U.S. Route 19, a four lane highway, provides a high speed direct link with downtown Pittsburgh. Interstate 70 circles the city, with interchanges to connect the major highways. Interstate 79 ties to the Ohio Turnpike and gives easy access to the Cleveland region, as well as Erie and Buffalo. The area's motor freight needs are met by several major transcontinental motor carriers, eight of which maintain general headquarters and terminal or agency facilities within the city limits.
Public transportation is furnished in the area by one local bus line and one taxi company.
One-half the population of the U.S. lives within 500 miles of Washington. In the Washington area, approximately 7,992 men and women are employed in industries engaged in manufacturing. Both the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations have local councils. The principal products of local industries are druggists' sundries, decorative opal glass for table and other uses, glass food and beverage containers of all types, chemical. The Observer-Reporter is the local newspaper and publishes a morning edition.