Interstate 283

I-283 southbound past PA 441 in Swatara Township

I-283 begins at the Harrisburg East interchange of I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County; this interchange is a trumpet interchange. Past the interchange toll plaza, the road continues north and immediately reaches a partial cloverleaf interchange with the PA 283 freeway that also has access to PA 230 via Eisenhower Boulevard. I-283 continues north-northwest as a four-lane freeway, running past business parks before entering areas of farms and woods, crossing into Swatara Township. The road enters commercial areas as it comes to a diamond interchange with PA 441. After that exit, the road continues northwest before turning north and passing an industrial park. I-283 comes to its northern terminus at the Eisenhower Interchange with I-83/US 322 (Capital Beltway), at which point the freeway continues north as part of I-83 northbound/US 322 westbound along the Capital Beltway while I-83 southbound heads west along the Capital Beltway and US 322 eastbound heads east on a freeway.[2][3]

I-283 northbound at the PA 441 interchange in Swatara Township

Construction began on I-283 in 1968.[4] Previously, the Harrisburg East interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike connected directly to Eisenhower Boulevard. The section from the turnpike to PA 441 opened in 1970 and included a short portion of what is now PA 283, connecting Eisenhower Boulevard to the exit 1 cloverleaf. The next year, the Eisenhower Interchange opened to traffic along with the remaining section of Interstate.

As part of a project to reconstruct six miles (9.7 km) of PA 283, the interchange between I-283 and PA 283 is being improved.[5] The ramp from westbound PA 283 and northbound I-283 is being widened to two lanes, and the loop ramp from westbound PA 283 to southbound I-283 toward the Pennsylvania Turnpike toll plaza will be removed and replaced with a left turn and a traffic signal. This will eliminate the problem of traffic weaving between the aforementioned loop ramp and the heavily-traveled loop ramp from southbound I-283 to eastbound PA 283. The project is projected to be completed in late 2020.[5]

The entire route is in Dauphin County.

Location	mi[6]	km	Old exit [7]	New exit [7]	Destinations	Notes
Lower Swatara Township	0.000	0.000	–	–	I-76 Toll / Penna Turnpike – Philadelphia, Pittsburgh	Southern terminus; I-76 / Penna Turnpike exit 247 (Harrisburg East); E-ZPass or toll-by-plate
	0.016	0.026	2	1	PA 283 east to PA 230 – Harrisburg International Airport, Lancaster, Highspire	Signed as exits 1A (PA 283) and 1B (PA 230); access to Eisenhower Boulevard via exit 1B
Swatara Township	1.860	2.993	1	2	PA 441 – Swatara
	2.907	4.678	–	3	I-83 / US 322 to I-81 – Harrisburg, Hazleton, State College, Hershey	Northern terminus; Eisenhower Interchange; I-83 exit 46A; signed as exits 3A (south), 3B (north/west) and 3C (east)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Electronic toll collection

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• I-283 on Kurumi.com
• Interstate Guide - I-283
• Pennsylvania Highways: I-283
• I-283 at AARoads.com