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The next interchange along Interstate 70 westbound joins the freeway with Indian Hill and Finley Roads at Exit 44. Finley Road parallels Interstate 70 between Pennsylvania 201 (Rostraver Road) east to Pennsylvania 51 (Concord Road). Indian Hill Road stems north from Finley Road and Exit 44 1.2 miles to junction Pennsylvania 201. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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One half mile east of the Indian Hill Road off-ramp on Interstate 70 westbound. Exit 44 is signed for Arnold City a community along the Monongahela River to the southwest. Traffic to Arnold City is directed southward along Finley Road west, Rehoboth Road south, and Cooks Lane west to Fairhope. Cooks Lane becomes Long Avenue upon entering Fairhope, ending at Pennsylvania 201 (Fayette Avenue) in 2.8 miles at Arnold City. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 westbound at the Exit 44 ramp departure for Indian Hill Road and Fernley Road. Use Rehoboth Road south to Cooks Lane west to Pennsylvania 201 also for Naomi and Fayette City south of Arnold City. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Pennsylvania 201 intersects Interstate 70 near Pricedale at Exit 43. The north-south highway follows Rostraver Road north from Washington Road and the Fayette County line to a partial-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 70. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Pennsylvania 201 (Rostraver Road) splits with Pennsylvania 837 (C. Vance Deicas Memorial Highway) just north of Interstate 70. From there Pennsylvania 837 ventures northwest 2.1 miles to McKean Avenue at Donora. The state highway constitutes a four-lane divided highway between Pennsylvania 201 and the Monongahela Riverside city. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 43B leaves Interstate 70 west for Pennsylvania 201 (Rostraver Road) north to Pennsylvania 837 (C. Vance Deicas Memorial Highway). Rostraver Road meets Pennsylvania 51 in 3.6 miles and Pennsylvania 136 in 6.1 miles outside of West Newton. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Pennsylvania 201 southbound enters Pricedale and Lynnwood before crossing the Fayette County line. The state highway continues southward along Washington Road and Fayette Avenue to Fairhope, Arnold City (junction Pennsylvania 906), and Fayette City. Pennsylvania 201 loops east from there to Pennsylvania 51, Flatwoods, Vanderbilt, and U.S. 119 at Connellsville. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 42A leaves Interstate 70 quickly after the junction with Pennsylvania 201. The westbound off-ramp carries drivers onto Tyrol Boulevard westbound just north of its beginning at Main Street in North Belle Vernon. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Use Tyrol Boulevard west from Interstate 70 at Exit 42A for the community of Monessen. Grand Boulevard stems west from Tyrol Boulevard to Parente Boulevard in Monessen. Tyrol Boulevard otherwise continues north 1.7 miles to junction Pennsylvania 901 (Schoonmaker Avenue). Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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A trumpet interchange serves the community of North Belle Vernon from Exit 42 along Interstate 70. Fayette Avenue travels south from the freeway to Broad Avenue & Locust Street near downtown. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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The rapid fire interchange encounters of Interstate 70 westbound continue as the freeway enters the Exit 42 trumpet interchange with Fayette Avenue. North Belle Vernon lies just north of the Fayette County line and Belle Vernon along Broad and Fayette Avenues. Pennsylvania 906 provides the main route into Belle Vernon ahead at Exit 41. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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The first guide sign for Exit 41 and Pennsylvania 901 (Main Street) at the Baltimore Street over crossing. Pennsylvania 901 straddles the Monongahela River between Naomi, Belle Vernon, Monessen, and Webster. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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A folded-diamond interchange joins Pennsylvania 901 (Main Street) with Interstate 70 along the east banks of the Monongahela River. Pennsylvania 901 enters Fayette County and Belle Vernon south of Exit 41. The state route travels two miles north to the C. Vance Deicas Memorial Bridge across from North Charleroi. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 40 departs Interstate 70 westbound from the Elizabeth Bridge onto Pennsylvania 88 (Pennsylvania Avenue) below. Pennsylvania 88 follows the western banks of the Monongahela River from West Brownsville northward to California, Allenport, Dunlevy, Charleroi, and North Charleroi. Pennsylvania Avenue becomes McKean Avenue upon entering Charleroi one mile to the north. Allenport lies 2.5 miles to the south on Pennsylvania 88 (Main Street). Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 enters the community of Speers just west of Pennsylvania 88 and Dunlevy. Exit 39 serves the community with off-ramps onto Twilight Hollow Road at Arentzen Boulevard and State Street. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Twilight Hollow Road passes over Interstate 70 ahead of the Exit 39 off-ramp along westbound. The surface roadway travels north from State Street and Speers to Arentzen Boulevard and North Avenue. Twilight Hollow Road curves northward from Exit 39 to 1st Street at Charleroi. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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The next exit of Interstate 70 joins the freeway with the Mon-Fayette Expressway (Pennsylvania Turnpike 43) at Exit 37. Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 comprises a north-south toll road between Jefferson Hills and California at present. However the toll road is slated for a longer routing between Interstate 68 near Morgantown, West Virginia and the future Interstate 579 at Pittsburgh. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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A full-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements between Interstate 70 and Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 (Mon-Fayette Expressway). The toll road ends at U.S. 40 six miles to the south at California. Construction is planned from there southeast 13 miles to Uniontown and junction U.S. 119. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Use Exit 37A (Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 south) for Brownsville and the California University of Pennsylvania. Brownsville lies across the Monongahela River along U.S. 40 three miles east of Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 Exit 30. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 37B leaves Interstate 70 westbound for Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 northbound. The toll road continues another 18 miles to its end at Pennsylvania 51 near Clairton and Jefferson Hills. The turnpike serves the communities of North Charleroi, New Eagle, and Finleyville along the way. Pennsylvania 51 continues the northward drive to Pittsburgh at present for Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 drivers from Jefferson Hills. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 trailblazer posted along Interstate 70 westbound for the Exit 37A loop ramp onto southbound. Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 resumes south of the Uniontown Bypass (U.S. 40 & 119) for ten miles from Brownfield to near the West Virginia State line. See Jeff Kitsko's Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 page for more information. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 westbound at the Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 southbound off-ramp (Exit 37A). Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 upon completion will join with Interstate 68 (Exit 10) 40 miles to the south. The routing will provide an alternate to Interstate 79 for Morgantown to Pittsburgh based traffic interests. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 westbound on the approach to the Exit 36 half-diamond interchange with Twin Bridges Road near the community of Lover. Twin Bridges Road ventures 2.2 miles south from Twin Bridges itself to Pennsylvania 481 at Lover. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 36 departs Interstate 70 westbound for Twin Bridges Road and Lover. A small placard indicates that there is no return access from Twin Bridges Road. However drivers can access Interstate 70 west from the Exit 35 interchange with Pennsylvania 481 nearby. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 continues west one mile to junction Pennsylvania 481 (Exit 35) north of Lover. Pennsylvania 481 parallels the freeway from Lover west to its partial-cloverleaf interchange with the freeway at Exit 35. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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One half mile east of the Exit 35 off-ramp to Pennsylvania 481 and Kennedy Road. Crossbridge Road crosses over Interstate 70 between the state highway and Kennedy Road in the distance. The local road ends at Pennsylvania 481 on its northward drive to Monongahela. Kennedy Road meanwhile parallels Interstate 70 to the north between Twin Bridges Road and Pennsylvania 481. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 35 departs Interstate 70 west for Pennsylvania 481. Pennsylvania 481 travels 6.8 miles southeast to Centerville and junction U.S. 40 (National Pike). Grange Road and Kennedy Road continue west from Pennsylvania 481 at Exit 35 as frontage roads for Interstate 70 to Jonestown and Bentleyville. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 sees two off-ramps for the town of Bentleyville at Exit 32. The first exit joins the freeway with Wilson Road northeast of town. The Exit 32A folded-diamond interchange lies one mile ahead. