U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania
US 19 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 195 mi (314 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Standort | ||||
Land | Vereinigte Staaten | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Greene, Washington, Allegheny, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 19 (US 19) in Pennsylvania closely parallels 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.
Route description
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In northern Washington County, US 19 was modernized after the former 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.
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
[edit]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 Pittsburgh and Meadville. The 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]
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 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) started a project to build a US 19 tunnel under the Norfolk Southern Railway, as well as align the West End Bypass with 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
[edit]County | Standort | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Greene | Perry Township | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | US 19 enters Pennsylvania from West Virginia |
Morrisville | 15.4 | 24.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 21 concurrency | |
Waynesburg | 16.5 | 26.6 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 218 | |
16.8 | 27.0 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 21 concurrency | ||
Washington Township | 21.9 | 35.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | PA 221 provides access to I-79 north; I-79 exit 19 | |
22.1 | 35.6 | ![]() ![]() | I-79 exit 19 | ||
Washington | South Strabane Township | 33.6 | 54.1 | ![]() | I-79 exit 30 |
37.0 | 59.5 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 40 concurrency | ||
Washington | 39.0 | 62.8 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 40 concurrency | |
39.2 | 63.1 | ![]() | |||
South Strabane Township | 40.6 | 65.3 | ![]() ![]() | I-70 exit 19; diverging diamond interchange[citation needed] | |
43.3 | 69.7 | ![]() ![]() | |||
North Strabane Township | 45.5 | 73.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange | |
Peters Township | 49.0 | 78.9 | Valley Brook Road / Old Washington Road – Lawrence, McMurray | Interchange | |
Allegheny | Upper St. Clair | 55.6 | 89.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange |
Mt. Lebanon | 57.6 | 92.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of Yellow Belt concurrency | |
57.8 | 93.0 | Mt. Lebanon Boulevard – Castle Shannon | |||
58.1 | 93.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 19 Truck | ||
59.1 | 95.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 121, northern terminus of Yellow Belt concurrency | ||
Pittsburgh | 60.6 | 97.5 | ![]() | ||
62.8 | 101.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-376/US 22/US 30 exit 69, southern terminus of PA 51 concurrency | ||
64.1 | 103.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange, northern terminus of PA 51 concurrency, northern terminus of PA 837, southern terminus of PA 60, West End Circle | ||
Ohio River | 64.3 | 103.5 | West End Bridge | ||
Pittsburgh | 64.6 | 104.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange, southern terminus of PA 65 concurrency | |
65.3 | 105.1 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange, northern terminus of PA 65 concurrency | ||
68.6 | 110.4 | ![]() | Southern terminus of Blue Belt concurrency | ||
69.0 | 111.0 | ![]() | Northern terminus of Blue Belt concurrency | ||
69.4 | 111.7 | ![]() | Interchange, I-279 exit 5 via Cemetery Lane | ||
69.9 | 112.5 | ![]() ![]() | HOV Only | ||
Ross Township | 73.0 | 117.5 | ![]() | Southern terminus of Green Belt concurrency | |
73.0 | 117.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of Green Belt concurrency | ||
McCandless Township | 75.6 | 121.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
76.2 | 122.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 19 Truck, southbound access only | ||
Franklin Park | 78.9 | 127.0 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | |
Marshall Township | 81.5 | 131.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
82.2 | 132.3 | ![]() ![]() | Southbound access only; I-79 exit 75 | ||
Butler | Cranberry Township | 83.3 | 134.1 | ![]() ![]() | I-76 / Penna Turnpike exit 28 (Cranberry) |
83.8 | 134.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of PA 228 | ||
Jackson Township | 88.8 | 142.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 528 | |
Zelienople | 90.2 | 145.2 | ![]() ![]() | No southbound exit, I-79 exit 85 | |
91.6 | 147.4 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 68 concurrency | ||
91.9 | 147.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of PA 288 | ||
92.0 | 148.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 68 concurrency | ||
Portersville | 101.4 | 163.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of PA 488 concurrency | |
101.6 | 163.5 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of PA 488 concurrency | ||
Muddy Creek Township | 104.7 | 168.5 | ![]() | Interchange | |
Lawrence | Scott Township | 105.8 | 170.3 | ![]() | |
106.1 | 170.8 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 956 | ||
Mercer | Springfield Township | 112.5 | 181.1 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 208 concurrency |
112.6 | 181.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 208 concurrency | ||
Findley Township | 116.9 | 188.1 | ![]() | I-80 exit 15 | |
Mercer | 119.2 | 191.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | One-way eastbound, southern terminus of PA 58 eastbound/PA 258 southbound concurrency | |
119.21 | 191.85 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 258 southbound concurrency, southern terminus of US 62/PA 258 northbound concurrency | ||
119.22 | 191.87 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | One-way westbound, northern terminus of PA 258 northbound concurrency, southern terminus of PA 58 westbound concurrency | ||
119.4 | 192.2 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 58 concurrency | ||
119.8 | 192.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 62 concurrency | ||
Perry Township | 131.2 | 211.1 | ![]() | ||
Crawford | Greenwood Township | 141.4 | 227.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Meadville | 147.2 | 236.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Roundabout; southern terminus of US 6/US 322 concurrency, southern terminus of PA 98 | |
148.4 | 238.8 | ![]() | I-79 exit 147 | ||
149.0 | 239.8 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 102 | ||
150.1 | 241.6 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 322 concurrency | ||
Saegertown | 156.5 | 251.9 | ![]() ![]() | Roundabout; southern terminus of PA 198 concurrency | |
157.2 | 253.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Roundabout; northern terminus of PA 198 concurrency | ||
Cambridge Springs | 165.2 | 265.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 86, western terminus of PA 408 | |
165.4 | 266.2 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 99 | ||
Erie | Mill Village | 171.4 | 275.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of US 6N Northern terminus of US 6 concurrency |
Waterford | 175.2 | 282.0 | ![]() ![]() | Roundabout, southern terminus of PA 97 concurrency | |
176.7 | 284.4 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 97 concurrency | ||
Summit Township | 184.8 | 297.4 | ![]() | I-90 exit 24 | |
Millcreek Township | 186.1 | 299.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 99, I-79 exit 180 | |
Erie | 189.5 | 305.0 | ![]() | Northern terminus of US 19 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
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- U.S. Route 19
- U.S. Highways in Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Mercer County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Greene County, Pennsylvania