Interstate 76 Eastern
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- Eastern Interstate 76 follows a number of freeways that proceeded the Interstate Highway system, most notably the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Outside of that, the control cities get pretty weird. Control City Freak is updated weekly and covers every two digit Interstate Highway in America. I'll be showing control city signs on each 1 and 2 digit (2di) Interstate Highway in the continental United States and will strive to make as complete a record as possible. I'll also be getting into the roadgeek weeds here and there, showing downtown skylines and state border crossings, and making corny jokes. I welcome all to join my geeky tour of every primary Interstate in the country!
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Control City Freak Episodes mentioned in this video:
Interstate 70 West • Interstate 70 West
Interstate 70 East • Interstate 70 East
Interstate 71 • Interstate 71
Interstate 76 Western • Interstate 76 Western
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike predates the interstate system. The original 160 mile section went from Irwin, PA to Carsile, PA. And they expanded east to Philadelphia and west to Pittsburgh shortly after World War II.
The PA turnpike was built where an old railroad track used to be which explains the gentle gradients of the slope of the road. As opposed to I 80 which is an absolute train wreck with horribly dangerous 6-8% gradients.
Carlisle
This does not mean they can’t update their nonsensical rationale for signage - it’s 2022!
@@999Patriots Actually the railroad was never finished or used, South Pennsylvania RR
And the extis on the Pennsylvnaia Turnpike were numbered 1 through 30, 31 to 38 on the Northeast Extension, now numbered I-476, until they were renumbered based on their mileposts. Exit 31 on the Northeast Extension happens to be 31 miles from the southern terminus of I-476.
Calls the Schuylkill Expressway "nice looking"
The one time I drove through PA, I saw how toll-happy PA is so I took US-30 instead of the interstate and it was a good choice. 30 is quite the scenic drive.
nice
Very scenic, very hilly, takes a lot of extra time
So is U.S. 22 though it is more mountainous.
30 is nice.
Love all the hard-to-pronounce names around here. “Reading” is pronounced like “Redding”, and “Susquehanna” was right, except the end is pronounced like the name “Hannah”
I’m excited you’re heading towards interstates I know. Excited for the analysis.
It’s pronounced “Redding “, and “con-sha-hock-ken” I grew up near these. Thank you for the video about my home interstate.
Thanks!
Always thought saying "Redding"was a Cincinnati dialect thing.
"Redding" Road is an important Cincinnati thoroughfare.
@@ericalbright4943 It's named after the city in England that uses the samr pronunciation
The fun part about Eastern I-76 is exactly that of the PA Turnpike and Schuylkill Expressway being highways which existed before the interstate highway system.
No doubt the only reason why Valley Forge is still a control city is because the Schuylkill connected Valley Forge to Philadelphia. It's a nice historical leftover from that era.
And the pronunciation is akin to school-kill.
Some locals pronounce it Sure-kill Expressway.
and Con-sha-hoke-in
@@BertiferousRex 6:51 - CON-sha-hock-en / Con-shee
@@brucetelfeyan 7:21 Schuylkill .. KILL, Dutch (NED) heritage
"Penna" is what Pennsylvania has used for decades as an abbreviation on their turnpike signs. It was also the state's address abbreviation before today's two-letter standard. The "indirect" exits are because of the toll booth ramps of the turnpike. Great job, though! Thanks!
Thanks!
If it said “Via Penne” that would be some interesting looking tunnels.
@@CityOfGravella lol
@@CityOfGravella I wish the tunnels were pasta shaped!!!
There a service plaza called Midway at MM 147. Currently, 147 seems like the midway of nothing, but the original PA Turnpike was from current MM 67 in Irwin to current MM 226 in Carlisle. Midway between them is 147. Hence, Midway.
Cool!
476's exit signs on the Schuylkill were made back when the Northeast Extension was still PA-9. That's why Allentown and Scranton aren't listed, because it's *only* counting the Blue Route section.
Newer signs may wind up changing that.