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Drawing to within one half mile of the Exit 32B off-ramp onto Wilson Road. Pennsylvania 917 (Pittsburgh Road) ties into Interstate 70 just west of Wilson Road at Exit 32A. The state highway stems south from Pennsylvania 136 near Monongahela to downtown Bentleyville. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Wilson Road intersects Main Street at a travel plaza just south of Interstate 70. From there Main Street overtakes Wilson Road on the southward trajectory to Bentleyville. Pennsylvania 917 (Pittsburgh Road) merges with Main Street in town and continues south to Ellsworth. Wilson Road north ends nearby at Bentleyville Road. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 passes over a railroad line between Wilson Road and the Exit 32A off-ramp onto Meadow Drive. Meadow Drive parallels the westbound lanes for a short distance to Pennsylvania 917 (Pittsburgh Road). Pennsylvania 917 travels four miles north from Bentleyville to Ginger Hill. A placard displays "no truck services" to preclude truckers from using the winding Pittsburgh Road south to Bentleyville. Truckers should use Wilson Road south from Exit 32A instead. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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The end of the Exit 32A off-ramp at Meadow Drive. Meadow Drive ends at Pennsylvania 917 (Pittsburgh Road) to the left. Carlton Drive stems west from Pittsburgh Road just north of Meadow Drive for return access to Interstate 70 west. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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The next exit along Interstate 70 westbound serves the community of Kammerer via McIlvaine Road northbound to Pennsylvania 136 at Mingo Creek County Park. Kammerer lies along Pennsylvania 136 just west of McIlvaine Road's north end. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 westbound at the 0.50-mile guide sign for Exit 31 (Kammerer). A diamond interchange composes the junction between McIlvaine Road and Interstate 70. McIlvaine Road interchanges with Interstate 70 between Carlton Drive and Sprowls Road. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Drivers for Kammerer departs Interstate 70 westbound onto McIlvaine Road at Exit 31. McIlvaine Road ends at Sprowls Road and School Road just south of the freeway. Sprowls Road ventures south to the rural intersection of Lincoln Avenue & Bigler Road. School Road meanwhile branches west to Thomas and Short Cut Roads. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 27 serves the settlement of Dunningsville along Pennsylvania 136 to the north of Interstate 70. A diamond interchange joins the freeway with Brownlee Road 1.4 miles south of Dunningsville via Church Road. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 westbound at Exit 27 (Brownlee Road). Brownlee Road becomes Somerset Drive south of Exit 27 at Vanceville and Mathews Spur Road. Somerset Drive and Vanceville Road both migrate southward two miles to Vanceville. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Pennsylvania 519 meets Interstate 70 westbound at a folded-diamond interchange 1.75 miles south of Eighty Four. Eighty Four lies at the crossroads of Pennsylvania 519 and Pennsylvania 136. Lively Road and Donley Roads comprise freeway frontage roads leading into the state highway at Exit 25. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Westbound at the Pennsylvania 519 off-ramp at Exit 25. Pennsylvania 519 continues two miles south of Interstate 70 to its terminus at junction U.S. 40 and Glyde. Brush Run Road continues south from there to the community of Lone Pine. Northward Pennsylvania 519 meets Pennsylvania 136 in two miles, the village of Gramble in 4.2 miles, and junction Interstate 79 (Exit 43) at Houston in nine miles. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 merges with Interstate 79 for a three-mile overlap around the city of Washington at Exit 21. Interstate 79 joins Interstate 70 47 miles north of the western terminus of Interstate 68 at Morgantown, West Virginia. Interstate 79 constitutes a corridor between Charleston, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Erie. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Use Interstate 79 southbound for the Greene County towns of Morrisville and Waynesburg at Exit 14. Pennsylvania 21 meets the freeway at Exit 14 just outside of Morrisville 20 miles to the south. Waynesburg lies one mile west of there at junction Pennsylvania 218. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Traffic to Interstate 79 southbound (Exit 21) departs Interstate 70 westbound at the Lakeview Drive over crossing. A trumpet interchange joins the two freeways three miles east of the Washington city center and Interstate 79 interchanges with U.S. 40 (National Pike) one mile to the south before departing Washington. Over a year after this photo was taken the Lakeview Drive overpass collapsed. The incident occurred in December 2005 and fortunately no one was injured or killed. The freeway was closed however so PennDOT crews fix the damage and inspect all of the aging spans over Interstate 70. Crews subsequently replaced the Main Street overpass further to the west before it would collapse.3 Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Upcoming exits sign posted along Interstate 70 west & 79 northbound after merge at Exit 21/34. The freeway tandem sees two interchanges for the city of Washington ahead along their three-mile cosigning. Exit 20 serves Beau Street and Exits 19B/A facilitates the movements between Interstate 70 & 79 onto U.S. 19 (Murtland Avenue). A railroad corridor passes under the freeway near the exits sign pictured here. