Pennsylvania Highways Blog

Today I received an order from PennDOT which included a copy of the latest official state highway map. I am not surprised that PennDOT printed one since we elected a new Governor last year and therefore have a new Secretary of Transportation. These are the changes since the 2010 edition:

Fayette County
PA Turnpike 43 completed from West Virginia to Exit 2 and the US 119/PA 51 interchange to Exit 15

Indiana County
US 22 is now a four-lane, divided highway from just east of Blairsville to Armagh

Lycoming County
US 15 upgraded to an expressway from north of PA 14 to PA 184

Pittsburgh Inset
Consol Energy Center shown

Erie Inset
PA 299 removed from Powell Avenue

Philadelphia Inset
Street Road E-ZPass-only slip ramp completed

For most of the URLs on the map, there is a corresponding Microsoft Tag to scan with a smartphone, but the link for VisitPA uses a regular QR Code.

The yellow shading of "Selected Built Up Areas" have been removed from the map, and only the dark shaded areas of urban concentrations remain. State Game Lands have been changed from a peach coloring to a tan one. The State Park textured color that was shaded to indicated the extent of the park has been removed, but not in the city insets.

The US 22/US 322 shield error that was on the 2010 map on the Penn-Lincoln Parkway at PA 60 has been corrected to a US 22/US 30 shield. There is now an inset for the Elk Scenic Drive in the upper left corner over Lake Erie, which is now shown on the main map by a yellow highlight instead of an orange one.

It has the same dimensions as the previous year's and this year's cover features a picture of Independence Hall. You can view the map at PennDOT's GIS page.