Interstate 176, 283 and 295 in Pennsylvania

Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania

I-176
Get started Morgantown
End Reading
Length 12 mi
Length 18 km
Route
1 → Harrisburg / Philadelphia2 Morgantown

7 Morgantown Road

10 Philadelphia Avenue

11 → Reading / Philadelphia

Interstate 176 or I -176 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The highway connects the city of Reading with Interstate 76 and is 18 kilometers long.

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Travel directions

The terminus of I-176 at Reading.

I-176 begins at Morgantown at a trumpet interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76), immediately followed by toll gates. I-176 then has 2×2 lanes and heads north through a wooded and slightly hilly area. One then reaches the urban region around the town of Reading, where I-176 terminates at US 422.

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History

Construction on I-176 began in 1961, primarily to provide access to the then important coal industry town of Reading. In 1962, the first 6 miles between Beckersville and Reading opened, and the rest from Morgantown to Beckersville opened in 1963. The highway was originally numbered I-180, but was renumbered I-176 in 1963, when the connecting Pennsylvania Turnpike opened. number I-76. I-176 did not connect directly to I-76, as did I-70 at Breezewood. It was not until 1997 that a new route opened along Morgantown, connecting I-176 directly to I-76.

Interstate 283 in Pennsylvania

I-283
Get started highspire
End Harrisburg
Length 3 mi
Length 5 km
Route
→ Pittsburgh/Philadelphia1 → Lancaster

2 Lindle Road

3 → Baltimore / Scranton

Interstate 283 or I -283 is an Interstate Highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. The highway forms the southeast approach road to the capital Harrisburg and is 5 kilometers long.

Travel directions

The highway begins at the Pennsylvania Turnpike formed by Interstate 76 and is a toll road. Immediately afterwards, it connects with SR-283, the highway to the city of Lancaster in the east. I-283 then has 2×2 lanes and runs north to Harrisburg where the highway ends at Interstate 83.

History

Construction of the highway began in 1968, and in 1970 the first 2 miles between I-83 and Exit 2 opened. In 1971, the remaining section opened up to I-76.

Traffic intensities

59,000 vehicles travel on I-283 every day.

Interstate 295 in Pennsylvania

I-295
Begin Bristol
End Yardley
Length 10 mi
Length 16 km
Route
0 → Philadelphia / New York3 Lincoln Highway

5 → Philadelphia / Trenton

8 Newtown

10 Yardley

New Jersey

Interstate 295 is an Interstate Highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. The freeway is part of the longer Interstate 295 in New Jersey that forms a partial beltway around Trenton. I-295 is located in the suburbs of both Philadelphia and Trenton. I-295 is 10 miles long in Pennsylvania.

Travel directions

I-295 begins at an interchange with Interstate 95 and Interstate 276 near Bristol, a small city northeast of Philadelphia. On site, I-95 makes a TOTSO, I-95 from Philadelphia becomes I-295 around Trenton here. I-276 from King of Prussia becomes I-95 towards New York. I-295 then forms a 2×2 lane freeway through suburban areas northeast of Philadelphia and southwest of Trenton. The large Oxford Valley Mall is just off I-295. Here is also a cloverleaf with US 1. Near Yardley follows the bridge over the Delaware River. The river forms the border with the state of New Jersey, after which theInterstate 295 in New Jersey continues and forms a circle around the state capital Trenton.

History

I-295 was originally constructed as part of Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania and opened to traffic in 1969, with the exception of the Scudder Falls Bridge over the Delaware River on the New Jersey border which opened in 1961. I-95 was planned to run west of Trenton and then toward Newark, New Jersey. However, the missing section north of Trenton was never constructed. Therefore, an interchange was constructed between I-95 and I-276, after which I-95 was routed over I-276 south and east around Trenton. The old I-95 west of Trenton in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey became part of I-295. I-95 was renumbered in early 2018.

Work began in 2018 to replace the aging Scudders Falls Bridge over the Delaware River on the New Jersey border. The new bridge is a toll bridge and is twice as wide as the old bridge, with 2×3 lanes for through traffic and one weaving lane in each direction. The first new span opened on 10 July 2019. The second span opened on August 18, 2021.

Traffic intensities

Every day, 55,000 to 65,000 vehicles travel on I-295.

Interstate 295 in Pennsylvania