Pennsylvania Route 60

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PA Route 60
Airport Expressway Beaver Valley Expressway Turnpike 60 (James E. Ross Highway)
Length:	74 mi[1] (119 km)
Formed:	1956
South end:	US 19/PA 51/PA 837 in Pittsburgh
Major junctions:	I-79 near Pittsburgh US 22/30 in Robinson Twp. PA 576 in Findlay Township I-76/PA Tpk. near New Galilee US 422 in New Castle I-80 near West Middlesex
North end:	US 62 BUS in Sharon
Counties:	Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer
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Pennsylvania Route 60 (PA Route 60 or PA 60), also called State Route 60 (SR 60), is a major 74 mile long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, connecting Pittsburgh to the areas of the northwest and west of Pittsburgh. The route's southern terminus is on Pittsburgh's West End at U.S. Route 19/Pennsylvania Route 51 while the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 62 Business in Sharon just north of the interchange with Interstate 80. From U.S. Route 22/U.S. Route 30 in Robinson Township to Pennsylvania Route 18 in Hermitage, PA 60 is a freeway.

PA 60 parallels Pennsylvania Route 18 for the bulk of its route. In fact, the two routes intersect each other three times in Monaca, West Middlesex, and Hermitage. Many of PA 60's exits are also within a mile from PA 18.

The toll section of PA 60 is maintained by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, which recently launched E-ZPass on the toll section of PA 60. All other portions of PA 60 are maintained by PennDOT.

The U.S. Congress has legislated an extension of Interstate 376 along most of PA 60, running from US 22/US 30 to I-80. When the extension becomes official, PA 60 will be truncated to as-yet-undetermined point in Allegheny County, although the route will remain from its current southern terminus to at least its intersection with U.S. 22 & U.S. 30 on Pittsburgh's Parkway West.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 At-grade section (Pittsburgh section) 1.2 Airport Parkway to Beaver Valley Expressway 1.3 Turnpike 60 (James E. Ross Highway) 1.4 New Castle to Sharon 2 Major intersections 3 Exit list 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Route description

[edit] At-grade section (Pittsburgh section)

One of only two at-grade (local) sections of PA 60 is located in Allegheny County. The southern terminus is located in this section of PA 60. PA 60 has many names in this section like Steubenville Pike and Noblestown Road.

PA 60 begins at an at-grade intersection with U.S. Route 19, Pennsylvania Route 51, and the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 837 on Pittsburgh's West End. In Crafton, PA 60 meets the eastern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 50. In Crafton, northbound and southbound traffic of PA 60 divides for about a half a mile. About 2 or 3 miles west of Crafton, PA 60 intersects Interstate 79 at Exit 60. At this point, the Yellow Belt has become PA 60. The at-grade section ends when PA 60 meets US 22/ US 30 and the PA 60 freeway begins.

[edit] Airport Parkway to Beaver Valley Expressway

Communities[2]
Moon Pittsburgh New Castle Beaver Falls Crafton Big Beaver Beaver New Galilee

This section of PA 60 marks the beginning of a long limited access (freeway) highway. The freeway begins at exit 1; exit 1 is an interchange with the Parkway West or US 22/30, south of Pittsburgh International Airport. At exit 3 marks the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 60 Business which is also a part freeway and a bypass for the airport. Exit 6 is a major interchange of PA 60; exit 6 is the main entrance to Pittsburgh International Airport. Exit 6 is also the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 576 (Southern Beltway). PA 576 is a newly built highway and is a toll road. At exit 8 and in Moon marks the northern terminus of PA 60 Business. At exit 12 is where Pennsylvania Route 18 will start to parallel PA 60 and PA 18 will meet PA 60 two more times. Exit 14 is the final exit before PA 60 becomes Turnpike 60 officially James E. Ross Highway.

[edit] Turnpike 60 (James E. Ross Highway)

Exit 29 (Pennsylvania Route 51) is the final exit before Turnpike 60 passes through toll barriers. Beyond this point, all passengers must pay a toll to utilize the highway. Recently, the Pennsylvania Turnpike has retrofitted toll plazas along PA Turnpike 60 to accept EZ-Pass. All exits on Turnpike 60 have a pay limit or passengers can use EZ-Pass. Vehicles with 2 axles have to pay $0.50 and 3 or more axles $2.00. The second of two toll barriers appear 2 miles southwest of New Castle. The final exit before Turnpike 60 returns to PA 60 is exit 43.

