Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania

Interstate 81 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
American Legion Memorial Highway
Length:	232.63 mi[1] (374.38 km)
South end:	I-81 at the MD state line near Hagerstown
Major junctions:	US 30 in Chambersburg I-76/PA Tpk via US 11 in Carlisle PA 581 near Camp Hill US 22/US 322 in Harrisburg I-83/US 322 in Colonial Park I-78 in Lickdale I-80 near Hazleton PA 309 in Wilkes-Barre I-84/I-380/US 6 near Scranton I-476/PA Tpk/US 6 near Scranton
North end:	I-81 at the NY state line near Hallstead
Pennsylvania State Routes < PA 80 I-81E > Minor - Legislative

Interstate 81 is an 854.89-mile (1,375.81 km) long north-south Interstate Highway, stretching from Dandridge, Tennessee to Fisher's Landing, New York at the US/Canadian border. In the state of Pennsylvania, I-81 runs for 232.63 miles (374.38 km) from the Maryland state line near Chambersburg to the New York state line near Hallstead and is called the American Legion Memorial Highway.

Route description

Maryland to Interstate 78

I-81 enters Pennsylvania at the Maryland state line about 13 miles (21 km) south of Chambersburg. In Chambersburg at mile marker 16, it meets with a major highway; U.S. Route 30 (the Chambersburg Pike to Gettysburg). About a mile north of Carlisle at exit 52, it meets with U.S. Route 11 which takes passengers to the Pennsylvania Turnpike/ Interstate 76, a stretch known locally as the "Miracle Mile"[1]. From here, I-81 travels in a more east-west direction for the next 40 miles (until exit 89). At mile marker 59, it has an interchange with the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 581, the Harrisburg Expressway. I-81 becomes the Capital Beltway from exit 59 to exit 70. As passengers approach exit 67, a major complex interchange is seen. The interchange consists of U.S. Route 22 and U.S. Route 322; US Route 322 merges with Interstate 81. Exit 70 is the eastern terminus of the US 322 concurrency and the northern terminus of Interstate 83; Exit 70 takes place in Colonial Park. For the entire segment between the Mason-Dixon Line and Interstate 78, I-81 runs through the Great Valley.

Interstate 78 to New York State

At mile marker 89, I-81 meets the western terminus of I-78; I-78 continues eastward through the Great Valley and heads towards Allentown and New York City, while I-81 turns back northward, cutting through the Blue Mountain at Swatara Gap. From mile marker 141 to mile marker 146; I-81 passes near the city of Hazleton. At exit 151, I-81 meets a major interstate; Interstate 80. As passengers enter Wilkes-Barre at mile marker 165, Interstate 81 merges with a major Pennsylvania route for 5 miles (8.0 km); Pennsylvania Route 309. At exit 175, I-81 meets with Pennsylvania Route 315 which will lead passengers to the north east extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike/ Interstate 476. In Scranton at mile marker 185, there is a short freeway called the Central Scranton Expressway which will lead passengers into downtown Scranton. At mile marker 187, I-81 is at the Throop Dunmore Interchange which consists of Interstate 84, Interstate 380, and U.S. Route 6. US 6 merges with I-81 for 7 miles (11 km) from mile marker 187 to mile marker 194. At mile marker 194, is the northern terminus of Interstate 476 which is the north east extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The last exit in Pennsylvania is exit 230 which is Pennsylvania Route 171 near Hallstead. 4 miles (6.4 km) north of exit 230, passengers have entered the state of New York.

