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Interstate 283 Pennsylvania

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The capital city of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg, and Interstate 283 serves the city from the southeast (with connections from Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike and Pennsylvania 283 inbound from Lancaster). In the late 1990s, Capital Beltway trailblazers were added to various freeways traversing the metropolitan area. They are as follows: Pennsylvania 581 to Interstate 83, Interstate 83 to Interstate 81, Interstate 81 back to Pennsylvania 581.

Routing

Interstate 283 composes a short connection between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate 83 near Swatera Township. The highway features two mainline interchanges: Exit 1A/B with the Pennsylvania 283 freeway and Pennsylvania 230; Exit 2 with Pennsylvania 441 serving Swatara Township. The northern terminus is located at the Eisenhower Interchange, a condensed multilevel stack interchange with Interstate 83 and U.S. 322. The southern terminus is a trumpet interchange at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Harrisburg East interchange.

Highway Guides

Mileage

State Mileage Cities Junctions
Pennsylvania 2.91 Harrisburg Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike, Interstate 83
Source: October 31, 2002 Interstate Route Log and Finders List

I-283 Pennsylvania Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

County From: To: AADT Composite
Dauphin Interstate 76 Exit 1/PA 230 & 283 Lancaster 50,000
Dauphin Exit 1/PA 230 & 283 Lancaster Exit 2/PA 441 Swatara 50,000
Dauphin Exit 2/PA 441 Swatara Exit 3/I-83 & U.S. 322 Eisenhower Interchange 67,000
Source: Pennsylvania Traffic Volumes 2002 (Penndot)

Site Navigation
Southern Terminus - Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike - Highspire, Pennsylvania
Perspective from Interstate 283 south
End Interstate 283 shield located within the Interstate 283/Pennsylvania 283 cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman/Andy Field (10/01).
Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike and Pennsylvania 283 overheads on Interstate 283 South within the cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman/Andy Field (10/01).
Toll plaza of Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike on Interstate 283 south as seen from the Pennsylvania 283 overpass. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman (7/00).
Perspective from Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike west
Westbound Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike approaches Exit 247, Junction Interstate 283 north to Harrisburg, two miles. Photo taken 10/15/04.
Westbound Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike approaches Exit 247, Junction Interstate 283 north to Harrisburg, one mile. Photo taken 10/15/04.
Westbound Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike reaches Exit 247, Junction Interstate 283 north to Harrisburg. Photo taken 10/15/04.
Perspective from Pennsylvania 283 west
Old button copy signage along Pennsylvania 283 east at Interstate 283. Pennsylvania 283 terminates just off to the west of Interstate 283 at Pennsylvania 230. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman (7/00).
Perspective from Pennsylvania 283 east
View from Pennsylvania 283 at Interstate 283. The junction between I and PA 283 is a standard cloverleaf. The location is just to the north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike toll plaza.. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman (7/00).
Perspective from Interstate 283 north
Northbound on Interstate 283 on the transition from westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 76. Photo taken by Andy Field/David Field (10/01).
Northern Terminus - Interstate 83 - Oakleigh, Pennsylvania
Perspective from Interstate 283 north
Overheads on Interstate 283 northbound at Interstate 83/U.S. 322. The control points for Interstate 83 reflect the connections with Interstate 81 north and U.S. 322 westbound. This interchange features left-hand ramps as part of the overall stack. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman (7/00).
One lane is afforded for Interstate 283 northbound traffic to Interstate 83 north/U.S. 322 west (Exit 3B). This photograph shows the lane allocation at Exit 3C for U.S. 322 east. Traffic departing to the right will reach Hershey in ten miles, as U.S. 322 carries four lanes in a varying freeway/expressway configuration. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman/Andy Field (10/01).
Perspective from Interstate 83 north
Northbound on Interstate 83 at the junction of Interstate 283 and U.S. 322. Interstate 83 turns from an easterly orientation to the north, now part of the Capital Beltway designation. Pennsylvania 283, which begins two miles south of this junction, is a 29 mile freeway between Interstate 283/Harrisburg to Lancaster (hence the inclusion of that city on the Interstate 283 panel). Photo taken by Alex Nitzman/Andy Field (10/01).
As part of this mega-interchange, U.S. 322 eastbound splits from Interstate 83 southbound to follow Eisenhower Blvd. Then U.S. 322 exits Eisenhower Blvd. and *rejoins* Interstate 83 *northbound* before exiting again and heading east toward Hershey. This photo shows U.S. 322 eastbound having rejoined Interstate 83 in the vicinity of Interstate 283. U.S. 322 eastbound is the rightmost lane, and is completely separated from Interstate 83 here. Photo taken by Tim Reichard (08/19/02).
Perspective from Interstate 83 south
Interstate 83 southbound/U.S. 322 eastbound at Union Deposit Road/Exit 48. A two-mile guide sign for the upcoming junction with Interstate 283 is the first advertising the upcoming terminus. Photo taken by Tim Reichard (08/19/02).
The large stack interchange of Interstate 83/283 is forthcoming. U.S. 322 exits first, ending the Interstate 83/U.S. 322 duplex, with Interstate 283 beginning by exiting left soon thereafter. Photo taken by Tim Reichard (08/19/02).
U.S. 322 departs at Exit 47 as Interstate 83 prepares to make its westward jaunt into downtown Harrisburg. The main travel lanes will transition to Interstate 283 south in a short distance. Photo taken by Tim Reichard (08/19/02).
Perspective from U.S. 322 west
U.S. 322 westbound at the northern terminus of Interstate 283 (left-exit). The control point is indicated as "Airport". This reflects the connection to Harrisburg International Airport at Middletown via Pennsylvania 283. The eastbound lanes of U.S. 322 transition into Interstate 83, only four miles from the state capital. Photo taken by Tim Reichard (08/19/02).
Another view of U.S. 322 westbound at its junction with Interstates 83 and 283. The stack interchange can be seen in the distance. U.S. 322 overlaps with Interstate 83 for its final five miles to Interstate 81. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman (7/00).
The first Interstate 283 shield comes into view from U.S. 322 westbound. The highest flyover ramp takes Interstate 83 traffic from its east-west alignment to its north-south alignment. This is part of the Capital Beltway configuration for the city of Harrisburg. Photo taken by Tim Reichard (08/19/02).
Under the Interstate 83/283 stack interchange, taking the ramp to Interstate 83 northbound/U.S. 322 westbound, which leads to Eisenhower Blvd./U.S. 322 first, then to Interstate 83/U.S. 322. Photo taken by Tim Reichard (08/19/02).

Page Updated November 15, 2004.