Everything about Capital Beltway Harrisburg totally explained
The
Capital Beltway is a
beltway surrounding
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is
co-designated as
Interstate 81,
Interstate 83,
U.S. Route 11,
U.S. Route 322, and
Pennsylvania Route 581 at various locations along the route. The beltway is primarily located in the suburbs of Harrisburg; however, part of its southern leg passes along the southern edge of downtown. The southwestern section of the highway is named the
Harrisburg Expressway. All of the beltway was complete by 1995; however, it wasn't designated as the Capital Beltway until 1997.
Route description
The Capital Beltway begins at the interchange of the eastern terminus of
Pennsylvania Route 581 and
Interstate 83 west of
Harrisburg in
Lemoyne. This junction is colloquially known as the "York split". From the split, the beltway crosses the
Susquehanna River on the
John Harris Bridge, connecting Harrisburg to its west shore (a colloquialism of the western bank of the Susquehanna across from Harrisburg) suburbs of the city.
Continuing on I-83, the beltway parallels Paxton Street (formerly
U.S. Route 322), passing the Harrisburg Mall as the road approaches the
Eisenhower Interchange. At the junction, the Capital Beltway continues on I-83 as it turns north, while beginning a concurrency with US 322. Continuing for three miles, Interstate 83 ends at
Interstate 81 at an interchange locally known as the "81/83 split". US 322 and the Capital Beltway continue on I-81 South.
On Interstate 81, US 322 exits off I-81 at Exit 69B, heading in a northerly direction to
State College, beginning a concurrency with US 22 West. Exit 69A is for US 22 East, Cameron Street, which is where the Farm Show Arena Complex is located (a half mile south of the beltway). The Capital Beltway crosses the Susquehanna the second time on the
George N. Wade Memorial Bridge. The beltway makes a southerly turn just beyond the bridge, near the western end of the Susquehanna Water Gap of
Blue Mountain.
Continuing on I-81 until Exit 59, the Capital Beltway exits onto the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 581. This section of highway is known as the Harrisburg Expressway. US 11 begins a concurrency with PA 581 starting at Exit 3, and then exits off and starts a concurrency with
U.S. Route 15 in
Camp Hill, at the Camp Hill Shopping Center (formerly Camp Hill Mall). The beltway continues for two miles until it completes the loop by reaching Interstate 83 at the
York split.
History
The Interstate 81 and Interstate 83 sections of the beltway were both fully completed by the 1970s. A highway connecting Interstate 81 to Interstate 83 had been planned; part of this expressway was built - from the
York split to US 11 and US 15 in Camp Hill. It became known as the Harrisburg Expressway, and it was given the PA 581 designation. The section from Camp Hill to Interstate 81 remained incomplete until 1995, when it was finally completed and opened for public use. The PA 581 designation was extended to the interchange with Interstate 81 when it opened.
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