U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania
Route map:
U.S. Route 19 | ||
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 US 19 highlighted in red | ||
| Route information | ||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||
| Length | 195 mi (314 km) | |
| Major junctions | ||
| South end |  US 19 at West Virginia border near Mount Morris | |
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| North end |  US 20 in Erie | |
| Location | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Counties | Greene, Washington, Allegheny, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie | |
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U.S. Route 19 (US 19) in
Interstate 79 (I-79) for its entire length. US 19 enters Pennsylvania from West Virginia in Greene County near Mount Morris. Its northern terminus is at US 20 in the city of Erie. Part of it is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie
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Route description
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In northern
Pittsburgh Railways Interurban (PRCo) trolley service was discontinued in August 1953. Initially, US 19 ran parallel to the trolley line and later expanded over the tracks through part of Mt. Lebanon in southern Allegheny County
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US 19 then proceeds north through Pittsburgh's North Side, West View, Perrysville, Ross Township, McCandless, and Wexford, where it is referred to as Perry Highway. In Cranberry Township, it connects with I-79, the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76), and Pennsylvania Route 228 (PA 228). Continuing through Mercer and Crawford counties, the route meets its terminus at a junction with US 20 in Erie. The US 19 Truck designation exists in Pittsburgh, running from Wexford to Mt. Lebanon. Although both of that route's terminuses are with the regular US 19, the two routes also intersect near the Fort Pitt Tunnel on Pittsburgh's West End.
History
US 19 in Pennsylvania has maintained a similar alignment for much of its history. In 1928, US 19 was moved to its current route between
West End Bridge in Pittsburgh was completed in 1932, and US 19 was realigned to cross the bridge. In 1936, US 19 was moved to its current alignment between Zelienople and Harmony. Through the 1940s and 1950s, different parts of US 19 were widened.[citation needed
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In 1987, the Phase One project started to connect two sections of Ohio River Boulevard near Western Avenue and Chateau Street. Phase Two of the project included a new interchange between the PA 65 expressway (concurrent with US 19 west of the interchange) and the West End Bridge. The bridge was closed for two years for construction but reopened in 1991, while construction finished in 1992.[citation needed]
In 2003, the
West End Circle, the intersection of US 19, PA 51, PA 60, and PA 837. The project was completed in 2010.[1]
In 2016, a diverging diamond interchange was built at the intersection of US 19 and I-70/I-79 in South Strabane Township.[2]
PennDOT started construction on a multilane roundabout at the intersection of US 19, US 6, US 322, and PA 98 in Vernon Township, near Meadville. Construction was expected to be completed in October 2019.[3]
PennDOT has also started construction on an intersection improvement project at the northern intersection of US 19 and PA 97. PA 97 will be realigned to meet US 19 at a 90-degree angle, and new left turn lanes and traffic signals will be installed. Construction is expected to be completed in October 2019.[4][needs update]
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Greene | Perry Township | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 19 south (Blue Horizon Drive) – Morgantown | US 19 enters Pennsylvania from West Virginia |
I-79 | Southern terminus of PA 21 concurrency | ||||
| Waynesburg | 16.5 | 26.6 |  PA 218 south (Morgan Street) | Northern terminus of PA 218 | |
| 16.8 | 27.0 |   PA 21 west (High Street) | Northern terminus of PA 21 concurrency | ||
I-79 north – Prosperity, Jefferson | PA 221 provides access to I-79 north; I-79 exit 19 | ||||
| 22.1 | 35.6 |   I-79 south – Waynesburg, Morgantown | I-79 exit 19 | ||
I-79 – Washington, Waynesburg | I-79 exit 30 | ||||
| 37.0 | 59.5 |   US 40 east (Maiden Street) | Southern terminus of US 40 concurrency | ||
| Washington | 39.0 | 62.8 | US 40 west (Maiden Street) | Northern terminus of US 40 concurrency | |
| 39.2 | 63.1 |  PA 136 (Beau Street) | |||
Pittsburgh | I-70 exit 19; diverging diamond interchange[citation needed] | ||||
| 43.3 | 69.7 |  Racetrack Road to | |||
| Interchange | |||||
| Peters Township | 49.0 | 78.9 | Valley Brook Road / Old Washington Road – Lawrence, McMurray | Interchange | |
Upper Saint Clair, Bridgeville, Bethel Park | Interchange | ||||
Yellow Belt (Connor Road / Gilkeson Road) to PA 88 – Bridgeville | Southern terminus of Yellow Belt concurrency | ||||
| 57.8 | 93.0 | Mt. Lebanon Boulevard – Castle Shannon | |||
| 58.1 | 93.5 |   US 19 Truck north (Washington Road) | Southern terminus of US 19 Truck | ||
| 59.1 | 95.1 |   Yellow Belt (Cochran Road) | Southern terminus of PA 121, northern terminus of Yellow Belt concurrency | ||
Blue Belt (Potomac Avenue) | |||||
| 62.8 | 101.1 |    | I-376/US 22/US 30 exit 69, southern terminus of PA 51 concurrency | ||
