Interstate 79




Interstate in Pennsylvania and West Virginia







































Interstate 79 marker


Interstate 79


I-79 highlighted in red

Route information
Length 343.24 mi[1] (552.39 km)
Existed 1958–present
Major junctions
South end
I‑77 in Charleston, WV
 
I‑68 near Morgantown, WV
I-70 near Washington, PA
I-376 near Carnegie, PA
I-76 / Penna Turnpike in Warrendale, PA
I-80 in Findley Township, PA
I-90 in McKean, PA
North end
PA 5 / PA 290 / Bayfront Parkway in Erie, PA
Location
States
West Virginia, Pennsylvania
Counties
WV: Kanawha, Roane, Clay, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia
PA: Greene, Washington, Allegheny, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie

Highway system


  • Interstate Highway System


  • Main

  • Auxiliary

  • Suffixed

  • Business

  • Future



















← WV 78
 WV
WV 80 →
← PA 78
 PA
PA 79 →
← PA 178
 PA
PA 179 →


Interstate 79 (I-79) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States, designated from Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia to Pennsylvania Route 5 and Pennsylvania Route 290 in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a primary thoroughfare through western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and makes up part of an important corridor to Buffalo, New York, and the border with Canada. Major metropolitan areas connected by I-79 include Charleston and Morgantown in West Virginia, and Pittsburgh, and Erie in Pennsylvania.


In West Virginia, Interstate 79 is known as the Jennings Randolph Expressway, named for Jennings Randolph. In the three most northern counties it is signed as part of the High Tech Corridor. For most of its Pennsylvania stretch, it is known as the Raymond P. Shafer Highway, named for Raymond P. Shafer.




Contents






  • 1 Route description


    • 1.1 West Virginia


    • 1.2 Pennsylvania




  • 2 History


  • 3 Exit list


  • 4 Auxiliary routes


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Route description




Neville Island Bridge in PA carrying I-79


























Lengths
 
mi[1]
km

WV
 160.52
 258.49

PA
 182.72
 294.24
Total
 343.24
 552.39

Except at its northern end, I-79 is located on the Allegheny Plateau. Despite the somewhat rugged terrain, the road is relatively flat. Most of the highway is at an elevation of about 1,000 to 1,200 feet (300 to 370 metres) above sea level, with some lower areas near both ends and higher areas near Sutton, West Virginia. In the hillier areas, this flatness is achieved by curving around hills, along ridges, and in or partway up river valleys.[2] From Sutton, West Virginia north, Interstate 79 generally parallels the path of U.S. Route 19.



West Virginia




View north along I-79 north of US 19/WV 15 in Flatwoods, West Virginia


I-79 begins at a three-way directional Y interchange with Interstate 77 along the northwest bank of the Elk River just northeast of Charleston. For its first 67 miles (108 km), to a point just south of Flatwoods, I-79 is located in the watershed of the Elk River, which drains into the Kanawha River. It crosses the Elk River twice — at Frametown and Sutton - and never strays more than about 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) from it.[2][3]



Pennsylvania




Exit signs for US 20, PA 5, PA 290 and the terminus for I-79 in Erie, PA.


I-79 enters Pennsylvania after leaving West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. South of Washington, PA, I-79 traverses the mostly rural Greene County area.


Between mile markers 34 and 38, I-79 is multiplexed with I-70 in the Washington, PA area before heading north towards Pittsburgh.


The freeway into Pittsburgh requires drivers to use I-376 while I-79 completely bypasses the city. Beyond the Pittsburgh area, I-79 traverses more rural areas in Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, and Erie counties before arriving at its termination point in Erie. In Erie, I-90 provides an important connection from I-79 to Buffalo, New York and the border with Canada.




The ghost ramps around the 100 mile marker near Moraine State Park.


Around the 100 mile marker on the northbound side are two ghost ramps that were specifically built for the Boy Scouts of America in order to have access to Moraine State Park without having to get on U.S. Route 422 for the 1973 and 1977 National Scout Jamborees, which were held at Moraine. The ramps were permanently closed after the 1977 event, but remain in place as of 2017.[4][5]


I-79 was completely re-built in the Pittsburgh area in the early 1990s.[6]



History


The Pennsylvania General Assembly authorized the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to build two extensions in the 1950s. The Northwestern Extension, authorized in 1953, was to stretch from the main Pennsylvania Turnpike north to Erie, and would have included a lateral connection between Ohio and New York (later built as Interstate 90).[7] The Southwestern Extension, authorized in 1955, was to run south from the main line near Pittsburgh to West Virginia, connecting there with an extension of the West Virginia Turnpike.[8] Except for the section between Washington and the Pittsburgh area, which was included as part of Interstate 70,[9] the first portion of I-79 to be added to the plans was north from Pittsburgh to Erie, along the U.S. Route 19 corridor.


