Interstate 83 North - Harrisburg Vicinity

An interchange sequence sign precedes Exit 33 for Yocumtown. Exits 35 and 36 follow in Fairhaven township over the next 3.25 miles.

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The on-ramp from PA 382 adds a third northbound lane to the weigh station.

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Interstate 83 northbound reaches the weigh station, which is signed incorrectly with blue service signs.

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Parallel Old Trail Road (former U.S. 111) heads 1.1 miles north from PA 382 (Lewisberry Road) to become a part of PA 392 at Potts Hill Road and the parclo interchange (Exit 33) with Interstate 83.

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PA 392 encircles Wickersham Hill on the west side of I-83 via Potts Hill Road before hooking northward at Exit 33 along Old Trail Road to Yocumtown Road. Accommodating a longer entrance ramp, a loop ramp from I-83 north to PA 392 was replaced with a new ramp on the east side of Old Trail Road by 1999.

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Exit 33 departs I-83 north for PA 392 (Old Trail Road). The 5.2 mile long route leads west to PA 177 and east through Yocumtown to PA 262 at Plainfield.

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Exit 34 quickly follows onto Robin Hood Drive, a service road with connections to adjacent retail and Old Trail Road at the Valley Green community.

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The ensuing 3.5 miles of I-83 north connect with PA 177 south to Lewisberry at Exit 35, PA 262 (Fishing Creek Road) at Exit 36 and Reesers Summit at Exit 38.

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PA 177 (Wyndamere Road) converges with Interstate 83, 2.5 miles northeast from Lewisberry at Exit 35.

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PA 177 concludes a third of a mile north of Exit 35 at Old York Road and PA 262. The east end of PA 177 was reconfigured between August 2010 and Spring 2011 as part of a $1.3 million project to realign Valley Road to meet Wyndamere Road directly.¹

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PA 262 follows Old York Road 0.46 miles north from PA 177 and Valley Road before branching westward along Fishing Creek Road to a parclo A2 interchange (Exit 36) with Interstate 83.

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PA 262 measures 11.5 miles in length from PA 114 at Bunches west of Exit 36 and PA 382 south of Cly.

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The entrance ramp from Salem Road (SR 1007) adds an auxiliary lane to Exit 36 and PA 262.

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Exit 36 departs Interstate 83 north for PA 262 (Fishing Creek Road) at Locust Road. PA 262 heads west to Frogtown and Springville and east to Plainfield and the borough of Goldsboro by the Susquehanna River.

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The first reference of Interstate 76 on I-83 north directs motorists for Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike east to Exit 247.

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Interstate 83 turns more westerly and climbs to an elevation of over 700 feet by the community of Fairview Park.

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Interstate 83 continues four miles north to PA 581 (Harrisburg Expressway) at the York Split and six miles into the capital city of Harrisburg.

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Exit 38 links Interstate 83 with Pleasantview Road north from Fairview Park and PA 262 to Reesers Summit.

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A truck climbing lane from Exit 36 northward concludes just beyond the Park Road over crossing.

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A tight folded diamond interchange at Exit 38 joins I-83 northbound with Evergreen Road to Pleasant View Road at Reesers Summit.

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Exit 38 leaves Interstate 83 northbound for Evergreen Road north to Reesers Summit, Cherry Hill and PA 114 (Lewisberry Road).

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Advancing north from the Pleasantview Road overpass, I-83 connects with PA 114 (Lewisberry Road) and Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) within the next mile.

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Exits 39A, 39B and 40A to Limekiln Road in northern York County depart in quick succession from Interstate 83 north.

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PA 114 (Lewisberry Road) meets I-83 at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 39A). 18.5 miles long, PA 114 follows an L-shaped route west from Old York Road at Capital City Airport (CXY) to Fair Acres, Lisburn and Bowmansville and north to Mechanicsburg and PA 944.

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Exit 39B connects I-83 with the PA Turnpike at the Harrisburg West Shore Interchange. Interstate 76 follows the toll road east to King of Prussia and the Schuylkill Expressway into Philadelphia and west to Pittsburgh and the Ohio Turnpike.

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Limekiln Road heads west from Poplar Road (SR 1001) near PA 114 (Lewisberry Road) to I-83 at Exit 40A and Spanglers Mill Road (SR 4027).

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The folded diamond interchange (Exit 40A) with Limekiln Road lies just south of the Cumberland County lie in Fairview township. The borough of New Cumberland is located to the northeast.

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Crossing Yellow Breeches Creek into Cumberland County, Interstate 83 climbs between Allendale and Drexel Hills.

