 Pennsylvania Route 28 | ||||
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| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 98.264 mi[1] (158.141 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
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| South end | Anderson Street in Pittsburgh[2][3] | |||
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| North end |  US 219 in Brockway | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Allegheny, Butler, Armstrong, Clarion, Jefferson | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 28 (PA 28) is a major state highway, which runs for 98 miles (158 km) from Anderson Street in Pittsburgh to U.S. Route 219 (US 219) in Brockway in Pennsylvania in the United States.
From Pittsburgh to Kittanning, it is a 44.5-mile-long (71.6 km) limited access expressway that is named the Alexander H. Lindsay Memorial Highway, and is also known as the Allegheny Valley Expressway. It is named after Alexander Lindsay, a lawyer who lived in South Buffalo and commuted to work in Pittsburgh: he successfully lobbied for the city to be connected to the proposed Keystone Shortway (I-80). [4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
PennDOT SLDwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Quadrant marker 10 for PA Route 28 marking the beginning of the route (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ End quadrant marker for PA Route 28 marking the end of the route (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ "Dream of 'nicer commute' genesis of Route 28". TribLive. Retrieved 13 October 2020.