In September 1955, two short urban portions were designated:[10]













Interstate 179

Location Erie
Existed November 12, 1958–1968
















Interstate 279

Location Pittsburgh
Length 13.5 mi (21.7 km)
Existed September 16, 1989–


  • I-179: A spur from I-90 north to Erie, currently absorbed into I-79[11]

  • I-279: A western bypass of Pittsburgh, connecting I-70 with I-80S (now Interstate 76); it and I-79 later swapped designations


The number 79 was assigned in 1958,[12] and an extension south along I-70 to Washington and beyond to Charleston was approved on October 18, 1961.[13] This extension also paralleled US 19 to near Sutton, where it turned westerly to reach Charleston. (The part of US 19 from Sutton south to Interstate 77 at Beckley, WV has since been four-laned as Corridor L of the Appalachian Development Highway System.)


On December 21, 1967, the first section of I-79 in West Virginia, between Exits 125 (Saltwell Road) and 132 (South Fairmont), opened to traffic.[14] This five-mile (8 km) section bypassed part of WV 73 between Bridgeport and Fairmont. Another five miles (8.0 km) opened in July 1968, extending the highway on a bypass of downtown Fairmont to Exit 137 (East Park Avenue).[15] It was further extended 9.5 miles (15.3 km) towards Morgantown on October 15, 1970, bypassing more of WV 73 to Exit 146 (Goshen Road) south of that city.[16][17][18]


On June 29, 1970 the swap of I-79 and I-279 was approved. At the same time, I-76 was extended west from downtown Pittsburgh over former I-79 to the new location of I-79 west of Pittsburgh, so I-279 only ran north from downtown Pittsburgh. On December 3, 1971, I-76 was rerouted to bypass Pittsburgh, and I-279 was extended to I-79 utilizing the former section of I-76.[19] The changes took effect on October 2, 1972.[20]


On June 29, 1973, I-79 was extended from West Virginia Exit 146 to Exit 148 (I-68), where at one point, traffic was forced onto the newly opened west end of Corridor E (now I-68) to Exit 1.[21] A further extension of six miles (9.7 km), including the Uffington Bridge over the Monongahela River southwest of Morgantown, was opened on August 30, 1973, leading north to Exit 155 (Star City).[22][23] This completed I-79 from north of Bridgeport to north of Morgantown.


To the south of Bridgeport, the first two sections were both opened on December 22, 1971. One of these ran ten miles (16 km) from Exit 51 (Frametown) to Exit 62 (Sutton), and the other from Exit 105 (Jane Lew) to Exit 115 (Nutter Fort).[24][25][26][27] On September 19, 1973, another 7.5-mile (12.1 km) stretch was opened, from Exit 105 (Jane Lew) south to Exit 99 (Weston).[28]


In 1973, significant portions of the interstate were completed.[18] Interstate 79 opened from Exit 62 to Exit 99. Another 23.9 miles (38.5 km), from Exit 67 (Flatwoods) north to Exit 91 (Roanoke), opened on November 28, 1973, along with the section from exit 115 north to exit 117 (Anmoore), completing the route between Frametown and Morgantown except in the Bridgeport area.[29][30]


A 5.5-mile (8.9 km) extension from exit 51 south to exit 46 (Servia) opened on February 1, 1974,[31] and County Route 11 to WV 4 near Duck was widened to handle the increased load.[32] On the same day, two lanes opened from exit 155 (Osage) north to the state line.[citation needed]


On October 16, 1974, two pieces of I-79 were opened: the other two lanes[citation needed] of the 6.6 miles (10.6 km) from exit 155 to the state line, and 7.1 miles (11.4 km) between exits 117 (Anmoore) and 125 (north of Bridgeport). On the same day, the eastern end of Corridor D and the western end of Corridor E, both connecting to I-79 (at exits 119 and 148), were opened. This completed I-79 in West Virginia north of exit 46 (Servia);[33][34][35] it was extended south to exit 25 (Amma) in late November[36] and to U.S. Route 119 north of Clendenin (exit 19) on November 13, 1975.[37] It was opened from exit 19 to exit 9 (Elkview) on November 18, 1977,[38] and finally completed to Interstate 77 in 1979.[18]




Interstate 79 merges with Interstate 70 through Washington, Pennsylvania.


