The "end" of I-70, with a gauntlet of gas/food/motels to be run before reaching the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Breezewood is a settlement in Bedford County in south-central Pennsylvania, known mainly as the location of a gap in Interstate 70 that is not built to Interstate standards. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2272x1098, 569 KB) View of Breezewood, Pennsylvania from the northwest end of the commercial strip. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2272x1098, 569 KB) View of Breezewood, Pennsylvania from the northwest end of the commercial strip. ... DONT beleive anything on this page! ppl can change it anytime they want to! im a kid and i am changing it right now!! luv yall!! PENNSYLVANIA ROCKS!!!! VENANGO COUNTY ROCKS TOO!!!! Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... Interstate 70 (abbreviated I-70) is a long interstate highway in the United States. ... The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) defines standards for Interstate Highways in their publication A Policy on Design Standards - Interstate System. ...

The settlement is not incorporated under Pennsylvania law and is treated as a portion of East Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Although it is not being tracked by the Census Bureau, the settlement has been assigned the ZIP code of 15533. East Providence Township is a township located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania in the United States of America. ... DONT beleive anything on this page! ppl can change it anytime they want to! im a kid and i am changing it right now!! luv yall!! PENNSYLVANIA ROCKS!!!! VENANGO COUNTY ROCKS TOO!!!! Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

I-70 uses a surface road (part of US 30) with at-grade intersections between the freeway heading south to Hancock, Maryland, and the ramp to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Local businesses, including many traveler services like fast food restaurants, gas stations and motels, have lobbied to keep the gap and not directly connect I-70 to the Turnpike, fearing a loss of business. This short stretch is one of only two locations in the U.S. where there is a traffic light on a two-digit Interstate Highway. United States Highway 30 is an east-west United States highway that traverses the United States. ... An at-grade intersection is a junction at which two or more transport axes cross at the same level (or grade). ... It has been suggested that Autobahn be merged into this article or section. ... Hancock is a town located in Washington County, Maryland. ... The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. The turnpike system encompasses 532 miles (855 km) in three distinct sections. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... Modern gas station A filling station, gas station or petrol station is a facility that sells fuel for road motor vehicles – usually petrol (US: gas/gasoline), diesel fuel and LPG. The term gas station is mostly particular to the United States of America and Canada, where petrol is known... Motels may refer to any of the following: Motel, a type of temporary commercial accommodation; The Motels, an American new-wave band. ...

There are other places, like Breezewood, where drivers must use non-Interstate standard surface streets to travel between two freeways. In roadgeek circles, these phenomena are referred to as "breezewoods." [1] For the most part, the Interstate Highway System in the United States is a connected system, with most roads completed. ... A roadgeek (sometimes roadfan) is a person that is interested in roads as a hobby. ...

See also

• List of gaps on Interstate Highways
• Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike - The turnpike's present Breezewood exit is the western end of this former turnpike alignment.

For the most part, the United States Interstate Highway System is a connected system, with most roads completed. ... The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is the common name of a 13-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was bypassed in 1968 when a modern stretch opened to ease traffic congestion. ...

External links

• Why Does The Interstate System Include Toll Facilities? — includes a section on the history of the present situation at Breezewood.
• BreezewoodHotels.com, features information and booking for Breezewood and Bedford area hotels
• Photos of Eastbound I-70 at Breezewood, including traffic lights — [2] [3] from [4]
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.9970° -78.2406°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
• Breezewood Honeymoon The official band of Breezewood, PA m/-_-m/