Fair enough, but I’m sure they’ve done some construction at some point in the last 25 years where they could have changed it
476 the way it should be:
(NB): Allentown, Scranton
(SB): Allentown, Philadelphia, Baltimore
"I could never find a 'welcome to Jersey' sign"
...yea, probably reasons for that
Lol
Valley Forge is a control city because it's where the Schuylkill Expressway ends going westbound. The Schuylkill Expressway is very much a local road even though it is part of I-76.
I-76 Eastern was once numbered as I-80S OH-PA-NJ.
Yep, both 76s used to be 80S
Interestingly when I-76 in Ohio was I-80s, an interesting change happened at nearby S.R.83. (exit 204 I-71) S.R. 83 was signed S.R.76 its entire length. To avoid confusion with the I-76 designation, Ohio signed SR 76 to SR 83.
@@c.t.turner2123 Oh that makes sense
I have another idea of signing cities of I-76 Eastern as follows:
Eastbound I-76 Eastern:
•Akron, OH
•Youngstown, OH
•Pittsburgh
•Harrisburg, PA
•Philadelphia
•South Philadelphia | •New Jersey via Walt Whitman Bridge
>Atlantic City, NJ
Westbound I-76 Eastern:
•Philadelphia
•South Philadelphia via Walt Whitman Bridge
•Harrisburg, PA
•Pittsburgh
•Youngstown, OH | >Cleveland
>Cleveland | •Akron, OH
•Akron, OH
>Columbus, OH
I'm not gonna sign Camden, NJ since I-76 Eastern only crosses through the southern portion of the city at an interchange with I-676. I'll sign Camden, NJ for I-676 instead. Speaking of I-676, I'll sign it's cities too as follows.:
Eastbound I-676:
•Central Philadelphia
-Camden, NJ via Benjamin Franklin Bridge
>Atlantic City, NJ
Westbound I-676
-Camden, NJ | •Central Philadelphia
•Central Philadelphia via Benjamin Franklin Bridge
>Harrisburg, PA
When you said Pennsylvania instead of Philadelphia I didn’t even think twice about it. It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out what you were trying to correct lol. Great video Todd!
Thanks!
This I-76 video reminded me that I have traveled every mile of I-76 both east and west. I can add it to my completed interstate list (every mile driven) of 17, 24, 29, 64, 66, 71, 74, 78, 80, and 87(north), 88 (east and west).
Nice!
Driving the complete length of I-80 is quite a drive.
@@howardcitizen2471 I haven't done it in one trip. I've done Omaha to New York several times, but Omaha to SF and return just once.
Todd, once you’re done with all of the interstates, you should make an all 50 state DOT ranking. I think it would be very popular
Yeah I could do that. Would have to keep it to like 20 seconds per state
I would love any more videos. I know a US highways runthrough would be too crazy. Maybe some history videos like the US 400 series routes? Those roads have always fascinated me because they're very weird numbering violations
@@darknessnight1115 As a Kansas 400 itself drives me nuts lol
@@ControlCityFreak Or you could devote one episode per state (and territory for that matter).
All 49*. Alaska has no "real" Interstates.
Love you Todd! Let’s get to 10k and 20k!
All these Pennsylvania freeways make me claustrophobic
I-76 East should be extended to Atlantic City via NJ 42(North-South Freeway) and on the Atlantic City Expressway. Atlantic City, NJ should be the Eastern end of I-76, and be where it starts on its Westward trek to Akron,OH.
Breezewood…the Limon of Pennsylvania!
Lol
8:19 - "Camden Waterfront" is something of a tourist attraction destination, with Adventure Aquarium, Entertainment Center concert venue, and battleship New Jersey.
On the PA Turnpike going WB, the sign for l-376 WB had been overhead. PA brought it down for some reason. Behind the current sign, you can see remnants of the structure that held signs overhead.
Oh wow that’s even weirder
Your the best Todd! Your my interstate hero!
Thanks!
3:43... I-79, Erie... That's me! If you ever find yourself driving North and you arrive at the Northern terminus just short of Lake Erie, give me a holler. I would be happy to show you my
favorite places.