On July 25, 1975, Interstate 79 was opened between exits 1 and 14 in Pennsylvania.[39] The last piece of I-79 between West Virginia and Erie — the Neville Island Bridge over the Ohio River - opened on September 3, 1976.[40]


In late 2008, the "missing ramps" of the I-79/I-376 interchange (PA 60 was designated as the route for southbound traffic seeking to go to Pittsburgh International Airport & airport traffic seeking to go northbound on I-79) were completed.[41]


In June 2009, I-376 was extended west and north of downtown Pittsburgh, and I-279 was truncated back to the section only running from downtown Pittsburgh north to I-79.




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State County Location mi[42]
 km Old exit
[43]
 New exit
[43]
 Destinations Notes
West Virginia Kanawha Charleston 0.000 0.000 —
I‑77 to I‑64 – Parkersburg, Charleston
 Southern terminus of I-79; I-77 exit 104
1.845 2.969 1
US 119 – Mink Shoals
 Access to Coonskin Park
5.047 8.122 5
US 119 (WV 114) – Big Chimney
 Northern terminus of WV 114
Pinch 9.469 15.239 9
CR 43 (Frame Road) – Elkview
Clendenin 19.091 30.724 19
US 119 (CR 53) – Clendenin
Roane Amma 25
CR 29 – Amma
​ 34
WV 36 – Wallback, Clay
Clay ​ 39.899 64.211 40
WV 16 – Big Otter
Braxton ​ 46
CR 11 (Servia Road)
Frametown 51.569 82.992 51
WV 4 – Frametown
​ 57.607 92.709 57
US 19 south – Beckley, Summersville
 Southern terminus of US 19 concurrency; access to New River Gorge
Sutton 61.465 98.918 62
WV 4 – Sutton, Gassaway
Flatwoods 67
US 19 north (WV 4) / WV 15 – Flatwoods
 Northern terminus of US 19 concurrency; WV 15 ends at WV 4 south of the interchange; access to Sutton Lake
Burnsville 78.909 126.992 79
WV 5 – Burnsville, Glenville
 Access to Glenville State College and Burnsville Dam

