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Pennsylvania Route 309

December 15, 2023

Pennsylvania Route 309 (PA 309) is a state highway that runs for 134 miles (216 km) through eastern Pennsylvania. The route runs from an interchange between PA 611 and Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township north to an intersection with PA 29 in Bowman Creek, a village in Monroe Township in Wyoming County. The highway connects Philadelphia and its northern suburbs to Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, and Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre in Wyoming Valley.

Pennsylvania Route 309

PA 309 in red, PA 309 Bus., and PA 309 Truck in blue
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length134.043 mi[1] (215.721 km)
ExistedFebruary 1968[2]–present
Major junctions
South end PA 611 in Philadelphia/Cheltenham
Major intersections
North end PA 29 in Monroe Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesPhiladelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Lehigh, Schuylkill, Carbon, Luzerne, Wyoming
Highway system
← US 22→ PA 23

PA 309 heads north from Philadelphia and becomes a freeway called Fort Washington Expressway through suburban areas in Montgomery County, passing through Fort Washington, before becoming a surface road called Bethlehem Pike and running through Montgomeryville. In Bucks County, the route has a freeway section bypassing Sellersville before passing through Quakertown as a surface road. PA 309 then enters the Lehigh Valley, where it joins Interstate 78 (I-78) on a freeway bypassing Allentown to the south before splitting to the north and running through rural areas as a surface road. The route continues north into the Coal Region, passing through Tamaqua before it reaches Hazleton. PA 309 heads into Wyoming Valley and passes through the Wilkes-Barre area on a freeway alignment along I-81 and the North Cross Valley Expressway before turning into a surface road again, where it runs through Dallas before reaching its northern terminus.

The surface road sections of the route between Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley follow a turnpike called Bethlehem Pike that was built in the 1800s. With the creation of the U.S. Highway System in 1926, U.S. Route 309 (US 309) was designated to run from US 120 (later renamed US 422) in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia north to US 11 in Wilkes-Barre. When first designated, US 309 followed the present corridor of PA 309 to Allentown before heading further east through Slatington, Palmerton, Lehighton, Jim Thorpe, and Nesquehoning and then following present-day PA 309 between Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre. In 1930, US 309 was extended north to New York State Route 17 (NY 17) in Waverly, New York, heading north to Pittston and Tunkhannock before following US 6 between Tunkhannock and Towanda and US 220 between Towanda and Waverly. By 1940, US 309 was extended south to US 1 Bypass (US 1 Byp.)/US 13 Byp./US 422 at Ridge Avenue and City Line Avenue in Philadelphia.

In the 1940s, US 309 was realigned between Ashley and Tunkhannock to Wilkes-Barre, Dallas, and Bowman Creek, with the former alignment between Wilkes-Barre and Pittston becoming unnumbered and the portion between West Pittston and Tunkhannock designated as part of PA 92. In the 1950s, US 309 was rerouted between Allentown and Hazleton to follow US 22 west to Fogelsville before turning north to Pleasant Corners and following present-day PA 309 to Hazleton. Most of the former US 309 between Allentown and Hazleton became a rerouted PA 29, which previously followed present-day PA 309 between the two cities, and is now PA 873, PA 248, US 209, and PA 93. US 309 was realigned to Fort Washington Expressway in 1960 to head to a new southern terminus at US 611 (Broad Street) and Stenton Avenue in Philadelphia and was also realigned to bypass Allentown. US 309 was shifted to follow present-day PA 309 between Allentown and Pleasant Corners in 1962, with PA 100 extended north along the former alignment between Fogelsville and Pleasant Corners. In 1963, the northern terminus of US 309 was cut back to US 6 in Tunkhannock. US 309 was decommissioned in 1968 and replaced with PA 309. In the 1980s, the termini of PA 309 were moved to their present locations. PA 309 was realigned to follow I-81 and North Cross Valley Expressway through the Wilkes-Barre area in 1991.

Route description edit

Philadelphia and Montgomery counties edit

 
PA 309 southbound along Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township

PA 309 begins at an interchange between PA 611 (Old York Road) and Cheltenham Avenue on the border between the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County to the south and Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County to the north. From this interchange, the route heads northwest on four-lane divided Cheltenham Avenue along the border between Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township. A short distance past the PA 611 interchange, the road comes to an intersection with the northern terminus of Broad Street. PA 309 continues northwest as a four-lane undivided road through urban residential and business areas, passing to the north of Northwood Cemetery. The road crosses Washington Lane and heads to the south of Greenleaf at Cheltenham shopping center before it comes to an intersection with Ogontz Avenue north of the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, with SEPTA's Cheltenham-Ogontz Bus Loop located on the northwest corner of the intersection.[3][4][5] At this point, PA 309 turns north-northwest onto four-lane divided Ogontz Avenue and fully enters Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, passing businesses as it heads to the west of the shopping center. The route intersects Limekiln Pike and assumes that name, running near suburban residential areas in Cedarbrook.[3][5]

PA 309 becomes a four-lane freeway called the Fort Washington Expressway and passes between a high-rise apartment complex to the west and Cheltenham High School to the east as it comes to a diamond interchange with the southern terminus of PA 152 at Easton Road southwest of Wyncote. From there, the route heads northwest and passes to the southwest of Arcadia University and to the northeast of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery before it runs near wooded areas and suburban residential development, crossing into Springfield Township. The freeway curves west and comes to a diamond interchange at Paper Mill Road, where it makes a turn to the northwest as it passes northeast of Springfield Township High School. PA 309 reaches a diamond interchange with PA 73 near Oreland and continues through suburban areas, entering Whitemarsh Township. The freeway heads north as it passes near business parks, crossing Sandy Run. The route heads north-northeast and comes to a bridge over SEPTA's Lansdale/Doylestown Line before it bends north and passes under Norfolk Southern's Morrisville Line. PA 309 enters Upper Dublin Township and comes to a modified cloverleaf interchange connecting to the Fort Washington interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Washington. From here, the freeway runs near business parks before heading north-northwest through wooded residential areas to a partial interchange with Highland Avenue consisting of a northbound exit and southbound entrance. The route heads north through more suburban development to the east of the borough of Ambler, passing west of Upper Dublin High School, and reaches a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Susquehanna Road. PA 309 curves northwest and comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance at Butler Pike a short distance later. The freeway runs through woodland and residential development, crossing into Lower Gwynedd Township and turning north to reach a diamond interchange serving Norristown Road to the east of Spring House. The route runs near business parks and curves northwest, heading near residential development before it comes to the north end of the Fort Washington Expressway and merges onto Bethlehem Pike, with a southbound exit and northbound entrance for Bethlehem Pike.[3][5]

 
PA 309 northbound concurrent with US 202 Bus. in Montgomeryville

PA 309 continues north on Bethlehem Pike, a four-lane divided highway with a Jersey barrier and several intersections controlled by jughandles. The route comes to a junction with PA 63, at which point it enters Horsham Township. There, the road narrows to four lanes and passes between two shopping centers, crossing into Montgomery Township and heading into the North Penn Valley region. The route bends to the northwest and continues through commercial areas, running to the west of a quarry past the Hartman Road intersection. PA 309 passes more businesses as it continues along the four-lane divided highway and comes to an interchange with the US 202 parkway consisting of a ramp from northbound PA 309 to northbound US 202 and a two-way quadrant ramp on the northwest side of the interchange providing all other movements; PA 309 also crosses under the US 202 Parkway Trail that follows US 202. The road intersects US 202 Bus. (Dekalb Pike) and Upper State Road in Montgomery Square. At this point, US 202 Bus. becomes concurrent with PA 309 and the road passes between the Montgomery Mall to the west and the Airport Square shopping center to the east. The two routes head north past more businesses five-lane road with a center left-turn lane past the North Wales Road intersection. PA 309/US 202 Bus. turns into a four-lane divided highway again and continues into Montgomeryville.[3][5] Here, the roadway comes to the Five Points intersection, where PA 463 crosses PA 309/US 202 Bus. and US 202 Bus. splits from PA 309 by heading northeast onto Doylestown Road.[3][5][6]

Past this intersection, the route transitions into a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane and runs north past more businesses with some wooded residential development, bending northwest. The road enters Hatfield Township and reaches Colmar, where it intersects Broad Street and crosses SEPTA's Lansdale/Doylestown Line at-grade to the west of Colmar station. PA 309 continues past commercial development, crossing the West Branch Neshaminy Creek and passing through Trewigtown.[3][5] The route becomes a four-lane divided highway and comes to an intersection with Line Lexington Road/County Line Road in Line Lexington, at which point it turns northwest and forms the border between Hatfield Township in Montgomery County to the southwest and New Britain Township in Bucks County to the northeast. After the Hilltown Pike junction, the road runs along the border between Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, to the southwest and Hilltown Township, Bucks County, to the northeast and heads northwest through commercial development and some fields as a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. In Unionville, the route intersects Unionville Pike, which heads southwest toward the borough of Hatfield.[3][5][7]

Bucks County edit

PA 309 leaves the North Penn Valley region and becomes a four-lane freeway called the Sellersville Bypass, coming to a partial interchange with Bethlehem Pike that has a northbound exit and a southbound exit and entrance. At this point, the route curves north-northwest to fully enter Hilltown Township in Bucks County. The freeway runs through wooded areas with nearby residential and commercial development and comes to a diamond interchange with PA 113 northeast of the borough of Souderton. PA 309 turns north and runs through woodland and farmland with some nearby development, curving northwest and crossing into West Rockhill Township. The route passes over the Bethlehem Line, a railroad line that is owned by SEPTA and operated by the East Penn Railroad, and reaches a diamond interchange with the northern terminus of PA 152 that provides access to the borough of Sellersville to the northeast and the borough of Telford to the southwest. Past this interchange, the freeway heads through wooded areas and crosses the East Branch Perkiomen Creek before it passes near farmland and curves north. PA 309 runs through woodland with some farm fields and comes to a diamond interchange at Lawn Avenue, which heads west to provide access to PA 563 west of the borough of Perkasie, before passing under PA 563. From here, the route heads near more farms and woods and curves northwest, running through dense forests and bending north. PA 309 comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Bethlehem Pike, at which point the Sellersville Bypass freeway ends.[3][7]

