U.S. Route 19 Truck (Pittsburgh)

U.S. Route 19 Truck

Route information
Truck route of US 19
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	19.4 mi^[1] (31.2 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 19 in Mt. Lebanon
	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 Township
Location
Counties:	Allegheny
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative

U.S. Route 19 Truck (US 19 Truck) is a truck route of U.S. Route 19 (US 19) located in Western Pennsylvania in the Pittsburgh Metro Area that has a length of 19 miles (31 km). It is a loop off US 19; the southern terminus located in Mt. Lebanon and the northern terminus in McCandless Township, connecting to US 19 at both ends. The route is notable for a large, unorthodox interchange with the Penn–Lincoln Parkway (I-376/US 22/US 30) just west of the Fort Pitt Tunnel, where the route joins the Parkway and forms several wrong-way concurrencies, including one with its own opposing directions.^[2] North of Pittsburgh, U.S. Route 19 Truck is called McKnight Road and south of Pittsburgh it carries West Liberty Avenue and Washington Road.

Route description

Southern terminus to five-route concurrency

Diagram showing the northbound / southbound Truck US 19 concurrency

Northbound lanes

Southbound lanes

US 19 Truck begins as U.S. Route 19 enters Mount Lebanon along Washington Road. US 19 branches northwest to skirt Mt. Lebanon and Dormont, following Cochran Road, while US 19 Truck stays on Washington Road and continues through the centers of those towns. As US 19 Truck enters the southern parts of Pittsburgh, its name becomes West Liberty Avenue as it passes through the Beechview neighborhood. At the south portal of the Liberty Tunnel, US 19 Truck interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) and joins it, following it north.

After 1.4 miles (2.3 km), US 19 Truck and PA 51 encounter the Penn–Lincoln Parkway, carrying I-376/US 22/US 30, at a complex, unorthodox interchange complex that stretches roughly half a mile along the Parkway and rests just south of the Fort Pitt Tunnel. Mainline US 19 also resides within this interchange, exiting the Parkway and traveling north to join PA 51. Here, US 19 Truck joins the Parkway.

Northbound US 19 Truck exits PA 51 at a left exit, turning toward the westbound Parkway, which also contains a right-in/right-out ramp for Woodville Avenue. The ramp merges into the southbound US 19 mainline ramp, forming a wrong-way concurrency, but remains separated from the Penn–Lincoln Parkway via Jersey barrier. The ramp travels for roughly half a mile in this fashion before making a U-shaped curve. Before this ramp passes under the Parkway, it merges with southbound US 19 Truck (which exits the Penn–Lincoln Parkway from the Fort Pitt Tunnel), forming a wrong-way concurrency with itself. Mainline US 19 separates after the underpass and travels southbound as Banksville Road, and the ramp (carrying north and south US 19 Truck) curves northward, joining with the northbound US 19 mainline. The ramp now merges into the Penn–Lincoln Parkway, forming four lanes of I-376/US 22/US 30/both directions of US 19 Truck/US 19. After a short stretch, southbound US 19 Truck exits south at the next ramp, removing one lane from the Parkway, and shortly after, northbound mainline US 19 exits as well, also removing a lane. The Penn–Lincoln Parkway, now with both directions carrying I-376/US 22/US 30/US 19 Truck and in an orthodox orientation, enter the Fort Pitt Tunnel.

Fort Pitt Tunnel to Interstate 279 Interchange

After exiting the Fort Pitt Tunnel, US 19 Truck/I-376/US 22/US 30 cross the Monongahela River on the Fort Pitt Bridge, arriving on the Golden Triangle of downtown Pittsburgh. The route meets the southern terminus of Interstate 279 here, and I-376/US 22/US 30 head eastward, while US 19 Truck separates from them and joins I-279 on its northward trek. The two routes then cross the Allegheny River on the Fort Duquesne Bridge. North of the bridge, I-279 and US 19 Truck interchange with 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.

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 frequently congested divided highway known locally as McNightmare Road.^[3] 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]

History

The roadway was signed as US 19 from 1941 to 1948. The route was signed in 1946 as a bypass route for trucks that were not 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.^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Allegheny County.

Location	mi^[5]	km	Old exit	New exit	Destinations	Notes
Mt. Lebanon	0.0	0.0			US 19 (Washington Road/Cochran Road) / Yellow Belt
Dormont					Blue Belt (Potomac Avenue)	Southern terminus of Blue Belt concurrency
Dormont					Blue Belt (Pioneer Avenue)	Northern terminus of Blue Belt concurrency
Pittsburgh					PA 51 south (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) – Uniontown Liberty Tunnel – Downtown, South Side	Interchange, south end of PA 51 overlap
			South end of freeway section
					US 19 north / PA 51 north – West End Bridge, Downtown	Interchange, north end of PA 51 overlap, south end of US 19 southbound overlap northbound
					I-376 west / US 22 west / US 30 west – Carnegie, Airport	Interchange, south end of I-376/US 22/US 30 overlap southbound, north end of US 19 southbound overlap southbound, both directions of US 19 Truck overlap
					US 19 south (Banksville Road)	North end of US 19 southbound overlap northbound, south end of US 19 southbound overlap southbound
					US 19	South end of US 19 northbound overlap
					I-376 / US 22 / US 30	South end of I-376/US 22/US 30 overlap
			5B	69B	US 19 Truck south / PA 51 south – Uniontown	End of overlap between both directions of US 19 Truck
			5C	69C	US 19 north / PA 51 north – West End	North end of US 19 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
			Fort Pitt Tunnel under Mount Washington
			5C	69C	PA 837 to PA 51 – West End	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Monongahela River			Fort Pitt Bridge
Pittsburgh			6B	70A	Boulevard of the Allies, Liberty Avenue – Consol Energy Center	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
			6C	70B	Fort Duquesne Boulevard – Convention Center, Strip District	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
			6A		I-376 east / US 22 east / US 30 east – Monroeville	North end of I-376/US 22/US 30 overlap, south end of I-279 overlap
			6C	1A	Fort Duquesne Boulevard – Convention Center, Strip District	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Allegheny River			Fort Duquesne Bridge
Pittsburgh			7A	1B	North Shore	No northbound entrance, access to Heinz Field, PNC Park, and Carnegie Science Center
			7B	1C	PA 65 north (Ohio River Boulevard) to US 19
					9th Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; HOV only
			7C	1D	PA 28 north / Chestnut Street, Ohio Street – Etna	Southbound exit is via exit 8B
			8A	2A	I-579 south (Veterans Bridge)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
			8B	2B	East Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
			9	3	Hazlett Street	Northbound exit and entrance
			10	4	Venture Street	Southbound exit and entrance; provides access to US 19 Truck north
					I-279 north	North end of I-279 overlap, I-279 exit 4
			North end of freeway section
					Nelson Run Road	Interchange
Ross Township					Babcock Boulevard – West View, Millvale	Interchange
McCandless					Green Belt (Babcock Boulevard / Peebles Road)
					Yellow Belt (Ingomar Road)
					US 19 north (Perry Highway)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1 2 DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007
↑ Multiplexed Roads - Image of 5 route concurrency
↑ : "McKnight Rd did not aquire [sic] the nickname "McNightmare Rd" by mistake."
↑ Pennsylvania Highways - U.S. Route 19 Truck
↑ Google (February 1, 2012). "overview of U.S. Route 19 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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

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