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| Total Mileage in State: | 170 miles | |
| Eastern End: | At Maryland state line | |
| Western End: | At West Virginia state line | |
| Mileage covered in Photos: | 95 miles | |
| Counties covered in Photos: | Fulton, Bedford, Westmoreland, Washington | |
| Major Junctions in Photos: | I-79 in Washington I-76 (PA Turnpike), in Breezewood I-76 (PA Turnpike) in New Stanton I-79 in Washington |
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| Control Cities in Photos: | Breezewood, Bedford, New Stanton, Washington | |
Westbound
- Section 1: Maryland Border to Bedford (Exit 146)
- Section 2: New Stanton (Exit 57B) to West Virginia Border
Section 1: Maryland Border to Bedford (Exit 146)
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Pennsylvania welcome sign on Interstate 70 West, as I-70 enters the Keystone State from Maryland. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West: Road view from mile marker 169. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West approaching Exit 168 - 1 mile. You can also see the speed limit sign in the background, which states that the speed limit is 55 mph. It stays at 55 mph for about the next 23 miles, which is extremely lame if you ask me. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 168: US 522 North - Warfordsburg (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Mileage sign located near mile marker 167. It's 4 miles from this point to the Amaranth exit, and it's 20 miles to Breezewood, which is where I-70 joins up with the PA Turnpike and Interstate 76. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West: Road view from mile marker 166. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West approaching Exit 163 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 163: PA 731 South - Amaranth (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West: Road view from just past mile marker 163. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West: Road view from mile marker 162. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West: Sign near mile marker 158 which warns people that they should use their flashers if they are traveling below 40 mph as they climb this hill. This sign is mostly intended for truck drivers who are hauling a heavy load. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West approaching Exit 156 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West: Road view from mile marker 156. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 156: PA 643 - Town Hill (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West: Road view from mile marker 154, as I-70 descends from Town Hill. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West: Road view from mile marker 153. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West approaching Exit 151 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West: Road view from near mile marker 151. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 151: PA 915 - Crystal Spring (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West approaching Exit 149 - 1/2 mile. I think it's about time they replaced this sign. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 149: US 30 West - Everett (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Signs near mile marker 148, warning motorists that the expressway ends in 1 mile as I-70 West traffic is routed onto US 30 East, which connects I-70 to the PA Turnpike. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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All traffic looking to stay on Interstate 70 West and merge onto the PA Turnpike should remain in the right lane from this point on. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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To stay on Interstate 70 West, you should follow the PA Turnpike West to New Stanton, where I-70 once again branches off from the turnpike. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 West approaching the infamous Breezewood interchange. To stay on I-70 West/get to the PA Turnpike, you will merge right at the upcoming intersection, as the signs will indicate. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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At the said intersection, this sign directs traffic to merge right at this point to continue toward the turnpike. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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You are now on US 30 East briefly, as it connects Interstate 70 West to the PA Turnpike. You will want to exit off to the right just ahead to stay on I-70 West/enter the PA turnpike, as the sign indicates. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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This is the point where you exit off of US 30 to get to the turnpike, as the signs say. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Road view from the connector road which takes you from US 30 East to the toll plaza for the turnpike. As the sign says, the toll plaza is 1 mile ahead. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Now that all that stuff is over, once you are past the toll plaza at this point, you will be able to merge onto either Interstate 76 East toward Harrisburg, or Interstate 70/Interstate 76 West toward Pittsburgh. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Merging onto the PA Turnpike (Interstate 70/Interstate 76 West) from the mess known as the Breezewood interchange. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West: Road view from mile marker 161. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West: Road view from mile marker 159. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West: Road view from mile marker 157. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West: Road view from mile marker 156. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West: Road view from mile marker 155. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West: Road view from mile marker 152. Unfortunately, this left lane hog prevented me from getting a good picture here. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West: Road view from mile marker 149. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West approaching Exit 146 - 2 miles. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West at the Midway Service Plaza near mile marker 147. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West approaching Exit 146 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West: Road view from mile marker 146. (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
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Interstate 70 / Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike) West at Exit 146: Interstate 99 / US 220 - Altoona / Johnstown (Photo taken 8/14/10). |
Section 2: New Stanton (Exit 57B) to West Virginia Border
