▁would ▁be ▁closed ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁while ▁it ▁under w ent ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁new ▁ram ps ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁for ▁the ▁inter change . ▁The ▁southern ▁termin us ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁Western ▁Avenue ▁to ▁I - 2 7 9 ▁when ▁the ▁missing ▁section ▁in ▁Ohio ▁River ▁Bou lev ard ▁was ▁finally ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Con ne ctions ▁with ▁PA   8 8 ▁While ▁the ▁two ▁are ▁now here ▁near ▁each ▁other ▁now , ▁PA   6 5 ▁and ▁PA   8 8 ▁were ▁once ▁the ▁same ▁route . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁routes ▁were ▁split , ▁with ▁the ▁northern ▁portion ▁( New ▁Castle – P itt s burgh ) ▁gain ing ▁the ▁PA   6 5 ▁bad ging ▁while ▁the ▁southern ▁portion ▁( P itt s burgh – Point ▁Mar ion ) ▁retained ▁the ▁PA   8 8 ▁bad ging . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁because ▁the ▁New ▁Castle – P itt s burgh ▁portion ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁was ▁changed ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁that ▁unit . ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁nearly ▁half ▁a ▁century ▁since ▁the ▁red es ignation ▁was ▁done , ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁PA   6 5 ▁being ▁once ▁part ▁of ▁PA   8 8 ▁still ▁show ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Four ▁of ▁PA   8 8 ' s ▁five ▁sp ur ▁routes ▁( PA   2 8 8 , ▁PA   3