State Route 66 in Pennsylvania

 

Pennsylvania State Route 66

SR-66
Get started New Stanton
End kane
Length 139 mi
Length 224 km
Route
01 New Stanton

4 Greensburg

6 Irwin

8 Jeanette

9 Harrison City

12 Boquet

14 Blairsville

Delmont

Apollo

Leechburg

Ford City

Kittaning

Distant

South Bethlehem

New Bethlehem

Limestone

Clarion

Marianne

leeper

Marienville

kane

According to foodezine, State Route 66, also known as SR-66 or PA-66 is a state route and partial toll road in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The road forms a north-south route in the west of the state, from New Stanton through Kittanning to Kane. The road passes east of the Pittsburgh region and is a toll road from New Stanton to Delmont. State Route 66 is 150 miles long.

Travel directions

State Route 66 is a continuation of US 119 from Uniontown and begins at a cloverleaf near the junction between Interstate 70 and Interstate 76. State Route 66 here is a toll road constructed as a highway that forms a 22-kilometer bypass of Greensburg. At Delmont the highway turns into a regular main road.

The road then heads north as a single-lane road through the hills and valleys of western Pennsylvania. The road passes through some small towns along the Kiskiminetas River, but has not been developed to a high standard. At Kittanning, the road briefly follows the Allegheny River. Between Kittanning and New Bethlehem, the State Route 28 road is double-numbered. At New Bethlehem one crosses the Redbank Creek.

The road continues north through a more sparsely populated area, and crosses Interstate 80 south of Clarion. You then have to pass through the town of Clarion, after which you cross the Clarion River. From there, the road heads northeast through sparsely populated northern Pennsylvania, thickening the forests. People also cross fewer roads in this region. State Route 66 eventually ends at US 6 in Kane.

History

According to bittranslators, the original 1927 State Route 66 ran from the West Virginia border to the New York border. Most of the road was paved in 1929-1930. In 1930, the section between the West Virginia and Greensburg border was dropped in favor of US 119. In 1932, the northern terminus was changed from the New York border to Frysburg and in 1935 to Tionesta.

In 1958, a cloverleaf opened between State Route 66 and US 22 at Delmont, which was converted into a SPUI in 2000. In 1968 the northern terminus was changed from Tionesta to Kane.

Construction of the toll road around Greensburg began in 1990. On July 13, 1993, the southern section between US 119 and US 30 opened to traffic for 10 kilometers. Later that year, on December 9, 1993, the section from US 30 to US 22 opened for 12 kilometers, completing the toll road around Greensburg.

Toll

The Greensburg Bypass is a freeway and toll road, operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The toll road has an open toll system with one mainline toll plaza.

Traffic intensities

Every day, 14,000 to 15,000 vehicles drive on the toll road around Greensburg. Until Apollo, the road is fairly busy with 12,000 to 14,000 vehicles per day. 10,000 vehicles travel to Vandergrift and 3,100 vehicles continue to Leechburg. Further north, 3,000 vehicles run to Ford City and 16,000 vehicles run between Ford City and Kittanning. Between Kittanning and New Bethlehem, there are 5,000 to 6,000 vehicles per day. After that, 3,500 to 5,000 vehicles will drive to Interstate 80 and 4,200 vehicles to Clarion. 10,000 vehicles drive at Clarion, then drop to about 2,500 to 4,000 vehicles until Kane.

List of openings in the Philadelphia metropolitan area

This is a list of highway openings in and around the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

20’s

Year Motorway From Unpleasant Length (km) Lanes
1926 Benjamin Franklin Bridge Philadelphia Camden 2 7

Cumulative 1920s: 2 kilometers

The 30’s

no openings

1940s

Year Motorway From Unpleasant Length (km) Lanes
1948 Interstate 295 in New Jersey Thorofare West Deptford 10 2×2

Cumulative 1940s: 10 kilometers

50s

Year Motorway From Unpleasant Length (km) Lanes
1951 New Jersey Turnpike I-295 Mount Holly 71 2×2
1953 US 1 in New Jersey Pennsylvania state line Whithead Road 6 2×2
1954 Interstate 276 in Pennsylvania I-76 US 13 51 2×2
1954 Schuylkill Expressway King of Prussia Consohocken 9 2×2
1954 Interstate 295 in New Jersey Bridgeport Thorofare 11 2×2
1956 US 13 in Pennsylvania Levittown US 1 6 2×2
1956 Interstate 276 in New Jersey US 13 New Jersey Turnpike 10 2×2
1957 Interstate 295 in New Jersey Delaware state line New Jersey Turnpike 3 2×2
1957 Interstate 676 Morgan Boulevard I-76 (NY) 2 2×2
1957 State Route 29 in New Jersey Trenton I-95 5 2×2
1958 State Route 42 in New Jersey I-295 blackwood 7 2×2
1958 State Route 309 in Pennsylvania Ambler Flourtown 11 2×2
1959 State Route 42 in New Jersey blackwood Turnersville 5 2×2
1959 Schuylkill Expressway Consohocken Philadelphia 28 2×2
1959 Interstate 95 in New Jersey Pennsylvania State Line NJ-29 1 2×2
1959 Interstate 676 I-76 18th Street 2 2×2

Cumulative 1950s: 228 kilometers.

