Interstate 79 North - Fairmont to Morgantown

Interstate 79 northbound beyond the diamond interchange with Goshen Road (CR 77) at Exit 146. The scenic freeway winds northward two miles to I-68 outside of Morgantown.

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Interstate 68 travels east from Morgantown to Cumberland, Maryland over the Appalachian Mountains. The designation was established in 1989, two years before the completion of the National Freeway (U.S. 48) in western Maryland.

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Three interchanges serve the Monogalia County seat of Morgantown along I-79. Interstate 68 encircles southern reaches of the city east of Exit 148. Succeeding ramps join the freeway with U.S. 19 at Exit 152 and Chaplin Road near West Virginia University at Exit 155.

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Interstate 68 continues 33 miles east from Exit 148 to the Maryland state line. The National Freeway reaches Cumberland in 73 miles and I-70 at Hancock in 115 miles.

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Interstate 68 runs northeast from I-79 outside of Morgantown to Morgantown Municipal Airport with interchanges at U.S. 119 (Exit 1), Route 7 (Exit 4) and Pierpont Road (Exit 7).

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A directional T interchange links I-68 and I-79. A proposed extension of I-68 outlined a route northwest from Morgantown to Wheeling. The potential route would utilize the freeway along U.S. 250/Route 2 south from Wheeling to Moundsville, and a new corridor between there and I-79.

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Exit 148 leaves Interstate 79 north for I-68 east. I-68 east to Route 43 connects with the Mon-Fayette Expressway (PA 43) north to the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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U.S. 119 (University Avenue) enters Downtown Morgantown 3.6 miles to the north of I-68 at Exit 1.

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Interstate 79 expands to six lanes north from I-68 and crosses the Monongahela River and a Norfolk Southern Railroad line.

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The final two interchanges of Interstate 79 within the Mountain State serve the west Morgantown suburbs of Westover, Granville, Star City and Osage.

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U.S. 19 (Fairmont Road) converges with Interstate 79 at Exit 152 in two miles. U.S. 19 winds 12 miles northeast from Rivesville to meet I-79 at Westover.

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A high level bridge carries River Road over I-79 between Price Hill and Harmony Grove southwest of Wendover. U.S. 19 (Fairmont Road) north to Dents Run Road leads 1.4 miles from Exit 152 to Grantville.

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Portions of Morgantown and the campus of West Virginia University appear ahead of the parclo interchange (Exit 152) with U.S. 19 (Fairmont Road).

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U.S. 19 (Fairmont Road) enters Wendover east of I-79 and meets WV 100 (Holland Avenue) in 1.2 miles. U.S. 19 overtakes Holland Avenue east across the Monongahela River into Downtown Morgantown.

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U.S. 19 (Fairmont Road) runs 2.1 miles east from Exit 152 to U.S. 119 (University Avenue) in Morgantown. U.S. 19 turns north onto University Avenue to West Virginia University while U.S. 119 heads east along Pleasant Street through Downtown Morgantown.

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