Interstate 176
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| Auxiliary route of I-76 | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length: | 11.345 mi[1] (18.258 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1964 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
  I-76 / Penna Turnpike in Morgantown | |||
  PA 10 / PA 23 in Morgantown PA 10 in Green Hills PA 724 in Cumru Township | ||||
| North end: |
 US 422 near Reading | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Berks | |||
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Interstate 176 (I-176) is a spur route of eastern Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. I-176, known locally as the "Morgantown Expressway", travels from Morgantown to Cumru Township in Berks County, a suburban township just outside Reading; the entire length of the highway is just over 11 miles (18 km). The highway was originally known as I-180 or the "Reading Spur" when the Pennsylvania Turnpike was designated as I-80S, but was redesignated to its present-day number in 1964 when it became I-76.[2]
Route description
Prior to 1996, motorists wanting to get to I-176 from the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) had to travel through Morgantown on Pennsylvania Route 10 and then enter I-176 northbound to Reading at a traffic light, similar to that found on Interstate 70 in Breezewood. Since 1996, a replacement Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange and a new stretch of I-176 have eliminated the need to travel through Morgantown, with the old section, now a spur numbered SR 2089,[3] still maintained as ramps leading to and from Exit 2. The entire highway, except for the new direct connection, has a 65 mph (105 km/h) speed limit.
A runaway truck ramp is located just past Exit 1 southbound.[3]
Exit list
The entire route is in Berks County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Old exit [4] | New exit [4] | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Morgantown | 0.000 | 0.000 | – | – | I-76 / Penna Turnpike – Harrisburg, Philadelphia | Southbound only; Morgantown Interchange on I-76 / Penna Turnpike (Exit 298) | |
| 0.201 | 0.323 | 1A | 1 | PA 10 – Morgantown, Beckersville | Split into exits 1A and 1B northbound, Last free exit southbound | ||
| 1.275 | 2.052 | 1B | 2 | PA 10 / PA 23 – Honey Brook | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit ramps occupy the former routing of I-176 | ||
| Robeson Township | 7.884 | 12.688 | 2 | 7 |  PA 10 to PA 568 – Green Hills | ||
| Cumru Township | 10.751 | 17.302 | 3 | 10 | PA 724 – Shillington, Birdsboro | ||
| 11.345 | 18.258 | 4A | 11A | US 422 east – Pottstown | Northbound exit only | ||
| 11.345 | 18.258 | 4B | 11B | US 422 west – Reading | Northbound exit only | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
See also
U.S. Roads portal
Pennsylvania portal
References
- 1 2 Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Berks County (PDF)
- ↑ Ask the Rambler - Was I-76 Numbered to Honor Philadelphia for Independence Day, 1776?
- 1 2 Berks County General Highway Map [Type 10] (PDF) (Map). 1 : 65,000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2010.
- 1 2 "Pennsylvania Exit Numbering" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
External links
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