Interstate 79
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Template:Infobox Interstate Interstate 79 (abbreviated I-79) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. It runs from Charleston, West Virginia at Interstate 77 to Erie, Pennsylvania at Pennsylvania State Highway 5.
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Length
| Miles | km | state | |
| 161 | 259 | West Virginia | |
| 183 | 295 | Pennsylvania | |
| 344 | 554 | Total | |
Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Clarksburg, West Virginia
- Fairmont, West Virginia
- Morgantown, West Virginia
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (bypassed)
- Erie, Pennsylvania
Intersections with other interstates
- Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia
- Interstate 64 in Charleston, West Virginia via Interstate 77 for less than 1 mile
- Interstate 68 in Morgantown, West Virginia
- Interstate 70 in Washington, Pennsylvania
- Interstate 76 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Interstate 80 in Pardoe, Pennsylvania (near Mercer, Pennsylvania)
- Interstate 90 in Erie, Pennsylvania
Shunpiking the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Shunpiking the Interstate 70 portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike via Interstate 68 and Interstate 79 is actually shorter than using the Turnpike. From Hancock, Maryland to Washington, Pennsylvania using the Turnpike the route is 155 miles, while the Shunpiking route from Hancock, Maryland to Washington, Pennsylvania via Morgantown, West Virginia is 151.8 miles. The speed limit is also higher on the Shunpiking route as West Virginia has a speed limit of 70 mph.
Spur Routes
Notes
This interstate primarily acts as a thoroughfare through western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It is a major route for Canadians using the Buffalo, New York crossing traveling to and from Florida.
I-579, which consists mostly of the Veterans Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh, is a short Interstate, but not the shortest. (Its length is officially 1.57 miles (2.53 km); I-375 in Michigan is shorter and signed. I-878, at 0.72 miles (1.16 km), is the shortest unsigned interstate, as of 2002.)
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