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Interstate 79 north - West Virginia line to Washington

Preparing to leave West Virginia for Pennsylvania, Interstate 79 proceeds northward with 70 MPH speed limit. Photo taken 09-26-2016.

The state line is here. I-79 is now in Perry Township, Greene County. Photo taken 09-26-2016.

The first exit, exit 1, serves Mount Morris; the cross road is Locust Avenue. Photo taken 09-26-2016.

The exit 1 gore sign. A dynamic message sign sits in the distance. Photo taken 09-26-2016.

The northbound lanes then receive an onramp. Photo taken 09-26-2016.

I-79 reassurance follows the exit as well as a bridge over Dunkard Creek. Photo taken 09-26-2016.

The highway will spend some time weaving through the hilly terrain every now and then. U.S. Route 19, which I-79 functionally replaced, sits on the other side of the trees at far-left. Photo taken 09-26-2016.

As the Interstate approaches a curve to the right, a sign displaying an AM radio frequency along with message flashers sits beside the northbound shoulder. Photo taken 09-26-2016.

A Pennsylvania welcome center is two miles ahead; it includes a memorial to the coal miners of Greene County's past. Photo taken 09-26-2016.

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