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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The one-mile guide sign for Pennsylvania 136 (Exit 20) posted along Interstate 70 west & 79 north. Pennsylvania 136 follows Beau Street from U.S. 40 (Jefferson Street) in Washington east through East Washington to junction Interstate 70 & 79. Ramps join the state highway with the freeway via the Interstate 70 & 79 frontage roads of Clare & Lakeview Drives. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Traffic interests to the Washington central business district should take Pennsylvania 136 (Beau Street) west from Exit 20 to U.S. 40 (Jefferson Street). The state highway ends at Jefferson Street just southeast of downtown Washington. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 west & 79 north near the Exit 20 off-ramp onto Lakeview Drive for Pennsylvania 136 (Beau Street). Pennsylvania 136 overall parallels the Interstate 70 corridor between Washington and Greensburg. The state route intersects the one-way street couplet of U.S. 19 (College & Lincoln Streets) 1.1 miles to the west. Pennsylvania 136 east departs the area on a five mile journey to Eighty Four. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 west & 79 northbound through traffic is advised to stay to the left through the upcoming full-cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 19 (Murtland Avenue). The federal highway intersects the freeway at Strabane Square and Washington Mall in East Washington. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Rain falls along Interstate 70 west & 79 north as they pass through the Exit 19B/A cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 19 (Murtland Avenue). U.S. 19 northbound (Washington Road) ventures northeast from Exit 19B parallel to Interstate 79 between East Washington and Upper St. Clair. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 19A loops onto U.S. 19 (Murtland Avenue) southbound for East Washington and Washington. Portions of the Strabane Square shopping center come into view to the north. U.S. 19 splits into College Street (southbound) and Lincoln Street (northbound) south of its turn from Murtland Avenue onto Ridge Avenue in East Washington. The federal route joins U.S. 40 for two-mile overlap from Washington east to Laboratory before resuming is southerly trajectory alongside Interstate 79 to Amity. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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A tri-level stack interchange exists at the Interstate 79 northbound split from Interstate 70 westbound at Exit 18. Interstate 79 resumes a northerly heading from Washington on the drive to metropolitan Pittsburgh. The freeway serves the southwestern suburbs on the 22 mile drive between Interstate 70 and junction Interstate 279 & U.S. 22-30 (Penn-Lincoln Parkway West). Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 79 northbound traffic veers northwest from Interstate 70 at Exit 18. Interstate 79 encounters Meadow Lands, Houston, Canonsburg, and Hendersonville on the 13 miles between Washington and the Allegheny County line. The freeway reaches Bridgeville and Carnege southwest of Pittsburgh and Moon Run west of the city. Interstate 79 meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) at Exit 78. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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0.75 miles east of the Exit 17 off-ramp for Pennsylvania 18 (Jefferson Avenue). Interstate 70 drivers bound for Pennsylvania 18 loop onto Wylie Avenue two blocks east of its intersection with Jefferson Avenue northwest of downtown Washington. The Exit 18 flyover ramp for Interstate 79 north from Interstate 70 east passes over the westbound mainline beyond the Exit 17 guide sign. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 sees three additional interchanges for the city of Washington before departing the area for Wheeling, West Virginia. They are Exit 17 for Jefferson Avenue (Pennsylvania 18), Exit 16 for Jessop Place, and Exit 15 for Chestnut Street (U.S. 40). Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 westbound at the Exit 17 off-ramp onto Wylie Street for Pennsylvania 18 (Jefferson Street). Pennsylvania 18 continues Jefferson Street northwest from U.S. 40 to junction Pennsylvania 844 nearby. Pennsylvania 18 turns north from there onto Henderson Street for the 20-mile drive to Burgettstown and junction U.S. 22 & 30. Pennsylvania 844 meanwhile overtakes Jefferson Street west through Wolfdale and Buffalo northwest of town. To the south, Pennsylvania 18 shares pavement with U.S. 40 through to Main Street. The state route leaves Washington via Park Avenue en route to Lagonda. