Breezewood is an unincorporated town where the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) and Interstate 70 meet in south central Pennsylvania. The two Interstates do not merge/separate at a direct interchange. Instead motorists are required to navigate along a commercialized stretch of U.S. 30 between the I-70 freeway end and the trumpet interchange (Exit 161) with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76). As such, this at-grade connection creates a gap in the mainline of Interstate 70, which runs east to Baltimore, Maryland and west to Cove Fort, Utah. With no plans to add direct ramps due to lobbying by local businesses and planners, the substandard junction remains.
Within the road enthusiast community, a “Breezewood” style connection may refer to a junction between two freeways where one or more of the movements requires motorists to travel at-grade. This is the case at some incomplete interchanges. Incomplete interchanges may result from any number of issues, including community opposition for the full build out of the exchange, ramps withdrawn from construction due to funding deficits, or other scenarios.
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