 
PA 309 northbound in Quakertown

From this point, the route heads north-northwest through Rich Hill and crosses into Richland Township, where it becomes four-lane undivided South West End Boulevard and passes through a mix of farm fields and woodland with some commercial development, soon gaining a center left-turn lane and crossing Morgan Creek. The road briefly becomes a divided highway at the Tollgate Road intersection before it continues past businesses as a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane, with another divided highway stretch at the entrance to the Richland Plaza shopping center located east of the road. PA 309 enters the borough of Quakertown upon crossing Beaver Run and runs past more businesses as a five-lane road containing a center turn lane. The route becomes a divided highway for a short distance to the south of the Trumbauersville Road intersection before turning into an undivided highway, briefly gaining a median at the Park Avenue intersection before the median transitions into a center left-turn lane. PA 309 turns into a four-lane divided highway and comes to a junction with the western terminus of PA 313 and the northern terminus of PA 663. From this junction, the road becomes North West End Boulevard and runs past shopping centers, becoming the border between Richland Township to the west and Quakertown to the east. PA 309 fully enters Richland Township again and becomes a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane, passing commercial development and woodland. The route briefly turns into a divided highway again as it crosses West Pumping Station Road and heads to the east of a shopping center. PA 309 continues north past wooded areas and businesses as a five-lane road with a center turn lane, passing to the west of Shelly. The road crosses into Springfield Township and becomes Bethlehem Pike, running north-northwest through more forested areas with some commercial development.[3][7]

Lehigh County edit

 
PA 309 northbound at the interchange with I-78 and PA 145 in Lanark

PA 309 enters Lehigh County, which is in the Lehigh Valley region, and forms the border between the borough of Coopersburg to the west and Upper Saucon Township to the east, heading north and fully entering Coopersburg. The route becomes South 3rd Street and passes commercial establishments before it turns into a four-lane divided highway and passes a mix of homes and businesses. Upon crossing State Street, the road name changes to North 3rd Street, running past more development. PA 309 becomes the border between Upper Saucon Township to the west and Coopersburg to the east and passes a couple shopping centers before fully entering Upper Saucon Township and running between woodland and commercial development to the west and farmland to the east as an unnamed road. The route curves to the northwest and heads through wooded areas, splitting into a one-way pair carrying two lanes in each direction and reaching an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 378 in Center Valley.

Past this intersection, the northbound direction of PA 309 passes homes as Main Street, heading south of Southern Lehigh High School, while the southbound direction runs through wooded areas with nearby residential subdivisions along an unnamed road. Both directions of the route rejoin and continue northwest through residential and commercial development and some woods as an unnamed four-lane divided highway. The road runs through farmland and residential subdivisions before it crosses Saucon Creek and reaches an intersection with jughandles at West Saucon Valley Road/Center Valley Parkway.[3][8]

Past this intersection, PA 309 becomes a four-lane freeway and comes to an interchange with I-78 and the southern terminus of PA 145 in Lanark. At this point, PA 309 heads west concurrent with I-78 westbound on a six-lane freeway, while PA 145 northbound provides access to Allentown. The highway comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Rock Road that provides a connection to PA 145 in Summit Lawn, at which point it crosses into Salisbury Township. Following this, I-78/PA 309 descends forested South Mountain. After crossing the mountain, the freeway heads into Allentown and passes near neighborhoods, coming to a northbound exit ramp serving Emaus Avenue. The highway runs near industrial areas and passes over Norfolk Southern's Reading Line before it comes to a partial cloverleaf interchange at Lehigh Street.

I-78/PA 309 heads south of Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport and runs near residential areas before running through woodland, passing through a small section of Salisbury Township before heading back into Allentown and crossing Little Lehigh Creek. The freeway heads back into Salisbury Township and runs between residential areas to the north and office buildings to the south before reaching a partial cloverleaf interchange with the northern terminus of the southern section of PA 29 at Cedar Crest Boulevard. Past this interchange, the highway heads north of Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest and crosses into South Whitehall Township, passing between residential areas to the north and farm fields to the south and curving northwest to come to a partial cloverleaf interchange with the northern terminus of US 222 and the southern terminus of PA 222 at Hamilton Boulevard, which provides access to Allentown and Reading. From here, the freeway enters Lower Macungie Township and runs past commercial development to the southwest of the Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom amusement park. PA 309 splits from I-78 at a partial interchange and continues north along a four-lane freeway, passing through a small corner of Upper Macungie Township before entering South Whitehall Township again. The route continues north past farmland with some residential and commercial development and comes to a cloverleaf interchange at Tilghman Street. The freeway runs northwest near more homes and commercial establishments and reaches a cloverleaf interchange with the US 22 freeway a short distance east of that route's interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, also known as I-476.[3][8]

 
PA 309 northbound in Lynn Township

Past the US 22 interchange, the freeway ends and PA 309 continues northwest as an unnamed four-lane divided highway with at-grade intersections, passing near commercial development. The road curves to the west-northwest and heads through Walbert, where it crosses Norfolk Southern's C&F Secondary at-grade and narrows to two lanes. The route becomes a two-lane undivided road and runs near businesses, crossing under I-476. PA 309 curves north and heads through a mix of farm fields, woodland, and homes and businesses, passing through Guthsville, where it crosses Jordan Creek, and Orefield. The road bends to the north-northwest and continues into North Whitehall Township, where it passes more residences and a few businesses along with some rural land. The route briefly widens into a four-lane divided highway and runs through more developed areas as a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane, passing to the east of Lehigh Carbon Community College and the Lehigh Career and Technical Institute. PA 309 becomes two lanes again and runs past homes and businesses in Schnecksville, where it curves northwest and comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 873. Here, PA 309 turns to the west and heads northwest near residential developments. The road bends west and winds through a mix of farmland and woodland, heading into Heidelberg Township. The route runs through more rural land with occasional development and reaches Pleasant Corners, where it crosses Jordan Creek and comes to an intersection with the northern terminus of PA 100. PA 309 continues west through agricultural areas with some woods and homes and passes south of Northwestern Lehigh High School as it enters Lynn Township. The road heads to the north of a golf course before it comes to a junction with the northern terminus of PA 143 east of New Tripoli, where it briefly becomes a divided highway. At this point, the route turns to the northwest as an undivided road and passes through farmland with some trees, homes, and businesses, crossing Ontelaunee Creek. The road gains a second northbound lane further to the north. PA 309 curves to the west-southwest and ascends forested Blue Mountain.[3][8]

Schuylkill and Carbon counties edit

 
PA 309 northbound past PA 895 in West Penn Township

At the summit of Blue Mountain, PA 309 turns into a two-lane road and enters West Penn Township in Schuylkill County, where the name becomes West Penn Pike and it crosses the Appalachian Trail. The route heads west and descends the mountain as a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. At the base of Blue Mountain, the road runs northwest through wooded areas with some farm fields. PA 309 narrows to two lanes and crosses Lizard Creek before it comes to an intersection with PA 895 in Snyders. The road continues northwest through forested areas with some fields and residential and commercial development, passing through Leibeyville. The route curves to the west and widens to four lanes before it comes to an intersection with PA 443, at which point that route heads west for a concurrency with PA 309. The two routes pass through wooded areas with some homes and reach South Tamaqua, where PA 443 splits to the southwest.

PA 309 heads northwest near a coal mine before curving north into forested areas and running along the east bank of the Little Schuylkill River, passing between Second Mountain to the west and Mauch Chunk Mountain to the east. The road passes near a few commercial establishments and enters the borough of Tamaqua, continuing through forests and running between Sharp Mountain to the west and Pisgah Mountain to the east. The route becomes two-lane Center Street and runs past businesses, crossing the Little Schuylkill River and a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line at-grade.[3][9] PA 309 runs past homes and businesses and comes to the Five Points intersection with US 209 in the center of Tamaqua.[3][9][10] Past this intersection, the route splits into a one-way pair along Mauch Chunk Street northbound and North Railroad Street southbound, running to the east of the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad's Reading Division line and passing east of the former Tamaqua station along the railroad line. The one-way pair carries one lane in each direction. Northbound PA 309 shifts to Pine Street and the route continues to follow the one-way streets past residences and a few businesses. Both directions of PA 309 rejoin along an unnamed three-lane road with a center left-turn lane and crosses the Little Schuylkill River, heading into forested areas to the east of the river and to the west of Nesquehoning Mountain and curving northwest.[3][9]

The route leaves Tamaqua for Rush Township and the name changes to Claremont Avenue, becoming a three-lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane and curving to the north away from the Little Schuylkill River. The road heads into Hometown and runs near homes and a few businesses, curving northwest and coming to an intersection with PA 54. From here, PA 309 widens into a four-lane divided highway and heads past businesses. The route comes to a bridge over the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad's Reading Division line and runs through wooded areas and commercial development. The road runs through forests and curves north, passing to the west of Broad Mountain. PA 309 bends to the north-northwest and passes through Still Creek and Ginther. The route heads back into wooded areas and crosses into Kline Township, curving to the northeast and north along Mile Hill Road. The road runs north-northeast and passes to the west of a large coal mine before it comes to a trumpet interchange with a ramp providing access to I-81 to the west. Past this interchange, PA 309 heads through forests with some development before passing under a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line and entering the borough of McAdoo. Here, the route becomes South Kennedy Drive and narrows to a two-lane undivided road, running past homes and a few businesses. The road crosses Blaine Street in the center of the borough and the name changes to North Kennedy Drive, passing more residences. PA 309 leaves McAdoo and heads through a small section of Kline Township.[3][9] The route enters Banks Township in Carbon County and becomes unnamed, heading to the east of a coal mine before running past homes in Audenried.[3][11]

