Pennsylvania Route 60

Pennsylvania Route 60
Pennsylvania Route 60
Airport Expressway; Beaver Valley Expressway; Turnpike 60 (James E. Ross Highway)
Route information
	Maintained by PennDOT
Length	61 mi (98 km)
Existed	1956–present
Major junctions
	I-79 near Pittsburgh; US 22/30 in Robinson Twp.; PA 576 in Findlay Township; I-76/PA Tpk. near New Galilee; US 422 in New Castle; I-80 near West Middlesex
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer
Highway system
	Pennsylvania State Route System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic; Legislative;

Pennsylvania Route 60 (PA Route 60 or PA 60), also called State Route 60 (SR 60), is a major state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, connecting Pittsburgh to the areas of the northwest and west of Pittsburgh. The route's southern terminus is on Pittsburgh's West End at U.S. Route 19/Pennsylvania Route 51 while the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 62 Business in Sharon just north of the interchange with Interstate 80. From U.S. Route 22/U.S. Route 30 in Robinson Township to Pennsylvania Route 18 in Hermitage, PA 60 is a freeway.

PA 60 parallels Pennsylvania Route 18 for the bulk of its route. In fact, the two routes intersect each other three times in Monaca, West Middlesex, and Hermitage. Many of PA 60's exits are also within a mile from PA 18.

The toll section of PA 60 is maintained by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, which recently launched E-ZPass on the toll section of PA 60. All other portions of PA 60 are maintained by PennDOT.

The U.S. Congress has legislated an extension of Interstate 376 along most of PA 60, running from US 22/US 30 to I-80. When the extension becomes official, PA 60 will be truncated to as-yet-undetermined point in Allegheny County, although the route will remain from its current southern terminus to at least its intersection with U.S. 22 & U.S. 30 on Pittsburgh's Parkway West.

Route description

At-grade section (Pittsburgh section)

One of only two at-grade (local) sections of PA 60 is located in Allegheny County. The southern terminus is located in this section of PA 60. PA 60 has many names in this section like Steubenville Pike and Noblestown Road.

PA 60 begins at an at-grade intersection with U.S. Route 19, Pennsylvania Route 51, and the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 837 on Pittsburgh's West End. In Crafton, PA 60 meets the eastern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 50. In Crafton, northbound and southbound traffic of PA 60 divides for about a half a mile. About 2 or 3 miles west of Crafton, PA 60 intersects Interstate 79 at Exit 60. At this point, the Yellow Belt has become PA 60. The at-grade section ends when PA 60 meets US 22/ US 30 and the PA 60 freeway begins.

Airport Parkway to Beaver Valley Expressway

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Southbound PA 60 at exit 1 which is the US 22/US 30 duplex.

This section of PA 60 marks the begining of a long limited access (freeway) highway. The freeway begins at exit 1; exit 1 is an interchange with the Parkway West or US 22/30, south of Pittsburgh International Airport. At exit 3 marks the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 60 Business which is also a part freeway and a bypass for the airport. Exit 6 is a major interchange of PA 60; exit 6 is the main enterance to Pittsburgh International Airport. Exit 6 is also the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 576 (Southern Beltway). PA 576 is a newly built highway and is a toll road. At exit 8 and in Moon marks the northern terminus of PA 60 Business. At exit 12 is where Pennsylvania Route 18 will start to parallel PA 60 and PA 18 will meet PA 60 two more times. Exit 14 is the final exit before PA 60 becomes Turnpike 60 officially James E. Ross Highway.

Turnpike 60 (James E. Ross Highway)

Exit 29 (Pennsylvania Route 51) is the final exit before Turnpike 60 passes through toll barriers. Behond this point, all passengers must pay a toll to utilize the highway. Recently, the Pennsylvania Turnpike has retrofitted toll plazas along PA Turnpike 60 to accept EZ-Pass. All exits on Turnpike 60 have a pay limit or passengers can use EZ-Pass. Vehicles with 2 axles have to pay $0.50 and 3 or more axles $2.00. The second of two toll barriers appear 2 miles southwest of New Castle. The final exit before Turnpike 60 returns to PA 60 is exit 43.

New Castle to Sharon

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PA 60 near New Castle at the duplex with US 422.

