U.S. Route 19
US 19 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	195 mi (314 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 19 at West Virginia border near Mount Morris
Major intersections	I-70 / I-79 in Washington I-376 / US 22 / US 30 / PA 51 in Pittsburgh I-279 in Pittsburgh I-76 / Penna Turnpike in Cranberry Township US 422 near New Castle I-80 near Mercer US 62 / PA 58 / PA 258 in Mercer US 6 / US 322 / PA 98 near Meadville I-90 near Erie
North end	US 20 in Erie
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Greene, Washington, Allegheny, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 18 → PA 19

U.S. Route 19 (US 19) in Pennsylvania closely parallels Interstate 79 (I-79) for its entire length. US 19 enters Pennsylvania from West Virginia in Greene County near Mount Morris. Its northern terminus is at US 20 in the city of Erie. Part of it is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie.

Route description

In northern Washington County, US 19 was modernized after the former Pittsburgh Railways Interurban (PRCo) trolley service was discontinued in August 1953. Initially, US 19 ran parallel to the trolley line and later expanded over the tracks through part of Mt. Lebanon in southern Allegheny County.

US 19 then proceeds north through Pittsburgh's North Side, West View, Perrysville, Ross Township, McCandless, and Wexford, where it is referred to as Perry Highway. In Cranberry Township, it connects with I-79, the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76), and Pennsylvania Route 228 (PA 228). Continuing through Mercer and Crawford counties, the route meets its terminus at a junction with US 20 in Erie. The US 19 Truck designation exists in Pittsburgh, running from Wexford to Mt. Lebanon. Although both of that route's terminuses are with the regular US 19, the two routes also intersect near the Fort Pitt Tunnel on Pittsburgh's West End.

History

US 19 in Pennsylvania has maintained a similar alignment for much of its history. In 1928, US 19 was moved to its current route between Pittsburgh and Meadville. The West End Bridge in Pittsburgh was completed in 1932, and US 19 was realigned to cross the bridge. In 1936, US 19 was moved to its current alignment between Zelienople and Harmony. Through the 1940s and 1950s, different parts of US 19 were widened.^{[citation needed]}

In 1987, the Phase One project started to connect two sections of Ohio River Boulevard near Western Avenue and Chateau Street. Phase Two of the project included a new interchange between the PA 65 expressway (concurrent with US 19 west of the interchange) and the West End Bridge. The bridge was closed for two years for construction but reopened in 1991, while construction finished in 1992.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) started a project to build a US 19 tunnel under the Norfolk Southern Railway, as well as align the West End Bypass with the West End Circle, the intersection of US 19, PA 51, PA 60, and PA 837. The project was completed in 2010.^[1]

In 2016, a diverging diamond interchange was built at the intersection of US 19 and I-70/I-79 in South Strabane Township.^[2]

PennDOT started construction on a multilane roundabout at the intersection of US 19, US 6, US 322, and PA 98 in Vernon Township, near Meadville. Construction was expected to be completed in October 2019.^[3]

PennDOT has also started construction on an intersection improvement project at the northern intersection of US 19 and PA 97. PA 97 will be realigned to meet US 19 at a 90-degree angle, and new left turn lanes and traffic signals will be installed. Construction is expected to be completed in October 2019.^{[4][needs update]}

