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Interstate 79
Interstate 79 is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. It runs from Charleston, West Virginia at Interstate 77 to Erie, Pennsylvania at Pennsylvania State Highway 5 .
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Length
| Miles | km | state | |
| 161 | 259 | West Virginia | |
| 183 | 295 | Pennsylvania | |
| 344 | 554 | Total | |
Major Cities Along the Route
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Morgantown, West Virginia
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (western suburbs)
- Erie, Pennsylvania
Intersections with other Interstates
- Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia
- Interstate 68 in Morgantown, West Virginia
- Interstate 70 in Washington, Pennsylvania
- Interstate 76 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Interstate 80 in Pardoe, Pennsylvania
- Interstate 90 in Erie, Pennsylvania
Spur Routes
Notes
This interstate primarily acts as a thoroughfare through western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
I-579, which consists mostly of the Veterans Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh, is a short Interstate, but not the shortest. (Its length is officially 1.57 miles (2.53 km); I-375 in Michigan is shorter and signed. I-878, at 0.72 miles (1.16 km), is the shortest unsigned interstate, as of 2002.)
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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