At the northern terminus of Turnpike 60, U.S. Route 422 begins a duplex with PA 60 around New Castle for about a mile at exit 45. PA 60 meets the eastern terminus of U.S. Route 224 west of New Castle. On exit E marks the northern terminus of the duplex with U.S. Route 422. Southeast of Sharon, PA 60 intersects Interstate 80 at the final full interchange of the long Beaver Valley Expressway. The final interchange of the Beaver Valley Expressway is an interchange with Pennsylvania Route 18. The second section where PA 60 is at-grade is located within the city of Sharon. It terminates at an interchange with U.S. Route 62 Business in downtown Sharon.

Communities along the route

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PA 60 approaching the southern terminus of PA 60 BUS which is exit 3.

Bolded cities are official designated control cities for signs.

Cities

Boroughs

Crafton
Big Beaver

Townships

Villages

Other

Pittsburgh International Airport

Major Junctions

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Allegheny	Pittsburgh	US 19/ PA 51/ PA 837	Northern terminus of PA 837.
	Pittsburgh	PA 50	Eastern terminus of PA 50.
	Robinson Township	I-79	Exit 60 (I-79).
Freeway next 49 miles. See exit list below.
Mercer	Sharon	PA 418/ PA 718	Southern terminus of duplex. Southern terminus of PA 418.
Mercer	Sharon	US 62 BUS/ PA 718	Northern terminus of duplex.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Allegheny County	Robinson Township		1B	US 22 east/ US 30 east - Pittsburgh	to I-79 south and I-279 north.
	Robinson Township		1A	US 22 west/ US 30 west - Weirton, WV File:Orange Belt.gif (Orange Belt CCW)	Orange Belt joins northbound and leaves southbound.
	North Fayette Township		1	Robinson Town Centre Boulevard
	Moon Township		2	Montour Run Road
	Moon Township		3	File:Orange Belt.gif PA 60 BUS - Moon, Cargo-Service (Orange Belt CCW)	Orange Belt joins southbound and leaves northbound. Access to Robert Morris University and Air Force Reserve Base.
	Findlay Township		4	McClaren Road	Access to Pennsylvania Air National Guard and the town of Imperial.
			6	Pittsburgh International Airport - Main Terminals and Parking Area PA 576 east - Fayetteville	PA 576 is a toll road.
			7	US 30 - Clinton
			8	PA 60 BUS (Flaugherty Run Rd) - Moon	Cargo-service.
Beaver	Hopewell Township		9	PA 151 - Hopewell
	Hopewell Township		10	Aliquippa
	Center Township		11	Center Township	Access to Community College of Beaver County.
	Potter Township		12	PA 18 - Monaca, Shippingport	Access to Beaver Mall Boulevard, Beaver Mall, Penn State University Beaver Campus, and Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant.
	Vanport Township		13	PA 68 - Beaver, Midland
	Brighton		14	Brighton
	Chippewa Township		29	PA 51 - Chippewa
	Chippewa Township	Southern toll barrier. End/Begin Turnpike 60
	Big Beaver		31	PA 551/ to PA 18 - Beaver Falls	For Non-EZ-Pass users: Southbound Off Ramp Only. 2 axles $0.50 and 3 or more axles $2.00.
	Big Beaver		33	I-76/ Pa Tpk - Ohio, Harrisburg	to PA 351 - Ellwood City, New Galilee, Koppel.
Lawrence	North Beaver Township		40	PA 168 - Moravia	For Non-EZ-Pass users: Northbound Off Ramp Only. 2 axles $0.50 and 3 or more axles $2.00.
		Northern toll barrier
			43	PA 108 - Mount Jackson	For Non-EZ-Pass users: Southbound Off Ramp Only. 2 axles $0.50 and 3 or more axles $2.00.
	Union Township	End/Begin Turnpike 60
			45	US 422 - Butler
		duplex
				US 224 west - Poland
			E-W	US 422 west/ US 422 BUS (Sampson St) - Youngstown, OH
		duplex
	Neshannock Township		24	PA 18 (Mitchell Rd)
	Pulaski Township		25	PA 208 - New Wilmington, Pulaski	Access to Westminster College.
Mercer	Shenango Township			PA 18 (Sharon Rd)
				PA 318 - West Middlesex	Southbound only.
				I-80 - Mercer, Youngstown, OH	Gordon Ward Interchange.
				PA 18 - Sharon, West Middlesex
End/Begin Freeway. PA 60 coninues north at-grade.