Interstate 79

Interstate Highway in Pennsylvania and West Virginia

"I-179" redirects here. For the submarine, see Japanese submarine I-179. For the identification card formerly issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, see Identity documents in the United States.

Interstate 79

I-79 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by WVDOH and PennDOT
Length| 343.46 mi[1] (552.75 km)
Existed| 1958–present
NHS| Entire route
Major junctions
South end|  I-77 near Charleston, WV
Major intersections|

* US 19 parallel route West Virginia and Pennsylvania
* US 33 / US 48 / US 119 near Weston, WV
* US 50 near Clarksburg, WV
* I-68 near Morgantown, WV
* I-70 near Washington, PA
* I-376 / US 22 / US 30 near Carnegie, PA
* I-279 in Franklin Park, PA

I-76 Toll / Penna Turnpike in Cranberry Township, PA
* I-80 in Findley Township, PA
* I-90 in McKean, PA

North end|  PA 5 / PA 290 / Bayfront Parkway in Erie, PA
Location
Country| United States
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

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←  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 I-77 in Charleston, West Virginia, north to Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) and PA 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 Canada–United States border. Major metropolitan areas connected by I-79 include Charleston and Morgantown in West Virginia and Greater Pittsburgh and Erie in Pennsylvania.

In West Virginia, I-79 is known as the Jennings Randolph Expressway, named for the West Virginia representative and senator. 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 the 39th Pennsylvania governor.

## Route description[edit]

Lengths  | mi[1] | km

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WV | 160.52  | 258.33
PA | 182.94  | 294.41
Total | 343.46  | 552.75

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 m) 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 north, I-79 generally parallels the path of U.S. Route 19 (US 19).

### West Virginia[edit]

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I-79 north of US 19 at West Virginia Route 15 in Flatwoods, West Virginia Aerial view of I-79 and surrounding terrain as it approaches Weston, West Virginia, from the south

I-79 begins at a three-way directional Y interchange with I-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 at Frametown and again at Sutton and never strays more than about 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) from it.[2][3]

### Pennsylvania[edit]

I-79 northbound past exit 7 in Whiteley Township, Pennsylvania Exit signs for US 20, PA 5, PA 290, and the terminus for I-79 in Erie, Pennsylvania The Neville Island Bridge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, carries I-79 across the Ohio River. Ghost ramps around milemarker 100 near Moraine State Park in Butler County, Pennsylvania

I-79 enters Pennsylvania from Morgantown, West Virginia. South of Washington, it traverses mostly rural Greene County.

Between milemarkers 34 and 38, I-79 overlaps I-70 in the Washington area before heading north toward Pittsburgh.

I-79 is carried over the Ohio River by the Neville Island Bridge, approximately eight miles (13 km) northwest of 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 connects from I-79 to Buffalo, New York, and the Canadian border.

Around milemarker 100 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 travel on US 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 visible under encroaching vegetation.[4][5]

I-79 was completely rebuilt in Greater Pittsburgh in the early 1990s.[6]

## History[edit]

I-79 merging with I-70 in Washington, Pennsylvania

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, what was later built as I-90.[7] The Southwestern Extension, authorized in 1955, was to run south from the main line near Pittsburgh to West Virginia, where it connects with an extension of the West Virginia Turnpike.[8] Except for the section between Washington and Greater Pittsburgh, which was included as part of I-70,[9] the first portion of I-79 to be added to the plans was north from Pittsburgh to Erie, along the US 19 corridor.

Interstate 179

Location| Erie
Existed| November 12, 1958–1968

Interstate 279

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

In September 1955, two short urban portions were designated:[10][11]

* I-179: A spur from I-90 north to Erie, currently absorbed into I-79.[12]
* I-279: A western bypass of Pittsburgh, connecting I-70 with I-80S (now I-76); it and I-79 later swapped designations.

The number 79 was assigned in 1958,[13] and an extension south along I-70 to Washington and beyond to Charleston was approved on October 18, 1961.[14] 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 I-77 at Beckley, West Virginia, 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.[15] This five-mile (8.0 km) section bypassed part of West Virginia Route 73 (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).[16] It was further extended 9.5 miles (15.3 km) toward Morgantown on October 15, 1970, bypassing more of WV 73 to exit 146 (Goshen Road) south of that city.[17][18][19]

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.[20] The changes took effect on October 2, 1972.[21]

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.[22] 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).[23][24] 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 10 miles (16 km) from exit 51 (Frametown) to exit 62 (Sutton), and the other from exit 105 (Jane Lew) to exit 115 (Nutter Fort).[25][26][27][28] On September 19, 1973, another 7.5-mile (12.1 km) stretch was opened, from exit 105 (Jane Lew) south to exit 99 (Weston).[29]

