Pennsylvania Route 60

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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesAllegheny
Highway system
← PA 59→ PA 61

Pennsylvania Route 60 (PA 60) is a

Interstate 376 (I-376), US 22, and US 30 in Robinson Township
. The portion of PA 60 outside of Pittsburgh is known as the Steubenville Pike; within the city, PA 60 follows several different streets.

The routing of PA 60 was originally designated as part of US 22 and US 30 in the 1920s. In 1953, US 22 and US 30 were rerouted to follow a new highway to the south while the former routing of the two routes through

US 62 Business in Sharon. For years, a gap existed in PA 60 between West Mayfield and New Castle; it was filled on November 20, 1992, with the opening of a toll road
between the two locations.

In 2005, it was announced that the part of PA 60 between Robinson Township and the

Moon became I-376 Business
.

Route description

PA 60 northbound in Robinson Township

PA 60 begins in the

Crafton Heights, where it meets the eastern terminus of PA 50. Here, the Noblestown Road name follows PA 50 to the south while PA 60 heads westward as Crafton Boulevard into the borough of Crafton. Just inside the borough, the route makes a sharp turn to the south, generally paralleling the borough limits to the intersection of Crafton Boulevard and Dinsmore Avenue.[3][4]

Northbound on PA 60 in Robinson Township

At this point, northbound and southbound PA 60 splits for about 0.5 miles (0.8 km), with PA 60 North following Dinsmore and Noble Avenues northward through a densely populated residential area to East Steuben Street. The route turns west here, rejoining the northbound half of traffic five blocks later at West Crafton Avenue. PA 60 South, meanwhile, is routed on West Crafton and Crennell Avenues through a underpass with the

Blue Belt along Noble Avenue, while southbound PA 60, traveling along Bradford Avenue, crosses the Blue Belt. [3][4]

Once again a two-direction highway, PA 60 heads westward through a more open but still developed area of Crafton before exiting the borough upon crossing over

Yellow Belt joins PA 60 as the route heads generally westward through a narrow but extensive commercial and residential neighborhood developed around the highway. As the route enters the vicinity of I-376, US 22, and US 30, the valley widens and the homes and small commercial developments give way to larger establishments and stores. PA 60 continues on past them to an interchange with the aforementioned three routes, where PA 60 terminates.[3][4]

History

2006 photo of PA 60 northbound approaching the south end of PA 60 Business. In 2009, this section of PA 60 became I-376 and PA 60 Business became I-376 Business.
Former route of PA 60 before the extension of I-376

The entirety of modern PA 60 was originally designated as part of

Carnot/Moon Township and the junction of US 22, US 30, and PA 60 in Robinson Township.[8] The new road became part of an extended PA 60 in 1962. At the end of the highway, PA 60 followed the Orange Belt north to Carnot, where it met PA 51.[6][9]

Pennsylvania Route 60 marker

Pennsylvania Route 60 Toll

LocationPittsburgh Int'l Airport - Sharon
Existed1991–2009
HistoryPredecessor to 2009 I-376 extension.

Construction began in the 1960s on the

Interstate 80 while a short extension of the expressway to PA 718 south of Sharon was designated but not signed as State Route 3004 (SR 3004).[14] PA 60 was extended northward over SR 3004 to PA 18 at some point between 1990 and 1997[15][16] and northwestward along SR 3004 and PA 718 to US 62 Business in Sharon at some point between 1997 and 2004.[16][17]

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Pennsylvania Route 60 Business marker

Pennsylvania Route 60 Business

LocationMoon Township – Findlay Township
Length6.26 mi (10.07 km)
Existed1992–2009[18][19]

The 16.5-mile (26.6 km) gap in the highway, and thus PA 60, between West Mayfield and New Castle went unfilled for almost a decade. On October 20, 1989, ground was broken on a bridge over the

Penn-Lincoln Parkway in Robinson Township.[21] It was opened to traffic as the Airport Expressway on September 9, 1992. PA 60 was realigned to follow the new highway around the southwestern edge of the airport while its former routing around the northeastern edge became PA 60 Business.[18]

On October 17, 2005, U.S. Senator

overlapping US 22 and US 30 along the Parkway West and replacing PA 60 from Steubenville Pike north to I-80.[24] PA 60 was truncated to its junction with US 22 and US 30 as a result.[25] The former routing of PA 60 in the vicinity of Sharon became PA 760[26] while PA 60 Business became I-376 Business.[19] On August 1, 2010, signage along the former Turnpike 60 was officially changed to I-376.[27]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Allegheny County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
West End Bridge, West End, North Shore, Downtown, Station Square
Southern terminus of PA 60; northern terminus of PA 837
1.782.86
 PA 50 west (Noblestown Road) – Noblestown, Carnegie		Eastern terminus of PA 50
Blue Belt (Noble Avenue) – Green Tree, Carnegie
Southern end of Blue Belt concurrency from PA 60 northbound
3.265.25
Blue Belt (East Steuben Street) – McKees Rocks
Northern end of Blue Belt concurrency from PA 60 northbound
Yellow Belt (Campbells Run Road) – Carnegie
Northern end of concurrency with Yellow Belt
9.2214.84Robinson Center Drive – Robinson Town Centre, The Mall at Robinson
9.4015.13
Pittsburgh, Weirton
I-376 exit 60, northern terminus of PA 60
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

PA 60 Truck

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Pennsylvania Route 60 Truck marker

Pennsylvania Route 60 Truck

LocationAllegheny County

Pennsylvania Route 60 Truck is a

truck route bypassing the narrow segments and dangerous S-curves
along mainline PA 60 that are unsafe for larger vehicles. The route begins at the I-376/I-79 interchange and continues north along I-79 to mainline PA 60. It follows I-79 for its entire length.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c Google (October 26, 2015). "Pennsylvania Route 60" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c General Highway Map – Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  5. Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  6. ^ a b Kitsko, Jeffrey J. (April 12, 2010). "Pennsylvania Route 60". Pennsylvania Highways. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  7. Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1950. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  8. ^
    Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1960. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  9. Sun Oil Company
    . 1964.
  10. Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1970. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  11. H.M. Gousha Company. Citgo
    . 1971.
  12. Shell Oil Company
    . 1973.
  13. ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  14. ^ General Highway Map – Mercer County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  15. ^ General Highway Map – Mercer County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ a b General Highway Map – Mercer County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  17. ^ General Highway Map – Mercer County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ a b Thorner, Jim (September 16, 1992). "Airport Expressway is born". The Weekly Times. The Beaver County Times. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  19. ^ a b I-376 Corridor New Exit Numbers (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. August 19, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "Route 60: Toll road completes an unfinished dream". The Beaver County Times. November 19, 1992. p. A6. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  21. ^ Donovan, Sandra Fischione (August 28, 1990). "Casey flying high over expressway". The Beaver County Times. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  22. ^ "Some local roads to get I-376 designation". Pittsburgh Business Times. October 17, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  23. ^ Schmitz, Jon (June 10, 2009). "Parkway West becomes Interstate 376". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  24. ^ Schmitz, Jon (November 6, 2009). "Highway now I-376 from Monroeville to Mercer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  25. ^ "Secretary Biehler Joins Announcement of Interstate 376 Re-designation". Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. November 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2010. Route 60 is now solely in Allegheny County between the West End in Pittsburgh and I-376 in Robinson Township, Allegheny County.[permanent dead link]
  26. ^ General Highway Map – Mercer County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  27. ^ "Effective August 1 New Signage Marks Turnpike 60 Conversion to I-376". Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.

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