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Greene	Perry Township	0.0	0.0	US 19 south (Blue Horizon Drive) – Morgantown	US 19 enters Pennsylvania from West Virginia
	Morrisville	15.4	24.8	PA 21 east (Montgomery Street) to PA 188 / I-79	Southern terminus of PA 21 concurrency
	Waynesburg	16.5	26.6	PA 218 south (Morgan Street)	Northern terminus of PA 218
		16.8	27.0	PA 21 west (High Street)	Northern terminus of PA 21 concurrency
	Washington Township	21.9	35.2	PA 221 (Dunn Station Road/Lippencott Road) to I-79 north – Prosperity, Jefferson	PA 221 provides access to I-79 north; I-79 exit 19
		22.1	35.6	I-79 south – Waynesburg, Morgantown	I-79 exit 19
Washington	South Strabane Township	33.6	54.1	I-79 – Washington, Waynesburg	I-79 exit 30
		37.0	59.5	US 40 east (Maiden Street)	Southern terminus of US 40 concurrency
	Washington	39.0	62.8	US 40 west (Maiden Street)	Northern terminus of US 40 concurrency
		39.2	63.1	PA 136 (Beau Street)
	South Strabane Township	40.6	65.3	I-70 / I-79 – New Stanton, Morgantown, Wheeling, Pittsburgh	I-70 exit 19; diverging diamond interchange[citation needed]
		43.3	69.7	Racetrack Road to I-79 – Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, Tanger Outlets Pittsburgh
	North Strabane Township	45.5	73.2	PA 519 / PA 980 to I-79 – Canonsburg, Eighty Four, Houston	Interchange
	Peters Township	49.0	78.9	Valley Brook Road / Old Washington Road – Lawrence, McMurray	Interchange
Allegheny	Upper St. Clair	55.6	89.5	Orange Belt (McLaughlin Run Road / McMurray Road) to PA 50 – Upper Saint Clair, Bridgeville, Bethel Park	Interchange
	Mt. Lebanon	57.6	92.7	Yellow Belt (Connor Road / Gilkeson Road) to PA 88 – Bridgeville	Southern terminus of Yellow Belt concurrency
		57.8	93.0	Mt. Lebanon Boulevard – Castle Shannon
		58.1	93.5	US 19 Truck north (Washington Road)	Southern terminus of US 19 Truck
		59.1	95.1	PA 121 north / Yellow Belt (Cochran Road)	Southern terminus of PA 121, northern terminus of Yellow Belt concurrency
	Pittsburgh	60.6	97.5	Blue Belt (Potomac Avenue)
		62.8	101.1	I-376 / US 22 / US 30 / US 19 Truck north (Penn-Lincoln Parkway) – Carnegie, Airport, West End, Monroeville US 19 Truck south / PA 51 south (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) – Uniontown	I-376/US 22/US 30 exit 69, southern terminus of PA 51 concurrency
		64.1	103.2	PA 51 north – McKees Rocks, West End PA 60 north – Crafton PA 837 south (Carson Street) to I-376 east – Downtown	Interchange, northern terminus of PA 51 concurrency, northern terminus of PA 837, southern terminus of PA 60, West End Circle
	Ohio River	64.3	103.5	West End Bridge
	Pittsburgh	64.6	104.0	PA 65 south to US 19 Truck north / I-279 – Downtown, North Shore	Interchange, southern terminus of PA 65 concurrency
		65.3	105.1	PA 65 north (Ohio River Boulevard) / California Avenue	Interchange, northern terminus of PA 65 concurrency
		68.6	110.4	Blue Belt (Bascom Avenue)	Southern terminus of Blue Belt concurrency
		69.0	111.0	Blue Belt (Ivory Avenue) – Millvale	Northern terminus of Blue Belt concurrency
		69.4	111.7	I-279 – Pittsburgh, Erie	Interchange, I-279 exit 5 via Cemetery Lane
		69.9	112.5	I-279 south	HOV Only
	Ross Township	73.0	117.5	Green Belt (Three Degree Road) – Allison Park	Southern terminus of Green Belt concurrency
		73.0	117.5	Green Belt (Sewickley Oakmont Road) to PA 65 – Emsworth	Northern terminus of Green Belt concurrency
	McCandless Township	75.6	121.7	Yellow Belt (West Ingomar Road / Ingomar Road) to PA 65 – North Park
		76.2	122.6	US 19 Truck south (McKnight Road)	Northern terminus of US 19 Truck, southbound access only
	Franklin Park	78.9	127.0	PA 910 / Orange Belt (Wexford Road)	Interchange
	Marshall Township	81.5	131.2	Red Belt (Warrendale Bayne Road) to PA 8 / PA 65
		82.2	132.3	I-79 south – Pittsburgh	Southbound access only; I-79 exit 75
Butler	Cranberry Township	83.3	134.1	I-76 / Penna Turnpike – Youngstown, OH, Harrisburg	I-76 / Penna Turnpike exit 28 (Cranberry)
