Global InformationPennsylvania Route 60 information
Pennsylvania Route 60 | ||||
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 Map of the Pittsburgh area with PA 60 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.400 mi[1] (15.128 km) | |||
| Existed | January 1956[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    US 19 / PA 51 / PA 837 in Pittsburgh | |||
 I-79 in Robinson Township | ||||
| North end |    I-376 / US 22 / US 30 in Robinson Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Allegheny | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 60 (PA 60) is a state highway located in the western suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although the route follows a mostly east–west alignment, it is signed as a north–south highway. The southern terminus of the route is at a partial interchange with U.S. Route 19 (US 19) and PA 51 in Pittsburgh's West End while the northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 376 (I-376), US 22, and US 30 in Robinson Township. The portion of PA 60 outside of Pittsburgh is known as the Steubenville Pike; within the city, PA 60 follows several different streets.
The routing of PA 60 was originally designated as part of US 22 and US 30 in the 1920s. In 1953, US 22 and US 30 were rerouted to follow a new highway to the south while the former routing of the two routes through Crafton became PA 60 in January 1956. The PA 60 designation was gradually extended northward as sections of the Airport Parkway and the Beaver Valley Expressway were built in the 1960s and 1970s, with the route eventually extending as far northward as US 62 Business in Sharon. For years, a gap existed in PA 60 between West Mayfield and New Castle; it was filled on November 20, 1992, with the opening of a toll road between the two locations.
In 2005, it was announced that the part of PA 60 between Robinson Township and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Beaver County would become part of an extended I-376 in 2009. The changeover officially occurred on November 6, 2009, with I-376 extending farther northward to I-80 near Sharon. PA 60 was truncated back to its original terminus at US 22 and US 30 in Robinson Township while the portion of former PA 60 north of I-80 in Sharon became PA 760. Lastly, the business route of PA 60 around the northern part of Pittsburgh International Airport near Moon became I-376 Business.
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Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Allegheny County[permanent dead link] (PDF)
- ^ "Merchants Get Plenty to Route About". The Pittsburgh Press. January 19, 1956. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
