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Interstate 83 south - I-81 to Camp Hill

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At the Eisenhower Interchange just east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Interstate 83, going nominally south, turns due west, while Interstate 283 proceeds south toward the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) and the Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown. This represents the southeast corner of Harrisburg's Capital Beltway. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Separate ramps to I-283 south (left) and I-83 south (right) part here. Just above, traffic going north on I-83 has options to go east on U.S. Route 322 to Hershey and beyond, or remain on I-83, which US 322 west joins at this interchange. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Exit 45, intersecting Paxton Street and Bass Pro Drive, is ⅜ of a mile away. Pennsylvania is one of a handful of states that still use eighth-mileages on their highway signs. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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At right, I-83 collects traffic from US 322 west. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Exit 45 is ahead at right. Bass Pro Drive is named for one of the area Harrisburg Mall's anchor stores. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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The mall sits on the opposite side of the interchange from the exit. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Paxton Street then passes over the highway. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Traffic from Paxton/Bass Pro enters I-83 south at right. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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The speed limit along this stretch of the highway is 55 miles per hour. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Crossing next is 29th Street. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Downtown Harrisburg can be accessed rom any of the next three exit ramps. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Exit 44B to 17th Street is half a mile away. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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At exit 44B, there is advance signage for exit 43 for the state capitol building and 2nd Street. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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The exit 44B gore sign. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Exit 44A, intersecting Pennsylvania Route 230 (13th Street), is ¼ mile away. Meanwhile, exit 43 serves Harrisburg's Amtrak and bus terminal. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Between exits sits I-83 reassurance. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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The Interstate reaches exit 44A and is ¼ mile from exit 43. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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The exit 44A gore sign. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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I-83 crosses multiple railroad tracks, then begins its crossing of the Susquehanna River (John Harris Memorial Bridge) prior to exit 43. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Exit 43 lies ahead. This is I-83's closest access to downtown Harrisburg. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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The exit 43 gore sign. The southbound ramp to 2nd Street crosses over the northbound ramp. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Now fully over the Susquehanna, advance signage appears for exit 41B for the borough of Lemoyne, and exit 41A, where I-83 leaves the Capital Beltway, which then becomes Pennsylvania Route 581. PA 581's control cities are Camp Hill and, via U.S. Route 15, Gettysburg. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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A Capital Beltway logo sign is located along the bridge. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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The Lemoyne exit is in ¼ mile. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Exit 41B is at the end of the bridge; it leads to 3rd Street and Bridge Street. Exit 41A is in half a mile, with I-83 being marked as leading to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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Distances to the Turnpike and U.S. Route 30 in York along I-83 are displayed by a variable message sign at right. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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The Interstate passes under 3rd Street prior to the 581 split. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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I-83 now splits from the Capital Beltway to the right, then essentially makes a wide U-turn and heads south toward York and its southern terminus in Baltimore, Maryland. PA 581 goes about six miles west to its theoretical parent of I-81. Photo taken 07-15-2024.

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