Gilmer

 No major junctions
Lewis ​ 90.988 146.431 91
US 19 – Stonewall Resort, Roanoke
 Access to Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park
Weston 96
CR 30 – South Weston
 Access to Stonewall Jackson Lake and Jackson's Mill
98.608 158.694 99
US 33 / US 48 / US 119 – Weston, Buckhannon
 Access to West Virginia Wesleyan College and Davis and Elkins College
Jane Lew 105
CR 7 – Jane Lew
 Access to Jackson's Mill
Harrison Lost Creek 110
WV 270 – Lost Creek
 Eastern terminus of WV 270
Stonewood 115.75 186.28 115
WV 20 – Stonewood, Nutter Fort
 Access to Alderson Broaddus University
Clarksburg 117
WV 58 – Anmoore
119
US 50 (Corridor D) – Clarksburg, Bridgeport
 Access to Salem International University
121
CR 24 (Meadowbrook Road)
​ 124
WV 279 to US 50 east		 Access to North Central West Virginia Airport, Tygart Lake State Park, and United Hospital Center
​ 125
WV 131 (Saltwell Road) – Shinnston
Marion Whitehall 132.086 212.572 132
US 250 – Fairmont, Whitehall
Fairmont 133
CR 64⁄1 (Kingmont Road)
135
CR 64 (Pleasant Valley Road)
136
WV 273 – Downtown Fairmont
 Southern terminus of WV 273; exit fully opened on December 22, 2010.[44]
136.660 219.933 137
WV 310 (East Park Avenue)		 Access to Valley Falls State Park
139
CR 33 (Pricketts Creek Road) – East Fairmont
 Access to Prickett's Fort State Park
Monongalia ​ 146
CR 77 (Goshen Road)
Morgantown 148.766 239.416 148
I‑68 east – Cumberland
 Western terminus of I-68; access to Mountaineer Field and Tygart Lake State Park
​ 152.502 245.428 152
US 19 – Westover, Morgantown
 Access to Granville
​ 153.4 246.9 153
CR 46⁄7 (University Town Centre Drive)
​ 154.836 249.184 155
WV 7 – West Virginia University
 Access to Star City, Osage, and Mountaineer Field
Mason–Dixon Line 160.52
0.0		 258.33
0.0		 West Virginia–Pennsylvania
state line
Pennsylvania Greene Perry Township 1 1
To US 19 – Mount Morris
Whiteley Township 2 7
Kirby, Garards Fort
Franklin Township 13.971 22.484 3 14
PA 21 – Masontown, Waynesburg
 Access to Waynesburg University
Washington Township 19.4 31.2 4 19
US 19 / PA 221 – Ruff Creek, Jefferson
Washington West Bethlehem Township 23.4 37.7 5 23
Marianna, Prosperity
Amwell Township 30.6 49.2 6 30
US 19 – Amity, Lone Pine
32.9 52.9 7 33
US 40 – Laboratory
South Strabane Township 34.4 55.4 — 34
I-70 east – New Stanton
 Southern terminus of I-70 concurrency, east exit 18
35.4 57.0 8 20
PA 136 (Beau Street)		 Access to Washington & Jefferson College
36.4 58.6 7 19
US 19 (Murtland Avenue)		 Diverging diamond interchange
37.9 61.0 — 38
I-70 west – Wheeling, WV
 Northern terminus of I-70 concurrency, west exit 21
40.3 64.9 8A 40 Meadow Lands
41.1 66.1 8 41 Race Track Road – Meadow Lands
North Strabane Township 43.4 69.8 9 43
PA 519 – Eighty Four, Houston
45.5 73.2 10 45
To PA 980 – Canonsburg
Cecil Township 48.2 77.6 10A 48
Southpointe, Hendersonville
 Access to California University of Pennsylvania's Southpointe Campus and to the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
50.2 80.8 — 52
PA Turnpike 576 (Southern Beltway)		 Under contract; westbound entrances & eastbound exits are expected to open by 2019.[45]
Allegheny Bridgeville 54.6 87.9 11 54
PA 50 – Bridgeville
South Fayette Township 55.2 88.8 12 55
Heidelberg, Collier
 Formerly designated as "Heidelberg / Kirwan Heights"
Scott Township 57.4 92.4 13 57 Carnegie
Pennsbury Village 59.3 95.4 14 59
I-376 (US 22, US 30) – Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh International Airport
 I-376 exit 64A; signed as exits 59A (east) & 59B (west)
Robinson Township 60.4 97.2 16 60
PA 60 – Crafton, Moon Run, Pittsburgh International Airport
 Signed as exit 60A northbound and exits 60A (south) and 60B (north) southbound
Coraopolis 64.1 103.2 17 64
PA 51 – Coraopolis, McKees Rocks
 No southbound exit
Ohio River Neville Island Bridge
Neville Township 64.8 104.3 18 65
Yellow Belt to PA 51 – Neville Island
 Southern terminus of Yellow Belt concurrency
Ohio River Neville Island Bridge
Glenfield 66.5 107.0 19 66
PA 65 – Emsworth, Sewickley
Sewickley Hills 68.0 109.4 20 68
Yellow Belt (Mount Nebo Road)		 Northern terminus of Yellow Belt concurrency
Franklin Park 72.1 116.0 21 72
I-279 south – Pittsburgh
 Northern terminus of I-279, southbound exit and northbound entrance
73.3 118.0 22 73
PA 910 east / Orange Belt – Wexford
 Western terminus of PA 910
Marshall Township 75.7 121.8 23 75
Red Belt to US 19 south – Warrendale
 Northbound exit and southbound entrance
75.9 122.1 25 76
US 19 north – Cranberry
 Northbound left exit and southbound entrance
Butler Cranberry Township 77.2 124.2 — 77
I-76 / Penna Turnpike – Harrisburg, Youngstown OH
 I-76 / Penna Turnpike exit 28 (Cranberry)
78.7 126.7 25 78
PA 228 – Seven Fields, Mars, Cranberry
Jackson Township 83.1 133.7 26 83
PA 528 – Evans City
 Northbound exit and southbound entrance
85.5 137.6 26 85
To PA 528 (US 19)		 Southbound exit and northbound entrance
87.3 140.5 27 87
PA 68 – Zelienople
 Northbound exit and southbound entrance
88.7 142.7 27 88
To US 19 to PA 68 – Zelienople
 Signed as Little Creek Road northbound; promoted as access to Seneca Valley School District
Muddy Creek Township 95.8 154.2 28 96
PA 488 – Portersville, Prospect
Muddy Creek Township 99.6 160.3 29 99
US 422 – New Castle, Butler
 Access to Moraine State Park and McConnells Mill State Park
Worth Township 105.4 169.6 30 105
PA 108 – Slippery Rock
 Access to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Lawrence