I have always wondered how the two segments of I-76 though never intended, could potentially connect one day. I-76 from its end in Nebraska could follow I-80 East to Kearney, go diagonally near Hastings and Geneva to meet US 136 near Beatrice, NE. I-76 would then follow US 136 east to Peoria, Illinois where it would catch US 24 to Fort Wayne, Indiana, then US 224 to Lodi, Ohio where it would connect with the eastern existing I-76.
Cool. The easy way would of course be sign it with 80 and truncate the western Ohio section and renumber it 176 or something
@@ControlCityFreak It could also be numbered as I-180 or I-171. Another idea would be to have the current I-76 from Lodi to Youngstown, concurrency with I-80 and the northernmost part of I-680, and Ohio State Route 11 north to I-90 at Ashtabula as an interstate 1/4 half outer beltway of Cleveland and number it I-671 or I-290 signed from Akron-Youngstown-Erie counterclockwise and Youngstown-Akron-Columbus clockwise.
got an easier one with mostly 4 lane roads (not all tho)
- I-80 to nebraska route 2 (lincoln)
- route 2 to I-29 (SW iowa)
- I-29 to US-36 (st joseph)
- US-36 to US-24 (hannibal)
- US-24 to US-30 (fort wayne)
- US-30 to I-71 (mansfield)
- I-71 to I-76 (lodi)
I mean .... you can simply take 80 East from the 76 junction in Nebraska ... to the 76 junction in Ohio. 😂
Northern Missouri control cities would probably be listed as
East: Rock Port /Watson/ Tarkio , Maryville (probably a jct with a spur route and US 71), Bethany, Keokuk IA
West: Bethany, Stanberry, Maryville, Tarkio, Rock Port, Brownsville NE
(Not many good choices on US 136 in Missouri tbh, )
Probably going to miss I 77 and 78, but I can't wait for 79, 80, and 81.
Those will be coming out over the next several weeks
@@jsmith5641 Well, I didn't miss I 78, I've been waiting for that one.
Congrats on 3,000 subs!!!
Thanks!
@@ControlCityFreak No problem! Well deserved!
I just took a trip through Pennsylvania. Can't wait for your rants on how badly they sign I-80, I-83 and I-99.
I’m looking at 78 now and it’s no picnic
This is my home interstate. It passes about a mile away from my house near Monroeville Pa. I live about 10 miles from Monroeville in Irwin.
The original Penna Turnpike went from US 30 Irwin (Pittsburgh Burgh) to US 11 Carlisle. Later extended into Ohio and New Jersey. Later toll roads would develop in the Late 40s to mid to late 50s. Ohio Turnpike, Indiana Toll road, Chicago skyway, New Jersey Turnpike, Massachusetts Turnpike and New York Thruway . The reason for the weird Broad street extension is near the foot of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge is a historic site. Basically where Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity. Schuylkill River roughly pronounced Schools Kill. Reading pronounced red ing as past tense. I read a book. Reading is a very poor town. Taylor Swift came from the suburb Wyomissing. Can't wait for next week's weird North South routing near Wytheville. Have a good one Todd.
Thanks, great info!
Con-sho-hock-en... lol
signing the del mem bridge is honestly the right descision. it is a landmark in the area, and people really would recognize that more than Wilmington
They used to sign Trenton from 676 North to 95 North. They changed it to NY when the gap in 95 was resolved in 2018. 95 no longer serves Trenton but 295 does, which is why 295 is signed for Trenton in Jersey
Also I think they should rename 195 276 from the nj turnpike to Belmar and shared with 95 from the new 95 interchange to the 195 interchange with the jersey turnpike. Than 276 would run from the Ocean (basicallly) in Belmar to KOP in PA
@@pcariola1 That would violate numbering guidelines since 276 would be a spur route not a closed loop. But I see you want 276 to reach Jersey. Heres an idea. 1) I-76 can extend to Atlantic City. 2)I-276 can be designated on the Garden State Pkwy from Atlantic City to NJ-18 and via NJ-18 to the NJTP.
