Interstate 83 South - Harrisburg Vicinity

A three-wye interchange joins I-81 and U.S. 322 with the southbound beginning of I-83. I-83/U.S. 322 overlap south to Swatara Township. The succeeding exit is for U.S. 22 (Jonestown Road).

06/21/12

Two lane ramps from both directions of Interstate 81 converge ahead of the Valley Road underpass. Traffic counts of 75,000 vehicles per day were recorded on the initial stretch of I-83 in 2011.

06/21/12

The I-83 East Shore Section 1 Early Action Safety Project eliminated the loop ramp (Exit 50A) to U.S. 22 (Jonestown Road) eastbound for Colonial Park. Completed in 2010, work consolidated traffic for U.S. 22 onto the previous westbound exit ramp.

06/21/12

A lane drops from I-83 south / U.S. 322 east at the Exit 50 for U.S. 22 (Jonestown Road). U.S. 22 constitutes an arterial between the borough of Penbrook and Progress to the west and Colonial Park and Paxtonia to the east.

06/21/12

An Interstate 83 marker precedes the loop ramp from U.S. 22 west. The elimination of Exit 50A removed a weaving traffic pattern below the Jonestown Road overpass.

06/21/12

Union Deposit Road converges with Interstate 83 at a diamond interchange (Exit 48) near the community of Twin Lakes. The roadway heads east through the borough of Penbrook to South Hanover township and Hoernerstown.

06/21/12

The first reassurance marker for Interstate 83 south appears near the Locust Lane under crossing.

06/21/12

Union Deposit Road connects I-83/U.S. 322 west to Progress Avenue for Progress and Paxtang. The four lane arterial serves a number of shopping centers within the vicinity of Exit 48.

06/21/12

Union Deposit Road splits between Canby and Market Streets 1.2 miles west of Exit 48. I-83 and U.S. 322 partition at Exit 47 in 1.25 miles (Exit 47), 0.75 miles ahead of I-283 at the Eisenhower Interchange (Exit 46A).

06/21/12

Interests to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) are directed onto I-283 south from Interstate 83 at Exit 46A to PA 283 east (Exit 1A).

06/21/12

U.S. 322 eastbound shifts onto parallel Eisenhower Boulevard south ahead of Derry Street. U.S. 322 turns east onto a freeway at Paxton Street through the Eisenhower Interchange (Exit 46).

06/21/12

Interstate 83 south / U.S. 322 east confirming markers posted near the Peiffers Lane underpass.

06/21/12

U.S. 322 heads east to Hershey and Hummelstown. A folded diamond interchange also joins U.S. 322 (Eisenhower Boulevard) / I-83 with Derry Street nearby. Derry Street connects the Oakleigh and Lawnton communities north of I-83 and U.S. 322.

06/21/12

Two sets of painted shields precede the single lane ramps for both I-83 and I-283 south at the Eisenhower Interchange.

06/21/12

Interstate 283 comprises a spur of I-83 southward from the Eisenhower Interchange to PA 283 and I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike). PA 283 constitutes a freeway from I-283 to Middletown, Elizabethtown and Lancaster.

06/21/12

Exit 47 and U.S. 322 part ways with Interstate 83 south.

06/21/12

I-283 (Exit 46A) continues the freeway southward to Swatara, PA 283, and the Harrisburg East Interchange along the PA Turnpike. I-83 turns westward toward Downtown Harrisburg and Paxtang.

06/21/12

Exit 46A leaves for the southbound beginning of Interstate 283. Ramps from U.S. 322 west to Eisenhower Boulevard and I-83 south travel below.

06/21/12

Traffic from Interstate 283 north merges onto the single lane of I-83 south, three eights of a mile east of the wye interchange (Exit 45) with Paxton Street.

06/24/12

Interstate 83 southbound overtakes the freeway extending east from U.S. 322 at Paxton Street. Exit 45 departs for the continuation of Paxton Street and Bass Pro Drive beyond the Eisenhower Boulevard underpass.

06/24/12

Shields for Interstate 83 south and the Capital Beltway stand where ramps converge by 40th Street.

06/24/12

Frontage roads (Paxton Street / Bass Pro Drive) accompany I-83 west from Eisenhower Boulevard to 40th Street and the wye interchange at Exit 45.

