Interstate 78 East - Lebanon / Berks Counties

The first confirming marker for Interstate 78 east stands ahead of the PA 72 (Ebenzer Road) overpass in Union township.
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U.S. 22 parallels I-78 to the south from Jonestown to Fredericksburg. A half diamond interchange at Exit 6 connects with PA 343 (Pine Grove Street) south to U.S. 22 (Allentown Boulevard) in Bethel township.
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PA 343 stems south 0.4 miles to U.S. 22, where it turns west 0.75 miles along Allentown Pike to Pine Grove Street south from Fredericksburg. Pine Grove Street (SR 1007) extends north from Exit 6 to Bethel township.
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PA 343 travels 8.2 miles from I-78 at Exit 6 to PA 72 in the city of Lebanon.
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U.S. 22 combines with I-78 east from a wye interchange two miles ahead of Exit 10 for PA 645 (Camp Swatara Road).
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I-78/U.S. 22 enter Berks County just beyond the Mount Zion Road (SR 1011) overpass near Hamlin.
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PA 645 (Camp Swatara Road) leads north one mile from Frystown to a diamond interchange (Exit 10) with I-78/U.S. 22.
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PA 643 measures 14.1 miles overall north to PA 443 at Pine Grove and south to U.S. 422 at Myerstown.
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PA 501 (Lancaster Avenue) crosses paths with I-78/U.S. 22 at Exit 13 and the community of Bethel.
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PA 501 constitutes a major through traffic route south from I-78/U.S. 22 to Myerstown, Brickerville and Lancaster.
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PA 501 continues 7.5 miles north of Bethel to conclude at PA 895 outside of Pine Grove.
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Right in right out (RIRO) ramps at Exit 15 link I-78/U.S. 22 with Court Street south to Old U.S. 22 at Grimes.
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Midway Road meets I-78/U.S. 22 at a diamond interchange (Exit 16) in eastern Bethel township.
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I-78/U.S. 22 advance east to a diamond interchange (Exit 17) with PA 419 (Four Point Road) near Schubert. PA 419 travels 1.9 miles north to PA 183 and 9.2 miles south to Rehersburg and U.S. 422 at Womelsdorf.
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Continuing east into Upper Tulpehocken township, I-78/U.S. 22 converge with PA 183 at Exit 19.
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PA 183 (Bernville Road) leads 14 miles southeast from Exit 19 near Strausstown to U.S. 222 outside Reading.
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North of Interstate 78, PA 183 heads to Summit Station and Lake Wynonah in southern Schuylkill County. The state route ends at PA 901 in Cressona.
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A diamond interchange (Exit 23) links I-78/U.S. 22 with Mountain Road (SR 4011) at Shartlesville in two miles.
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Mountain Road ties into Old Route 22 just south of Exit 22 in Upper Bern township.
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Trending northward, I-78/U.S. 22 progress east into Tilden township ahead of Exit 29 for PA 61 and the borough of Hamburg.
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PA 61 constitutes a four lane highway leading 12 miles south from I-78 to Shoemakersville, Leesport and the freeway bypass of Reading for U.S. 222 at Tuckerton.
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PA 61 overall travels north from Reading to Pottsville, Frackville and U.S. 11 at Sunbury.
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The loop ramps connecting PA 61 northbound with I-78/U.S. 22 were removed from the cloverleaf interchange at Exit 29 to reduce weaving traffic.
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Crossing the Schuylkill River, I-78/U.S. 22 enter Hamburg ahead of Exit 30 with N 4th Street (SR 4035).
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N 4th Street (SR 4035) heads a half mile south to State Street (old U.S. 22) in the Hamburg business district.
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I-78/U.S. 22 meet PA 143 at Exit 35 just north of the small borough of Lenhartsville.
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The Crystal Cave natural attraction lies east along Crystal Cave Road (SR 1006/1012) from PA 143 at Virginville.
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Forming an arc from Richmond township to Lynn township in Lehigh County, PA 143 measures 20.0 miles from PA 662 to PA 309.
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The folded diamond interchange (Exit 35) with PA 143 lies opposite Maiden Creek.
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Confirming markers posted east of Maiden Creek in Greenwich township.
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I-78/U.S. 22 and PA 737 (Krumsville Road) meet at a parclo interchange (Exit 40) between Old U.S. 22 (SR 4028) and Zettlemoyer Road in Krumsville.
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PA 743 follows a winding course 4.6 miles south to U.S. 222 at the borough of Kutztown.
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Heading 5.5. miles to the northwest, PA 743 leads to Stony Run, Kempton and PA 143 in Albany township.
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I-78/U.S. 22 passes Grimville east to the Lehigh County line.
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