Interstate 276 / Pennsylvania Turnpike West

Interstate 95 turns south from the Pennsylvania Turnpike on a two lane flyover spanning I-276 and the end of I-295.
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The ramps joining I-95 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike were completed on September 23, 2018.
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I-95 north to Newtown and Trenton, New Jersey was renumbered as an extension of I-295 in 2018. Construction of the remaining planned ramps linking I-95/276/295 are unfunded.
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Constructed in 2014/15, the Neshaminy Falls Mainline Toll Plaza represented the start of the Pennsylvania Turnpike ticket system westbound.
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The cash lanes at the Neshaminy Falls Mainline Toll Plaza permanently closed in Fall 2021.
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The Bensalem Interchange (Exit 351) links Interstate 276 with U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway) at Bensalem.
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U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway) enters the city limits of Philadelphia southwest of the upcoming trumpet interchange (Exit 351) via Roosevelt Boulevard.
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Construction from late 2024 into 2025 demolishes all remaining toll booths along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and replaces them with AET gantries.
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Exit 351 departs Interstate 276 west below U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway) and west of the site of a former service plaza.
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U.S. 1 upgrades into a four lane freeway from Roosevelt Boulevard at the Philadelphia city line northeast to Bensalem and Trenton.
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The succeeding exit along I-276 west is the Willow Grove interchange with PA 611 (Easton Road).
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Meeting I-276 at Exit 343 in two miles, PA 611 constitutes a major arterial northward from Philadelphia to Willow Grove and Doylestown.
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Heading south from forthcoming Exit 343, PA 611 (Easton Road) becomes Old York Road and Broad Street into the city of Brotherly Love. Jenkintown is a northern suburb of Philadelphia at PA 73 (Township Line Road).
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Exit 343 leaves I-276 westbound for PA 611 (Easton Road). PA 611 extends north from Montgomery County to Easton in the Allentown-Bethelem metropolitan area. The state route was designated U.S. 611 until 1972.¹
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A slip ramp follows at Exit 340 for Virginia Drive at the Fort Washington Office Center Park near PA 152 (Susquehanna Road).
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I-276 proceeds nine miles west to the exchange with Interstate 476 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeastern Extension).
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E-ZPass electronic toll collection (ETC) began use on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in December 2000. Constructed in 2000, the ETC ramp at Exit 340 was the first added to the PA Turnpike system.²
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A third westbound lane was added from PA 611 to Exit 340 with the construction of the RIRO ramps with Virginia Drive. The Fort Washington interchange with PA 309 is next.
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Exit 340 departs I-276 beyond PA 152 (Susquehanna Road) at Dresher. PA 309 (Fort Washington Expressway), a major expressway and arterial route between Philadelphia and the Allentown-Bethlehem area, meets the Turnpike in one mile.
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A cloverleaf interchange joins the forthcoming off-ramp at Exit 339 with PA 309 and W Philadelphia Avenue (SR 2037) in Upper Dublin township.
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PA 309 travels along the Fort Washington Expressway between Philadelphia and the northern suburb of Ambler. The state route was designated as U.S. 309 until 1968.³
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I-476 follows the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeastern Extension between I-276 at Plymouth Meeting and I-81 at Clarks Summit. Exit numbers along the Northeastern Extension continue the system of the Mid-County Expressway between Chester and I-276.
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeastern Extension (I-476) doubles as a commuter route to the Philadelphia suburbs of Lansdale and Quakertown. I-476 becomes more rural north from there to the exchange with I-78, U.S. 22 and PA 309 at Allentown.
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Interstate 476 follows the Mid-County Expressway south from Exit 20 to I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) for Philadelphia and I-95 at Chester.
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Originally designated PA 9, the Northeastern Extension links the mainline with I-80 and the Scranton Wilkes-Barre area. The link with I-476 south to Plymouth Meeting opened to traffic by late 1992.
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Two lanes diverge from I-276 west at Exit 20 for Interstate 476 and the Northeastern Extension.
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During peak evening traffic it is not uncommon to find traffic back-ups on the ramps to Interstate 476. I-476 replaced PA Route 9 northward to Clarks Summit in 1996.
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Located just west of I-476 is the Norristown Interchange (Exit 333) with Germantown Pike (old U.S. 422). Germantown Pike provides two of the movements between I-276 and I-476.
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Plymouth Road and Germantown Pike span I-276 west ahead of Exit 333. Historically the Norristown Interchange was signed for both U.S. 422 and Interstate 476. U.S. 422 was eventually realigned onto the Schuylkill Expressway Extension.
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Germantown Pike carried U.S. 422 into Philadelphia until 1984, when it was relocated onto a freeway built between Valley Forge and Pottstown.
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The Norristown Interchange ties into ramps for Germantown Pike east, Plymouth Road and Interstate 476.
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Germantown Pike (SR 3053)constitutes a heavily traveled arterial through Plymouth Meeting, Norristown and Collegeville.
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Plymouth Road (SR 3007) passes under I-476 east to Butler Pike at Flourtown Road.
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A loop ramp connects with the Interstate 476 entrance ramp from Plymouth Road.
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Confirming marker posted west of the Germantown Pike entrance ramp.
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Interstate 276 continues six miles west to the Valley Forge Interchange, where I-76 overtakes the Pennsylvania Turnpike to PA 29 and Downingtown.
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike crosses the Schuylkill River and PA 23 at mile marker 331.
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Interstate 276 loops south of Bridgeport to the King of Prussia Service Area.
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I-276 passes over Henderson Road one mile ahead of the King or Prussia Service Plaza.
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The King of Prussia Service Plaza lines the north side of I-276 adjacent to U.S. 202 (Dekalb Pike).
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The Valley Forge Interchange (Exit 326) with I-76 east connects I-276 with nearby U.S. 202 for West Chester and King of Prussia and U.S. 422 north to Pottstown.
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Interstate 76 branches southeast from the PA Turnpike along the Schuylkill Expressway to Conshohocken and the city of Philadelphia before crossing the Delaware River via the Walt Whitman Bridge.
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Valley Forge National Park lies northwest of King of Prussia via U.S. 422 (Schuylkill Expressway Extension) and PA Route 23.
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A fourth lane opens along Interstate 276 westbound for the Valley Forge Interchange (Exit 326). I-76 angles southeast between King of Prussia Mall and King of Prussia Town Center to the exchange with U.S. 202. I-76 and U.S. 202 were rebuilt at King of Prussia in 2001-03.
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Interstate 276 ends as I-76 westbound enters the Pennsylvania Turnpike mainline. The toll road continues to the capital city of Harrisburg and Steel City of Pittsburgh before crossing into the Buckeye State near Youngstown, Ohio. U.S. 202 heads southwest to West Chester and Wilmington, Delaware.
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