound exit; access to Villanova University and Rosemont College
Lower Merion TownshipWest Conshohocken line28A331A
I-476 south – Chester
Left exit westbound; exit 16 on I-476
West Conshohocken28B331B
I-476 north / PA 23 – Plymouth Meeting, Conshohocken
PA 23 signed eastbound; PA 23 access via Matsonford Road; exit 16 on I-476
332.61535.2829332 PA 23 – ConshohockenWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; access via Matsonford Road; originally planned western terminus of the proposed Ten Mile Loop
Lower Merion Township337.39542.9830337 GladwyneWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; access via Hollow Road
338.73545.1331338Green Lane / Belmont AvenueAccess to Manayunk and Roxborough
MontgomeryPhiladelphia
county line
Lower Merion TownshipPhiladelphia line340.20547.5033339
US 1 south ( City Avenue)
Western terminus of US 1 concurrency; access to St. Joseph's University
Philadelphia Philadelphia340.34547.7232340A Lincoln Drive / Kelly DriveAccess to Germantown and Wissahickon Park
340.92548.6634340B
US 1 north / Roosevelt Boulevard
Eastern terminus of US 1 concurrency; access to Northeast Philadelphia
342.55551.2835341Montgomery Drive / Martin Luther King Jr. DriveAccess to West Fairmount Park and Mann Music Center; no commercial vehicles
343.73553.1836342
US 13 / US 30 west ( Girard Avenue) – Philadelphia Zoo
Western terminus of US 30 concurrency; to East Fairmount Park
344.57554.5337343Spring Garden Street / Haverford AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance
345.04555.2938344

I-676 east / US 30 east – Central Philadelphia
Eastern terminus of US 30 concurrency; western terminus of I-676
345.36555.8039345 Market Street ( PA 3) / 30th Street – 30th Street StationAccess via Schuylkill Avenue; access to Drexel University; Market Street signed eastbound
346.04556.9040346A South StreetLeft exit; access to University of Pennsylvania
346.80558.1241346BGrays Ferry Avenue / University AvenueGrays Ferry Avenue signed eastbound; originally planned eastern terminus of the proposed Five Mile Loop[ citation needed]
347.41559.1042346C28th Street / Vare Avenue / Mifflin Street28th Street signed eastbound; Vare Avenue and Mifflin Street signed westbound
348.01560.0743A347A


To PA 291 (Penrose Avenue) / I-95 south – International Airport
Access via South 26th Street; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
43B347BPassyunk Avenue / Oregon AvenueSigned as exit 347 westbound; Oregon Avenue not signed westbound
349.14561.8944348
PA 291 west (Penrose Avenue)
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern terminus of PA 291
349.65562.7145349 PA 611 ( Broad Street) – Sports Complex
350.14563.5046350
Packer Avenue / 7th Street to I-95
I-95 signed eastbound; 7th Street signed westbound; no westbound entrance
350.53564.1247351 I-95 / Front Street – Trenton, Chester, AirportWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit 19 on I-95
Delaware River351.98566.46 Walt Whitman Bridge (westbound toll)

I-76 east ( Walt Whitman Bridge) – Atlantic City
Continuation into New Jersey
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. ^ Johnson, Jen (November 29, 2011). "68-turbine wind farm to be constructed in Somerset Co". wjactv.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania Turnpike Plans to Construct New Six Lane Susquehanna River Bridge". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  3. ^ Fisher, Ken (December 24, 1987). "State to build turnpike, I-79 link". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2014.