I-70 PROJECTS

I-70 was originally envisioned as the connecting route between north Washington and the PA Turnpike in Monroeville. However, the Department of Highways later designated that route as I-79 and proposed the I-70 corridor take on a new alignment that would connect the West Virginia state line to the Maryland state line. The construction of the I-70 corridor as we know it today began in 1953 connecting Bentleyville and S.R. 481. Over the following 15 years, I-70 was built section by section and fully completed by 1968.

Primary location: Wheeling United States