In 1973, significant portions of the Interstate were completed.[19] I-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.[30][31]

A 5.5-mile (8.9 km) extension from exit 51 south to exit 46 (Servia) opened on February 1, 1974,[32] and County Route 11 to WV 4 near Duck was widened to handle the increased load.[33] 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);[34][35][36] it was extended south to exit 25 (Amma) in late November[37] and to US 119 north of Clendenin (exit 19) on November 13, 1975.[38] It was opened from exit 19 to exit 9 (Elkview) on November 18, 1977,[39] and finally completed to I-77 in 1979.[19]

On July 25, 1975, I-79 was opened between exits 1 and 14 in Pennsylvania.[40] The last piece of I-79 between West Virginia and Erie—the Neville Island Bridge over the Ohio River—opened on September 3, 1976.[41] In 1984, the route was extended about one mile (1.6 km) further to the north, with the opening of a new segment between US 20 and PA 5 in Erie.[42]

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 and for airport traffic seeking to go northbound on I-79) were completed.[43]

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.

## Exit list[edit]

State| County| Location| mi[44]| km| Old exit
[45]| New exit
[45]| Destinations| Notes

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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| 25.281| 40.686| | 25|  CR 29 – Amma|
​| 33.741| 54.301| | 34|  WV 36 – Wallback, Clay|
Clay| ​| 39.899| 64.211| | 40|  WV 16 – Big Otter|
Braxton| ​| 46.099| 74.189| | 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 end of US 19 concurrency; access to New River Gorge
Sutton| 61.465| 98.918| | 62|  WV 4 – Sutton, Gassaway|
Flatwoods| 66.965| 107.770| | 67|
US 19 north (WV 4) / WV 15 – Flatwoods| Northern end 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| 95.928| 154.381| | 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| 105.038| 169.042| | 105|  CR 7 – Jane Lew| Access to Jackson's Mill
Harrison| Lost Creek| 109.688–
110.595| 176.526–
177.985| | 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| 118.13| 190.11| | 117|  WV 58 – Anmoore|
119.63| 192.53| | 119|  US 50 (Corridor D) – Clarksburg, Bridgeport| Access to Salem International University
Bridgeport| 121.7| 195.9| | 121|  CR 24 (Meadowbrook Road)|
124.34| 200.11| | 124|

WV 279 to US 50 east| Access to North Central West Virginia Airport, Tygart Lake State Park, and United Hospital Center
​| 125.36| 201.75| | 125|  WV 131 (Saltwell Road) – Shinnston|
Marion| Whitehall| 132.086| 212.572| | 132|  US 250 – Fairmont, Whitehall|
Fairmont| 133.356| 214.616| | 133|  CR 641 (Kingmont Road)|
134.926| 217.142| | 135|  CR 64 (Pleasant Valley Road)|
136.006| 218.880| | 136|  WV 273 – Downtown Fairmont| Southern terminus of WV 273; exit fully opened on December 22, 2010.[46]
136.660| 219.933| | 137|  WV 310 (East Park Avenue)| Access to Valley Falls State Park
138.79| 223.36| | 139|  CR 33 (Pricketts Creek Road) – East Fairmont| Access to Prickett's Fort State Park
Monongalia| ​| 145.62| 234.35| | 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 467 (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

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0.0| 258.33

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0.0| West Virginia–Pennsylvania state line
Pennsylvania| Greene| Perry Township| 0.8| 1.3| 1| 1|
To US 19 – Mount Morris|
Whiteley Township| 6.8| 10.9| 2| 7| Kirby, Garards Fort|
Franklin Township| 14.0| 22.5| 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 end of I-70 concurrency; exit 18 eastbound
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| Northern end of I-70 concurrency; exit 21 westbound
40.3| 64.9| 8A| 40| Meadow Lands|
41.1| 66.1| 8| 41| Race Track Road| Access to Hollywood Casino at The Meadows
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| —| 49|

PA Turnpike 576 west – Pittsburgh International Airport| Eastern terminus of PA 576; E-ZPass or toll-by-plate
Allegheny| Bridgeville| 54.6| 87.9| 11| 54|  PA 50 – Bridgeville|
South Fayette Township| 55.2| 88.8| 12| 55|  PA 50 – Heidelberg, Collier Township| 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 59; signed as exits 59A (east) and 59B (west)
Robinson Township| 60.4| 97.2| 16| 60|  PA 60 – Crafton, Moon Run| Signed as 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|
Ohio Township| 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| Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of I-279,
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 / 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; interchange partially located in Lawrence County
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 exit 19
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 22; 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
183.8| 295.8| —| —| 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
* Electronic toll collection
* Incomplete access

## Auxiliary routes[edit]

* I-279 heads southeast from I-79 in Pittsburgh's northern suburbs to I-376 in Downtown Pittsburgh.
* I-579 heads south from I-279 in Pittsburgh's North Side to the Liberty Bridge and the Boulevard of the Allies just east of Downtown Pittsburgh.

