Pennsylvania Route 66
State highway in Pennsylvania, US
Pennsylvania Route 66 (PA 66) is a 139.7-mile-long (224.8 km) state highway in Western Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 119 (US 119) near Interstate 70 (I-70) near New Stanton. Its northern terminus is at US 6 in Kane.
The southernmost 13.7 miles (22.0 km) of the route is a controlled-access toll road named the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass and is signed as PA Turnpike 66, a part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike System serving as a bypass of Greensburg. The Bypass runs between US 119 and US 22. This portion is also part of Corridor M of the Appalachian Development Highway System.
Route description
Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass
PA Turnpike 66 begins in New Stanton at a cloverleaf interchange with US 119, near the New Stanton Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-70/I-76). 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.
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