Eastern Entrance: New York State Line, northeast of North East

Length: 46 miles

County: Erie

Routing: I-90 enters into Pennsylvania from Ohio  in the extreme northwest corner of the state near West Springfield.  Never straying more than a few miles from the Lake Erie shore, and spending its entire time within the Keystone State in Erie County, this four-lane freeway treks northeasterly, meeting I-79 near Erie.  I-90 then passes to the south of Erie, intersecting major routes into the city like US 19, PA 97 and PA 8.  I-90 meets I-86 at its Western Terminus, and then heads northeasterly into New York State near the borough of North East.

Links:

• I-90 @ Pennsylvania Highways -- Jeff Kitsko

• I-90 @ Interstate-Guide.com -- Andy Field/Alex Nitzman

I-90 coverage continues from Ohio.  Click here for I-90 images into Ohio. (Coming soon!)

Clearview exit sign for US 6N (Exit 3) on I-90 West.  The junction of I-90 and US 6N, a diamond interchange, is the westernmost interchange along I-90 in the Keystone State.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

From I-90, I-79 heads south to Pittsburgh and Charleston, West Virginia, and north into Erie.  Click here for I-79 images.

Sign truss with I-90 West guide sign and I-79 South exit sign (Exit 22 A) on I-90 West amidst the cloverleaf interchange that marks the junction of I-90 and I-79.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 10/19/2008

Two-lane pull-through sign for I-90 East and exit only sign for US 19/Peach St. (Exit 24), each affixed to sign truss on I-90 East in advance of the US 19 interchange.  A large volume of traffic utilizes the upcoming US 19 exit, resulting in a third eastbound lane opening up prior to the interchange for the exit.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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Sign gantry with 2.5 mile advance exit sign for PA 97/State St. (Exit 27) and two-lane exit sign for US 19/Peach St. (Exit 24) on I-90 East.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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1 mile advance exit sign for PA 97/State St. (Exit 27) on I-90 East, located in front of the bridge that carries the Cherry St. Extension over I-90.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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View of I-90 East in advance of the PA 97/State St. interchange.  Given the terrain and traffic present, it is somewhat surprising that I-90 has not been widened to six lanes through here.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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Exit sign for PA 8/Parade St. (Exit 29) on I-90 East.  This is a four-ramp interchange, featuring diamond ramps on the north side, and parclo-A ramps on the south side.  PA 8 serves as one of three principal arterials leading from I-90 into Erie.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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2 mile advance exit sign for PA 290/PA 430 (Exit 32) on I-90 East.  Note two things about this sign: (1) the PA 290/PA 430 shields are actually a green "cover-up" of what was just a PA 430 shield formerly, and (2) "Bayfront Connector" appears on a supplemental sign.  The Bayfront Connector, which was completed in 2005, provides more convenient access between I-90 and downtown Erie than previously existed.  (Find out more at the Bayfront Connector page at the Pennsylvania Highways website, by Jeff Kitsko.)

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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Clearview exit sign for PA 531 (Exit 35) on I-90 East.  The PA 531 exit off of I-90 is a diamond interchange.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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Sign truss featuring two-lane pull-through sign for I-90 East and advance exit sign for I-86 East (Exit 37).  A third eastbound lane opens up at this location, which will default onto the beginning of I-86 East.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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2 mile advance exit sign for PA 89 (Exit 41) on I-90 East.  Believe it or not, North East is actually the name of the town that PA 89 enters north of the interchange.  Not so surprisingly, though, it is situated in virtually the northeastern-most part of Pennsylvania's fork into Lake Erie.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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2 mile advance exit sign for US 20 (Exit 45) on I-90 East.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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1 mile advance exit sign for US 20 (Exit 45) on I-90 East.  US 20 is the easternmost interchange along I-90 in Pennsylvania.  Beyond US 20, I-90 crosses the New York State Line, whereupon, after the first interchange, it becomes the tolled New York Thruway.

Photographer: Scott Steeves

Date: 7/09/2007

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I-90 coverage continues into New York.  Click here for I-90 images into New York.