 No major junctions
Mercer Springfield Township 113.7 183.0 31 113
PA 208 / PA 258 – Grove City
 Access to Grove City College and Westminster College
Findley Township 116.5 187.5 — 116
I-80 – Clarion, Sharon
 Signed as exits 116A (east) and 116B (west); I-80 exits 19A-B
Jackson Township 121.1 194.9 33 121
US 62 – Mercer, Franklin
New Vernon Township 130.6 210.2 34 130
PA 358 – Greenville, Sandy Lake
 Access to Thiel College
Crawford Greenwood Township 141.5 227.7 35 141
PA 285 – Geneva, Cochranton
Vernon Township 147.4 237.2 36 147
US 6 / US 19 / US 322 – Meadville, Conneaut Lake
 Signed as exits 147A (north/east) and 147B (south/west); access to Conneaut Lake Park and Allegheny College, to PA 102
Hayfield Township 153.9 247.7 37 154
PA 198 – Conneautville, Saegertown
Erie Washington Township 166.5 268.0 38 166
US 6N – Albion, Edinboro
 Access to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
McKean Township 174.7 281.2 39 174 McKean
178.6 287.4 — 178
I-90 – Buffalo, Cleveland
 Signed as exits 178A (east) and 178B (west); I-90 exits 22A-B; former southern terminus of I-179
Millcreek Township 180.5 290.5 41 180
To US 19 – Kearsarge
 Access to Millcreek Mall and PA 99
Erie 182.7 294.0 43 182
US 20 (26th Street)		 Access to Erie International Airport
183.6 295.5 44 183
PA 5 / PA 290 east (12th Street)		 Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 183A (east) and 183B (west); access to Presque Isle State Park, Waldameer Park, and Gannon University; western terminus of PA 290
— — Bayfront Parkway
Lincoln Avenue		 Northern terminus of I-79; roadway continues beyond Lincoln Avenue as Bayfront Parkway; former northern terminus of I-179
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


  •       Concurrency terminus


  •      


  •       Incomplete access




Auxiliary routes




  • Interstate 279 heads southeast from Interstate 79 in Pittsburgh's northern suburbs to Interstate 376 in downtown Pittsburgh.


  • Interstate 579 heads south from Interstate 279 in Pittsburgh's North Side to the Liberty Bridge and the Boulevard of the Allies just east of downtown Pittsburgh.




See also




  • Blank shield.svg U.S. Roads portal


  • Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania portal


  • Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia portal


  • Flag of Erie, Pennsylvania.svg Erie portal



References





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  2. ^ ab United States Geological Survey topographic maps and aerial photos, accessed via Terraserver-USA


  3. ^ National Atlas of the United States, Hydrologic Units (Watersheds) GIS data Archived 2013-05-04 at the Wayback Machine


  4. ^ "Ghost Ramps". Gribblenation.com. 2005-06-05. Retrieved 2017-08-08.


  5. ^ Google (2017-08-08). "Ghost ramps around the 100 mile marker" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2017-08-08.



  6. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". google.com.


  7. ^ Pennsylvania Turnpike Northwestern Extension Act, P.L. 706, No. 229, passed July 28, 1953


  8. ^ Pennsylvania Turnpike Southwestern Extension Act, P.L. 174, No. 52, passed June 14, 1955


  9. ^ Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials, August 14, 1957


  10. ^ Bureau of Public Roads, General Location of National System of Interstate Highways, 1955: maps of Erie and Pittsburgh


  11. ^ "3-digit Interstates from I-79". kurumi.com.


