# Driving from Pittsburgh PA to State College PA **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 9, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-pittsburgh-pa-to-state-college-pa/608976 "2012-01-09T22:10:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-pittsburgh-pa-to-state-college-pa/608976/1 "2012-01-09T22:10:42Z")
Driving from Pittsburgh to State College next Friday, leaving Pittsburgh around 3:45 PM. I will be right off 376/22 in Pitt. Google Maps has the straightest/fastest route being: I-376 to 22 E to 22/119E to 99N to 322 to State College (134 miles, 2 hrs 53 minutes) [link](http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=2950+South+Water+Street,+Pittsburgh,+Pennsylvania+15203&daddr=309+W+Prospect+Street+State+College+PA&hl=en&sll=40.187267,-78.052368&sspn=3.403068,6.838989&geocode=FW7daAIdc947-ykXGYjBnfE0iDGWdGxFvCZ5ZQ%3BFaVgbgIdMPpb-ylTsLJpvajOiTGWJIAheUOtcw&vpsrc=0&mra=prv&t=m&z=8) However, 22/119 does not appear to be a highway, so I am wondering if I should head south a bit and take: 76 (PA TPK) E to Bedford, 99 N to 322 to State College (177 miles, 3 hrs 20 minutes) [link](http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=2950+South+Water+Street,+Pittsburgh,+Pennsylvania+15203&daddr=39.97868,-78.74305+to:309+W+Prospect+Street+State+College+PA&hl=en&sll=40.187267,-78.052368&sspn=3.403068,6.838989&geocode=FW7daAIdc947-ykXGYjBnfE0iDGWdGxFvCZ5ZQ%3BFbgGYgId9nlO-ynLsb4C2fvKiTESka-BbYSZkQ%3BFaVgbgIdMPpb-ylTsLJpvajOiTGWJIAheUOtcw&vpsrc=0&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=8&via=1&t=m&z=8) If you have any experience driving this route, and can advise… ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-pittsburgh-pa-to-state-college-pa/608976/2 "2012-01-09T23:10:31Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > However, 22/119 does not appear to be a highway… It’s a highway - just not an Interstate-quality one. But it’s better than it was 5 years ago, and IME very likely to be faster than the I-76/PA Turnpike route (as well as having no tolls). I might change this recommendation if the forecast was for snow. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-pittsburgh-pa-to-state-college-pa/608976/3 "2012-01-09T23:16:21Z")
When yiou say “does not appear to be a highway”, do you mean limited-access Interstate-type highway? Rememberr that Pennsylvania east-west roads tend to cros the Appalachians. I know that one story I read had the narrator’s college-aged kid driving the route, and he used Interstate to the maxdimum extent possible, particularly 99. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-pittsburgh-pa-to-state-college-pa/608976/4 "2012-01-09T23:22:55Z")
I should add that if you take the turnpike, you’ll miss such places as Congruity, Black Lick, Gallitzin and Nanty Glo. Actually, Rte 22 bypasses these. It’s a road on which you should be able to average around 50 mph. ---
**Author:** ![Leoj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58956e/32.png) [@Leoj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leoj)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-pittsburgh-pa-to-state-college-pa/608976/5 "2012-01-10T00:13:41Z")
The route you got from Google Maps is the one I take (once or twice a year). There are a few stretches on 22 with lower speed limits and some stoplights, but it’s mostly smooth sailing. I average about 2 1/2 hours. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-from-pittsburgh-pa-to-state-college-pa/608976/6 "2012-01-10T13:16:19Z")
Thanks for the info… 22 it is.