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Title: Pennsylvania exit letters
Post by: Poiponen13 on September 23, 2023, 09:20:15 AM
I found some uses of exit letters in Pennsylvania on US 422 when browsing OpenStreetMap. They are in Kittanning and Indiana. What is their purpose?
Title: Re: Pennsylvania exit letters
Post by: Hunty2022 on September 23, 2023, 09:49:59 AM
A = Southbound
B = Northbound

It's like any other multi-exit A-B system, just without the numbers.

That's my guess.
Title: Re: Pennsylvania exit letters
Post by: Mr_Northside on September 23, 2023, 01:12:09 PM
They're basically used on segments of freeway that don't use exit numbers (so most, but not all, non interstate freeways), but where there is a single "interchange", but with multiple exit ramps for it (like a cloverleaf, or however you'd term the interchange complex with 422 & 66 between Kittanning & Ford City)
Title: Re: Pennsylvania exit letters
Post by: Alps on September 23, 2023, 09:26:11 PM
These are also exiting State College to the north.
Title: Re: Pennsylvania exit letters
Post by: rickmastfan67 on September 24, 2023, 04:41:09 AM
Quote from: Mr_Northside on September 23, 2023, 01:12:09 PM
They're basically used on segments of freeway that don't use exit numbers (so most, but not all, non interstate freeways), but where there is a single "interchange", but with multiple exit ramps for it (like a cloverleaf,

They are also present on US-40 @ PA-Turnpike 43 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/JF7uoyDXFFESHC2C7).

Quote from: Mr_Northside on September 23, 2023, 01:12:09 PM
or however you'd term the interchange complex with 422 & 66 between Kittanning & Ford City)

It's called a cluster fuck. LOL!  Just add the missing ramp to trumpet part on the road into Kittanning, and remove that super long bridge ramp from EB US-422/NB PA-28 -> SB PA-66, and you'll have way less maintenance costs there.