Pennsylvania Route 581

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PA Route 581

Harrisburg Expressway

Length:

7 mi^[1] (11 km)

Formed:

1992 (completed 1996)

West end:

I-81/Beltway in Hampden Twp.

Major
junctions:

US 11 in Hampden Township

US 11/US 15 in Camp Hill

East end:

I-83/Beltway in Lemoyne

Counties:

Cumberland

Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 580		PA 588 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 581 is a 7 mile long state highway in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Its western terminus is at Interstate 81 exit 59 in Hampden Township, and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 83 exit 41 in Lemoyne. PA 581 makes up the southwestern quadrant of the Capital Beltway that encircles Harrisburg, with Interstate 81 and Interstate 83 comprising the remainder of the beltway.

The route is also known locally as the Harrisburg Expressway.

1 Exit list
2 History
3 Miscellanea
4 References

[edit] Exit list

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County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Cumberland	Hampden Township	0.0	1A-B	I-81/Beltway (American Legion Mem. Hwy.)	Westbound only.
			2	Creekview Road
			3	US 11 south (Carlisle Pike)
		Western terminus of US 11/ PA 581 duplex.
	Camp Hill		4	PA 641 (Trindle Road, Central Blvd.)
		Eastern terminus of US 11/ PA 581 duplex.
			5A-B	US 11 north/US 15 (Corps League Mem. Hwy.)	Cloverleaf interchange.
	Lemoyne		6A-B	I-83/Beltway (VFW Mem. Hwy.)	Eastbound only.

[edit] History

The segment from Camp Hill to Lemoyne, then the only completed portion of the expressway, was first signed as PA 581 in 1992. Construction began on the Hampden Township - Camp Hill segment in 1995 and it was completed two years later, completing the beltway of expressways around Harrisburg. Engineering for the project was provided by Gannett Fleming Inc. of Camp Hill.^[1]

[edit] Miscellanea

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There may be plans to upgrade this highway to Interstate 581.^[2] However, this proposal has not been put forth, and this is merely an argument among road enthusiasts, though if it were to become an interstate, it would more than likely be either 281, 481, 681, or 881, due to PA 581 connecting two interstates (I-81, and I-83)

[edit] References

edit Transportation Infrastructure of the Harrisburg metropolitan area
East-West thru-highways	Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) \| I-78 \| US 22 \| US 322
South-North thru-highways	I-81 \| US 11 \| US 15 \| PA 34 \| PA 72 \| PA 74
Harrisburg Roads	I-83 \| I-283 \| PA 39 \| PA 230 \| PA 441 \| Capital Beltway \| Harrisburg Expressway \| SR 3015 \| SR 3017
Lebanon Roads	US 422 \| PA 241 \| PA 343 \| PA 897
Other Roadways	US 209 \| PA 17 \| PA 25 \| PA 94 \| PA 147 \| PA 233 \| PA 235 \| PA 283 \| PA 443 \| PA 501 \| PA 641 \| PA 743 \| PA 934
Public transportation	Amtrak \| Capital Area Transit
Airports	Harrisburg International Airport \| Capital City Airport \| Carlisle Airport \| Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority
Rail	Harrisburg Transportation Center \| Pennsylvania Railroad \| Harrisburg Line \| Keystone Service \| Pennsylvanian \| Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line \| Keystone Corridor \| CorridorOne