Just catching a flub which was not fixed in a subsequent text footer; the sign at the 9:00 mark after crossing the Delaware River is for the New Jersey Turnpike (via I-295N), not the Pennsylvania Turnpike which he has been referencing for sometime (so the misstatement is understandable).
6:18 - This is not what a service area typically looks like. This was built as Brandywine, with Howard Johnson's food. In about 1988, it was razed and rebuilt with Roy Rogers food (Host-Marriott) and renamed as Peter Camille (a Turnpike executive).
If you are heading west out of Philly on 76, it makes sense to sign for Valley Forge because that is the terminus of the Schuylkill expressway and the overwhelming majority of people traveling that direction out of Philly are going to the huge King Of Prussia mall which is the exit right before the Turnpike in Valley Forge. Even though it is officially part of 76, the Schuylkill Expressway does not go to Harrisburg, it ends in Valley Forge where it merges with the PA Turnpike.
Yeah but control cities are generally for numbered roads, not named expressways.
2 interesting points... the Welcome to NJ sign is about 3 miles into the state at exit 3 off of 76 right before the i76, sr42, i295 interchange.... also notice that the first exit in NJ for US130 is actually mile marker 354 as if it is in PA. can you explain?
1:35-1:46 the 76/277 interchange is being upgraded ... as part of a massive reconstruction project in Akron. the one-lane ramps for 76 at 277 will be expanded ...
At the end..: Thanks Todd, now I have to play the Grateful Dead's Truckin' song...
Awesome!
I live in South Jersey. No, that interchange is no less of a nightmare for locals. Can’t count the amount of times I’ve tried to get on 42 and got on 295 instead or vice versa
I honestly just wonder why NJ doesn't make I-76 until atlantic city via the atlantic city xpwy
As a native of York, your statement about just signing I-83 for Baltimore is correct with zero offense taken. No real need for it, unless of course it’s York Fair week.
North: Harrisburg
South: Baltimore
Having recently found your content and being a fellow road geek. I can tell that you're not going to like I-95 in Miami.
I’ve driven it and enjoyed! I’m guessing I’m forgetting something tho
@@ControlCityFreak all signage is simply "north" no target cities
@@DOMICH59 I'm assuming you are talking about the northern part because Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina have signs.
Interstate 76 really should end at Atlantic City and use the Atlantic City Expressway!
Would be cool!
That would make sense. But highways making sense goes against New Jersey tradition....
@@mark99k They allow much of the NJ turnpike to be part of I-95.
@@dvferyance Yeah, instead of all of it, which would make actual sense.
penna is the OG nickname for PA before the standard of the 2 letter state names
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is considered the first limited access, high speed superhighway in the United States, predating the Interstate System. As such, that is why most likely it doesn't necessarily follow the standards of most interstate highways, especially like you mentioned regarding overhead signs and the mileage signs based on exit names rather than actual cities. Also, "control cities" on the upcoming exit sign are not necessarily the next major city in each direction, but the name of two towns/cities that it would be a destination for that exit off the turnpike. In the past, the exit names were very useful, for when you entered the Turnpike, you received a ticket which listed the exit names and the toll rate for that exit from your entrance point. Not as useful today with EZ-Pass, and now that the Turnpike is cash free, there is talk about adding exits along the turnpike at certain major highway intersections, now that it is no longer necessary to have toll collectors at each interchange.
Also historically, the control cities for the (mainline) turnpike from west to east are Ohio, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New Jersey. In the past the directional signs used when entering the Turnpike would read "Control City and West/East" (eg Harrisburg and East) on a USDOT sign green background with the interstate shield given lower prominence, or on a separate sign. In the 90's (throughout the decade) these were gradually replaced with the signs seen today that are more in the format that most interstate highways use today.
Thanks, great info!