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Carlisle Road (SR 2018) east and Simpson Ferry Road west come together at a diamond interchange (Exit 40B) with I-83 along the New Cumberland borough line.

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Forthcoming PA 581 (Harrisburg Expressway) travels west from Exit 41A to U.S. 11/15 at Camp Hill. U.S. 11/15 overlap northeast to Wormleysburg. U.S. 11 joins PA 581 west to Carlisle Pike and Hogestown.

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Exit 40B leaves I-83 north for New Cumberland ahead of the York Split interchange with PA 581 (Harrisburg Expressway) west to Camp Hill. Construction from June 2013 through 2015 expanded I-83 northbound to three lanes from Exit 40B to Exit 41A, and two lanes at the trumpet interchange with PA 581.

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The Naval Support Activity complex in Hampden township lies south of the exchange joining U.S. 11 (Carlisle Pike) with PA 581.

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I-81 bypasses Harrisburg to the north. PA 581 heads west to I-81 near Mount Zion while I-83 concludes at I-81 in Paxton township. An entrance ramp from adjacent Brandt Avenue to I-83 north closed at this location in 1999.

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This 1952-built bridge carrying Lowther Avenue was replaced by May 2013 to accommodate a widened freeway below and new off-ramps to Lowther Street from both I-83 north and PA 581 east. Beyond the overpass I-83 turns eastward along the Harrisburg Expressway. Exit 41A loops onto PA 581, which was completed as a freeway in 1996 between I-83 and I-81.

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A sharp loop ramp joins PA 581 (Harrisburg Expressway) west at Exit 41A. U.S. 11/15 combine from Camp Hill north to Shamokin Dam.

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I-83 previously overtook the Harrisburg Expressway from PA 581 along a single lane ramp. The I-83 / PA 581 Interchange Bottleneck Safety Project in 2013-15 included relocating Exit 41B to Lowther and Maple Streets at Highland Park.

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Interstate 83 expands to seven overall lanes east from PA 581 into Harrisburg. The previous exit for Lowther Street in LeMoyne was removed to eliminate weaving traffic from PA 581 east.

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Also removed during the I-83 / PA 581 Interchange Bottleneck Safety Project was the loop ramp (Exit 42) onto 3rd Street in Lemoyne. This further eliminated weaving traffic.

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3rd Street spans Interstate 83 at the former Exit 42. 3rd Street continues Bridge Street (SR 2035) north from New Cumberland to Market Street in Lemoyne.

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Interstate 83 reassurance shield posted ahead of a wye interchange joining the west end of the John Harris Bridge with Lowther Street.

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Interstate 83 crosses the John Harris Bridge over the Susquehanna River between Lemoyne and Downtown Harrisburg. Exit 43 for 2nd Street at Paxton Street departs the freeway in one half mile.

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The west bank of the Susquehanna River represents the Dauphin County line.

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The Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex lies east of 3rd Street and north of Walnut Street by Downtown Harrisburg.

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Capital Beltway trailblazer posted on the John Harris Bridge. The beltway designation overlays Interstate 83 from PA 581 to I-81, I-81 west from the end of I-83 to PA 581, and PA 581 back to I-83.

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I-83 enters the city limits of Harrisburg at the two-wye interchange (Exit 43) for 2nd Street. The couplet of 2nd Street (north) and Front Street (south) represents a historic alignment of U.S. 322 through Downtown Harrisburg.

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Interstate 83 spans AMTRAK, a Norfolk Southern Railroad line and PA 230 (Cameron Street) on a viaduct one half mile from Exit 44A. A parclo B2 interchange links I-83 with 13th Street just south of Paxton Street (SR 3010).

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The entrance ramp from Front Street adds a fourth northbound lane to Exit 44A. PA 230 (Cameron Street) parallels 13th Street just to the west.

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Exit 44B to 19th Street (SR 3007) leaves Interstate 83 just a quarter mile beyond the exchange with 13th Street.

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Exit 44A leaves Interstate 83 northbound for 13th Street to PA 230 (Cameron Street). PA 230 replaced U.S. 230, a route decommissioned in 1967 between Harrisburg and Lancaster.

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A viaduct leads I-83 across Paxton, 16th and 17th Streets ahead of Exit 44B. Ramps connect southbound with 17th Street and northbound with 19th Street. Parallel Paxton Street connects with the west end of PA 441 (Sycamore Street), a 31.6 mile route to Middletown, Columbia and Washington nearby.

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Interstate 83 reduces to a four overall lanes at the 19th Street overpass. 19th Street joins the freeway with the borough of Steelton as Harrisburg Street to the south.

