 Pennsylvania Route 576 | ||||
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| Southern Beltway | ||||
 Open segment highlighted in red, proposed segment highlighted in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by PTC | ||||
| Length | 19.2 mi (30.9 km) | |||
| Existed | October 11, 2006–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-376 and Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township | |||
 US 30 in Findlay Township US 22 in Robinson Township, Washington County | ||||
| East end |  I-79 in Cecil Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Allegheny, Washington | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Pennsylvania Route 576 (PA Turnpike 576), also known as the Southern Beltway, is a controlled-access toll road in the southern and western suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is envisioned to serve as a southern beltway around the Greater Pittsburgh area between Pittsburgh International Airport and the historic Steel Valley of the Monongahela River.
The first segment of the highway between PA 60 (now I-376) and Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township and US 22 in Robinson Township opened to traffic on October 11, 2006. The second segment of the highway between US 22 and I-79 in Cecil Township near the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies opened to traffic on October 15, 2021. The status of the final segment of the highway between I-79 and PA Turnpike 43 (the Mon–Fayette Expressway) is still pending,[1][2] with federal approval already given.
Like the Mon–Fayette Expressway, the Southern Beltway has no direct connection to the Pennsylvania Turnpike mainline despite being built and maintained by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC). Both highways, however, will have indirect connections with the turnpike's mainline via I-376.
- ^ Construction on Southern Beltway set for spring Beaver County Times (January 14, 2014)
- ^ Phase II Of Southern Beltway Underway KDKA-TV (January 14, 2014)