Yeah .... the Turnpike just switched from the format for the exit #'s 30 years ago (fairly recent, by interstate standards) ... and EZ Pass is a real recent change .... so that's why the roadside signs probably will never have control cities like ... pretty much every other interstate 😂
I remember the exit signs were once much bigger and in a darker (or rather DRAB) green, which made it seem to me as a kid back in the day how grand the road made it all seem.
Regarding the sign for "Central Phila," you're right that nobody calls it "Phila," but that's how Philadelphia is often abbreviated in writing there. For example, I used to follow the common custom of using that abbreviation for my address when I lived there.
Great videos, though. I'm really enjoying them! I can't wait until you get to 95.
Phila. and Penna. are old abbreviations and are used by the state still. Philly is a nickname that you will never see in an official use.
The Pennsylvania turnpike was incorporated into the interstate system kicking and screaming a Mentioningnd still refuses to fully come onboard. Just look at the I-70 debacle at Breezewood or the absence of a direct interchange with I-99 and I-81 for some examples. I'm not even mentioning how their control cities are just pointing to exits (also the case for most toll roads).
From what I understand, the reason why many of the interstate crossings on the Turnpike are not direct connections is that at one point in time, interstate highways were not permitted by law to have a direct connection to a toll road. This is no longer the case, however over time there typically hasn't been a push to make the upgrade, both from a cost perspective as well as opposition from local governments (for it forces drivers to drive through the business district, and potentially stop to get food, gas etc). This is particularly the case for Breezewood. However there have been upgrades over time, an example is the connection between I-79 and I-76 near Pittsburgh. Another example of this that is obvious is the Sam Houston Tollway that circles Houston, TX. While it is predominately a toll road (with toll plazas sporadically throughout the road), you can travel from an exit off one of the Interstate junctions to at least one exit in each direction toll free.
@@mrath Good points for sure. But the Pennsylvania Turnpike has been particularly obstructionist (my opinion) in having direct interchanges with interstate highways. They are getting better (i.e., the new interchange with I-95). But compared to the Ohio Turnpike, NJ Turnpike, NYS Thruway, and the Indiana Toll Road, they are still in the Dark Ages of direct interstate access.
Great points, I agree
your content ain’t bad my bro
Thanks!
5:42 PennDot finally adds philadelphia in their control city
In NJ we have 32 which goes east west, 33 which goes east west, 34 which goes north south, 35 which goes north south, and 31 which goes north south. There really is no pattern. And then there is 18.
i’m pretty sure that a good amount of traffic pittsburgh gets off at PA 28 exit since that goes straight into the city
8:28 - This seaport dock is on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River, in south Camden.
HERE in mid-river is entering the state of New Jersey, and there is no need to clutter the signa with that information.
I've used rt 224 alot when I drove a truck, I hated using that expensive and rough toll road
Schuylkill is pronounced like this: Scoy-kill
On behalf of all Pennsylvanians, I apologize for our slang
Also, the a in Susquehanna is pronounced like the a in apple.
@NeverStopWinning I'm from near Altoona, but that's how I've heard people in Eastern PA pronounce it.
Skoo-kill. It's Dutch. I grew up in the area.
I lost 200 pounds a few years ago and while in Philly I had to do the stairs at the art museum.
This is awesome stuff
Thanks!
Pa Turnpike is its own thing separate from PennDot.
New Stanton - the site of the first auto plant operated by a non-America car company (Volkswagen, 1978 to 1988).
Interesting fact about eastbound I discovered just recently: After the last exit in Ohio, SR 7, there is a mileage sign that has 3 places and lists Harrisburg as the bottom line, 270 miles away!!! I think that's pretty cool, even though Pittsburgh is definitely way more control city worthy than Harrisburg LOL
Oh wow, that's a weird one!
Even more weird when you consider that the mileage sign you did show at 3:04 clearly has room for a third line but they don't put anything there. Almost as if there should be another tertiary control city there or something. But yeah, there ya go, another big Ohio swing besides the I-80 New York and Chicago signage, although not quite as far as the former one, and with a much smaller destination than either of those.
12:24 if you flipped the view to the other direction, you get a good view of Three Mile Island.