		83.8	134.9	PA 228 east (Mars-Criders Road) to I-79 – Mars	Western terminus of PA 228
	Jackson Township	88.8	142.9	PA 528 north (Lindsay Road) to I-79 south – Pittsburgh, Evans City	Southern terminus of PA 528
	Zelienople	90.2	145.2	I-79 north – Erie	No southbound exit, I-79 exit 85
		91.6	147.4	PA 68 west (Beaver Street) – Rochester	Southern terminus of PA 68 concurrency
		91.9	147.9	PA 288 west / PA 588 west (New Castle Street) – Ellwood City, Beaver Falls	Eastern terminus of PA 288
		92.0	148.1	PA 68 east (Grandview Avenue) to I-79 south – Evans City, Butler	Northern terminus of PA 68 concurrency
	Portersville	101.4	163.2	PA 488 east (Portersville Road) to I-79 – Prospect	Eastern terminus of PA 488 concurrency
		101.6	163.5	PA 488 west (Portersville Road) – Ellwood City	Western terminus of PA 488 concurrency
	Muddy Creek Township	104.7	168.5	US 422 (New Castle Road) – New Castle, Butler	Interchange
Lawrence	Scott Township	105.8	170.3	PA 108 (Harlansburg Road) – New Castle, Slippery Rock
		106.1	170.8	PA 956 north – Neshannock Falls, New Wilmington	Southern terminus of PA 956
Mercer	Springfield Township	112.5	181.1	PA 208 west (Leesburg Volant Road) – Volant, New Wilmington	Southern terminus of PA 208 concurrency
		112.6	181.2	PA 208 east (Leesburg Grove City Road) to I-79 – Grove City	Northern terminus of PA 208 concurrency
	Findley Township	116.9	188.1	I-80 – Sharon, Clarion	I-80 exit 15
	Mercer	119.2	191.8	PA 58 east / PA 258 south (South Diamond Street) – Grove City	One-way eastbound, southern terminus of PA 58 eastbound/PA 258 southbound concurrency
		119.21	191.85	US 62 south / PA 258 north (West Market Street) to PA 158 / PA 318 – Sharon	Northern terminus of PA 258 southbound concurrency, southern terminus of US 62/PA 258 northbound concurrency
		119.22	191.87	PA 58 west / PA 258 north (North Diamond Street)	One-way westbound, northern terminus of PA 258 northbound concurrency, southern terminus of PA 58 westbound concurrency
		119.4	192.2	PA 58 west (Greenville Avenue) – Greenville	Northern terminus of PA 58 concurrency
		119.8	192.8	US 62 north (Franklin Road) to I-79 – Franklin	Northern terminus of US 62 concurrency
	Perry Township	131.2	211.1	PA 358 (Hadley Road) – Greenville, Sandy Lake
Crawford	Greenwood Township	141.4	227.6	PA 285 to I-79
	Meadville	147.2	236.9	US 6 west / US 322 west (Conneaut Lake Road) – Conneaut Lake PA 98 north – Fairview	Roundabout; southern terminus of US 6/US 322 concurrency, southern terminus of PA 98
		148.4	238.8	I-79 – Pittsburgh, Erie	I-79 exit 147
		149.0	239.8	PA 102 north (Pennsylvania Avenue)	Southern terminus of PA 102
		150.1	241.6	US 322 east (Linden Street)	Northern terminus of US 322 concurrency
	Saegertown	156.5	251.9	PA 198 east (State Street) – Blooming Valley	Roundabout; southern terminus of PA 198 concurrency
		157.2	253.0	PA 198 west to I-79	Roundabout; northern terminus of PA 198 concurrency
	Cambridge Springs	165.2	265.9	PA 86 south (Main Street) / PA 408 east (Church Street)	Northern terminus of PA 86, western terminus of PA 408
		165.4	266.2	PA 99 north (McClellan Street)	Southern terminus of PA 99
Erie	Mill Village	171.4	275.8	US 6 east / US 6N west – Corry, Edinboro	Eastern terminus of US 6N Northern terminus of US 6 concurrency
	Waterford	175.2	282.0	PA 97 south	Roundabout, southern terminus of PA 97 concurrency
		176.7	284.4	PA 97 north (Perry Highway)	Northern terminus of PA 97 concurrency
	Summit Township	184.8	297.4	I-90 – Cleveland, Buffalo	I-90 exit 24
	Millcreek Township	186.1	299.5	PA 99 south (Interchange Road) to I-79 – Edinboro	Northern terminus of PA 99, I-79 exit 180
	Erie	189.5	305.0	US 20 (26th Street) – North East, Buffalo, Fairview, Cleveland	Northern terminus of US 19
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       HOV only       Incomplete access