| 64.1 | 103.2 |  I-376 east – Downtown | Interchange, northern terminus of PA 51 concurrency, northern terminus of PA 837, southern terminus of PA 60, West End Circle | ||
West End Bridge | |||||
I-279 – Downtown, North Shore | Interchange, southern terminus of PA 65 concurrency | ||||
| 65.3 | 105.1 |  PA 65 north (Ohio River Boulevard) / California Avenue | Interchange, northern terminus of PA 65 concurrency | ||
| 68.6 | 110.4 |  Blue Belt (Bascom Avenue) | Southern terminus of Blue Belt concurrency | ||
| 69.0 | 111.0 | Blue Belt (Ivory Avenue) – Millvale | Northern terminus of Blue Belt concurrency | ||
| 69.4 | 111.7 |  Pittsburgh, Erie | Interchange, I-279 exit 5 via Cemetery Lane | ||
| 69.9 | 112.5 | I-279 south | HOV Only | ||
Green Belt (Three Degree Road) – Allison Park | Southern terminus of Green Belt concurrency | ||||
| 73.0 | 117.5 |   | Northern terminus of Green Belt concurrency | ||
Yellow Belt (West Ingomar Road / Ingomar Road) to PA 65 – North Park | |||||
| 76.2 | 122.6 | US 19 Truck south (McKnight Road) | Northern terminus of US 19 Truck, southbound access only | ||
Orange Belt (Wexford Road) | Interchange | ||||
| 82.2 | 132.3 | Pittsburgh | Southbound access only; I-79 exit 75 | ||
| I-76 / Penna Turnpike exit 28 (Cranberry) | |||||
| 83.8 | 134.9 |  I-79 – Mars | Western terminus of PA 228 | ||
Pittsburgh, Evans City | Southern terminus of PA 528 | ||||
I-79 north – Erie | No southbound exit, I-79 exit 85 | ||||
| 91.6 | 147.4 |  PA 68 west (Beaver Street) – Rochester | Southern terminus of PA 68 concurrency | ||
| 91.9 | 147.9 |   PA 288 west / PA 588 west (New Castle Street) – Ellwood City, Beaver Falls | Eastern terminus of PA 288 | ||
| 92.0 | 148.1 | I-79 south – Evans City, Butler | Northern terminus of PA 68 concurrency | ||
I-79 – Prospect | Eastern terminus of PA 488 concurrency | ||||
| 101.6 | 163.5 |  PA 488 west (Portersville Road) – Ellwood City | Western terminus of PA 488 concurrency | ||
US 422 (New Castle Road) – New Castle, Butler | Interchange | ||||
| Lawrence | Scott Township | 105.8 | 170.3 |  PA 108 (Harlansburg Road) – New Castle, Slippery Rock | |
| 106.1 | 170.8 |  PA 956 north – Neshannock Falls, New Wilmington | Southern terminus of PA 956 | ||
| Mercer | Springfield Township | 112.5 | 181.1 |  PA 208 west (Leesburg Volant Road) – Volant, New Wilmington | Southern terminus of PA 208 concurrency |
| 112.6 | 181.2 | I-79 – Grove City | Northern terminus of PA 208 concurrency | ||
| I-80 exit 15 | |||||
| Mercer | 119.2 | 191.8 |   PA 58 east / PA 258 south (South Diamond Street) – Grove City | One-way eastbound, southern terminus of PA 58 eastbound/PA 258 southbound concurrency | |
| 119.21 | 191.85 |    US 62 south / PA 258 north (West Market Street) to PA 158 / PA 318 – Sharon | Northern terminus of PA 258 southbound concurrency, southern terminus of US 62/PA 258 northbound concurrency | ||
| 119.22 | 191.87 | PA 58 west / PA 258 north (North Diamond Street) | One-way westbound, northern terminus of PA 258 northbound concurrency, southern terminus of PA 58 westbound concurrency | ||
| 119.4 | 192.2 | PA 58 west (Greenville Avenue) – Greenville | Northern terminus of PA 58 concurrency | ||
| 119.8 | 192.8 | I-79 – Franklin | Northern terminus of US 62 concurrency | ||
| Perry Township | 131.2 | 211.1 |  PA 358 (Hadley Road) – Greenville, Sandy Lake | ||
I-79 | |||||
Fairview | Roundabout; southern terminus of US 6/US 322 concurrency, southern terminus of PA 98 | ||||
| 148.4 | 238.8 | Pittsburgh, Erie | I-79 exit 147 | ||
| 149.0 | 239.8 |  PA 102 north (Pennsylvania Avenue) | Southern terminus of PA 102 | ||
| 150.1 | 241.6 |  US 322 east (Linden Street) | Northern terminus of US 322 concurrency | ||
| Saegertown | 156.5 | 251.9 |  PA 198 east (State Street) – Blooming Valley | Roundabout; southern terminus of PA 198 concurrency | |
| 157.2 | 253.0 | I-79 | Roundabout; northern terminus of PA 198 concurrency | ||
| Cambridge Springs | 165.2 | 265.9 |   PA 86 south (Main Street) / PA 408 east (Church Street) | Northern terminus of PA 86, western terminus of PA 408 | |
| 165.4 | 266.2 |  PA 99 north (McClellan Street) | Southern terminus of PA 99 | ||
| Eastern terminus of US 6N Northern terminus of US 6 concurrency | |||||
| Waterford | 175.2 | 282.0 |  PA 97 south | Roundabout, southern terminus of PA 97 concurrency | |
| 176.7 | 284.4 | PA 97 north (Perry Highway) | Northern terminus of PA 97 concurrency | ||
| I-90 exit 24 | |||||
I-79 – Edinboro | Northern terminus of PA 99, I-79 exit 180 | ||||
Fairview, Cleveland | Northern terminus of US 19 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
U.S. Roads portal
Pennsylvania portal
References
- ^ Grata, Joe (August 17, 2006). "West End Circle ready for rebuild". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Blazina, Ed (August 17, 2017). "Officials celebrate new I-70 interchange in Washington County". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE: PennDOT Intersection Improvement Project creating multi-lane roundabout at Big I Intersection". WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com. August 15, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Myers, Valerie (May 1, 2019). "Construction to begin at routes 19 and 97 in Waterford". GoErie.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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