Also valley forge is basically a suburb of York which I-76 doesn’t go to either of those places
Pennsylvania Turnpike AKA I-76 for me it will always be the Pennsylvania Turnpike we used to get on it at Carlisle drive all the way down to Valley Forge get off there run 76 all the way to the Roosevelt Boulevard exit then from there we drive up Roosevelt Boulevard until we got to Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia that's how we would go to my grandparents house from I-81 lots of lots of memories on that road I remember learning how to drive on that road one time when I was going to my grandpop's funeral in 2003
That would be a hard road to learn on!
@@ControlCityFreak oh yeah it was it was interesting that was my first time I was driving on it I have driven on more times past then
Eastern I-76 is best I-76. Took I-76 on both the Ohio and Pennsylvania turnpikes while going on a trip to D.C. with my grandparents. Very cool road, though the PA Turnpike is kinda scary to drive on as it basically is the country’s first freeway and is rather dated.
The Ohio Turnpike is the only toll road I’ve been on in its entirety.
Can’t wait for I-77 next! I bet that’s gonna be another 2-part video as it is a rather long North-South interstate.
Yeah it looks pretty awesome through the mountains!
I think it will only be 1 part. It doesn't go through too much big cities other than Cleveland, Akron, Charleston, Charlotte and Columbia
0:15 - I think this road was first given the number 80S, but [the big city of] Philadelphia wanted 76 much more than a piece of an I-_0 trans-continental I-route.
0:30 - ..to Gloucester City NJ / Walt Whitman Bridge
I think both 76s were originally 80s
respectfully, signing "Central Philly" on a sign sounds stupid (though i wish they'd do that too)
I-76 extended East to Atlantic City would make a great Eastern terminus
I-76 extended west from Lodi along U.S.30 through Ohio Indiana and Illinois and over to Near Morris into I-80.
Pretty sure the turnpike authorities would fight pretty hard against that one
@@ControlCityFreak Indiana would put up a fight for sure
@@c.t.turner2123 I envisioned an extension of I-76 west to connect with the western section of I-76 in Nebraska though never intended to be a continuous route unlike I-49 and I-69 in the South, and I-74 in North Carolina.
@@ControlCityFreak Looking Forward to I-80, 82, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87 and 88 for the 80s
@@c.t.turner2123 No 86? It’s at least top 5 in importance for Idaho Interstates
Can’t wait for I-77
Gonna be cool!
I am not sure about the river (I have heard many pronounciations), but I consistently hear the expressway refered to as the "Sure-kill."
Maybe you could do a museum ranking video. Your top three are indisputably correct (although I might move the Art Institute to No. 2), but I think the MFA Boston and the Cleveland Art Museuam are in the same league as the National Gallary and the Philadelphia.
Oh good idea! I haven’t been to the Cleveland one but agree on MFA, that one’s awesome
It's interesting to see that the PA Turnpike links 3 major metro areas of the Keystone State.
•Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area)
•Harrisburg, PA (Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Area)
•Philadelphia (Delaware Valley)
Not sure if I’d consider Harrisburg as a major metro area. If it weren’t the capital I’d argue 76 should just sign Pittsburgh and Philly
@@ControlCityFreak Yeah but I'd still sign it on 81 and 83 regardless.
@@ControlCityFreak If Toledo is big enough to be a control city for I-80, then Harrisburg is big enough to be a control city for I-76. The Toledo metropolitan area has a population of 650,000; the Harrisburg metropolitan area has a population of 600,000.
@@dr4782 I’m fine with signing Harrisburg. Capital + lots of junctions
At least Harrisburg is centralized in the Keystone State. Can you believe how some countries and administrative divisions choose their capitals for centrality?
That one sign Has to be just for locals. Because I had no idea where it was telling me I would be going. lol.
1:58 - a concurrently of consecutive numbered I-routes! Is this unique here?
3:30 - I have always wondered if the 'town distance' shown is to that town or to the highway exit to the town.