06/24/12

Paxton Street (SR 3010) extends west from Exit 45 to PA 441 (Sycamore Street) and the capital city. Harrisburg Mall, which includes a Bass Pro Shops, anchors the retail corridor along Paxton Street south of I-83.

06/24/12

Interstate 83 shifts northward and across Spring Creek, Paxtang Park and City Park Drive.

06/24/12

Turning more toward the west, Interstate 83 parallels a Norfolk Southern Railroad line along the south side of the borough of Paxtang. A substandard overpass carries 29th Street beyond this Capital Beltway trailblazer.

06/24/12

The succeeding three exits (44B - 44A - 43) from Interstate 83 south fall within the city of Harrisburg.

06/24/12

I-83 straddles the Harrisburg city line west from 29th Street to 21st Street and enters the capital city ahead of Exit 44B. 17th Street stems north from Hanover Street to U.S. 22 (Arsenal Boulevard) through the Harrisburg street grid.

06/24/12

Ramps at Exit 44B connect I-83 northbound with 19th Street and southbound with 17th Street. Exit 43 follows for Downtown and the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex.

06/24/12

13th Street links Interstate 83 with Sycamore and Paxton Streets. Both streets connects the freeway with PA 230 along Cameron Street to the west.

06/24/12

The entrance ramp from 17th Street entrance forms an auxiliary lane to the parclo B2 interchange (Exit 44A) with 13th Street. A viaduct takes I-83 over both 16th and Paxton Streets.

06/24/12

Exit 44A loops away from I-83 south to 13th Street for PA 230 (Cameron Street). PA 230 constitutes a 28 mile long route from Harrisburg east to the freeway along PA 283 at Salunga. PA 230 follows the westernmost extent of historic U.S. 230, a highway linking the capital city with Lancaster until 1967.

06/24/12

A directional T interchange (Exit 43) joins Interstate 83 with Downtown Harrisburg via 2nd Street north and Front Street (SR 3009) south.

06/24/12

2nd and Front Streets comprise a one way couplet through Downtown Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania State Capitol complex lies to the east between 3rd Street and Commonwealth Avenue.

06/24/12

With seven overall lanes, Interstate 83 spans the Susquehanna River along the John Harris Bridge between Harrisburg and Lemoyne.

06/24/12

I-83 advances west from the John Harris Bridge to the York Split interchange (Exit 41A) where PA 581 (Harrisburg Expressway) begins and Interstate 83 turns south for York.

06/24/12

Paralleling Interstate 83 to the north are two Norfolk Southern Railroad bridges and the Market Street Bridge (SR 3012).

06/24/12

City Island rises from the middle of the Susquehanna River to the north of Interstate 83. The Market Street Bridge and Walnut Street pedestrian Bridge link the island with Downtown Harrisburg.

06/24/12

One quarter mile ahead of the wye interchange (Exit 42) with Lowther Street (SR 2028) at the borough of Lemoyne. Lowther Street intersects 3rd Street (SR 2035) nearby, which becomes Bridge Street south through New Cumberland.

06/24/12

I-83 enters Cumberland County at the west end of the John Harris Bridge, one half mile from the York Split interchange (Exit 41A). Exit 42 departs for Lowther Street, which parallels the freeway west to Exit 41B and Carlisle Road (SR 2018).

06/24/12

I-83 advances west from the 3rd Street overpass to the trumpet interchange (Exit 41A) with PA 581 (Harrisburg Expressway). I-83 turns south toward York while PA 581 heads west to U.S. 11/15 at Camp Hill and Interstate 81 near Good Hope.

06/24/12

Exit 41A is a continuation of the Harrisburg Expressway onto PA 581 west toward U.S. 11/15 at Camp Hill. There U.S. 15 branches southwest toward Gettysburg and Frederick, Maryland while U.S. 11 south merges with PA 581 west from Exit 5 to 3.

06/24/12

Interstate 83 south crosses Yellow Breeches Creek into York County ahead of Exit 40A for Limekiln Road. Just south of there is the trumpet interchange (Exit 39B) for the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) and the folded diamond interchange (Exit 39A) with PA 114 (Lewisberry Road).

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