Pennsylvania Route 66 (PA 66) is a

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. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 119 (US 119) just east of

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(I-70) near

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. Its northern terminus is at

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in Kane. The southernmost of the route is a

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named the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass and is signed as PA Turnpike 66, a part of the

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System serving as a bypass of Greensburg. The Bypass runs between US 119 and US 22. This portion is also part of

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of the

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Route description

Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass

PA Turnpike 66 begins in

at a

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with US 119, immediately east of connections to

and

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. Up to Arona Road, its first interchange, no tolls are collected. The route then meets PA 136 before reaching the Hempfield Toll Plaza. Near Jeannette, PA Turnpike 66 interchanges with US 30 and PA 130. North of here, the road meets PA 66 Business before reaching the northern terminus of the same route further north. At this point, PA Turnpike 66 becomes PA 66 and the freeway ends at a traffic signal just north. PA 66 then meets US 22 at a

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Westmoreland County

North of the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass, PA 66 enters Salem Township as Sheridan Road. In Delmont, PA 66 is called Sheridan Road. In Washington Township, PA 66 passes west of Beaver Run Reservoir. In the village of Mamont, PA 66 intersects

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. In the village of Poke Run north of PA 286, PA 66 intersects the eastern terminus of

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. Then PA 66 intersects

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, PA 380 west heads for downtown

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. South of

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, PA 66 intersects the southern terminus of

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. In the village of Paulton, PA 66 intersects the southern terminus of

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. PA 66 Alternate goes into Vandergrift and PA 66 goes into

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. In

, PA 66 meets the northern terminus of

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. In downtown Oklahoma, PA 66 turns to the east and crosses the

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Armstrong County

After crossing the

, PA 66 has entered Armstrong County and begins a concurrency with

Pennsylvania Route 56 Pennsylvania Route 56 (PA 56) is a state highway located in west central Pennsylvania. Its western terminus is at the eastern end of the C.L. Schmitt Bridge in New Kensington. Its eastern terminus is on U.S. Route 30 (US 30) west of Bedford ...

. As they began their concurrency, PA 56/PA 66 were called Warren Avenue in Apollo. As PA 56/PA 66 enter the boro of North Apollo they are paralleling the Kiskiminetas River. In the village of North Vandergrift, the concurrency between PA 56 and PA 66 ends when PA 66 intersects PA 66 Alternate and PA 56 and PA 66 ALT begin their own concurrency into Vandergrift. As PA 66 continues to parallel the Kiskiminetas River, it is called Lincoln Avenue. While paralleling the Kiskiminetas River, PA 66 has snake like curves. In

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, PA 66 becomes Market Street, 3rd Street, and Pershing Avenue. As PA 66 exits Leechburg it is not paralleling the

. In Bethel Township, PA 66 meets the northern terminus of PA 66 Alternate. In Ford City, PA 66 becomes Main Street and intersects the northern terminus of

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at an "Y" intersection. Southeast of Kittanning, PA 66 begins a concurrency with U.S. Route 422 and

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at an interchange. At the next exit US 422 leaves the concurrency and PA 28/PA 66 continue north at-grade. In Rayburn Township, PA 28/PA 66 intersect the western terminus of

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. PA 28/PA 66 continue towards the northeast without intersecting a route for more than . In South Bethlehem, PA 28/PA 66 become Broad Street and meet the northern terminus of

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. The route then crosses the Redbank Creek into Clarion County after spending 43 miles in Armstrong County.

Clarion County

After crossing the Redbank Creek, PA 28/PA 66 have entered

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. In New Bethlehem, The concurrency between PA 28 and PA 66 ends when PA 66 leaves PA 28. North of PA 28, PA 66 becomes Wood Street and intersects the eastern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 861. In Clarion Township, PA 66 begins a concurrency with

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at exit 64. Then I-80/PA 66 meet

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at exit 62. After crossing the

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, PA 66 leaves I-80 at exit 60 (

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). PA 66 continues north at-grade. In Paint Township, PA 66 intersects

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as Paint Boulevard. PA 66 continues towards the north paralleling rail road tracks. In Farmington Township, PA 66 intersects

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Forest, Elk, and McKean counties

As PA 66 enters Forest County, PA 66 intersects the northern terminus of

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. In Jenks Township, PA 66 enters

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. As PA 66 enters Elk County, PA 66 has a concurrency with

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. Northeast of PA 948, PA 66 becomes Kane-Russell City Road. PA 66 enters McKean County as Fraley Street. In Kane, PA 66 ends at a "T" intersection with

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Tolls

The Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass portion of the route has tolls. Tolls are collected once during travel on the road, either at the mainline toll barrier, or at the exit or entrance point, depending on the possibility of reaching the mainline toll barrier during travel. No toll is charged for travel between exits 0 and 1 or between exits 12 and 14. The Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass uses

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, with tolls payable by

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(which uses

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to take a photo of the vehicle's license plate and mail a bill to the vehicle owner) or E-ZPass. , the mainline toll barrier between exits 4 and 6 costs passenger vehicles $4.90 using toll-by-plate and $2.50 using E-ZPass. At the northbound exit and southbound entrance at exit 4 and the southbound exit and northbound entrance at exit 6, passenger vehicles are charged $4.10 using toll-by-plate and $1.70 using E-ZPass. The southbound exit and northbound entrance at exits 8 and 9 costs passenger vehicles $3.10 using toll-by-plate and $1.30 using E-ZPass. Tolls along PA 66 were originally paid by cash or E-ZPass. At the mainline toll barrier, a staffed full service lane existed, accepting cash or credit cards. For most exit ramp tolls, exact change was required; however some automatic toll collection machines accepted paper money and gave change. All toll collecting machines gave receipts. On October 27, 2019, all-electronic tolling was implemented along the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass section of PA 66.

Major intersections

Special routes

PA 66 Alternate

Pennsylvania Route 66 Alternate (PA 66 Alt.) is an

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through Westmoreland County and

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. It leaves its parent route in Washington Township. It travels through the center of

and Vandergrift, while the mainline route bypasses residential neighborhoods along the riverfront. PA 66 Alt. merges with PA 56 to cross the

. It becomes a separate route again in Parks Township (North Vandergrift), avoiding several riverfront towns as it travels along a hilly, rural stretch, before rejoining mainline PA 66 in Bethel Township. From 1928 to 1938, the segment from North Vandergrift to the northern terminus was designated as PA 566. Major intersections

PA 66 Business

Pennsylvania Route 66 Business (PA 66 Bus.) is an

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, connected two fingers of suburbia located east of

. The highway was signed PA 66 Business after PA 66 was shifted onto a newly created toll road bypass. The route begins nearly a mile south of the original terminus of PA 66, at a juncture with

US 30 U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route in the system of the United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. With a length of , it is the third longest ...

(which loops as a freeway around the city). It is cosigned with

US 119 U.S. Route 119 (US 119) is a spur of US 19. It is a north–south route (on a northeast-southwest alignment) that was an original United States highway of 1926. It is Corridor G of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) east of US ...

and PA 819 to the city center, before traveling on its own accord through several suburbanized miles. The route then becomes more rural, as it provides a free connection to the east-central edge of suburban Pittsburgh at Delmont. The highway is designated by PennDOT SR 0119 between US 30 and Pittsburgh Avenue in Greensburg (along the concurrency with US 119), then is part of SR 0066 north of there. Major intersections

References

External links

Pennsylvania Highways: PA 66
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