Interstate 80 pa history book

You ll find comprehensive portraits more attentive to geographic, cultural, and historical. History and information on interstate 80 in pennsylvania. Interstate 80 i80 is an eastwest transcontinental freeway in the united states that runs from. See the aaroads guide for interstate 80 in california for more history and information. By the late 1940s, the superhighway concept had caught americas fancy and travelers longed for a turnpike which crossed pennsylvania from border to border. Troopers said the driver was traveling east on interstate 80 in sandy township when they ran off the road and rolled onto its roof within the median. Order online tickets tickets see availability directions location. Boutique hotel style lodging near interstate 80 in pennsylvania gps coordinates. The following table shows the history of the construction of interstate 80 across the southern tier of wyoming. In pennsylvania, the exits are by roadmile with exit 310 within eyesight of the delaware river bridge. State college, pa penndot details new local access tied.

Roads wikiproject, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to state highways and other major roads in the united states. But, even though its endpoints are two of the countrys coolest destinations doesnt mean that everything in the middle isnt. Adult in northampton county is pennsylvanias first covid19related death. Driving on interstate 80 pennsylvania from clinton. This is a high speed interstate extremely heavy truck traffic and horrendous deer carnage. In pennsylvania, i80 is known as the keystone shortway, a non tolled freeway that crosses. In this region, interstate 80 eastbound and westbound in centre county and. As many pocono residents can attest, interstate 80 serves as both the regions lifeblood and, too often, a major source of headache for area motorists. Information courtesy of the pennsylvania department of transportation, delaware river joint toll bridge commission, exit authority 2000, personal observations, doug kerr, aaron rehkopf, michael lingenfeleter, kevin snyder, and james neff. Mcphee successfully translates into layperson language the regions geology in its fourdimension recapitulations of space and time. Pennsylvania interstate 80 eastbound cross country roads. Three hundred and eleven miles of the nearly 3,000 miles of interstate 80 are located in pennsylvania. At mile marker 199, i80 approaches the williamsport area, the venue of the little league world series in union county. The longest eastwest interstate in pennsylvania, interstate 80 was originally conceived as the turnpikes sharon to stroudsburg lateral connection prior to the interstate legislation being signed.

The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the original routes of the interstate highway system. The project includes milling, patching, and paving of i80 west between exit 293 interstate 380 and exit 284 pa 115. In california, interstate 80 is a primary route over the sierra nevada. Drive i80 from ca, through omaha, iowa, and ohio to the atlantic.

Interstate route 80 in new jersey skylands visitor. The history of the keystone shortway aka interstate 80. This sign lists the distances to the upcoming exits on interstate 80 west which can be taken to the pocono region. The book recounts the authors travels along nevadas interstate 80 corridor in the company of renowned princeton university geologist. Interstate route 80 can be a scenic tour through an ancient glacial lake, across a glacial morraine, over the new jersey highlands into the vast valley and ridge province. Turnpike roadwork on i476 pa turnpike southbound between exit 105 pa 115 and exit 95 i80 pa 940 affecting the right lane 1 day ago roadwork on i80 eastbound between mile. The united states entered a new era of transportation in 1941 and the interstate highway system was built on the forgiving road concepts learned and tested on the pennsylvania turnpike. Zillow has 2 homes for sale in treasure lake pa matching interstate 80 exit 101. Interstate 80 is a transcontinental limitedaccess highway in the united states that runs from downtown san francisco, california to teaneck, new jersey in the new york city metropolitan area. I missed the detailed exit sign here, so the actual exit sign itself was the next best thing. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book.

Interstate 80 was built in sections across the united states, and construction of the crosscountry highway took decades to complete. Pa 8 franklinoil city area barkeyville photo taken 82810. Roadwork on us 209 northbound between shafers school house rd stroud and i80 eaststroudsburg. Interstate 80 exit 101 treasure lake pa real estate zillow. Due to extreme winter road conditions, penndot is temporarily restricting certain vehicles from interstate 80 in north central pennsylvania. In pennsylvania, every day, thousands of motorists travel. For nearly 100 miles, this roadway transects the range. Monroe county wbrewyou a violent wreck had a section of interstate 80 closed in monroe county. Routes highway history bibliography general highway history. In pennsylvania, interstate 80 is also known as the z. Work separates the two freeways onto a dual freeway. Also keep 2 car lengths away tailgating is a driving offense. Thats why local historian and community leader george venios just selfpublished a book on miltons 150th anniversary celebration.