## See also[edit]

* U.S. Roads portal
* Pennsylvania portal

## References[edit]

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2. ^ a b United States Geological Survey topographic maps and aerial photos, accessed via Terraserver-USA
3. ^ National Atlas of the United States, Hydrologic Units (Watersheds) GIS dataArchived May 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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5. ^ Google (August 8, 2017). "Ghost ramps around the 100 mile marker" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
6. ^ Grata, Joe (March 31, 1991). "PennDOT to Restrict I-79 Lanes This Year". Road Report. The Pittsburgh Press. p. A14 - via Google News Archive Search.
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
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15. ^ "5-Mile I-79 Link Will Open December 21". Charleston Daily Mail. December 7, 1967.[page needed]
16. ^ "5 Miles of I-79 Opens in Marion". Charleston Daily Mail. July 20, 1968.[page needed]
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18. ^ "Moore Opens I-79 Portion, Restates Vow". Charleston Gazette. October 16, 1970.[page needed]
19. ^ a b c Release Date Report. West Virginia Department of Transportation. August 2003.
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24. ^ Charleston Gazette. September 5, 1973. `{{cite news}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)[page needed]
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35. ^ "22 Miles of Roads Opened". Charleston Gazette. October 17, 1974.[page needed]
36. ^ "W. Va. to Open Over 22 Miles of Highways". Daily Courier. Prescott, Arizona. October 10, 1974.[page needed]
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* Interstate Guide - I-79
* I-79 in West Virginia at AARoads.com
* I-79 in Pennsylvania at AARoads.com
* Pennsylvania Highways: I-79
* West Virginia Roads - I-79
* Pennsylvania Roads - I-79
* 1971 Pittsburgh Press article detailing I-79 progress
* Geographic data related to Interstate 79 at OpenStreetMap

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* 65
* 66
* KS–KY
* VA–DC
* 68
* 69
* 70
* 71
* 72
* 73
* 74
* 75
* 76
* CO–NE
* OH–NJ
* 77
* 78
* 79
* 80
* 81
* 82
* WA–OR
* PA–NY
* CT–RI
* 83
* 84
* OR–UT
* PA–MA
* 85
* 86
* ID
* PA–NY
* CT–MA
* 87
* NC
* NY
* 88
* IL
* NY
* 89
* 90
* 91
* 93
* 94
* 95
* 96
* 97
* 99
* H-1
* H-2
* H-3

Unsigned|

* A-1
* A-2
* A-3
* A-4
* PRI-1
* PRI-2
* PRI-3

Lists|

* Primary
* Auxiliary
* Suffixed
* Business
* Future

Other|

* Standards
* Gaps
* Tolled

Routes in italics are no longer a part of the system. Major Interstates are highlighted.

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* Pennsylvania
* 1791
* 279
* 4791
* 579

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Completed highways|

* Mainline Turnpike (I-70, I-76, I-95, I-276)
* Northeast Extension (I-476)
* James E. Ross Highway (I-376)
* Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass (Turnpike 66)

Partially completed highways|

* I-95 Connector
* Mon–Fayette Expressway (Turnpike 43)
* Southern Beltway (Turnpike 576)

Tunnels and bridges|

* Allegheny Mountain Tunnel
* Allegheny River Bridge
* Beaver River Bridge
* Blue Mountain Tunnel
* Delaware River Bridge
* Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel
* Lehigh Tunnel
* Mingo Creek Viaduct
* Mon–Fayette Expressway Bridge
* Schuylkill River Bridge
* Susquehanna River Bridge
* Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel

Aborted expansion plans|

* Chester Extension
* Erie Extension
* Gettysburg Extension
* Keystone Shortway
* Northwest & Southwest Extension
* Philadelphia Loop Extension
* Scranton Extension

Historical structures|

* Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
* Rays Hill Tunnel
* Sideling Hill Tunnel
* Laurel Hill Tunnel
* South Pennsylvania Railroad
* Negro Mountain Tunnel
* Quemahoning Tunnel

Tolling systems|

* E-ZPass
* Cashless Tolling

Authority control databases

National|

* Israel
* United States

Geographic|

* Structurae

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*[PA]: Pennsylvania
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