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Southern Terminus: | US 19 at the West End Bridge in Pittsburgh. |
| Northern Terminus: | US 19 at California Avenue in Pittsburgh. | |
| Length: | 2 miles | |
| Names: | Western Avenue, Allegheny Avenue, and California Avenue | |
| County: | Allegheny | |
| Expressway: | None | |
| Former Designation: | US 19 (1926 - 1932) | |
| Decommissioned: | 1963 | |
| Replaced By: | None | |
| History: | Signed
in 1946 on West Carson Street, Point Bridge, Manchester Bridge, Manchester
Avenue, Allegheny Avenue, and California Avenue.
In 1960, the designation was moved to the newly completed Fort Pitt Bridge to cross the Monongahela River due to the closing of the Point Bridge. Then it turned onto a portion of Penn Avenue to Fort Pitt Boulevard to the original alignment. In 1961, the southern Terminus was moved to the end of the West End Bridge. |
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| Links: | Point
Bridge - Bruce Cridlebaugh Manchester Bridge - Bruce Cridlebaugh |
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Southern Terminus: | US 19 in Mount Lebanon. |
| Northern Terminus: | US 19 in Wexford. | |
| Length: | 18 miles | |
| National Highway System: |
Saw Mill Run Boulevard to Wexford | |
| Names: | Washington Road, West Liberty Avenue, Saw Mill Run Boulevard, Penn-Lincoln Parkway, North Shore Expressway, Raymond E. Wilt Memorial Highway, and McKnight Road | |
| SR Designations: |
SR 3069: US 19 to PA 51 SR 0051: West Liberty Avenue to I-279 SR 0279: PA 51 to I-579/PA 28 SR 6279: I-579/PA 28 to McKnight Road SR 4003: I-279 to US 19 |
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| County: | Allegheny | |
| Expressway: | Exit 5C to Exit 11 on I-279 | |
| Multiplexed Routes: | PA 51: West Liberty
Avenue to I-279 I-279: Exit 5C to Exit 11 US 22: Exit 5C to Exit 6A US 30: Exit 5C to Exit 6A |
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| Former Designations: | PA 519 (1934 - 1941): US 19 to Saw Mill Run
Boulevard US 19 (1941 - 1948): Cochran Road to Banksville Road Alternate US 19 (1960 - 1961): Exit 5C to Exit 6A I-70 (1960 - 1963): Exit 5C to Exit 6A I-79 (1963 - 1972): Exit 5C to Exit 11 I-76 (1972 - 1973): Exit 5C to Exit 6A |
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Pittsburgh Belt System: |
Potomac Avenue to Pioneer Avenue |
Traffic Conditions: |
Pioneer
Avenue to PA 51 (Northbound) Liberty Tunnels to US 19 (Northbound) US 19 to the Fort Pitt Bridge (Northbound) Fort Pitt Bridge (Northbound) Fort Duquesne Bridge (Northbound) PNC Park to Perrysville Avenue (HOV-Northbound) I-579 to McKnight Road (Northbound) McKnight Road to I-579 (Southbound) Perrysville Avenue to PNC Park (HOV-Southbound) Fort Duquesne Bridge (Southbound) Fort Pitt Bridge (Southbound) Fort Pitt Bridge to US 19 (Southbound) US 19 to the Liberty Tunnels (Southbound) PA 51 to Pioneer Avenue (Southbound) |
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Traffic Cameras: |
Fort
Pitt Tunnel Garage Fort Pitt Tunnel Outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel Inbound Fort Pitt Tunnel Inbound HOV-PNC Park HOV-Anderson Street HOV-North Canal Street HOV-East Street HOV-Tripoli Street HOV-Saint Boniface HOV-Hazlett Street HOV-Evergreen Road HOV-McKnight Road |
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| History: | Signed in 1946 and in 1948, the
southern terminus was moved from Banksville Road to its current location.
In 1982, a northern disconnected section was signed from US 19 at the northern end of the West End Bridge to Wexford. The designation followed Western Avenue, West Ohio Street, circled Allegheny Center on the Commons, East Ohio Street, East Street, and McKnight Road. In 1984, the alignment was changed with northbound traffic using Western Avenue, Allegheny Avenue, North Shore Drive, General Robinson Street, Anderson Street, River Avenue, and Voeghtly Street. Southbound traffic was moved to Reedsdale Street and Beaver Avenue. In 1989, the designation was moved to I-279 to form a complete Truck US 19 from Mount Lebanon to Wexford after the Parkway North was completed. In 1997, construction began on the interchange at the southern portal of the Liberty Tunnel, and opened to traffic on November 20, 1999. |
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| Links: | Interstate 279 Terminus of Truck US 19 - Tim Reichard Truck US 19 Junction List - Tim Reichard |
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Links: US 19 Back to Pennsylvania Highways Back to Pennsylvania US Highways Page updated September 27, 2006. Content and graphics, unless otherwise noted, copyright © Jeffrey J. Kitsko. All rights reserved. Banner signs courtesy of Richard C. Moeur. Pittsburgh Belt System shield courtesy of Bruce Cridlebaugh. TrafficPulse logo courtesy of Mobility Technologies. Information courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Robert Droz. |
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