West middlesex hotels on i80 pa 760 and i376, exit 4 mercer hotels on i80 us 19, exit 15 barkeyville hotels on i80 pa 8, exit 29 clarion hotels on i80 pa 68, exit 62 brookville hotels on i80 pa 36, exit 78 dubois hotels on i80 exits 97, 101 clearfield hotels on i80 pa 879, exit 120 mill hall hotels on i80. I 80 pennsylvania accident reports 31 i 80 pennsylvania weather conditions 20 live reports from the dots twitter. Traveling along interstate 80 at high speed, it takes less than an hour to. Routes, as a shortcut to the tolled pennsylvania turnpike and new york state thruway. Pennsylvania needs a sustained funding source to promote. Construction of the system was authorized by the federal aid highway act of 1956. The council bluffs interstate system improvement program reconfigures the concurrent section of i29 and i80 through council bluffs, iowa and i80 northeast to exit 8 with u.

Pennsylvania political war over planned tolls on i80 the new. Interstate 80 was built in sections across the united states, and construction of the cross. It is designated as the keystone shortway, and officially as the z. Interstate 80 in pennsylvania history history the corridor now served by i80 was originally to be a branch of the pennsylvania turnpike from sharon to stroudsburg.

Interstate 80 eastbound reopened following crash wjac. This solo route continues for the most part across pennsylvania on what was. The system extends throughout the contiguous united states and has routes in. At the moshannon creek between snowshoe and kylertown. Historic photos of interstate 80 construction over the. Ezpass logo courtesy of the pennsylvania turnpike commission. Eisenhower national system of interstate and defense highways, commonly known as the interstate highway system, is a network of controlledaccess highways that forms part of the national highway system in the united states. The interstate also follows the historical routes of the california trail, first. The coolest attractions and stops along i80 roadtrippers. Cribb, john, a field guide to interstate 95, madison books, 1989. It does not serve any major cities in pennsylvania, and serves mainly as a crossstate route on the ohionew york. Speed limits along the westernmost 99 miles of interstate 80 in utah were increased to 80 miles per hour in fall 20. Routes, as a shortcut to the tolled pennsylvania turnpike and new york state.

Pennsylvania interstate 80 westbound cross country roads. The pennsylvania department of transportation penndot, in cooperation with federal highway administration fhwa, is moving forward with the environmental studies and preliminary design for the interstate 80 i80 reconstruction project sr 0080 section 17m in. Interstate 80 is an interstate highway in the united states. This section of i80 west has an average daily traffic volume of 12,200 vehicles. The west and east system interchanges joining the two routes were redesigned to eliminate of all left side movements with new high speed.

Subcategories this category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. Interstate 80 is routed over the original lincoln highway between san francisco, california, and youngstown, ohio. Transcontinental interstate 80 stretches east from san francisco, california to ft. I80 bee lines across the bonneville salt falts from near bonnesville speedway to knolls. I 80 pa live traffic coverage with maps and news updates interstate 80 pennsylvania highway information.

The increase was a part of 289mile addition to previously posted. Interstate 80 i80 is an eastwest transcontinental freeway in the united states that runs from downtown san francisco, california, to teaneck, new jersey, in the new york city metropolitan area. Pennsylvania approved a road funding plan that included a toll road on interstate 80, but the federal government has not approved the toll. John mcphee described the geology revealed by the building of interstate 80 in a series of books on the formation of the continent of north america, books that were published between 1981 and 1993 and collected in a onevolume edition in 1998 annals of the former world which won a pulitzer prize in 1999. Highest bridge in pennsylvania 270 feet clarion county. Why interstate 80 could be one of the most hazardous. Under this improvement project, the contractor will mill off the existing roadway surface and repave the state highway with new asphalt. This route was built mainly along a completely new alignment, not paralleling any earlier u. The first proposed alignment was from the delaware water gap to the susquehanna river, and one map showed the terminus in millersburg. The history of the keystone shortway aka interstate 80 in monroe. Construction on interstate 80 in california began in 1956, following the signing of the interstate highway act which was passed during the eisenhower administration. The windprone stretch of interstate 80 in wyoming doesnt even need snowfall to force it to close. I80 headed for two bottlenecks news new jersey herald.