Interstate 176

Interstate 176
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-76
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	11.345 mi[1] (18.258 km)
Existed:	1964 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-76 / Penna Turnpike in Morgantown
	PA 10 / PA 23 in Morgantown PA 10 in Green Hills PA 724 in Cumru Township
North end:	US 422 near Reading
Location
Counties:	Berks
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative ← PA 174 PA 176 →

Interstate 176 (I-176) is a spur route of eastern Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. I-176, known locally as the "Morgantown Expressway", travels from Morgantown to Cumru Township in Berks County, a suburban township just outside Reading; the entire length of the highway is just over 11 miles (18 km). The highway was originally known as I-180 or the "Reading Spur" when the Pennsylvania Turnpike was designated as I-80S, but was redesignated to its present-day number in 1964 when it became I-76.^[2]

Route description

Prior to 1996, motorists wanting to get to I-176 from the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) had to travel through Morgantown on Pennsylvania Route 10 and then enter I-176 northbound to Reading at a traffic light, similar to that found on Interstate 70 in Breezewood. Since 1996, a replacement Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange and a new stretch of I-176 have eliminated the need to travel through Morgantown, with the old section, now a spur numbered SR 2089,^[3] still maintained as ramps leading to and from Exit 2. The entire highway, except for the new direct connection, has a 65 mph (105 km/h) speed limit.

A runaway truck ramp is located just past Exit 1 southbound.^[3]

Exit list

The entire route is in Berks County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Old exit [4]	New exit [4]	Destinations	Notes
Morgantown	0.000	0.000	–	–	I-76 / Penna Turnpike – Harrisburg, Philadelphia	Southbound only; Morgantown Interchange on I-76 / Penna Turnpike (Exit 298)
	0.201	0.323	1A	1	PA 10 – Morgantown, Beckersville	Split into exits 1A and 1B northbound, Last free exit southbound
	1.275	2.052	1B	2	PA 10 / PA 23 – Honey Brook	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit ramps occupy the former routing of I-176
Robeson Township	7.884	12.688	2	7	PA 10 to PA 568 – Green Hills
Cumru Township	10.751	17.302	3	10	PA 724 – Shillington, Birdsboro
	11.345	18.258	4A	11A	US 422 east – Pottstown	Northbound exit only
	11.345	18.258	4B	11B	US 422 west – Reading	Northbound exit only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Pennsylvania portal

References

1. Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
   • Berks County (PDF)
2. Ask the Rambler - Was I-76 Numbered to Honor Philadelphia for Independence Day, 1776?
3. Berks County General Highway Map [Type 10] (PDF) (Map). 1 : 65,000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2010.
4. "Pennsylvania Exit Numbering" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 2, 2007.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Interstate-Guide.com - Interstate 176