[edit] New Castle to Sharon

At the northern terminus of Turnpike 60, U.S. Route 422 begins a concurrency with PA 60 around New Castle for about a mile at exit 45. PA 60 meets the eastern terminus of U.S. Route 224 west of New Castle. On exit E marks the northern terminus of the concurrency with U.S. Route 422. Southeast of Sharon, PA 60 intersects Interstate 80 at the final full interchange of the long Beaver Valley Expressway. The final interchange of the Beaver Valley Expressway is an interchange with Pennsylvania Route 18. The second section where PA 60 is at-grade is located within the city of Sharon. It terminates at an interchange with U.S. Route 62 Business in downtown Sharon.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Allegheny	Pittsburgh	0.0[3]	US 19/ PA 51/ PA 837	Northern terminus of PA 837.
		1.6	PA 50	Eastern terminus of PA 50.
	Robinson Township	6.1	I-79	Exit 60 (I-79).
Freeway next 62 miles. See exit list below.
Mercer	Sharon	72.1	PA 418/ PA 718	Southern terminus of concurrency. Southern terminus of PA 418.
		74.5	US 62 BUS/ PA 718	Northern terminus of concurrency.

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#[3]	Destinations	Notes
At-Grade intersections first 9 miles
Allegheny County	Robinson Township	9.4	1B	US 22 east/ US 30 east - Pittsburgh	To I-79 south and I-279 north.
		9.4	1A	US 22 west/ US 30 west - Weirton, WV (Orange Belt CCW)	Orange Belt joins northbound and leaves southbound.
	North Fayette Township	9.7	1	Robinson Town Centre Boulevard
	Moon Township	10.9	2	Montour Run Road
		11.7	3	PA 60 BUS - Moon, Cargo-Service (Orange Belt CCW)	Orange Belt joins southbound and leaves northbound. Access to Robert Morris University and Air Force Reserve Base.
	Findlay Township	13.0	4	McClaren Road	Access to Pennsylvania Air National Guard and the town of Imperial.
		16.1	6	Pittsburgh International Airport - Main Terminals and Parking Area PA 576 east to US 22 - Fayetteville	PA 576 is a toll road.
		17.0	7	To US 30 - Clinton
		19.0	8	PA 60 BUS (Flaugherty Run Rd) - Moon	Cargo-service.
Beaver	Hopewell Township	21.4	9	PA 151 - Hopewell
		24.6	10	Aliquippa
	Center Township	27.7	11	Center Township	Access To Community College of Beaver County.
	Potter Township	30.0	12	PA 18 - Monaca, Shippingport	Access To Beaver Mall Boulevard, Beaver Mall, Penn State University Beaver Campus, and Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant.
	Vanport Township	31.1	13	PA 68 - Beaver, Midland
	Brighton	33.3	14	Brighton
	Chippewa Township	38.1	29	PA 51 - Chippewa
		Southern toll barrier. End/Begin Turnpike 60
	Big Beaver	40.3	31	PA 551 To PA 18 - Beaver Falls	For Non-EZ-Pass users: Southbound Off Ramp Only. 2 axles $0.50 and 3 or more axles $2.00.
		43.5	33	I-76/ Pa Tpk - Ohio, Harrisburg	To PA 351 - Ellwood City, New Galilee, Koppel.
Lawrence	North Beaver Township	49.2	40	PA 168 - Moravia	For Non-EZ-Pass users: Northbound Off Ramp Only. 2 axles $0.50 and 3 or more axles $2.00.
		Northern toll barrier
		52.9	43	PA 108 - Mount Jackson	For Non-EZ-Pass users: Southbound Off Ramp Only. 2 axles $0.50 and 3 or more axles $2.00.
	Union Township	End/Begin Turnpike 60
		54.4	45	US 422 - Butler
		Southern terminus of US 422/ PA 60 concurrency.
		55.9		US 224 west- Poland
		Northern terminus of US 422/ PA 60 concurrency.
		57.1	E-W	US 422 west/ US 422 BUS (Sampson St) - Youngstown, OH
	Neshannock Township	59.9	24	PA 18 (Mitchell Rd)
	Pulaski Township	64.3	25	PA 208 - New Wilmington, Pulaski	Access to Westminster College.
Mercer	Shenango Township	67.5		PA 18 (Sharon Rd)
		68.9		PA 318 - West Middlesex	Southbound only.
		69.3		I-80 - Mercer, Youngstown, OH	Gordon Ward Interchange.
		70.0		PA 18 - Sharon, West Middlesex
End/Begin Freeway. At-Grade intersections next 3 miles

[edit] See also

• Pennsylvania Turnpike
• Pittsburgh International Airport
• Pennsylvania Route 60 Business, the old route past Pittsburgh International Airport

[edit] References

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 60
2. ^ Pennsylvania Official Tourism and Transportation Map 2006 (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
3. ^ ^{a b} Calculated using DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007

[edit] External links

• PA 60 Exit List