I-81 Pennsylvania Road Conditions

I-81 crosses 232 miles of Pennsylvania, between the Maryland line and the New York line. That is 27% of I-81's 855 miles.

Inside Pennsylvania it meets I-76 East at Harrisburg, I-84 East at Scranton, and I-80.

By mile marker, I-81 passes Harrisburg 67 · Scranton 191.

No full closures are reported on I-81 in Pennsylvania as of Sep 14, 2026 10:18 PM EDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Pennsylvania. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Towns Along I-81 in Pennsylvania

From Greencastle to Hallstead, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Greencastle end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.

1. 5 mi Greencastle
2. 60 mi Camp Hill 3.9 mi off the road
3. 67 mi Harrisburg 1.8 mi off the road
4. 89 mi Jonestown 2.3 mi off the road
5. 122 mi Frackville
6. 146 mi Conyngham 1.4 mi off the road
7. 167 mi Luzerne 4.2 mi off the road
8. 175 mi Exeter 3.4 mi off the road
9. 178 mi Duryea 2.3 mi off the road
10. 184 mi Scranton 1.1 mi off the road
11. 187 mi Olyphant 2.5 mi off the road
12. 230 mi Hallstead

Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.

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I-81 in Pennsylvania Road Weather FAQ

Is Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania closed right now?

No full closures are reported on I-81 in Pennsylvania. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.

What are I-81 in Pennsylvania road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the route along I-81 in Pennsylvania by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 14, 2026 10:18 PM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 51°F to 62°F and the strongest wind is 7 mph.

Where are Pennsylvania road closures reported officially?

Pennsylvania's official traveler information service is 511pa.com, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.

How often are I-81 in Pennsylvania road conditions updated?

The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.