  12. ^ Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials, June 27, 1958


  13. ^ Charleston Daily Mail, Third Route Alters Interstate Picture, SRC Tells Mayors, October 20, 1961


  14. ^ Charleston Daily Mail, 5-Mile I-79 Link Will Open December 21, December 7, 1967


  15. ^ Charleston Daily Mail, 5 Miles of I-79 Opens in Marion, July 20, 1968


  16. ^ Charleston Gazette, Gov. Moore Will Open I-79 Segment, October 10, 1970


  17. ^ Charleston Gazette, Moore Opens I-79 Portion, Restates Vow, October 16, 1970


  18. ^ abc Release Date Report. West Virginia Department of Transportation. August 2003.


  19. ^ Federal Highway Administration, Ask the Rambler: Was I-76 Numbered to Honor Philadelphia for Independence Day, 1776?


  20. ^ "Interstates Renumbered". The Pittsburgh Press. February 24, 1972. p. 8. Retrieved November 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
    open access publication – free to read


  21. ^ Charleston Daily Mail, 5 More Miles of I-79 Being Opened Today, June 29, 1973


  22. ^ Charleston Gazette, 6-Mile Stretch of I-79 Open, August 31, 1973


  23. ^ Charleston Gazette, September 5, 1973


  24. ^ Dominion News, Two I-79 Sections Opened, December 23, 1971


  25. ^ Charleston Daily Mail, 40 Miles More of I-79 Open, December 23, 1971


  26. ^ Charleston Gazette, I-79 Mileage Increased to 40, December 23, 1971


  27. ^ Dominion News, January 23, 1972


  28. ^ Charleston Daily Mail, I-79 Segment Opened by Governor Moore, September 20, 1973


  29. ^ Charleston Daily Mail, More of I-79 to Be Opened Tomorrow, November 27, 1973


  30. ^ Charleston Gazette, Open I-79 Increasing by 25.17 Miles, November 28, 1973


  31. ^ Charleston Gazette, Additional Interstates to Open, January 30, 1974


  32. ^ Charleston Gazette, Highway Project Bids to Be Opened, March 8, 1972


  33. ^ Charleston Gazette, Moore Will Open 22 New Miles, October 8, 1974


  34. ^ Charleston Gazette, 22 Miles of Roads Opened, October 17, 1974


  35. ^ Daily Courier, W. Va. to Open Over 22 Miles of Highways, October 10, 1974


  36. ^ Charleston Gazette, Holiday Travelers to Find I-79 Nonstop From Amma, November 28, 1974


  37. ^ Charleston Gazette, New I-79 Stretch Will Open Today, November 13, 1975


  38. ^ Charleston Daily Mail, November 18, 1977


  39. ^ Daily Courier, I-79 Opening Today in Greene County, July 25, 1975


  40. ^ Valley Independent, Interstate 79 opened in Erie on September 4, 1976


  41. ^ "'Missing links' take shape at I-79/Parkway West". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.


  42. ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Planning Network GIS data version 2005.08


  43. ^ ab "Pennsylvania Exit Numbering" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 2, 2007.


  44. ^ Panuska, Mallory (December 22, 2010). "Gateway Connector opens today". Times West Virginian. Retrieved December 22, 2010.


  45. ^ Construction on Southern Beltway set for spring Beaver County Times (01/14/2013)




External links


  • 1971 Pittsburgh Press article detailing I-79 progress

Route map:






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Root vegetable, usually orange in color This article is about the cultivated vegetable. For other uses, see Carrot (disambiguation). Carrot Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Clade : Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Apiaceae Genus: Daucus Species: D. carota Subspecies: D. c. subsp. sativus Trinomial name Daucus carota subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens The carrot ( Daucus carota subsp. sativus ) is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist. [1] Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot, Daucus carota , native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the stems and leaves are eaten as well. The domestic carrot ha
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Deprivation index

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Deprivation indices are a measure of the level of deprivation in an area. Examples include: Indices of deprivation 2004 (ID2004) Indices of deprivation 2007 (ID2007) Underprivileged area score Carstairs index Department of Environment Index v t e Indices of Deprivation National (general deprivation) Carstairs index Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000 (IMD2000) Indices of deprivation 2004 (ID2004) Indices of deprivation 2007 (ID2007) Indices of deprivation 2010 (ID2010) National (subject specific deprivation) Underprivileged area score Department of Environment Index This economics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e This sociology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e This page is only for reference, If you need detailed information, please check here
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