This I-76 could be extended westward by having it run a short concurrency with I-71 to US route 30. It would exit itself on US route 30 to Fort Wayne. Then in my opinion it should find its way to I-72 and replace I-72 completely and have its control city set to Kansas City. This I-76 is well known enough that it should have this westward extension. And the I-76 in colorado should just be a 3 digit spur. Also, I-76 shouldn’t end at I-295 it should reach Atlantic City.
Yeah, I-76 needs to be extended all the way to Atlantic City, NJ-42 is basically a freeway that goes there.
Or maybe Chicago (as I-76 is angled northwesterly) to Atlantic City?
@@alexjones3511 I couldn't agree more. NJ is not smart in failing to pursue this.
@@newflyer2198 if we have I-76 to go to Chicago then it would continue on US route 30 to Joliet
Yes don’t understand why the AC expressway which 76 becomes after being 42 for like 5 miles. 76 could go from Chicago to Atlantic City Also side note but the garden state expressway should be I99 from Cape May to 95 (NJ turnpike GS expressway interchange)
Interesting they used the same number for discontiguous segments of the Interstate that are so far from each other. I-84 is another example (looking forward to the western segment video!). As far as I know, there aren't any odd-number interstates that have two widely separated segments.
87 is. 49 currently is and probably will be for the next couple decades
@@ControlCityFreak does interstate 87 exist
@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 I feel like the answer to that question is higher than my pay grade
@@ControlCityFreak 87 is but really shouldn’t be. The southern portion of 87 might be one of your shortest reviews yet lol
@@ethanhalsey357 In theory, but NC weirdness always leads to tons of research, even if the vid itself ends up short.
NJ state highways have fluid directions. They don't say anything for the direction since at some points the west routes end up east since some were based on horse trials lol
Oh interesting
Love the I-76 video as always Pennsylvania needs to do milege signs along 76 for major cities and also should have welcome to Pennsylvania and welcome to New Jersey signs in Philadelphia and also I agree that I-76 should be extended to Atlantic City,New Jersey I would like to see that happen someday
I don't like how Ohio signs Barberton on I-76 Westbound. I think it should be Columbus instead.
Agreed. I think it is because of US-224.
295's signs make sense. 295 North goes to Trenton now instead of the NJTP, which goes to NYC. 295 South goes around Wilmington, not through it. The Delaware Memorial Bridge entrance to Delaware is a few miles south of Wilmington.
Ok Baltimore then
@@ControlCityFreak That would make sense, but New Jersey wants to keep drivers on the NJTP as long as possible. 295 parallels the NJTP for basically the entire way between the Delaware Memorial Bridge and where 95 becomes the NJTP in Bordentown; they don't want to sign anything outside of the state on anything that competes with the NJTP. Once the NJTP leaves 95, its signs start saying Wilmington.
Yay I'm so excited
Woot!
On 77 SB, 76 is signed for Canton.
To Philly the shortcut is I-80 East to exit 277 476 south to 78 22 276 Allentown Philly via Lehigh Tunnel from Akron,OH. Interstate 76 should merge with Atlantic City Expressway & RT-42 from 295 to Turnersville where RT-42 splits up. Next junction for I-76 if extended to Atlantic City is Garden State Parkway Cape May Woodbridge Exit 7.
331B can be fixed by having it say 476 North to 276 78 80
Allentown Scranton
At 15:45 they should use Mansfield Ohio for I-76 and run it on US 30 to Chicago. Pass like upper Sandusky, north side of Lima, into Fort Wayne Indiana, to south of Valparaiso Ind, and then connect with I-80 near Morris Illinois.
Fair, but I'm sure if the Ohio Turnpike and Indiana Toll Road authorities have any political pull at all, it will never happen.
I'd still say Columbus. (capital, 2nd largest metro, Interstate junction)
On the western end of 76, I wouldn't sign it Columbus but rather Mansfield. Mansfield is not far off and is the city where US 30 has its junction with 71. 30 in Ohio is a great "Shunpike".
I wish there was a way to distinguish on the signs when a significant section of a US or State Hwy is at a minimum an expressway.
