I-376 to be Extended...Eventually

[CanesFan27]

Joe Gerard also sent me the PA 760 photos...I've added them and a look at the old North end of PA 60 as well as a few other ends I just received from Denny Pine.

http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2010/05/introducing-pa-760-and-other-pa-end.html

[Mr_Northside]

You gotta love that, despite being placed in the same general location & around the same time, the I-376 shield with the "end" tab is a "bubble" shield, but the "begin" shield is old-school.

[agentsteel53]

the "begin" shield is old-school.

the "begin" shield is nowhere close to old-school.

this is an old-school shield, and there is even older than that.

[mightyace]

I saw the new signs when I went past Exit 4 in Mercer County on May 23rd.  I didn't know that they had only been up a few days.

Alas, I have no photos as I went through at 10pm and we returned back via NC!  

[rickmastfan67]

Because of all the new signage upgrades related to the extension of I-376, I-579 got a brand new END shield going Southbound.

Just saw it today, but was on the wrong road to get a picture of it (was on the Center Ave overpass).  It's approx location is on the lightpole in this StreetView picture.

Meanwhile, this

END shield still remains as does all of the other state named I-579 shields.  In fact, I think the brand new Southbound END I-579 shield is the only one that doesn't have a state name in it.

Also, this "I-579 SOUTH; Liberty Bridge" sign was changed completely.  No longer does the replacement sign mention I-579.  It now says "TO US-19 PA-51; Liberty Bridge".  I hope to get pictures sometime in the future.

[PAHighways]

I saw it, unfortunately not in time to get a picture for the I-579 Ends page, a few weeks back but I remember it being located in front of the gantry.

[rickmastfan67]

I saw it, unfortunately not in time to get a picture for the I-579 Ends page, a few weeks back but I remember it being located in front of the gantry.

Maybe you're right on the location.  I just noticed it barely today.

[Mr_Northside]

If PennDOT points the camera in the right direction, you can see the new "To 51/19" sign.  (That's how I noticed a few weeks ago, since I don't regularly drive down I-579)

[PAHighways]

Confusion Lingers Over the New Interstate 376

[PAHighways]

New Signage Marks Turnpike 60 Conversion to I-376 - PTC

[CanesFan27]

Denny Pine was kind enough to send two photos of the newly signed I-579 Southern end along.

http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2010/07/interstate-579-southern-end-now-sign.html

[PAHighways]

Effective August 1 New Signage Marks Turnpike 60 Conversion to I-376 - PTC

[mightyace]

From the press release:

Tolls will remain the same.

Gee, I thought they'd raise the tolls to pay for the signage and/or the fact that it is an Interstate now.

[LeftyJR]

I was just in the Beaver Falls area this past week and all of the signs along Route 18 still say "To Toll 60", no updates have been made in this area yet for 376.

[Truvelo]

Denny Pine was kind enough to send two photos of the newly signed I-579 Southern end along.

http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2010/07/interstate-579-southern-end-now-sign.html

What's up with the lane markings in the first picture?

[PAHighways]

Denny Pine was kind enough to send two photos of the newly signed I-579 Southern end along.

http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2010/07/interstate-579-southern-end-now-sign.html

What's up with the lane markings in the first picture?

Crosstown Boulevard is only two lanes, but there is on-ramp that joins right there, so it is just an issue of lane spacing and how the ramps to the Liberty Bridge and Boulevard of the Allies connect.

[LeftyJR]

I also noticed that PennDOT (at least in District 11) has been using an interesting twist on Clearview.  The first capital letter on many of these signs seems to be wider than the rest of the words.  Its just subtle enough that most people don't notice.

[Mr_Northside]

While it's not really related to the I-376 renumbering at all, I noticed that PennDOT has started to change the "Mellon Arena" on the BGS's on the Parkways to "Consol Center".

[PAHighways]

They should have done this in conjunction with the 376 redesignation work and knocked it all out in one swoop.

Unlike other press releases, this one has a contact number for a person at the Penguins rather than someone with PennDOT.

[PAHighways]

Joe Gerard has posted a few pictures of the new signage along former Turnpike 60 on the Pennsylvania Highways Facebook page.  The James E. Ross Highway section now has 376 assemblies with the black-on-yellow "TOLL" auxiliary marker introduced in the 2009 MUTCD, which marks the first instance of their use in Pennsylvania.

[rickmastfan67]

Well, I think we'll only see that "TOLL" banner on the I-376 section of the Turnpike because the rest of the highway is free.  It at leasts let people know it's a TOLL road.  It would be worthless on the mainline of the PA Turnpike.  And with I-476, it's clear enought to tell where it goes from Free to Toll.

[Buummu]

Why is I-376 extended from its original terminus towards I-79, then goes north to I-76 again, then north to I-80? why is it called I-376? why not I-876 or something like that?
Post Merge: April 28, 2011, 01:42:42 AM
In Pittsburgh area, i mean.

[Mr_Northside]

Why is I-376 extended from its original terminus towards I-79, then goes north to I-76 again, then north to I-80?

I imagine because the whole corridor, with the exception of the trumpet @ New Castle (which they did a pretty good job with slight alterations making it seem like 376 is the "thru-route" with a left exit & merge), was crapped together over the years as a single road.

It was seen fit to number the whole thing as such (and politicians touted benefits of having an Interstate designation where there was previously none), rather than the hodgepodge of routes the corridor previously was.  

why is it called I-376? why not I-876 or something like that?

I imagine that since I-376 already existed, it was seen as more simple and less confusing to just "extend" what was already there, rather than switch numbers to something new.

It's a goofy corridor to be sure, and though it's signed East-West, I'm pretty sure it does more North-South between it's termini. But in the long-term, for the Average Joe, I'd have to imagine it is easier to deal with.

[CanesFan27]

Why is I-376 extended from its original terminus towards I-79, then goes north to I-76 again, then north to I-80? why is it called I-376? why not I-876 or something like that?
Post Merge: December 31, 1969, 06:59:59 PM
In Pittsburgh area, i mean.

Because Jeff Kitsko didn't want to write a new page on his website, that's why.

[froggie]

At least he'd write a new one and update, unlike WCR...