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Interstate 83 proceeds east from 19th Street alongside a Norfolk Southern Railroad line to the borough of Paxtang.

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Interstate 83 vacates the Harrisburg city limits by this shield assembly.

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Exit 45 connects Interstate 83 north with Paxton Street via 32nd Street in one half mile.

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Exit 45 departs for Paxton Street at the 29th Street overpass. Paxton Street parallels Interstate 83 closely between 29th Street and the Eisenhower Interchange. U.S. 322 follows Paxton Street further east.

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Interstate 283 is a 2.91 mile long connector to the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the Harrisburg East Interchange.

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Interstate 83 kinks southward ahead of Spring Creek and the westbound ramp to Paxton Street and Bass Pro Drive.

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Interstate 83 northbound advances into the Dwight D. Eisenhower Interchange with I-283 and U.S. 322. I-283 constitutes a spur southeast to I-76 and PA 283 for Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) and Lancaster.

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Paxton Street comes into view as Exit 46A leaves for I-283 south. I-283 serves the suburbs of Overton and Swatara township ahead of PA 283 and the PA Turnpike. U.S. 322 westbound combines with I-83 north from Eisenhower Boulevard to I-81.

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Traffic partitions for Exit 46A to I-283 south and Exit 46B for U.S. 322 east. U.S. 322 follows a freeway from I-83 to Rutherford Heights.

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I-83 makes a TOTSO (turn off to stay on) movement through the Eisenhower Interchange with U.S. 322. The freeway extends east along U.S. 322 toward Hummellstown and Hershey.

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The Interstate 83 mainline forms the top level of the multi level interchange with I-283.

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A northbound reassurance shield stands between the Interstate 283 north end and the U.S. 322 westbound merge from Eisenhower Boulevard (Exit 47).

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Interstate 81 is 3.5 miles to the north of the Eisenhower Interchange.

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U.S. 322 west joins I-83 north from Eisenhower Boulevard at a wye interchange north of Derry Street. A diamond interchange (Exit 48) with Union Deposit Road follows to the borough of Penbrook east of Harrisburg.

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U.S. 322 follows Interstate 83 north for 3.6 miles.

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Union Deposit Road constitutes a divided four lane arterial between Penbrook and Interstate 83. East of Exit 48, Union Deposit Road leads to Twin Lakes and Hoernerstown in South Hanover township.

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The Capital Beltway was established in the late 1990s to give a single designation to the loop created by I-81, I-83 and PA 581.

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Heavy retail development lines both sides of Union Deposit Road at Exit 48. The ensuing exit from I-83/U.S. 322 north serves Progress and Colonial Park. Union Deposit Road also serves the Progress area via Paxtang Road, one mile to the west.

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U.S. 22 follows Walnut Street east from Penbrook through Progress to 39th Street, where the route changes names to Jonestown Road. Prior to 2008, guide signs for Exit 50 displayed Progress and Colonial Park.

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Another Interstate 81 trailblazer stands along I-83/U.S. 322 north after the Londonberry Road underpass.

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U.S. 22 (Jonestown Road) heads east from I-83/U.S. 322 to Colonial Park, Paxtonia and West Hanover township.
This panel was replaced with a supplemental sign for Colonial Park and Progress.

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The cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 22 was reconstructed into a parclo and renumbered as Exit 50. I-83 ends one mile northward at Interstate 81.

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The former loop ramp to U.S. 22 (Walnut Street) west at Exit 50B. U.S. 22 follows Walnut Street, Herr Street and Arsenal Boulevard to PA 230 (Cameron Street) at Harrisburg. Progress lies between Exit 50 and Progress Avenue.

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A three-wye interchange joins I-83/U.S. 322 with I-81 a half mile beyond the Elmerton Avenue overpass. U.S. 322 west joins I-81 south for three miles. I-81 north meets I-78 east at Exit 89.

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North from Exit 51B, I-81 travels to Hazelton, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. I-78 joins the Harrisburg area with Allentown, Bethlehem, Newark, New Jersey, and New York City. Beyond I-81 at Exit 67, U.S. 322 combines with U.S. 22 northwest to Duncannon and Lewistown.

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U.S. 22/322 split 59 miles to the northwest at Lewistown and 23 miles from State College.

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Two lanes separate for I-81 and U.S. 322 west. I-81 south heads to Carlisle, Chambersburg, Hagerstown, Maryland, and Martinsburg, West Virginia. U.S. 22/322 west link Harrisburg with the U.S. 11/15 corridor along the Susquehanna River to Lewisburg and Williamsport.

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Exit 51A passes under the Interstate 81 northbound mainline and a flyover ramp to I-83 south from I-81 south.

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