Mansfield? It's not even signed on 71. Why sign it on 76?
Ohio has several shunpikes, but whether coincidentally or deliberately, ODOT keeps several 2-lane segments that discourage use as a Turnpike alternate: OH 2 from Toledo to Port Clinton, US 422 for 6 miles through Geauga County, US 30 east of Canton.
@@mxderate better than Lodi and not out of the realm of likelihood that someone taking 76 would take 30 to avoid the Tpk.
@@danhobson2879 But no one's going to Mansfield. And if you sign it just because of a shunpike junction, then you gotta sign Interstate junctions too.
Mansfield should be signed on 71
8:32 - Notice this exit number. It looks like when I-76 exits were renumbered with miles from Ohio, this exit on the DRPA bridge road was given a big number, not a New Jersey number... ..because NJ I-76 is so short?
The PA Turnpike was reconfigured to eliminate one or two tunnels to what we have today.
I believe it was 3
Laurel hill
Rays hill
Sidling hill
Barely remember as a kid going through all of them in the 60s
By that 70s they were gone
There has been a lot of reengineering over the years, specifically leading up to blue Mountain tunnel, and going up to Allegheny tunnel
One of the most expensive roads in America!!! Yay!!! Lol.
Yeah it’s a pricey one
Breeze wood is signed for Kennywood Amusement park
Con-show-hock-en, but got it pretty close with Skool-kul Expressway. Oh, and it's Redd-ing
The Ohio Turnpike taking over the last ~15 miles of 76 in OH is annoying since you just get charged again at the stateline
I bet they’d find a way to charge either way
Fun Fact: You praised the sign for New York on 676, but that's an extremely recent development. Up until 2017 or so 95 north was signed for Trenton because of the famous former I-95 discontinuity. That's also why 295 is still signed for Trenton in NJ; you used to go north on either road and found yourself suddenly going south on the other as together they made one roadway that looped around Trenton. But since the I-95 connection in Bristol, PA was finished that is no longer the case; every sign that used to sign 95 for Trenton in Philly and Bucks County has been rightfully replaced with New York. I have a theory that 295 in NJ is still signed for Trenton because it doesn't directly connect with the Turnpike to continue further towards NYC.
Great info, thanks! That’s a sound theory too
I drive this part of 295 everyday for work. When you get to the Trenton Exit on 295 you go west onto NJ 29 to Trenton, then west on I-195. I-195 goes to the shore, but intersects with the NJTPK at exit 5. This is exit 7A on the NJTPK. I-95 connects at 276 in PA. 276 turns into 95 and connects to the NJTPK at exit 6 on the Turnpike. 295 after Trenton goes back over the Delaware River and goes from a North South Highway to a East West Highway ending at i-95, which is the old I-95.
No mention of the infamous I-676 westbound traffic light?
Please put the carnesville/Greenville mileage sign in the i-85 video
Like 1 specific sign?
@@ControlCityFreak yes it’s a control city sign and says Carnesville on top and Greenville on bottom. I live in carnesville however we only have a population of 500 people
Seems like Conshohocken is the Limon of Penn DOT. LOL
I'd argue New Stanton deserves that title more to be honest. 70 has no business being signed for that just because it meets the turnpike there, and also a US highway and a tolled state route.
No mention of the outrageous tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. That is one road I refuse to drive on.
At the start of 676, heading towards Philadelphia, the sign for 76 WB should say “Philly Airport” and 676 should say “independence Hall”
7:05 I-476 should be Allentown & Scranton while south bound should be Philadelphia & Baltimore since Wilmington is too small compared to other cities in the US since it had 70k residents
13:02 and elsewhere: Why does Google blur the word "TOLL?" Because it's a four-letter word?
Lol
Man this is one of the most messed up interstate control cities out there 😄
Wait 'til 80 in PA.
@@mxderate So basically PA is really bad
In my opinion, instead of Youngstown, which is a dying city, I’d sign New York City because you default onto I 80 anyways