60’s

Year Motorway From Unpleasant Length (km) Lanes
1960 State Route 309 in Pennsylvania Flourtown Philadelphia 3 2×2
1961 US 1 in Pennsylvania I-76 Broad Street 4 2×2
1961 Interstate 295 in New Jersey West Deptford US 30 5 2×2
1962 US 30 in Pennsylvania Coatesville Downington 24 2×2
1962 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania Delaware state line US 13 11 2×2
1962 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania Cottman Avenue Bristol 15 2×2
1963 Interstate 95 in Delaware Maryland state line I-295 19 2×2
1963 Pennsylvania State Route 63 I-95 US 13 1 2×2
1964 Interstate 95 in New Jersey NJ-29 Scotch Road 4 2×2
1964 Atlantic City Expressway NJ-42 Garden State Parkway 61 2×2
1966 Interstate 295 in New Jersey US 30 NJ-38 18 2×3
1966 Pennsylvania State Route 63 US 13 US 1 5 2×2
1967 Interstate 95 in Delaware I-295 US 202 8 2×2
1967 US 202 in Pennsylvania West Goshen West Whiteland 10 2×2
1967 US 422 in Pennsylvania King of Prussia Audubon 4 2×2
1967 US 422 in Pennsylvania Douglasville Pottstown 14 2×2
1968 Interstate 95 in Delaware US 202 Pennsylvania state line 10 2×2
1968 Interstate 295 in New Jersey New Jersey Turnpike Swedenboro 21 2×2
1969 US 202 in Pennsylvania Teddyfrin Norristown 8 2×2
1969 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania Bristol New Jersey state line 19 2×2
1969 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania Downtown Philadelphia Cottman Avenue 13 2×4
1969 State Route 55 in New Jersey Port Elizabeth South Vineland 12 2×2

Cumulative 60s: 289 kilometers

70s

Year Motorway From Unpleasant Length (km) Lanes
1970 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania Broomall Bryn Mawr 4 2×3
1972 US 202 in Pennsylvania West Whiteland Teddyfrin 11 2×2
1972 US 202 in Pennsylvania Doylestown Bypass 3 2×2
1972 State Route 55 in New Jersey South Vineland Vineland 8 2×2
1972 Interstate 295 in New Jersey NJ-38 Bordentown 27 2×2
1973 State Route 55 in New Jersey Vineland Malaga 12 2×2
1974 Interstate 95 in New Jersey Scotch Road NJ-31 2 2×2
1974 Interstate 195 in New Jersey White Horse Allentown 12 2×2
1974 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania Bryn Mawr Radnor 2 2×3
1974 US 1 in New Jersey Whitehead Road Brunswick Pike 2 2×2
1975 Interstate 295 in New Jersey Hamilton Township US 1 6 2×2
1975 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania US 13 Essington 3 2×4
1976 State Route 90 in New Jersey I-95 Moorestown 5 2×3
1978 Interstate 495 in Delaware I-95 I-95 18 2×2
1978 US 422 in Pennsylvania collegeville Limerick 9 2×2
1979 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania Enterprise Avenue Downtown Philadelphia 12 2×3
1979 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania I-276 I-76 8 2×3
1979 State Route 141 in Delaware I-95 Greenville 5 2×2

Cumulative 1970s: 149 kilometers

The 80’s

Year Motorway From Unpleasant Length (km) Lanes
1980 Interstate 676 Benjamin Franklin Bridge Morgan Boulevard 4 2×3
1984 US 422 in Pennsylvania Betzwood collegeville 10 2×2
1985 US 422 in Pennsylvania Linfield Sanatoga 4 2×2
1986 State Route 55 in New Jersey pitman NJ-42 11 2×2
1987 Interstate 195 in New Jersey I-295 White Horse 2 2×2
1987 Interstate 295 in New Jersey I-195 Hamilton Township 5 2×2
1987 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania I-95 McDade Boulevard 2 4×2
1989 Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania Essington Enterprise Avenue 6 2×4
1989 State Route 55 in New Jersey Malaga pitman 23 2×2

Cumulative 80s: 67 kilometers

The 90’s

Year Motorway From Unpleasant Length (km) Lanes
1991 Interstate 676 18th Street Benjamin Franklin Bridge 2 2×2
1991 State Route 1 in Delaware I-95 Christiana 2 2×2
1991 Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania McDade Boulevard I-76 20 2×2
1993 State Route 1 in Delaware Christiana Tybouts Corner 8 2×2
1993 State Route 1 in Delaware dover Smyrna 27 2×2
1994 Interstate 295 in New Jersey Bordentown I-195 5 2×2
1995 State Route 29 in New Jersey Downtown Trenton I-195 3 2×2
1995 Interstate 95 in New Jersey NJ-31 US 1 8 2×2
1995 US 30 in Pennsylvania Downington Exton 8 2×2
1995 State Route 1 in Delaware Tybouts Corners St. Georges 11 2×2
1999 State Route 1 in Delaware Odessa bypass 12 2×2

Cumulative 90s: 106 kilometers

2000s

Year Motorway From Unpleasant Length (km) Lanes
2000 State Route 1 in Delaware dover Dover Air Force Base 2 2×2
2002 State Route 29 in New Jersey Trenton South Trenton 3 2×2
2003 State Route 1 in Delaware Smyrna Odessa 23 2×2

Cumulative 2000s: 28 kilometers

State Route 66 in Pennsylvania