Luzerne and Wyoming counties edit

 
PA 309 southbound in Wright Township

PA 309 heads into Hazle Township in Luzerne County, which is in the Wyoming Valley region, and becomes South Church Street. The route runs past coal mines and widens to four lanes, curving to the north. The road passes through wooded areas with some homes and businesses and comes to an intersection with PA 424, where it briefly turns into a divided highway. Past this intersection, the route becomes undivided again and crosses Norfolk Southern's Sheppton Industrial Track at-grade, heading past homes and commercial buildings and curving northeast into Hazleton. PA 309 runs through commercial areas and woodland, narrowing to two lanes. The road passes under Norfolk Southern's Hazleton Running Track and runs through residential areas before passing businesses and becoming a three-lane road with a center turn lane. The route crosses the Hazleton Running Track at-grade and passes west of the Church Street Station serving HPT buses as it heads into the downtown area of Hazleton, where it reaches a junction with PA 93. Past this junction, PA 309 becomes two-lane North Church Street and leaves the downtown to head past homes. The road curves to the north at the Diamond Avenue intersection and continues through residential areas, gaining a center left-turn lane coming to an intersection with the northern terminus of PA 924. The route runs through more of Hazelton and passes businesses as it reaches a junction with the western terminus of PA 940 on the northern border of the city. At this point, PA 309 crosses back into Hazle Township and runs through commercial areas as an unnamed road, passing to the west of Church Hill Mall and widening to five lanes. The road runs to the east of Hazleton Municipal Airport and heads past residences and businesses in Milnesville, briefly becoming a four-lane divided highway at the Airport Beltway/Louis Schiavo Drive intersection. The route turns into an undivided road again and runs through wooded areas with some homes, passing to the west of a coal mine and curving northeast.[3][12]

PA 309 enters Butler Township and becomes South Hunter Highway, heading through forested areas as it traverses Buck Mountain as a two-lane road, gaining a second southbound lane as it descends the mountain. The route turns to the north and crosses Little Nescopeck Creek, running through a mix of fields, woods, and development as a two-lane road briefly before becoming four lanes. The road heads northeast and runs through forests to the west of Green Mountain, narrowing to two lanes before becoming three lanes with two southbound lanes and one northbound lane. PA 309 bends to the north again and becomes four-lane undivided North Hunter Highway, running through wooded areas with some homes and businesses. The road crosses Nescopeck Creek and passes through Honey Hole and Edgewood. The route becomes a divided highway and comes to a diamond interchange with I-80. Past this interchange, PA 309 becomes a three-lane undivided road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane and runs through wooded areas with some residences and commercial establishments, passing by the entrance of Sand Springs. The road curves to the north-northeast and traverses forested Nescopeck Mountain, widening to four lanes as it comes to the summit in Nescopeck Pass and bends north. The route heads into Dorrance Township and becomes South Mountain Boulevard, heading northeast to descend Nescopeck Mountain with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. PA 309 switches to two northbound lanes and one southbound lane and heads into Wright Township, becoming a three-lane road with a center turn lane as it passes near wooded residential development and runs through Konns Corners. The road runs through forests with some commercial development, passing east of Crestwood High School and crossing Bow Creek before entering Fairview Township. The route heads near homes and businesses in Fairview Heights, becoming North Mountain Boulevard and widening to five lanes. PA 309 narrows back to three lanes and crosses Big Wapwallopen Creek before it heads through Mountain Top, curving to the northwest and coming to an intersection with the northern terminus of PA 437 in Fairview. The road runs through forested areas as it passes through Solomon Gap in Penobscot Mountain, narrowing to two lanes before turning into a four-lane divided highway. The route curves north and crosses Solomon Creek as it enters Hanover Township, with the median widening as it continues to wind north through the gap in the mountain east of the creek. The median narrows and PA 309 crosses Pine Creek as it continues northwest, passing southwest of a section of the Pinchot State Forest.[3][12]

 
PA 309 as the North Cross Valley Expressway in the Wyoming Valley

PA 309 turns north and crosses into the borough of Ashley, where it comes to an interchange with I-81. At this point, PA 309 heads northeast concurrent with I-81 on a four-lane freeway while PA 309 Bus. continues north toward Wilkes-Barre. Within the interchange, the highway crosses back into Hanover Township before entering Wilkes-Barre Township. I-81/PA 309 runs near residential and commercial development, with PA 309 Bus. closely parallel to the northwest. The freeway bends farther from the business route and passes through Georgetown, running through wooded areas and coming to a trumpet interchange which provides access to Highland Park Boulevard, serving multiple shopping centers and the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, where the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League play. I-81/PA 309 heads through more woodland with some nearby development to the northwest, crossing into Plains Township and curving north.[3][12]

PA 309 splits from I-81 at a partial cloverleaf interchange by heading northwest on the North Cross Valley Expressway, a six-lane freeway, while PA 115 heads east (south) along the interchange's right-of-way. The route follows the North Cross Valley Expressway through wooded areas with adjacent development, coming to a partial cloverleaf interchange with the northern terminus of PA 309 Bus. and the southern terminus of PA 315. At this point, the freeway enters the Wilkes-Barre and narrows to four lanes, running near homes and businesses and curving northwest. PA 309 passes over a Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway line and comes to a partial cloverleaf interchange with North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard that provides access to downtown Wilkes-Barre. The route leaves Wilkes-Barre for Plains Township again and crosses over Mill Creek and Norfolk Southern's Sunbury Line before heading near woods and reaching a diamond interchange serving South River Street to the southwest of Plains. Past here, the freeway passes over a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line and the Susquehanna River, at which point it enters the borough of Forty Fort and comes to a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Rutter Avenue that provides indirect access to US 11. PA 309 continues into the borough of Kingston and runs near residential and commercial development, reaching a southbound exit and northbound entrance at US 11. The route widens to six lanes and runs near more development, passing over a Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway line and entering the borough of Luzerne. The freeway reaches a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Union Street, where it narrows to four lanes and crosses into the borough of Pringle, heading across Toby Creek. PA 309 continues northwest and passes through the borough of Courtdale before it comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Main Street on the border between Courtdale to the west and Luzerne to the east.[3][12]

 
PA 309 northbound in Monroe Township close to its northern terminus at PA 29

At this interchange, the North Cross Valley Expressway ends and PA 309 becomes four-lane at-grade divided South Memorial Highway, crossing Toby Creek again and heading into the Back Mountain region of Luzerne County. The route runs through Kingston Township before heading across Toby Creek back into Courtdale and curving west. The road crosses the creek back into Kingston Township and heads northwest through forested areas alongside the creek between Larksville Mountain to the west and Bunker Hill to the east. The route runs past residences and businesses in Trucksville, becoming a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. PA 309 continues north-northwest through wooded areas of development on North Memorial Highway, turning into a divided highway in Shavertown and crossing Center Street. The route becomes a four-lane undivided road and heads into Dallas Township, passing under Overbrook Avenue. The road continues past commercial development as Memorial Highway and gains a center turn lane, heading into the borough of Dallas. PA 309 comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 415, which provides access to PA 118, and turns northwest onto Tunkhannock Highway, a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The road runs through wooded residential areas and heads back into Dallas Township, curving to the north. The route bends northwest and passes near businesses. PA 309 curves north and narrows to two lanes, passing through wooded areas with some fields and development. The road turns northwest and continues through rural land, heading back to the north near Kunkle and crossing Leonard Creek.[3][12] The route enters Monroe Township in Wyoming County and continues through forests with some fields and homes to the west of Leonard Creek as an unnamed road, bending northwest and passing through Beaumont.

PA 309 runs through more rural areas and comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with PA 29 near Bowman Creek, where the road continues north as part of PA 29 toward the borough of Tunkhannock.[3][13]

History edit

 

U.S. Route 309

LocationPhiladelphia – Tunkhannock
Length142.25 mi[2] (228.93 km)
Existed1926–1968

The portion of PA 309 between Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley follows the routing of a Native American path now referred to as the "Minsi Trail" that dates back to the 18th century. This path, named after the Minsi Indians, connected the Blue Mountains to areas to the south.[14] A highway called the King's Road was created between Philadelphia and Bethlehem in the 1760s along the route of the Minsi Trail; the first trip along this road was made by stage wagon in 1763.[15] In 1804, a turnpike called the Bethlehem Turnpike was created to run between Philadelphia and Bethlehem.[16] The turnpike was authorized to collect tolls in 1834, with many of its tollgates erected.[17] The Bethlehem Pike became a free road in 1904 and tolls were removed in 1910.[18]

 
PA 309 southbound in Springfield Township, Montgomery County

Following the passage of the Sproul Road Bill in 1911, what would become US 309 was designated as Legislative Route 153 between Philadelphia and Allentown, Legislative Route 163 between Allentown and Mauch Chunk (present-day Jim Thorpe), part of Legislative Route 162 between Mauch Chunk and Nesquehoning, and Legislative Route 170 between Nesquehoning and Wilkes-Barre. Meanwhile, the present-day corridor of PA 309 between Schnecksville and Tamaqua was designated as Legislative Route 226, between Tamaqua and Hazleton as Legislative Route 185, and between Wilkes-Barre and Bowman Creek as part of Legislative Route 11.[19] With the creation of the U.S. Highway System in 1926, US 309, a spur of US 9, was designated to run from US 120/PA 13 in Philadelphia north to US 11/PA 19 in Wilkes-Barre. From Philadelphia, the route followed Bethlehem Pike north through Spring House, Montgomeryville, Sellersville, and Quakertown to Center Valley. From here, US 309 continued northwest to Allentown and passed through the city along Jordan Street, 5th Street, Auburn Street, Lehigh Street, 7th Street, Hamilton Street, 17th Street, Liberty Street, and 19th Street.

