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Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)

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This article is about the Interstate Highway in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. For the Interstate Highway in Colorado and Nebraska, see Interstate 76 (Colorado–Nebraska).

Interstate 76 marker

Interstate 76

Map
I-76 highlighted in red
Route information
Length434.87 mi[2] (699.86 km)
Existed1964[1]–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-71 / US 224 near Westfield Center, OH
Major intersections
East end I-295 / Route 42 in Bellmawr, NJ
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesOhio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Highway system
← SR 75OHSR 76 →
← PA 75PAPA 76 →
← Route 75NJRoute 76 →
← Route 7676CRoute 77 →

Interstate 76 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It goes from Westfield Center, Ohio east to Bellmawr, New Jersey. The route is 434.36 miles (699.03 km) long.[2]

Just west of Youngstown, I-76 joins the Ohio Turnpike and heads around the south side of Youngstown. In Pennsylvania, I-76 runs across most of the state on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It passes near Pittsburgh and Harrisburg before leaving the Turnpike to enter Philadelphia. It is called the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia. It crossing the Walt Whitman Bridge into New Jersey. After Interstate 76 reaches its eastern terminus, the freeway continues as Route 42 and the Atlantic City Expressway to Atlantic City.

References

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  1. ↑ "Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 76". Pahighways.com. Retrieved 2013-01-29.[self-published source]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Highway Administration (2002-10-31). "FHWA Route Log and Finder List: Table 1". Retrieved 2007-03-28.



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