Interstate
79: Interstate 79 in West Virginia is also known as The Jennings
Randolph Highway, named after Jennings Randolph, considered by many to
be the father of the nation's interstate highway system. I-79 runs from
Charleston, West Virginia at Interstate 77 to Erie, Pennsylvania at
Pennsylvania State Highway 5. In addition to its connection with I-77 in
Charleston, it also connects to I-64 via a one-mile stretch of I-77. In
Morgantown, I-79 crosses I-68, the eastern seaboard route. This
interstate primarily acts as a thoroughfare through western Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. It is a major route for Canadians using the Buffalo,
New York crossing traveling to and from Florida. However, in the past
few years, its frequent exits spread throughout its northern most
portions are seeing more and more use as a freeway between growing
communities in North Central West Virginia.
I-79 boasts some of the cleanest and convenient rest areas with
facilities located every 40 odd miles along the route at mileposts 48,
83 and 122.
Of the
thirteen states that fall within the poverty pocketed region of Appalachia, West
Virginia is the only one located entirely within it. The region?s rugged
mountainous terrain increases the cost of building roads. Many of the roads
follow the lay of the land, winding stream valleys and steep hills.
As US
Senator for West Virginia, Jennings Randolph was instrumental in initiating
significant infrastructure projects in his state, including I-79, an important
north-south corridor linking West Virginia to Pittsburgh and other parts north.
The addition of I-79 has proved beneficial to West Virginia's economy since it
was completed in the 1970s. The 152 miles of West Virginia?s I-79 is in good
condition with relatively light traffic. The region is slowly beginning to
escape the cycle of poverty with the development of a modern infrastructure
along I-79 including a large FBI facility and a NASA software engineering site.
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