North of Allentown, the route continued west along Walbert Avenue before turning north at Walbert and passing through Schnecksville, Neffs, and Slatington. US 309 crossed the Lehigh River and continued north along the east bank of the river through Palmerton and Bowmanstown to Weissport, where it intersected US 209. At this point, US 309 headed west concurrent with US 209 through Lehighton, Mauch Chunk, Nesquehoning, Lansford, and Coaldale to Tamaqua. At Tamaqua, US 309 split from US 209 and headed north through McAdoo, Hazleton, Mountain Top, and Ashley to Wilkes-Barre. In Wilkes-Barre, US 309 followed Hazle Avenue, Park Avenue, South Street, and River Street to its terminus at US 11/PA 19.[20][21] In 1927, PA 12 was designated concurrent with US 309 between Philadelphia and Center Valley while PA 22 was designated concurrent with US 309 between US 22/PA 3 in Allentown and US 11/PA 19 in Wilkes-Barre. The section of present-day PA 309 between southeast of Dallas and Bowman Creek was designated as part of the northern section of PA 62 in 1927.[22]

 

Pennsylvania Route 22

LocationAllentown – Wilkes-Barre
Existed1927–1928

 

Pennsylvania Route 130

LocationAllentown – Wilkes-Barre
Existed1928–1930

By 1928, US 309 was shifted to a more direct alignment between Nesquehoning and Hazleton. By this time, the entire length of US 309 was paved while the state highway was under construction between Quakertown and Center Valley and for a distance to the north of Hazleton. In 1928, the present-day alignment of PA 309 between Schnecksville and Hazleton was designated as part of PA 29 while part of PA 92 was designated along the present-day section of PA 309 from southeast of Dallas north to Bowman Creek, replacing PA 62. At this time, this portion of PA 29 was paved between US 309 in Schnecksville and PA 143 in New Tripoli and between PA 925 south of Tamaqua and US 309 in Hazleton while PA 92 was paved to a point north of Dallas.[23] In 1928, PA 312 was designated concurrent with US 309 between PA 12 in Center Valley and US 22/PA 3 in Allentown while PA 130 replaced the concurrent PA 22 designation north of Allentown.[24] The under construction portions of US 309 between Quakertown and Center Valley and to the north of Hazleton were completed by 1930 while the concurrent PA 12, PA 312, and PA 130 designations were removed from US 309 by 1930.[25] In 1929, the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) approved extending US 309 north from Wilkes-Barre to South Waverly.[26] In 1930, US 309 was extended north from Wilkes-Barre to NY 17 (Chemung Street) in Waverly, New York. From Wilkes-Barre, the route followed the former alignment of US 11 along River Street and River Road to Pittston. US 309 ran northwest concurrent with US 11 to West Pittston, where it continued northwest along the former alignment of PA 29 parallel to the Susquehanna River to an intersection with US 6 in Osterhout. From here, US 309 ran northwest concurrent with US 6 through Tunkhannock and Wyalusing to Towanda. In Towanda, US 309 split from US 6 and headed north concurrent with US 220 through Athens, Sayre, and South Waverly before US 220/US 309 crossed into New York and ended at NY 17.[25][27] By 1930, PA 29 was under construction from Blue Mountain to south of Tamaqua.[25]

 
PA 309 northbound near Hatfield

The southern terminus of US 309 was extended from its previous location at US 422 (Germantown Avenue) in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia to US 1 Byp./US 13 Byp./US 422 at Ridge Avenue and City Line Avenue in Philadelphia by 1940, following US 422 Byp. along Germantown Avenue before heading south along Allens Lane and Lincoln Drive. By 1940, the alignment of US 309 in Allentown was shifted to follow 7th Street and US 22 along Tilghman Street to 19th Street while the alignment in Wilkes-Barre was shifted at South Street to follow Washington Street, Butler Street, Main Street, and Courtright Street to River Street.[28] By 1940, US 309 was widened to a multilane road between PA 73 in Whitemarsh and Allentown, along the US 209 concurrency between Lehighton and Packerton, for a short distance in Mountain Top, between Ashley and Wilkes-Barre, between Wilkes-Barre and US 11 in Pittston, along the US 6 concurrency between PA 92 and PA 29 in Tunkhannock and a stretch to the northwest of Tunkhannock, and along the US 220 concurrency between Athens and Sayre. By this time, the entire length of PA 29 between Schnecksville and Hazleton was paved, with the route realigned to bypass New Tripoli along the present-day alignment of PA 309 and the stretch across Blue Mountain and between PA 925 in South Tamaqua and US 209 in Tamaqua widened to a multilane road. The section of PA 115 between Wilkes-Barre and PA 92 near Luzerne that would later become part of US 309 was widened to a multilane road while the section of PA 92 between north of Dallas and PA 29 in Bowman Creek was paved.[29]

In the 1940s, US 309 was shifted to a new alignment between Ashley and Tunkhannock. From Ashley, US 309 was realigned to head through Wilkes-Barre along newly-built Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street to PA 115, where it became concurrent with PA 115 along Kidder Street, Butler Street, Main Street, Courtright Street, and River Street to Pierce Street. From here US 309/PA 115 followed Pierce Street across the Susquehanna River to Kingston, where the two routes followed US 11 along Wyoming Avenue and then Union Street before continuing to Luzerne. Past Luzerne, US 309 split from PA 115 and followed the former alignment of PA 92 to Bowman Creek and the former alignment of PA 29 to US 6 in Tunkhannock. The former alignment of US 309 between Wilkes-Barre and Tunkhannock became an unnumbered road between Wilkes-Barre and Pittston and PA 92 between West Pittston and Tunkhannock.[30][31] In 1948, US 309 was dedicated as the Joseph W. Hunter Highway in honor of the first highway commissioner in Pennsylvania.[2] By 1950, US 309 was widened to a multilane road for a short stretch north of Philadelphia, along its new alignment between Ashley and Wilkes-Barre, between Luzerne and PA 415 in Dallas, and along the US 6 concurrency between PA 87 in Russel Hill and PA 267 in Meshoppen while PA 29 was widened to a multilane road between PA 895 in Snyders and PA 443, between US 209 in Tamaqua and Ginther, and between McAdoo and Audenried.[30]

In the 1950s, US 309 was moved to a different alignment between Allentown and Hazleton. The route followed 7th Street and MacArthur Road before heading west along with US 22 on the Lehigh Valley Thruway to Fogelsville. From Fogelsville, US 309 turned north and replaced PA 100 between Fogelsville and Pleasant Corners and PA 29 between Pleasant Corners and Hazleton. The former alignment of US 309 between Allentown and Hazleton became an unnumbered road between Allentown and Walbert and a realigned PA 29 between Walbert and Hazleton; PA 29 between Walbert and Hazleton is now PA 309 between Walbert and Schnecksville, PA 873 between Schnecksville and Lehigh Gap, PA 248 between Lehigh Gap and Weissport, US 209 between Weissport and Nesquehoning, and PA 93 between Nesquehoning and Hazleton. The section of PA 29 between Schnecksville and Pleasant Corners became unnumbered following the realignment of PA 29. By 1960, US 309 was widened to a multilane road between Hazleton and Mountain Top, between PA 415 in Dallas and Kunkle, and along the US 6 concurrency between north of Tunkhannock and PA 87 in Russel Hill and was upgraded to a divided highway along the PA 443 concurrency south of Tamaqua, between PA 45 in Hometown and McAdoo, between Audenried and Hazleton, along multiple short stretches between Hazleton and Mountain Top, and between Mountain Top and Ashley, and for a stretch along the US 6 concurrency to the north of PA 87 in Russel Hill.[32]

 
PA 309 northbound approaching its interchange with PA 113 in Hilltown Township

Planning for the route began in the late 1950s. North of Philadelphia, the Fort Washington Expressway from the PA 73 interchange to US 309 (Bethlehem Pike) north of Spring House was built in 1958;[33][34] the rest of that freeway from PA 73 south to PA 152 in Wyncote was built in 1960.[35][36] Upon completion of Fort Washington Expressway, US 309 was rerouted to follow Fort Washington Expressway before continuing south along Ogontz Avenue and Stenton Avenue to end at US 611 (now PA 611) at Broad Street in North Philadelphia; US 309 replaced the PA 152 designation along Ogontz Avenue and Stenton Avenue.[32][37] There were plans made by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from the late 1940s until the mid 1970s to extend the Fort Washington Expressway south to Center City Philadelphia. The freeway was planned to continue south from its current terminus in Wyncote into Philadelphia and intersect US 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) before terminating at a proposed Girard Avenue Expressway. In 1969, it was estimated the freeway between Wyncote and US 1 would cost $50 million and be completed by 1975 while the freeway between US 1 and the Girard Avenue Expressway would cost $44 million and be completed by 1985. The southern extension of the Fort Washington Expressway was never built due to rising construction costs and community opposition.

