Editing Interstate 79 (section)

{{Short description|Interstate Highway in Pennsylvania and West Virginia}}
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{{Use American English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox road
|country = USA
|route = 79
|type = I
|map = {{maplink-road}}
|map_custom = yes
|map_notes = I-79 highlighted in red
|length_mi = 343.46
|length_ref = <ref name="fhwa">{{cite web |last=Starks |first=Edward |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |access-date=March 31, 2023 |work=FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]}}</ref>
|direction_a = South
|direction_b = North
|established = 1958
|maint = [[West Virginia Division of Highways|WVDOH]] and [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|PennDOT]]
|terminus_a = {{jct|state=WV|I|77}} near [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston, WV]]
|terminus_b = {{jct|state=PA|PA|5|PA|290|road|[[Bayfront Parkway]]}} in [[Erie, PA]]
|junction = <!-- Major junctions only; Only 5-8 most major intersections and cities belong here; please read [[WP:USRD/STDS]] for more info o-->
*{{jct|state=WV|US|33|US|48|US|119}} near [[Weston, West Virginia|Weston, WV]]
*{{jct|state=WV|US|50}} near [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg, WV]]
*{{jct|state=WV|I|68}} near [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown, WV]]
*{{jct|state=PA|I|70}} near [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington, PA]]
*{{jct|state=PA|Toll|576}} near [[Cecil Township, Pennsylvania|Cecil Township, PA]]
*{{jct|state=PA|I|376|US|22|US|30}} near [[Carnegie, Pennsylvania|Carnegie, PA]]
*{{jct|state=PA|I|279}} in [[Franklin Park, Pennsylvania|Franklin Park, PA]]
*{{jct|state=PA|I|76|PATP||US|19}} in [[Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Cranberry Township, PA]]
*{{jct|state=PA|I|80}} in [[Findley Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Findley Township, PA]]
*{{jct|state=PA|I|90}} in [[McKean Township, Pennsylvania|McKean, PA]]
|states = [[West Virginia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
|counties = '''WV:''' [[Kanawha County, West Virginia|Kanawha]], [[Roane County, West Virginia|Roane]], [[Clay County, West Virginia|Clay]], [[Braxton County, West Virginia|Braxton]], [[Gilmer County, West Virginia|Gilmer]], [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis]], [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison]], [[Marion County, West Virginia|Marion]], [[Monongalia County, West Virginia|Monongalia]]<br>'''PA:''' [[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene]], [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington]], [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny]], [[Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler]], [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence]], [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer]], [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford]], [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
|browse = {{wv browse|previous_type=WV|previous_route=78|route=[[West Virginia State Highways|WV]]|next_type=WV|next_route=80}}
{{pa browse|previous_type=PA 1960|previous_route=78|route=[[Pennsylvania State Route System|PA]]|next_type=PA 1960|next_route=79}}
{{pa browse|previous_type=PA|previous_route=178|route=PA|next_type=PA|next_route=179}}
}}
'''Interstate&nbsp;79''' ('''I-79''') is an [[Interstate Highway]] in the [[Eastern United States]], designated from [[Interstate 77|I-77]] in [[Charleston, West Virginia]], north to [[Pennsylvania Route 5]] (PA&nbsp;5) and [[Pennsylvania Route 290|PA&nbsp;290]] in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]. It is a primary thoroughfare through western [[Pennsylvania]] and [[West Virginia]] and makes up part of an important corridor to [[Buffalo, New York]], and the [[Canada–United States border]]. Major metropolitan areas connected by I-79 include [[Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia|Charleston]] and [[Morgantown metropolitan area|Morgantown]] in West Virginia and [[Greater Pittsburgh]] and Erie in Pennsylvania.

In West Virginia, I-79 is known as the '''Jennings Randolph Expressway''', named for [[Jennings Randolph|the West Virginia representative and senator]]. In [[North Central West Virginia|the three most northern counties]], it is signed as part of the High Tech Corridor. For most of its Pennsylvania stretch, it is known as the '''Raymond P. Shafer Highway''', named for [[Raymond P. Shafer|the 39th Pennsylvania governor]].