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 57B: New Stanton (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 57A: Hunker (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Speed limit sign west of Exit 57A. The speed limit on Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania from New Stanton to west of Washington, PA is 55 mph, with a decrease to 45 mph at one point near the Monongahela River. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Mileage/distance sign on Interstate 70 West. It's 16 miles to Belle Vernon and 40 miles to Washington, PA. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 54: Madison (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 53: Yukon (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West assurance shield just west of Exit 53. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Another speed limit sign west of Exit 53. Speed Limit - 55 mph. The lower speed limit is due to this stretch of Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania not being up to Interstate standards in a few different ways, which you will see. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 51B: PA 31 West - West Newton (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 51A: PA 31 East - Mt Pleasant. Yeah, sorry about the quality of this one.... (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Mileage sign just west of Exit 51A. It's 10 miles to Belle Vernon and 34 miles to Washington, PA. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 49: Smithton (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Another Interstate 70 West assurance shield. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 46B: PA 51 North - Pittsburgh (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 46A: PA 51 South - Uniontown (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 44: Arnold City (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 43B: PA 201 North / To PA 837 - Donora (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 43A: PA 201 South - Fayette City (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 42A: Monessen (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Just west of Exit 42A, the speed limit decreases to 45 mph as we near Belle Vernon and the Monongahela River. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 42: N Belle Vernon (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 41: PA 906 - Belle Vernon / Monessen (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Road view on Interstate 70 West as it prepares to cross the Monongahela River into Washington County. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 40: PA 88 - Charleroi / Allenport (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 39: Speers (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Just west of Exit 39, the speed limit of 45 mph comes to an end. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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As such, the speed limit of 55 mph continues. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Mileage sign on Interstate 70 West. It's 23 miles to Washington, PA and 56 miles to Wheeling. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Take Exit 37A to Brownsville and California University of Pennsylvania. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 37B: PA 43 Toll North - Pittsburgh (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 37A: PA 43 Toll South - California (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 36: Lover. There is no direct re-entry to I-70 West off this exit. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West approaching Exit 35 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 35: PA 481 - Monongahela / Centerville (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Mileage sign west of Exit 35. It's 18 miles to Washington, PA and 51 miles to Wheeling. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 32B: To PA 917 South - Bentleyville (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 32A: PA 917 - Ginger Hill (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 31: Kammerer (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 27: Dunningsville (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Mileage sign west of Exit 27. It's 9 miles to Washington, PA and 42 miles to Wheeling. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at mile marker 26. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 25: PA 519 - Glyde / Eighty Four (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West approaching Exit 21 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Take Exit 21 (Interstate 79 South) to Waynesburg. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 21: Interstate 79 South - Morgantown (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Take any of the next 5 exits to Washington, PA. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Take Exit 20 to Washington, PA Business District. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Also take Exit 20 to Washington and Jefferson College. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 20: PA 136 - Beau Street (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at (currently closed) Exit 19B: US 19 North - Murtland Avenue (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 19A: US 19 South - Murtland Avenue (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West approaching Exit 18 - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 18: Interstate 79 North - Pittsburgh. This marks the western end of I-70's concurrency with I-79. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Sign listing the distances to the three remaining exits to Washington, PA. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Trucks to PA 18 must use Exit 16. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 17: PA 18 - Jefferson Avenue (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 16: Jessop Place (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 15: US 40 - Chestnut Street (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 11: PA 221 - Taylorstown (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Here we finally see a 65 mph speed limit sign. The speed limit actually increases just west of Exit 15, but this is the first one I got a photo of. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Mileage sign on Interstate 70 West. It's 5 miles to Claysville and 22 miles to Wheeling. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at mile marker 9. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at mile marker 8. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 6: PA 231 - Claysville (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at mile marker 2. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Interstate 70 West at Exit 1: West Alexander (Photo taken 5/16/15). |
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Advance mileage sign for the West Virginia Welcome Center which lies 1 mile ahead, as Interstate 70 West prepares to cross into West Virginia. (Photo taken 5/16/15). |