On July 1, 1977, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) halted spending on proposed highway projects, and the Fort Washington Expressway extension was removed from plans by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. There were also plans to extend the Fort Washington Expressway northwest and connect to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension before the freeway would continue northeast and connect to the southern terminus of the Sellersville Bypass. In 1983, a scaled-down proposal called for the Fort Washington Expressway to be extended north and end at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension near Lansdale. Interchanges along this proposed extension were to be located at Bethlehem Pike, North Wales Road, PA 63, and PA 463.[38]

A freeway bypass of to the west of Allentown from US 309 in Lanark to US 22 near Walbert was built in 1958.[32][39][40] Upon completion of this bypass, US 309 was rerouted to follow it from Lanark north to US 22, PA 29 was designated onto the bypass north of Cedar Crest Boulevard and continued north as a divided highway to north of Walbert, and US 222 was designated onto the bypass from Hamilton Boulevard to its terminus at US 22.[41] The former alignment of US 309 through Allentown became unnumbered until it was designated as a southern extension of PA 145 in 1991.[41][42] On June 18, 1962, AASHO approved the realignment of US 309 to the modern-day alignment of PA 309 between US 22 near Allentown and Pleasant Corners, following PA 29 between Allentown and the intersection with present-day PA 873 in Schnecksville before heading west between Schnecksville and Pleasant Corners. PA 100 was extended north from Fogelsville to Pleasant Corners along the former alignment of US 309.[43][44] The concurrent PA 29 designation was removed from US 309 between Allentown and Schnecksville in 1966.[44][45] US 222 was also removed from US 309 in the 1960s.[44]

 
PA 309 northbound past PA 63 in Horsham Township

The north end of US 309 between Tunkhannock and Waverly, New York, had always been shared with other U.S. highways (US 6 and US 220). On June 19, 1963, AASHO approved the removal of the US 309 designation between US 6 in Tunkhannock and the New York border, eliminating the concurrencies with US 6 and US 220. This truncation left the northern terminus of US 309 at US 6 in Tunkhannock.[46] As a result of this, the route was entirely located in Pennsylvania and no longer met the U.S. Highway standards set forth by AASHO, which discourages routes within a single state.[2] On October 14, 1967, AASHO approved the elimination of the US 309 designation.[47] US 309 was decommissioned in February 1968 and was replaced by PA 309. Signs were changed by the end of the month. In 1967, work began on a freeway for US 309 to bypass Sellersville from just north of the border between Montgomery and Bucks counties to just south of Quakertown. This bypass opened in 1969 as part of PA 309.[2] By 1970, PA 309 was upgraded to a divided highway between the north end of the Fort Washington Expressway and US 202 (Dekalb Pike) in Montgomeryville, US 202/PA 463 in Montgomeryville and the south end of the Sellersville Bypass, the north end of the Sellersville Bypass and the south end of the freeway bypass of Allentown in Lanark, and Luzerne and PA 415 in Dallas.[44] By 1980, PA 309 was realigned through the Wilkes-Barre area to follow PA 315 along Blackman Street, Hazle Avenue, Park Avenue, South Street, River Street, Market Street, and US 11; an extended PA 315 was designated onto the former portion of PA 309 along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street while an extended PA 115 was designated onto the former portion of PA 309 along Kidder Street, Butler Street, Main Street, Courtright Street, River Street, and Pierce Street.[48] By 1989, the northern terminus of PA 309 was cut back from US 6 in Tunkhannock to its current location, eliminating the concurrency with PA 29 between Bowman Creek and Tunkhannock.[49] Also by this time, PA 309 was rerouted to follow Cheltenham Avenue to reach its current southern terminus at PA 611 instead of following Ogontz Avenue and Stenton Avenue to PA 611.[50] By 1989, PA 309 was upgraded to a divided highway along the concurrency with US 202 (now US 202 Bus.) in Montgomeryville. In 1989, the PA 309 freeway bypass of Allentown between Lanark and north of US 222 became part of I-78.[49]

On June 21, 1960, plans were announced to construct the North Cross Valley Expressway to link the Back Mountain region to I-81 in Luzerne County. Construction on the highway began in 1964. The North Cross Valley Expressway was built in stages.[51] The section of the highway from River Street in Plains Township across the Susquehanna River to Rutter Avenue in Kingston was constructed in 1976 and opened in 1977.[48][51][52] The section of the North Cross Valley Expressway between Rutter Avenue in Kingston and PA 309 in Luzerne was constructed in 1980.[51][53][54] During construction of this section in 1979, a coal vein was discovered. In 1982, construction began to complete the bridge linking the terminus of the expressway at River Street to Conyngham Avenue.[51] By 1989, PA 309 was rerouted to follow Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, Scott Street, Kidder Street, Conyngham Avenue, Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, and the North Cross Valley Expressway through the Wilkes-Barre area; the route replaced the PA 315 designation along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street and the PA 115 designation along Kidder Street.[50] The remaining section of the North Cross Valley Expressway from Wilkes-Barre Boulevard to I-81 was completed on November 9, 1991, with Governor Robert P. Casey in attendance for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Construction of the highway cost $100 million.[51] Upon the completion of the final section of the North Cross Valley Expressway, PA 309 was rerouted to follow I-81 and the North Cross Valley Expressway through the Wilkes-Barre area, while PA 309 Bus. was designated onto the former alignment of PA 309 along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street and replaced PA 115 along Kidder Street between Scott Street and the interchange with the North Cross Valley Expressway.[55]

 
PA 309 northbound at southern terminus of the Fort Washington Expressway at the PA 152 exit in Cheltenham Township

PennDOT undertook a $375 million project to reconstruct and improve the section of PA 309 running along the Fort Washington Expressway between Cheltenham Avenue and PA 63 in Montgomery County.[56] The project rebuilt the roadway and shoulders, reconstructed bridges, improved ramps at interchanges, and constructed sound walls.[57] The interchanges with PA 152 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and Pennsylvania Avenue were completely reconstructed and reconfigured while a southbound exit and northbound entrance were added at the Norristown Road interchange.[56][58] As part of the reconstruction of the interchange between PA 309 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and Pennsylvania Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue was extended as a two-way road between Fort Washington and Oreland, with traffic between the two communities no longer having to travel along PA 309 between the two sections of Pennsylvania Avenue.[59] The section of the highway between PA 73 and Highland Avenue was reconstructed between February 2004 and November 2006. The interchange between PA 309 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Washington was reconstructed between January 2005 and November 2008. The portion of the highway between Cheltenham Avenue and PA 73 was rebuilt between March 2005 and November 2008. The section of PA 309 between Highland Avenue and PA 63 was reconstructed between July 2007 and early 2011.[60] The new ramps at the Norristown Road interchange opened on December 20, 2010.[58]

On November 11, 2019, work began on a project to improve the section of PA 309 along the Sellersville Bypass in Bucks County by rehabilitating pavement and reconstructing structures. Construction on this improvement project is expected to be completed in 2023.[61][62]

Major intersections edit

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Philadelphia–Montgomery
county line		Philadelphia–Cheltenham Township line0.0000.000  PA 611 (Old York Road)Interchange; southern terminus
MontgomeryCheltenham Township2.1433.449South end of freeway section
2.3953.854 
  PA 152 north (Easton Road) – Glenside		Southern terminus of PA 152; access to Arcadia University and Mount Airy
Springfield Township4.3276.964Paper Mill Road – SpringfieldAccess to Chestnut Hill College
5.1878.348  PA 73 – Flourtown
Upper Dublin Township6.67710.746 
   I-276 Toll / Penna Turnpike – Fort Washington, Oreland, Harrisburg, New Jersey		I-276 / Penna Turnpike exit 339 (Fort Washington); E-ZPass or toll-by-plate on Penna Turnpike; access to Fort Washington and Oreland via Pennsylvania Avenue; Oreland signed southbound
7.73812.453Highland AvenueNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
8.69313.990Susquehanna RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; access to Temple University Ambler Campus
9.09014.629Butler Pike – AmblerSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Lower Gwynedd Township10.16716.362Norristown Road – Spring HouseAccess to Gwynedd Mercy University
11.82919.037Bethlehem PikeSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
11.82919.037North end of freeway section
Lower Gwynedd–Horsham
township line		12.25719.726  PA 63 (Welsh Road)
Montgomery Township14.21122.870  US 202 – Doylestown, NorristownInterchange
14.46023.271 
 
  US 202 Bus. south (Dekalb Pike) – Norristown		South end of US 202 Bus. overlap
15.33724.683  PA 463 (Cowpath Road / Horsham Road) – Lansdale, Hatboro
 
 
  US 202 Bus. north (Doylestown Road) – Doylestown		North end of US 202 Bus. overlap
Montgomery–Bucks
county line		Hatfield–Hilltown
township line		19.94332.095South end of freeway section
19.94332.095Bethlehem Pike – SellersvilleNo northbound entrance
BucksHilltown Township21.52134.635  PA 113 – Souderton
West Rockhill Township23.41437.681 
  PA 152 south – Telford, Sellersville		Northern terminus of PA 152
25.38240.848  PA 563 – PerkasieAccess via Lawn Avenue
28.33845.606Sellersville, PerkasieSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Bethlehem Pike
28.33845.606North end of freeway section
Quakertown31.23450.266 
  
  
  PA 313 east / PA 663 south (West Broad Street) to Penna Turnpike NE Extension – Quakertown, Pennsburg		Western terminus of PA 313; northern terminus of PA 663
LehighUpper Saucon Township37.58360.484 
  PA 378 north – Bethlehem		Southern terminus of PA 378
39.98664.351South end of freeway section
40.52865.223 
  PA 145 north (South 4th Street)		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of PA 145; access to Center City Allentown
40.95565.911 
  I-78 east – Bethlehem		South end of I-78 overlap; I-78 exit 60
41.13966.20759 
  To PA 145 – Summit Lawn		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Rock Road
Allentown42.52768.44158Emaus Avenue southNorthbound exit
43.00569.21057Lehigh Street
Salisbury Township44.81472.12155 
  PA 29 south (Cedar Crest Boulevard)		Northern terminus of southern segment of PA 29
Lower Macungie–South Whitehall
township line		45.96673.97554 
  