Exit list

County	Location	Old	New	Destinations	Notes
Franklin	State Line	Maryland state line. I-81 south continues into Maryland.
		1	1	PA 163 — Mason Dixon Road
	Antrim Township	2	3	US 11 — Molly Pitcher Highway
	Greencastle	3	5	PA 16 — Greencastle, Waynesboro	to Mercersburg.
	Guilford Township	4	10	PA 914 — Marion
	Chambersburg	5	14	PA 316 — Wayne Avenue	To Waynesboro
		6	16	US 30 — Lincoln Way	To Gettysburg
		7	17	Walker Road	To Norland Avenue and Wilson College
	Greene Township	8	20	PA 997 — Scotland	Penn State- Mont Alto and Letterkenny Army Depot
	Southampton Township	9	24	PA 696 — Fayette Street
Cumberland	Southampton Township	10	29	PA 174 — King Street	Shippensburg Airport. Shippensburg University.
	Penn Township	11	37	PA 233 — Newville
	Carlisle	12	44	PA 465 — Plainfield	Carlisle Fairgrounds.
		13	45	College Street	Dickinson College, Penn State Dickinson School of Law.
		14	47	PA 34 — Hanover Street	U.S. Army War College.
		15	48	PA 74 — York Road	Northbound only.
		16	49	PA 641 — High Street
	Middlesex Township	17	52	US 11 – I-76/PA Turnpike — New Kingstown, Middlesex	Carlisle exit on I-76/PA Turnpike.
	Silver Spring Township	18	57	PA 114 — Mechanicsburg
	Hampden Township
		Southern terminus of I-81/Capital Beltway concurrency.
		19	59	PA 581 (Harrisburg Expressway) east – US 11, Camp Hill	Capital Beltway.
		20	61	PA 944 — Wertzville Road
	East Pennsboro Township	21	65	US 11 – US 15 — Enola, Marysville	Central Pennsylvania College.
Dauphin	Harrisburg	22	66	Front Street — Downtown Harrisburg	Amtrak Terminal.
		23A	67A	US 22 east — (Cameron Street) PA 230	Harrisburg Area Community College.
		23B	67B	US 22 west – US 322 west — Lewistown, State College
		Southern terminus of I-81/ US 322 concurrency.
		24	69	Progress Avenue	Widener University.
	Colonial Park	Northern terminus of I-81/ US 322 concurrency. Northern terminus of I-81/Capital Beltway concurrency.
		25	70	I-83 south/US 322 east - Hershey, York	Capital Beltway. Harrisburg Airport.
	Paxtonia	26	72	US 22 — Paxtonia, Linglestown
	West Hanover Township	27	77	PA 39 — Manada Hill, Hershey	Hershey Attractions.
	East Hanover Township	28	80	PA 743 — Grantville, Hershey
Lebanon	East Hanover Township	29	85	PA 934 south — Annville, Fort Indiantown Gap	Lebanon Valley College.
	Union Township	N/A	89	I-78 east — Allentown, New York City.
		30	90	PA 72 — Lebanon
Schuylkill	Pine Grove Township	31	100	PA 443 — Pine Grove
	Tremont Township	32	104	PA 125 — Ravine
	Frailey Township	33	107	US 209 — Tremont, Tower City
		34	112	PA 25 — Hegins
	Foster Township	35	116	PA 901 — Minersville	Mount Carmel.
	Butler Township	35A	119	Highridge Park Road	to Hecksherville and Gordon
	Frackville	36	124	PA 61 — Saint Clair, Frackville	to Pottsville and Shamokin.
	Mahanoy Township	37	131	PA 54 — Hometown, Mahanoy City	to Shenandoah.
	Delano Township	38	134	Delano
	Kline Township	39	138	PA 309 — McAdoo, Tamaqua
Luzerne	Hazle Township	39A	141	PA 424 east – PA 309 — Hazleton
		40	143	PA 924 — Hazleton
	Sugarloaf Township	41	145	PA 93 — West Hazleton	Penn State University Hazleton Campus.
	Butler Township	N/A	151	I-80 — Bloomsburg, Stroudsburg
	Dorrance	42	155	Dorrance
	Nuangola	43	159	Nuangola
	Hanover Township	44	164	PA 29 (South Cross Valley Expressway) north — Nanticoke	Luzerne County Cummunity College.
	Wilkes-Barre	45	165	PA 309 south – PA 309 BUS — Wilkes-Barre, Mountain Top
		Southern terminus of I-81/ PA 309 concurrency.
		46	168	Highland Park Boulevard — Wilkes-Barre	Access to Wachovia Arena and Downtown Wilkes-Barre.
	Plains Township	Northern terminus of I-81/ PA 309 concurrency.
		47	170	PA 115 south – PA 309 (North Cross Valley Expressway) north - Bear Creek, Wilkes-Barre	Access to King's College and Wilkes University.
	Pittstown Township	48	175	PA 315 – I-476/PA Turnpike — Pittston, Dupont	Wilkes-Barre exit of PA Turnpike Northeast Extension.
	Avoca	49	178	PA 315 — Avoca, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
Lackawanna	Moosic	50	180	US 11 – PA 502 — Moosic	Southbound exit no US 11 Northbound Access; Southbound US 11 and PA 502 Only
	Scranton	51	182	Montage Mountain Road, Davis Street
		52A	184A	PA 307 — River Street	Northbound only.
		52B	184B	PA 307 — Moosic Street	Southbound only.
		53	185	Central Scranton Expressway	Access to Scranton Memorial Stadium and University of Scranton.
	Dunmore	54	186	Drinker Street	Northbound only.
		N/A	187	I-84 east – I-380 south – US 6 east — Milford, Mt. Pocono, Carbondale	Throop Dunmore Interchange.
		Southern terminus of I-81/ US 6 concurrency.
		55	188	PA 347 — Throop, Dunmore	Access to Penn State- Worthington Scranton Campus and Marywood University.
	Scranton	56	190	Main Avenue — Dickson City
		57	191	US 6 BUS – US 11 (North Scranton Expressway) — Dickson City, North Scranton
	South Abington Township	Northern terminus of I-81/ US 6 concurrency.
		58	194	US 6 west – I-476 south/PA Turnpike south – US 11 — Clarks Summit	Clarks Summit exit of PA Turnpike Northeast Extension. Northern terminus of Northeast Extension.
	Scott Township	59	197	PA 632 — Waverly
		60	199	PA 524 — Scott Township
		61	201	PA 438 — East Benton
	Benton Township	62	202	PA 107 — Fleetville, Thompkinsville
Susquehanna	Lenox Township	63	206	PA 374 — Glenwood, Lenoxville
		64A	211A	— Lenox	Northbound only.
		64B	211B	PA 92 — Lenox	Southbound only.
	Harford Township	65	217	PA 547 — Harford
	New Milford Township	66	219	PA 848 — Gibson
	New Milford	67	223	PA 492 — New Milford, Lakeside
	Hallstead	68	230	PA 171 — Great Bend, Susquehanna	Last exit in Pennsylvania.
New York state line. I-81 north continues into New York.

See also

• Interstate 81
• Throop Dunmore Interchange

References

External links

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