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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A final upcoming exits sign touts the Washington, Pennsylvania interchanges with Jessop Place and Chestnut Street (U.S. 40). A diamond interchange joins the freeway with Sheffield Street at Exit 16 midway between Wilmington Street and Jessop Place. Jessop Place links Finlay Street with Weirich Avenue through residential areas of west Washington. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Westbound reassurance shield posted just beyond the Springfield Street on-ramp from Exit 16. U.S. 40 leaves Washington via Chestnut Street to meet Interstate 70 in 1.25 miles. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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U.S. 40 turns west from Jefferson Street and Pennsylvania 18 onto Chestnut Street 1.6 miles east of Exit 15. A partial-cloverleaf interchange joins Interstate 70 with Chestnut Street at the Franklin Mall. U.S. 40 parallels Interstate 70 west to Wheeling, West Virginia along the National Pike. The federal highway overall parallels Interstate 70 from Washington, Pennsylvania westward to Oakley, Kansas and again from Limon, Colorado to near Idaho Springs, Colorado. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 15 leaves Interstate 70 west for U.S. 40 (Chestnut Street) near Franklin Farms Road. U.S. 40 enters the west Washington communities of Elwood Park and Lincoln Hill on the eight mile drove to Claysville. Use Franklin Farms Road south from U.S. 40 to Pennsylvania 18 (Park Avenue) for Washington County Airport and Lagonda. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 leaves Washington for rural environs in western Washington County. The freeway next interchanges with Pennsylvania 221 (Bridge Road) at Exit 11. The state highway travels 16 miles between Pennsylvania 18 at Prosperity and Pennsylvania 231 at Acheson. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 11 consists of a short ramp between Interstate 70 westbound onto the adjacent Buffalo Church Road. Buffalo Church Road loops southwest from U.S. 40 (National Pike) to Pennsylvania 221 (Bridge Road) 3.2 miles southeast of Taylorstown. Jolly School Road stems east from Pennsylvania 221 adjacent to the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 to Mounts Road and junction Pennsylvania 18 (Park Avenue). Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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The next interchange of Interstate 70 westbound serves the town of Claysville at Exit 6. Pennsylvania 231 crosses the freeway via Finley Drive between U.S. 40 (National Pike) and Beham Ridge Road without direct access to Interstate 70. Traffic interests for Pennsylvania 231 must utilize a diamond interchange with Old National Pike three quarters west of the Pennsylvania 231 merge with U.S. 40 at Claysville. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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One mile east of the Exit 6 diamond interchange with Old National Pike on Interstate 70 west. U.S. 40 & Pennsylvania 231 overlap six blocks through Claysville between Findley Drive Wayne Street. The state route otherwise sinks 8.7 miles south from town to East Findley. Northward, Pennsylvania 231 intersects Pennsylvania 221 (Buffalo Creek Road) in 7.5 miles at the village of Acheson. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Westbound at the Exit 6 ramp departure to Old National Pike west of Pennsylvania 231. Old National Pike loops south of U.S. 40 between Claysville and West Alexander. U.S. 40 otherwise continues to the north of Interstate 70 along the 4.8-mile drive to West Alexander. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Curving southwest toward the town of West Alexander and the final Pennsylvania interchange (Exit 1). Old Brick Road becomes Maple Avenue north of Interstate 70 and intersects the Old National Pike nearby. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 westbound the one-mile guide sign for West Alexander (Exit 1). A folded-diamond interchange facilitates the movements between Old Brick Road and Interstate 70 0.75 miles east of the West Virginia state line. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Exit 1 leaves Interstate 70 westbound at the Main Street (Old National Pike) over crossing. Old Brick Road enters West Alexander ten miles north of West Finley. Maple Avenue ties into Main Street one block east of Liberty Road and Liberty Road intersects U.S. 40 (National Pike) at the north edge of town. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
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Interstate 70 westbound mileage sign posted ahead of the state line. Four miles separate Exit 1 at West Alexander from the first West Virginia interchange (Exit 11) at Dallas Pike. The city of Wheeling lies just 13 miles to the west along the Ohio River. Photo taken 10/15/04. |
Page Updated October 7, 2006.