  US 222 south / PA 222 north (Hamilton Boulevard)		Signed as exits 54A (south) and 54B (north) northbound; northern terminus of US 222; southern terminus of PA 222; access to Reading and Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Lower Macungie Township46.59174.981 
  I-78 west – Harrisburg		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of I-78 overlap; I-78 exit 53
South Whitehall Township47.53076.492Tilghman StreetFormer US 22; to I-476
48.27577.691  US 22 (Lehigh Valley Thruway) – Allentown, Bethlehem, HarrisburgBethlehem signed northbound; Allentown signed southbound; to I-78 west and I-476
48.36677.838North end of freeway section
North Whitehall Township54.24487.297 
  PA 873 north (Main Street) – Slatington		Southern terminus of PA 873
Heidelberg Township59.03895.012 
  PA 100 south – Fogelsville		Northern terminus of PA 100
Lynn Township61.61499.158 
  PA 143 south (Decatur Street) – New Tripoli, Lenhartsville		Northern terminus of PA 143
SchuylkillWest Penn Township69.430111.737  PA 895 (Summer Valley Road / Lizard Creek Road) – New Ringgold, Bowmanstown
73.987119.071 
  PA 443 east (Penn Drive) – Lehighton, Jim Thorpe		South end of PA 443 overlap
74.975120.661 
  PA 443 west (Clamtown Road) – New Ringgold, Orwigsburg		North end of PA 443 overlap
Tamaqua78.105125.698  US 209 (Broad Street) – Pottsville, Coaldale, Lansford
Rush Township80.141128.974  PA 54 (Mahanoy Avenue / Lafayette Street) – Mahanoy City, Jim Thorpe
Kline Township84.705136.319  I-81 – Hazleton, HarrisburgI-81 exit 138
Carbon
 No major junctions
LuzerneHazle Township88.308142.118  
  
  PA 424 (Arthur Gardner Highway) to I-81 / PA 93 – Hazleton Commerce Center
Hazleton90.192145.150  PA 93 (West Broad Street)
91.148146.688 
  PA 924 south (West 15th Street)		Northern terminus of PA 924
91.527147.298 
  PA 940 east (West 22nd Street) – Eckley, Freeland		Western terminus of PA 940
Butler Township98.111–
98.130		157.894–
157.925		  I-80 – Bloomsburg, StroudsburgI-80 exit 262
Fairview Township107.993173.798 
  PA 437 south (Woodlawn Avenue) – Glen Summit, White Haven		Northern terminus of PA 437
Wilkes-Barre Township110.979178.603South end of freeway section
110.979178.603 
 
  PA 309 Bus. north – Wilkes-Barre		Southern terminus of PA 309 Bus.
110.979178.603 
  I-81 south – Nanticoke, Hazleton		I-81 exit 165; south end of I-81 overlap
113.986183.443168Highland Park Boulevard – Wilkes-BarreAccess to Mohegan Sun Arena
Plains Township115.962186.623 
  I-81 north – Scranton
 
  PA 115 south – Bear Creek		North end of I-81 overlap; south end of North Cross Valley Expressway; I-81 exit 170; northern terminus of PA 115
Wilkes-Barre116.700187.8101 
  
 
  PA 315 north / PA 309 Bus. south – Dupont, Wilkes-Barre		Southern terminus of PA 315; northern terminus of PA 309 Bus.
117.904189.7482Wilkes-Barre Center CityAccess via North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard
Plains Township118.641190.9343Wilkes-Barre, PlainsAccess via South River Street; access to King's College and Wilkes University
Kingston119.450192.2364 
  To US 11 – Kingston, Forty Fort		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via Rutter Avenue
119.829192.8465  US 11 – Forty Fort, KingstonSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Pringle120.484193.9006LuzerneNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; access via Union Street
Luzerne121.295195.2056LuzerneSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Main Street
121.389195.357North end of freeway section
Dallas125.816202.481 
  
  PA 415 north (Memorial Highway) to PA 118		Southern terminus of PA 415
WyomingMonroe Township134.043215.721  PA 29 – TunkhannockNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes edit

PA 309 Truck edit

 

 

Pennsylvania Route 309 Truck

LocationQuakertown

Pennsylvania Route 309 Truck (PA 309 Truck) is a truck route that provides access from PA 212 to PA 309, bypassing the borough of Quakertown to the north. The truck route follows East Pumping Station Road, California Road, and West Pumping Station Road.[63]

PA 309 Business edit

 

 

Pennsylvania Route 309 Business

LocationWilkes-Barre
Length4.649 mi[1] (7.482 km)
Existed1991–present
 
PA 309 Bus. southbound in Wilkes-Barre Township

Pennsylvania Route 309 Business (PA 309 Bus.) is a 4.6-mile (7.4 km) business route of PA 309 that runs through the Wilkes-Barre area in Luzerne County. PA 309 Bus. begins at an interchange with I-81 and PA 309 in the borough of Ashley, heading northeast on four-lane divided Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard. Within this interchange, the business route crosses into Hanover Township before entering Wilkes-Barre Township. The road runs past businesses and transitions into a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane, with I-81/PA 309 parallel a short distance to the southeast. At the Casey Avenue intersection, the roadway passes northwest of a park and ride lot. PA 309 Bus. runs through woodland and development before it narrows to two lanes and comes to an interchange with East Northampton Street northwest of Georgetown. At this point, the business route forms the border between Wilkes-Barre to the northwest and Wilkes-Barre Township to the southeast, widening into a four-lane divided highway and running past businesses. The road becomes undivided and bends to the north, fully entering Wilkes-Barre and narrowing to two lanes. PA 309 Bus. turns into Spring Street and curves east, becoming lined with homes. The road heads northeast and widens to four lanes, running past commercial development. The business route becomes Scott Street before it turns east onto four-lane divided Kidder Street. The road runs past more businesses and briefly reenters Wilkes-Barre Township before heading back into Wilkes-Barre and passing to the north of the Wyoming Valley Mall. PA 309 Bus. comes to its northern terminus at a partial cloverleaf interchange with the PA 309 freeway, where the road continues northeast as PA 315.[12][64] PA 309 Bus. was designated in 1991 after PA 309 was realigned to run through the Wilkes-Barre area on I-81 and the North Cross Valley Expressway.[51][55] PA 309 Bus. replaced PA 309 along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street and PA 115 along Kidder Street.[50][55]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Luzerne County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Wilkes-Barre Township0.0000.000  
  I-81 / PA 309 north – Nanticoke, Hazleton, Scranton
 
  PA 309 south – Mountain Top		I-81/PA 309 exit 165; southern terminus
1.8893.040Wilkes-Barre, Laurel RunInterchange; access via East Northampton Street
Wilkes-Barre4.6497.482  
  
  PA 309 to I-81 / PA 115 – Forty Fort, Dallas
 
  PA 315 north – Dupont		PA 309 exit 1; northern terminus; southern terminus of PA 315
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Former US 309 Truck edit

 

 

U.S. Route 309 Truck

LocationPhiladelphia

U.S. Route 309 Truck (US 309 Truck) was a truck bypass of the section of US 309 that ran along Lincoln Drive in Philadelphia. US 309 Truck began at US 1 Byp./US 13 Byp. (Hunting Park Avenue) and headed northwest on Germantown Avenue. The truck route ended at US 309, US 422, and US 611 Alt. at the intersection of Germantown Avenue, Mt. Airy Avenue, and Chew Avenue, at which point Germantown Avenue continued northwest as US 309/US 422. US 309 Truck was designated by 1950.[31] The truck route was decommissioned in the 1950s, being replaced with US 422 Alt. north of Washington Lane.[37]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
 
  
  US 1 Byp. / US 13 Byp. (Hunting Park Avenue)		Southern terminus
 
  US 309 south (Allens Lane)
 
  
  US 309 north / US 422 west (Germantown Avenue)
 
  US 422 east (Chew Street)
 
 
  US 611 Alt. north (Mt. Airy Avenue)		Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Former US 309 Bypass edit

 

 

