Interstate 579 North

Liberty Tunnel - North

W Liberty Avenue (SR 3069) extends north from U.S. 19 Truck and the exchange with PA 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) into the Liberty Tunnels.
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Passing under Mount Washington, the Liberty Tunnels are 5,889 feet long. The twin bores opened to traffic in 1924.3
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Passing under Mount Washington, the Liberty Tunnels are 5,889 feet long. The twin bores opened to traffic in 1924.3
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The north end of the Liberty Tunnels ties into a signalized intersection with P.J. McArdle Roadway onto Mount Washington and to PA 837 (E Carson Street) at the South Side Flats.
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SR 3069 continues north onto the Liberty Bridge across the Monongahela River to Crosstown Boulevard. The ensuing exit joins Boulevard of the Allies (PA 885 east).
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Interstate 579 commences north beyond the Crosstown Boulevard exit for Forbes Avenue to PPG Paints Arena (home of the Pittsburgh Penguins) and 6th Avenue toward the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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PA 885 (Boulevard of the Allies) stems east from Crosstown Boulevard to Oakland and an entrance ramp for I-376/U.S. 22-30 (Penn-Lincoln Parkway East) to Monroeville.
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The Liberty Bridge can be reconfigured with three lanes in one direction and one lane in the other direction, or two lanes per direction.
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PA 885 (Boulevard of the Allies) travels southeast from Uptown to Oakland, Hazelwood and the Glenwood Bridge in Pittsburgh. The state route continues from the Steel City south to PA 837 in Clairton.
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Interstate 579 begins along Crosstown Boulevard (SR 3069) north beyond the Boulevard of the Allies overpass and left exit for 6th and Forbes Avenues.
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Interstate 579 begins along Crosstown Boulevard (SR 3069) north beyond the Boulevard of the Allies overpass and left exit for 6th and Forbes Avenues.
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Single lane ramps combine from PA 885 (Boulevard of the Allies) north and the Liberty Bridge along I-579 ahead of the exit for Center Avenue.
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Single lane ramps combine from PA 885 (Boulevard of the Allies) north and the Liberty Bridge along I-579 ahead of the exit for Center Avenue.
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Center Avenue stems east from 6th Avenue to PPG Paints Arena and the Hill District. A left exit joins I-579 north with 7th Avenue west ahead of Court Street in Downtown.
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PA 380 commences along Bigelow Boulevard east from a wye interchange with I-579 (Crosstown Boulevard).
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The I-579 HOV roadway originates along a high flyover north from Bedford Avenue to the Veterans Bridge.
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Curving northwest onto the Veterans Bridge, Interstate 579 advances across the Strip District and the Allegheny River to PA 28 (E Ohio Street).
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The Sixteenth Street (David McCullough) Bridge parallels I-579 (Veterans Bridge) to the east.
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PA 28 (E Ohio Street) travels northeast along a freeway paralleling the Allegheny River to Millvale, Etna, Aspinwall and Blawnox.
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Photo Credits:
- Andy Field: 06/13/10
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Page Updated Thursday January 07, 2021.