Washington County Transportation Authority, operating as Freedom Transit, is the official transportation authority in

Washington County, Pennsylvania Washington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 209,349. Its county seat is Washington. Washington County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county i ...

. It was created in 2001 to take over the "human service transportation programs previously overseen by the County’s Department of Human Services and managed by a private broker." Other than Philadelphia and Allegheny County, the Washington County Transportation Authority operates the fifth largest shared ride program in

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. In 2015,

Washington City Transit ''Freedom Transit (formerly 'Washington City Transit')'' is the designation for the public transit agency that provides bus services in the urbanized portion of central and northern Washington County, Pennsylvania. Description Local bus routes op ...

merged into the Washington County Transportation Authority and also became an operator of fixed-route bus service. The agency operates in the central portion of the county, which includes the county seat of

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

and a growing suburban area. The industrial Monongahela Valley portion of the county continues to be served by the

Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority is a public transportation service located in Washington County, Westmoreland County, and a small portion of Fayette County in Pennsylvania. It provides inter-city bus and paratransit service to select communitie ...

Merged transit agencies move to intermodal center in Washington
/ref> For commuter service, Freedom Transit offers two suburban park-and-ride lots: along Interstate 79 in

South Strabane Township, Pennsylvania South Strabane Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,616 at the 2020 census. The township is named after the town of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. History The Doak-Little ...

and at the

Southpointe Southpointe is a suburban business park located in Cecil Township near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh and is a familiar landmark along Interstate 79. It is home to many corporations, including Fortune 500 members CONSOL Energy an ...

development in Cecil Township.

Route List

*County Line- Washington to

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Canonsburg Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802. The population was 9,735 at the 2020 census. The town lies in a rich coal distri ...

, and McDonald (weekdays) *Local A- Washington Hospital/Jefferson Avenue (Monday-Saturday) *Local B- Shopping Centers (Monday-Saturday) *Metro Commuter- Washington, Houston, Canonsburg, and Southpointe to

Downtown Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh, colloquially referred to as the Golden Triangle, and officially the Central Business District, is the urban downtown center of Pittsburgh. It is located at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River whose ...

(Monday-Saturday)

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