U.S. Route 309 Bypass

LocationAllentown

U.S. Route 309 Bypass (US 309 Byp.) was a bypass of a portion of US 309 in the northern part of the city of Allentown. The route began at US 22/US 309 (Tilghman Street), heading north of 12th Street briefly before turning northwest onto Roth Avenue.[31] US 309 Byp. ended at US 309 at the intersection of 19th Street and Main Boulevard. US 309 Byp. was designated by 1940.[28] The bypass route was decommissioned in the 1950s.[37]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Allentown, Lehigh County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
   US 22 / US 309 (Tilghman Street)Southern terminus
  US 309 (19th Street/Main Boulevard)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
    • Montgomery County (PDF)
    • Bucks County (PDF)
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pennsylvania, route, state, highway, that, runs, miles, through, eastern, pennsylvania, route, runs, from, interchange, between, cheltenham, avenue, border, philadelphia, cheltenham, township, north, intersection, with, bowman, creek, village, monroe, township. Pennsylvania Route 309 PA 309 is a state highway that runs for 134 miles 216 km through eastern Pennsylvania The route runs from an interchange between PA 611 and Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township north to an intersection with PA 29 in Bowman Creek a village in Monroe Township in Wyoming County The highway connects Philadelphia and its northern suburbs to Allentown and the Lehigh Valley and Hazleton and Wilkes Barre in Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania Route 309PA 309 in red PA 309 Bus and PA 309 Truck in blueRoute informationMaintained by PennDOTLength134 043 mi 1 215 721 km ExistedFebruary 1968 2 presentMajor junctionsSouth endPA 611 in Philadelphia CheltenhamMajor intersectionsI 276 Toll Penna Turnpike in Fort Washington US 202 in Montgomeryville I 78 PA 145 near Allentown US 222 PA 222 near Allentown US 22 near Allentown US 209 in Tamaqua I 81 near McAdoo I 80 in Butler Township I 81 near Wilkes Barre US 11 in KingstonNorth endPA 29 in Monroe TownshipLocationCountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountiesPhiladelphia Montgomery Bucks Lehigh Schuylkill Carbon Luzerne WyomingHighway systemPennsylvania State Route SystemInterstate US State Scenic Legislative PA 308 PA 310 US 22 PA 23PA 309 heads north from Philadelphia and becomes a freeway called Fort Washington Expressway through suburban areas in Montgomery County passing through Fort Washington before becoming a surface road called Bethlehem Pike and running through Montgomeryville In Bucks County the route has a freeway section bypassing Sellersville before passing through Quakertown as a surface road PA 309 then enters the Lehigh Valley where it joins Interstate 78 I 78 on a freeway bypassing Allentown to the south before splitting to the north and running through rural areas as a surface road The route continues north into the Coal Region passing through Tamaqua before it reaches Hazleton PA 309 heads into Wyoming Valley and passes through the Wilkes Barre area on a freeway alignment along I 81 and the North Cross Valley Expressway before turning into a surface road again where it runs through Dallas before reaching its northern terminus The surface road sections of the route between Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley follow a turnpike called Bethlehem Pike that was built in the 1800s With the creation of the U S Highway System in 1926 U S Route 309 US 309 was designated to run from US 120 later renamed US 422 in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia north to US 11 in Wilkes Barre When first designated US 309 followed the present corridor of PA 309 to Allentown before heading further east through Slatington Palmerton Lehighton Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning and then following present day PA 309 between Hazleton and Wilkes Barre In 1930 US 309 was extended north to New York State Route 17 NY 17 in Waverly New York heading north to Pittston and Tunkhannock before following US 6 between Tunkhannock and Towanda and US 220 between Towanda and Waverly By 1940 US 309 was extended south to US 1 Bypass US 1 Byp US 13 Byp US 422 at Ridge Avenue and City Line Avenue in Philadelphia In the 1940s US 309 was realigned between Ashley and Tunkhannock to Wilkes Barre Dallas and Bowman Creek with the former alignment between Wilkes Barre and Pittston becoming unnumbered and the portion between West Pittston and Tunkhannock designated as part of PA 92 In the 1950s US 309 was rerouted between Allentown and Hazleton to follow US 22 west to Fogelsville before turning north to Pleasant Corners and following present day PA 309 to Hazleton Most of the former US 309 between Allentown and Hazleton became a rerouted PA 29 which previously followed present day PA 309 between the two cities and is now PA 873 PA 248 US 209 and PA 93 US 309 was realigned to Fort Washington Expressway in 1960 to head to a new southern terminus at US 611 Broad Street and Stenton Avenue in Philadelphia and was also realigned to bypass Allentown US 309 was shifted to follow present day PA 309 between Allentown and Pleasant Corners in 1962 with PA 100 extended north along the former alignment between Fogelsville and Pleasant Corners In 1963 the northern terminus of US 309 was cut back to US 6 in Tunkhannock US 309 was decommissioned in 1968 and replaced with PA 309 In the 1980s the termini of PA 309 were moved to their present locations PA 309 was realigned to follow I 81 and North Cross Valley Expressway through the Wilkes Barre area in 1991 Contents 1 Route description 1 1 Philadelphia and Montgomery counties 1 2 Bucks County 1 3 Lehigh County 1 4 Schuylkill and Carbon counties 1 5 Luzerne and Wyoming counties 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 Special routes 4 1 PA 309 Truck 4 2 PA 309 Business 4 3 Former US 309 Truck 4 4 Former US 309 Bypass 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRoute description editPhiladelphia and Montgomery counties edit nbsp PA 309 southbound along Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham TownshipPA 309 begins at an interchange between PA 611 Old York Road and Cheltenham Avenue on the border between the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County to the south and Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County to the north From this interchange the route heads northwest on four lane divided Cheltenham Avenue along the border between Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township A short distance past the PA 611 interchange the road comes to an intersection with the northern terminus of Broad Street PA 309 continues northwest as a four lane undivided road through urban residential and business areas passing to the north of Northwood Cemetery The road crosses Washington Lane and heads to the south of Greenleaf at Cheltenham shopping center before it comes to an intersection with Ogontz Avenue north of the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia with SEPTA s Cheltenham Ogontz Bus Loop located on the northwest corner of the intersection 3 4 5 At this point PA 309 turns north northwest onto four lane divided Ogontz Avenue and fully enters Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County passing businesses as it heads to the west of the shopping center The route intersects Limekiln Pike and assumes that name running near suburban residential areas in Cedarbrook 3 5 PA 309 becomes a four lane freeway called the Fort Washington Expressway and passes between a high rise apartment complex to the west and Cheltenham High School to the east as it comes to a diamond interchange with the southern terminus of PA 152 at Easton Road southwest of Wyncote From there the route heads northwest and passes to the southwest of Arcadia University and to the northeast of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery before it runs near wooded areas and suburban residential development crossing into Springfield Township The freeway curves west and comes to a diamond interchange at Paper Mill Road where it makes a turn to the northwest as it passes northeast of Springfield Township High School PA 309 reaches a diamond interchange with PA 73 near Oreland and continues through suburban areas entering Whitemarsh Township The freeway heads north as it passes near business parks crossing Sandy Run The route heads north northeast and comes to a bridge over SEPTA s Lansdale Doylestown Line before it bends north and passes under Norfolk Southern s Morrisville Line PA 309 enters Upper Dublin Township and comes to a modified cloverleaf interchange connecting to the Fort Washington interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike I 276 and Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Washington From here the freeway runs near business parks before heading north northwest through wooded residential areas to a partial interchange with Highland Avenue consisting of a northbound exit and southbound entrance The route heads north through more suburban development to the east of the borough of Ambler passing west of Upper Dublin High School and reaches a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Susquehanna Road PA 309 curves northwest and comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance at Butler Pike a short distance later The freeway runs through woodland and residential development crossing into Lower Gwynedd Township and turning north to reach a diamond interchange serving Norristown Road to the east of Spring House The route runs near business parks and curves northwest heading near residential development before it comes to the north end of the Fort Washington Expressway and merges onto Bethlehem Pike with a southbound exit and northbound entrance for Bethlehem Pike 3 5 nbsp PA 309 northbound concurrent with US 202 Bus in MontgomeryvillePA 309 continues north on Bethlehem Pike a four lane divided highway with a Jersey barrier and several intersections controlled by jughandles The route comes to a junction with PA 63 at which point it enters Horsham Township There the road narrows to four lanes and passes between two shopping centers crossing into Montgomery Township and heading into the North Penn Valley region The route bends to the northwest and continues through commercial areas running to the west of a quarry past the Hartman Road intersection PA 309 passes more businesses as it continues along the four lane divided highway and comes to an interchange with the US 202 parkway consisting of a ramp from northbound PA 309 to northbound US 202 and a two way quadrant ramp on the northwest side of the interchange providing all other movements PA 309 also crosses under the US 202 Parkway Trail that follows US 202 The road intersects US 202 Bus Dekalb Pike and Upper State Road in Montgomery Square At this point US 202 Bus becomes concurrent with PA 309 and the road passes between the Montgomery Mall to the west and the Airport Square shopping center to the east The two routes head north past more businesses five lane road with a center left turn lane past the North Wales Road intersection PA 309 US 202 Bus turns into a four lane divided highway again and continues into Montgomeryville 3 5 Here the roadway comes to the Five Points intersection where PA 463 crosses PA 309 US 202 Bus and US 202 Bus splits from PA 309 by heading northeast onto Doylestown Road 3 5 6 Past this intersection the route transitions into a five lane road with a center left turn lane and runs north past more businesses with some wooded residential development bending northwest The road enters Hatfield Township and reaches Colmar where it intersects Broad Street and crosses SEPTA s Lansdale Doylestown Line at grade to the west of Colmar station PA 309 continues past commercial development crossing the West Branch Neshaminy Creek and passing through Trewigtown 3 5 The route becomes a four lane divided highway and comes to an intersection with Line Lexington Road County Line Road in Line Lexington at which point it turns northwest and forms the border between Hatfield Township in Montgomery County to the southwest and New Britain Township in Bucks County to the northeast After the Hilltown Pike junction the road runs along the border between Hatfield Township Montgomery County to the southwest and Hilltown Township Bucks County to the northeast and heads northwest through commercial development and some fields as a five lane road with a center left turn lane In Unionville the route intersects Unionville Pike which heads southwest toward the borough of Hatfield 3 5 7 Bucks County edit PA 309 leaves the North Penn Valley region and becomes a four lane freeway called the Sellersville Bypass coming to a partial interchange with Bethlehem Pike that has a northbound exit and a southbound exit and entrance At this point the route curves north northwest to fully enter Hilltown Township in Bucks County The freeway runs through wooded areas with nearby residential and commercial development and comes to a diamond interchange with PA 113 northeast of the borough of Souderton PA 309 turns north and runs through woodland and farmland with some nearby development curving northwest and crossing into West Rockhill Township The route passes over the Bethlehem Line a railroad line that is owned by SEPTA and operated by the East Penn Railroad and reaches a diamond interchange with the northern terminus of PA 152 that provides access to the borough of Sellersville to the northeast and the borough of Telford to the southwest Past this interchange the freeway heads through wooded areas and crosses the East Branch Perkiomen Creek before it passes near farmland and curves north PA 309 runs through woodland with some farm fields and comes to a diamond interchange at Lawn Avenue which heads west to provide access to PA 563 west of the borough of Perkasie before passing under PA 563 From here the route heads near more farms and woods and curves northwest running through dense forests and bending north PA 309 comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Bethlehem Pike at which point