Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Interstate 70 Eastbound (Breezewood to Maryland) Interstate 70 East Interstate 70 departs the Pennsylvania Turnpike and overlap with Interstate 76 at the community of Breezewood. One of the most infamous stretches of highway to be considered an Interstate exists there as Interstate 70 utilizes a short portion of U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) between the Pennsylvania Turnpike trumpet interchange and actual freeway of I-70. Pictured here is Interstate 70 east & U.S. 30 west on the Lincoln Highway ahead of their split in Breezewood. Photo taken 08/07/04. Travelers of Interstate 70 must traverse two traffic signals along U.S. 30 in Breezewood. The first exists at the intersection with North Breezewood Road and the second at the actual end of Interstate 70 west. Photo taken 08/07/04. Button copy mileage sign posted on Interstate 70 eastbound as it leaves U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) and the community of Breezewood. Interstate 70 travels southward from here to the Maryland state line near Warfordsburg. Photo taken 08/07/04. Neutered Interstate 70 eastbound reassurance shield posted just south of Breezewood. Although the debate exists for a direct connection between the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) and Interstate 70, local business owners have been stalwart enough to keep that from happening. Photo taken 08/07/04. Another original guide sign remains in use along Interstate 70 eastbound for Exit 149 and South Breezewood. The non-reflectorized panel was overlaid with an Exit 149 greenout in 2001. Photo taken 08/07/04. New Clearview font sign for Exit 149 on Interstate 70 east. The diamond interchange is signed for South Breezewood and exists between South Breezewood and Lighthouse Roads. South Breezewood Road parallels the freeway from Breezewood to Crystal Springs. Photo taken 08/07/04. One-mile guide sign for Exit 151 (Pennsylvania 915) on Interstate 70 east. Pennsylvania 915 (Crystal Springs Road) intersects South Breezewood Road adjacent to the partial cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 70. Photo taken 08/07/04. Interstate 70 eastbound at the Pennsylvania 915 (Exit 151) off-ramp. Pennsylvania 915 travels 6.6 miles north from Crystal Spring through Akersville to U.S. 30 and Buchanan State Forest. The state route ends at South Breezewood Road, with a local roadway continuing from there to Exit 156. Photo taken 08/07/04. Mileage sign for the next Interstate 70 exit, Baltimore, and Washington. The two mile difference between Baltimore and the Nation's Capital is based upon the mileage of Interstate 70 and Interstate 270 east from Frederick, Maryland. Photo taken 08/07/04. A reflectorized guide sign utilizing older specifications composes the two-miles guide sign of Exit 156 on Interstate 70 east. This older style of sign is no longer used throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Yet the exit renumbering project of 2001 results in many new signs adhering to the previous specs such as this. Photo taken 08/07/04. Pennsylvania 643 begins at the Exit 156 interchange of Interstate 70 at Town Hill. The state route travels from there southward 2.3 miles to Flickerville and 7.4 miles to its end at Dott and junction U.S. 522. Photo taken 08/07/04. Interstate 70 continues southward through the Exit 156 interchange with Pennsylvania 643. A sharp 15-mph ramp departs ahead almost perpendicular to the eastbound carriageway. The roadway that stems south from Pennsylvania 915 at Exit 151 becomes Pennsylvania 643 at the Exit 156 interchange. Photo taken 08/07/04. Some of the scenery drivers encounter along Interstate 70 eastbound between Exits 156 and 163 in southwest Fulton County. Photos taken 08/07/04. Exit 163 constitutes the northern terminus of Pennsylvania 731. The 4.7-mile long highway links Interstate 70 with the hamlets of Amaranth and Buck Valley to the southwest. Photo taken 08/07/04. Appalachian splendor continues to set the tone for Interstate 70 eastbound as it draws to within one mile of Exit 163 and Pennsylvania 731. A partial cloverleaf interchange comprises the junction between the two routes. Photo taken 08/07/04. Eastbound at the Exit 163 off-ramp onto Pennsylvania 731 south. Use the state highway to reach Barnes Gap and Piney Grove, Maryland via connections with Pennsylvania 484 and 26. A pair of local roadways tie into the interchange from State Game Lands Number 128. Photo taken 08/07/04. Reflectorized mileage sign for the final Pennsylvania interchange on Interstate 70 eastbound. The four-lane freeway passes through Deneen Gap east of Pennsylvania 731 and Exit 168. Mill Hill Road passes over Interstate 70 in the background. Photo taken 08/07/04. Two-mile guide sign for U.S. 522 (Great Cove Road) northbound and Exit 168 on Interstate 70 east. The freeway passes through the community of Warfordsburg at the upcoming partial cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken 08/07/04. U.S. 522 southbound joins Interstate 70 for 3.7 miles between Warfordsburg and Hancock, Maryland. The original alignment parallels the tandem as Buck Valley Road (SR 3001) and Warfordsburg Road in Washington County, Maryland. Photo taken 08/07/04. Drawing to within one mile of junction U.S. 522 (Exit 168) on Interstate 70 east. U.S. 522 snakes eight miles northward from Exit 168 to the community of Needmore and 15 miles to Big Cove Tannery. Photo taken 08/07/04. Interstate 70 eastbound at the ramp departure for U.S. 522 (Great Cove Road) northbound. Pennsylvania 484 (Buck Valley Road) enters the scene from the northwest and intersects the south end of Great Cove Road alongside Exit 168. The state route migrates 3.3 miles west of Warfordsburg to Stonybreak. Photo taken 08/07/04. Interstate 70 east & U.S. 522 southbound reassurance shield assembly posted within the Exit 168 interchange. U.S. 522 southbound traffic merges onto the freeway from a loop ramp to the right. The two highways cross into the state of Maryland in 2.7 miles. Photo taken 08/07/04. Mileage sign for Interstate 70 east & U.S. 522 southbound. The two split at Hancock (Exit 1B), with U.S. 522 crossing the Potomac River into Morgan County, West Virginia in a short span. Exit 1A departs for the westbound beginning of Interstate 68 in 2.5 miles. Photo taken 08/07/04. Page Posted September 30, 2004.