Interstate 176

Infobox road
state=PA
type=I
route=176
maint=PennDOT

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length_mi=11.33
length_round=2
length_ref= [ [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table2.htm Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2] ]
established=1974
direction_a=South
terminus_a=
junction=
direction_b=North
terminus_b=
previous_type=PA
previous_route=174
next_type=PA
next_route=177
commons=category

Interstate 176 (abbreviated I-176) is a spur route of eastern Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. I-176, known locally as the "Morgantown Expressway", travels from Morgantown, Pennsylvania to Reading, Pennsylvania; the entire length of the highway is just over 11 miles. The highway was originally known as I-180 when the Pennsylvania Turnpike was designated as I-80S, but was redesignated to its present-day number in 1974 when it became I-76.

Route description

Prior to 1996, motorists wanting to get to I-176 from the Pennsylvania Turnpike (which is the same road as I-76) had to travel through Morgantown on Pennsylvania Route 10 (most of that stretch is also Pennsylvania Route 23), and then enter I-176 northbound to Reading at a traffic light, similar to that found on Interstate 70 in Breezewood. Since 1998, 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, still maintained as ramps leading to and from exit 2. The entire highway, except for the new direct connection, has a 65 mph speed limit.

Major cities

Bolded cities are control cities for signs.

*"'Reading
*Morgantown

Exit list

References

External links

* [http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-176_pa.html Interstate-Guide.com - Interstate 176]