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	U.S. Route 19 Truck
Length:	19.4 mi (31.2 km)
Formed:	1946
South end:	US 19 in Mt. Lebanon
Major; junctions:	PA 51 in Pittsburgh; I-376 near Fort Pitt Tunnel; I-279 near Fort Pitt Bridge; PA 65 near Fort Duquesne Bridge; I-579/PA 28 at I-279 interchange; I-279 in Northern Pittsburgh
North end:	US 19 in McCandless Twp.
	Pennsylvania State Routes
	Spur of US 19
	Minor - Legislative

U.S. Route 19 Truck is an auxiliary route of U.S. Route 19 located in Western Pennsylvania in the Pittsburgh Metro Area that has a length of 19 miles (31 km). The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 19 near Mt. Lebanon and the northern terminus is U.S. Route 19 in McCandless Township. Trucks are not allowed on U.S. Route 19^{[citation needed]} and this is the route for trucks. At the junction with Interstate 376 at exit 69 near the Fort Pitt Tunnel, the route becomes confusing for motorists^{[original research?]} when it makes several confusing concurrencies and loops.^[2] North of Pittsburgh, U.S. Route 19 Truck is called McKnight Road and south of Pittsburgh it's called West Liberty Avenue and Washington Road.

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[edit] Southern terminus to 5 route concurrency

US 19 Truck begins as U.S. Route 19 enters Mount Lebanon as Washington Road. US 19 branches northwest to skirt Mt Lebanon and Dormont, while US 19 Truck continues through the centers of those towns. As US 19 Truck enters the southern parts of Pittsburgh, its name becomes West Liberty Ave as it passes through the West Liberty neighborhood. At the south portal of the Liberty Tunnel, US 19 Truck turns left onto Pennsylvania Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard).

After 1.4 miles (2.3 km), US 19 Truck exits PA 51 via a left exit toward I-376/US 22/US 30. Traffic headed for northbound 19-Truck and 376, and for eastbound 22/30, is joined by traffic headed for southbound 19 and 376 and westbound 22/30. At the top of a half-mile-long uphill ramp, traffic headed for south- and west-bound 376/22/30 joins the mainline highway, but traffic from 376-S/22-W/30-W headed for PA-51, US-19, and southbound US-19-Truck joins the ramp. 500 feet (150 m) later, US-19-S branches off, and the ramp turns north. After another 1,200 feet (370 m), traffic headed for northbound 19-Truck, southbound 19-Truck, northbound 376, eastbound 22/30, and PA-51 is joined by traffic from northbound 19; about 500 feet (150 m) further on, all ramp traffic joins the main highway.

At this point, a single northeasterly highway is carrying north- and south-bound US-19-Truck, northbound US-19 and I-376, and eastbound US-22 and US-30. (Because the southwesterly ramp never joins the freeway, the opposite side of the road never carries more than I-376-S, US-22-W, US-30-W, and US-19-Truck-S.) 1,000 feet (300 m) further on, southbound US-19-Truck exits to join PA-51-S; and finally, after another 400 feet (120 m), northbound US-19 exits to join PA-51-N, and I-376-N/US-22-E/US-30-E/US-19-TRK-N enter the Fort Pitt Tunnel.

[edit] Fort Pitt Tunnel to Interstate 279 Interchange

I-376, US 19 Truck northbound, US 22, and US 30 continue towards the northeast. North of exit 69C, I-376 and the other concurrencies (US 19 Truck/US 22/US 30) pass through the Fort Pitt Tunnel then on I-376 southbound, exit 69C leads to Pennsylvania Route 837 north. Then I-376, US 19 Truck, US 22, and US 30 cross the Monongahela River on the Fort Pitt Bridge. After the bridge, US 22 and US 30 leave the concurrency at exit 70; the southern terminus of Interstate 279. I-376, US 22, and US 30 head eastward while I-279 and US 19 Truck head northward. Then I-279 and US 19 Truck cross the Allegheny River on the Fort Duquesne Bridge. North of the bridge, I-279 and US 19 Truck interchange the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 65 at exit 1C of I-279. Exit 1B is to PNC Park and exit 1C is for Heinz Field. At exit 1D and 2A, I-279 southbound splits into HOV lanes at the Interstate 279 Interchange. The Interstate 279 interchange involves the northern terminus of Interstate 579 and the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 28.

[edit] Exit 2 to northern terminus

North of Exit 2B, I-279 has HOV lanes and continues its concurrency with US 19 Truck towards the north. At exit 4, US 19 Truck splits from I-279 and US 19 Truck continues towards the north at-grade as McKnight Road a divided highway. In Ross Township, US 19 Truck interchanges with Babcock Boulevard and shifts towards the northwest. In McCandless Township, US 19 Truck interchanges with Ingomar Road. Northwest of Ingomar Boulevard, US 19 Truck terminates (ends) at an interchange with U.S. Route 19.^[1]

[edit] Major intersections

Pennsylvania Route 51 in Pittsburgh
Interstate 376, U.S. Route 22, and U.S. Route 30 from exit 69A to exit 70C
Interstate 279 from southern terminus to exit 4
Pennsylvania Route 65 at exit 1C of I-279
Pennsylvania Route 28 at Interstate 279 Interchange
Interstate 579 at Interstate 279 Interchange

[edit] History

Signed as U.S. Route 19 from 1941 to 1948. The route was signed in 1946 as a bypass route for trucks that weren't allowed on US 19. In 1948, the southern terminus was moved from Banksville Road to its current location. In 1989, US 19 truck's designation was moved to I-279 to form a complete US 19 Truck 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.^[3]

[edit] See also

U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007
^ Multiplexed Roads - Image of 5 route concurrency
^ Pennsylvania Highways - U.S. Route 19 Truck

[edit] External links

Multiplexed Roads - U.S. Route 19 Truck junction list

[DeLorme-0] DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007

[image-1] Multiplexed Roads - Image of 5 route concurrency

[pah-2] Pennsylvania Highways - U.S. Route 19 Truck

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