Interstate 276 Totally Explained

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Harrisburg (via Interstate 76) Valley Forge Plymouth Meeting New Jersey

Interstate 276 (abbreviated I-276) is a segment of the Pennsylvania Turnpike mainline running from Interstate 76 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to the Pennsylvania/New Jersey border at the Delaware River, where it connects with the New Jersey Turnpike extension. The part between the I-95 overpass and the Delaware River will become I-95 once the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project is finished; the New Jersey side is already designated I-95, but it isn't signed as such. The highway, originally designated as Interstate 280 when the Pennsylvania Turnpike between the Ohio state line and Valley Forge was I-80S, received its present number in 1964 when I-80S became I-76.

Route description

I-276 begins at Valley Forge, exit 326 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike when I-276 meets I-76 near the King of Prussia Mall at a current construction project on the Pennsylvania Turnpike from exit 326 to exit 333. I-276 meets I-476 at the Mid-County Interchange at exit 20 and as an alternate exit 333. I-476 northward is the Northeast extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-476 southward is a free limited access road called The Blue Route. I-276 continues mostly as a 6 laned highway from the I-476 interchange. At exit 339 the Fort Washington exit, I-276 meets PA 309. On mile marker 340 and only westbound lanes, I-276 has a slip ramp for Virginia Drive and is E-ZPass only. At exit 343, I-276 meets PA 611 at the Willow Grove exit. At exit 351, I-276 meets US 1 at the Philadelphia exit. At mile marker 355 in Bristol Township, a future interchange called Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project will be constructed that will connect I-276 with I-95 and I-276 will end at this point when the project will be completed. Before the Tolls, I-276 meets US 13 at the Delaware Valley exit (358). According to some sources, I-276 ends crossing the Delaware River into New Jersey but some maps have the I-276 shield on the New Jersey Turnpike extension.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile		#		Destinations	Notes
County	Location		Image:Pennsylvania Turnpike logo.svg\|20px\|Pennsylvania Turnpike default Pennsylvania Turnpike desc none	New	Old	Destinations	Notes
Western terminus of I-276 at Valley Forge Interchange. I-76 and Pennsylvania Turnpike continue west towards Harrisburg.
Montgomery	Upper Merion Township	0.00	326.96	326	24	I-76 east/ to US 202 (Valley Forge) - Philadelphia, Valley Forge	To King of Prussia Mall and Valley Forge National Historic Park.
	Plymouth Township	6.83	333.79	333	25	To I-476 south - Norristown	Former US 422
		7.57	334.53			I-476 north (Northeast Extension) - Allentown	Eastbound only. Mid-County Interchange.
		7.80	334.76	20		I-476 - Philadelphia, Chester, Allentown	Westbound only. Mid-County Interchange.
	Upper Dublin Township	12.24	339.20	339	26	PA 309 (Fort Washington) - Philadelphia, Ambler	To Fort Washington Expo Center and Temple University Ambler Campus.
	Upper Dublin Township	13.51	340.47	340		Virginia Drive (E-ZPass only)	Westbound only. No Trucks.
	Upper Moreland Township	16.67	343.63	343	27	PA 611 (Willow Grove) - Doylestown, Jenkintown	Penn State Abington Campus.
Bucks	Bensalem Township	25.01	351.97	351	28	US 1 (Philadelphia) - Philadelphia, Trenton
	Bensalem Township	26.28	353.24			Philadelphia Park Slip Ramp	Proposed E-ZPass only. Eastbound only. PTC announced the construction of slip ramp in September 2006 to allow direct access to Philadelphia Park Racetrack, the location of a future slot machine parlor.
	Bristol	29.39	356.35			I-95/ I-195 - Proposed Interchange part of Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project
		31.32	358.28	358	29	US 13 (Delaware Valley) - Bristol, Levittown
		32.53	359.49	359	30	New Jersey Turnpike (Delaware River Bridge) - New York City, Wilmington, DE
New Jersey/Pennsylvania state line. Barrier toll Eastern terminus of I-276 and Pennsylvania Turnpike New Jersey Turnpike Ext. continues into New Jersey on the Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge over the Delaware River.

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