the Sellersville Bypass freeway ends 3 7 nbsp PA 309 northbound in QuakertownFrom this point the route heads north northwest through Rich Hill and crosses into Richland Township where it becomes four lane undivided South West End Boulevard and passes through a mix of farm fields and woodland with some commercial development soon gaining a center left turn lane and crossing Morgan Creek The road briefly becomes a divided highway at the Tollgate Road intersection before it continues past businesses as a five lane road with a center left turn lane with another divided highway stretch at the entrance to the Richland Plaza shopping center located east of the road PA 309 enters the borough of Quakertown upon crossing Beaver Run and runs past more businesses as a five lane road containing a center turn lane The route becomes a divided highway for a short distance to the south of the Trumbauersville Road intersection before turning into an undivided highway briefly gaining a median at the Park Avenue intersection before the median transitions into a center left turn lane PA 309 turns into a four lane divided highway and comes to a junction with the western terminus of PA 313 and the northern terminus of PA 663 From this junction the road becomes North West End Boulevard and runs past shopping centers becoming the border between Richland Township to the west and Quakertown to the east PA 309 fully enters Richland Township again and becomes a five lane road with a center left turn lane passing commercial development and woodland The route briefly turns into a divided highway again as it crosses West Pumping Station Road and heads to the east of a shopping center PA 309 continues north past wooded areas and businesses as a five lane road with a center turn lane passing to the west of Shelly The road crosses into Springfield Township and becomes Bethlehem Pike running north northwest through more forested areas with some commercial development 3 7 Lehigh County edit nbsp PA 309 northbound at the interchange with I 78 and PA 145 in LanarkPA 309 enters Lehigh County which is in the Lehigh Valley region and forms the border between the borough of Coopersburg to the west and Upper Saucon Township to the east heading north and fully entering Coopersburg The route becomes South 3rd Street and passes commercial establishments before it turns into a four lane divided highway and passes a mix of homes and businesses Upon crossing State Street the road name changes to North 3rd Street running past more development PA 309 becomes the border between Upper Saucon Township to the west and Coopersburg to the east and passes a couple shopping centers before fully entering Upper Saucon Township and running between woodland and commercial development to the west and farmland to the east as an unnamed road The route curves to the northwest and heads through wooded areas splitting into a one way pair carrying two lanes in each direction and reaching an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 378 in Center Valley Past this intersection the northbound direction of PA 309 passes homes as Main Street heading south of Southern Lehigh High School while the southbound direction runs through wooded areas with nearby residential subdivisions along an unnamed road Both directions of the route rejoin and continue northwest through residential and commercial development and some woods as an unnamed four lane divided highway The road runs through farmland and residential subdivisions before it crosses Saucon Creek and reaches an intersection with jughandles at West Saucon Valley Road Center Valley Parkway 3 8 Past this intersection PA 309 becomes a four lane freeway and comes to an interchange with I 78 and the southern terminus of PA 145 in Lanark At this point PA 309 heads west concurrent with I 78 westbound on a six lane freeway while PA 145 northbound provides access to Allentown The highway comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Rock Road that provides a connection to PA 145 in Summit Lawn at which point it crosses into Salisbury Township Following this I 78 PA 309 descends forested South Mountain After crossing the mountain the freeway heads into Allentown and passes near neighborhoods coming to a northbound exit ramp serving Emaus Avenue The highway runs near industrial areas and passes over Norfolk Southern s Reading Line before it comes to a partial cloverleaf interchange at Lehigh Street I 78 PA 309 heads south of Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport and runs near residential areas before running through woodland passing through a small section of Salisbury Township before heading back into Allentown and crossing Little Lehigh Creek The freeway heads back into Salisbury Township and runs between residential areas to the north and office buildings to the south before reaching a partial cloverleaf interchange with the northern terminus of the southern section of PA 29 at Cedar Crest Boulevard Past this interchange the highway heads north of Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest and crosses into South Whitehall Township passing between residential areas to the north and farm fields to the south and curving northwest to come to a partial cloverleaf interchange with the northern terminus of US 222 and the southern terminus of PA 222 at Hamilton Boulevard which provides access to Allentown and Reading From here the freeway enters Lower Macungie Township and runs past commercial development to the southwest of the Dorney Park amp Wildwater Kingdom amusement park PA 309 splits from I 78 at a partial interchange and continues north along a four lane freeway passing through a small corner of Upper Macungie Township before entering South Whitehall Township again The route continues north past farmland with some residential and commercial development and comes to a cloverleaf interchange at Tilghman Street The freeway runs northwest near more homes and commercial establishments and reaches a cloverleaf interchange with the US 22 freeway a short distance east of that route s interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension also known as I 476 3 8 nbsp PA 309 northbound in Lynn TownshipPast the US 22 interchange the freeway ends and PA 309 continues northwest as an unnamed four lane divided highway with at grade intersections passing near commercial development The road curves to the west northwest and heads through Walbert where it crosses Norfolk Southern s C amp F Secondary at grade and narrows to two lanes The route becomes a two lane undivided road and runs near businesses crossing under I 476 PA 309 curves north and heads through a mix of farm fields woodland and homes and businesses passing through Guthsville where it crosses Jordan Creek and Orefield The road bends to the north northwest and continues into North Whitehall Township where it passes more residences and a few businesses along with some rural land The route briefly widens into a four lane divided highway and runs through more developed areas as a three lane road with a center left turn lane passing to the east of Lehigh Carbon Community College and the Lehigh Career and Technical Institute PA 309 becomes two lanes again and runs past homes and businesses in Schnecksville where it curves northwest and comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 873 Here PA 309 turns to the west and heads northwest near residential developments The road bends west and winds through a mix of farmland and woodland heading into Heidelberg Township The route runs through more rural land with occasional development and reaches Pleasant Corners where it crosses Jordan Creek and comes to an intersection with the northern terminus of PA 100 PA 309 continues west through agricultural areas with some woods and homes and passes south of Northwestern Lehigh High School as it enters Lynn Township The road heads to the north of a golf course before it comes to a junction with the northern terminus of PA 143 east of New Tripoli where it briefly becomes a divided highway At this point the route turns to the northwest as an undivided road and passes through farmland with some trees homes and businesses crossing Ontelaunee Creek The road gains a second northbound lane further to the north PA 309 curves to the west southwest and ascends forested Blue Mountain 3 8 Schuylkill and Carbon counties edit nbsp PA 309 northbound past PA 895 in West Penn TownshipAt the summit of Blue Mountain PA 309 turns into a two lane road and enters West Penn Township in Schuylkill County where the name becomes West Penn Pike and it crosses the Appalachian Trail The route heads west and descends the mountain as a three lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes At the base of Blue Mountain the road runs northwest through wooded areas with some farm fields PA 309 narrows to two lanes and crosses Lizard Creek before it comes to an intersection with PA 895 in Snyders The road continues northwest through forested areas with some fields and residential and commercial development passing through Leibeyville The route curves to the west and widens to four lanes before it comes to an intersection with PA 443 at which point that route heads west for a concurrency with PA 309 The two routes pass through wooded areas with some homes and reach South Tamaqua where PA 443 splits to the southwest PA 309 heads northwest near a coal mine before curving north into forested areas and running along the east bank of the Little Schuylkill River passing between Second Mountain to the west and Mauch Chunk Mountain to the east The road passes near a few commercial establishments and enters the borough of Tamaqua continuing through forests and running between Sharp Mountain to the west and Pisgah Mountain to the east The route becomes two lane Center Street and runs past businesses crossing the Little Schuylkill River and a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line at grade 3 9 PA 309 runs past homes and businesses and comes to the Five Points intersection with US 209 in the center of Tamaqua 3 9 10 Past this intersection the route splits into a one way pair along Mauch Chunk Street northbound and North Railroad Street southbound running to the east of the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad s Reading Division line and passing east of the former Tamaqua station along the railroad line The one way pair carries one lane in each direction Northbound PA 309 shifts to Pine Street and the route continues to follow the one way streets past residences and a few businesses Both directions of PA 309 rejoin along an unnamed three lane road with a center left turn lane and crosses the Little Schuylkill River heading into forested areas to the east of the river and to the west of Nesquehoning Mountain and curving northwest 3 9 The route leaves Tamaqua for Rush Township and the name changes to Claremont Avenue becoming a three lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane and curving to the north away from the Little Schuylkill River The road heads into Hometown and runs near homes and a few businesses curving northwest and coming to an intersection with PA 54 From here PA 309 widens into a four lane divided highway and heads past businesses The route comes to a bridge over the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad s Reading Division line and runs through wooded areas and commercial development The road runs through forests and curves north passing to the west of Broad Mountain PA 309 bends to the north northwest and passes through Still Creek and Ginther The route heads back into wooded areas and crosses into Kline Township curving to the northeast and north along Mile Hill Road The road runs north northeast and passes to the west of a large coal mine before it comes to a trumpet interchange with a ramp providing access to I 81 to the west Past this interchange PA 309 heads through forests with some development before passing under a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line and entering the borough of McAdoo Here the route becomes South Kennedy Drive and narrows to a two lane undivided road running past homes and a few businesses The road crosses Blaine Street in the center of the borough and the name changes to North Kennedy Drive passing more residences PA 309 leaves McAdoo and heads through a small section of Kline Township 3 9 The route enters Banks Township in Carbon County and becomes unnamed heading to the east of a coal mine before running past homes in Audenried 3 11 Luzerne and Wyoming counties edit nbsp PA 309 southbound in Wright TownshipPA 309 heads into Hazle Township in Luzerne County which is in the Wyoming Valley region and becomes South Church Street The route runs past coal mines and widens to four lanes curving to the north The road passes through wooded areas with some homes and businesses and comes to an intersection with PA 424 where it briefly turns into a divided highway Past this intersection the route becomes undivided again and crosses Norfolk Southern s Sheppton Industrial Track at grade heading past homes and commercial buildings and curving northeast into Hazleton PA 309 runs through commercial areas and woodland narrowing to two lanes The road passes under Norfolk Southern s Hazleton Running Track and runs through residential areas before passing businesses and becoming a three lane road with a center turn lane The route crosses the Hazleton Running Track at grade and passes west of the Church Street Station serving HPT buses as it heads into the downtown area of Hazleton where it reaches a junction with PA 93 Past this junction PA 309 becomes two lane North Church Street and leaves the downtown to head past homes The road curves to the north at the Diamond Avenue intersection and continues through residential areas gaining a center left turn lane coming to an intersection with the northern terminus of PA 924 The route runs through more of Hazelton and passes businesses as it reaches a junction with the western terminus of PA 940 on the northern border of the city At this point PA 309 crosses back into Hazle Township and runs through commercial areas as an unnamed road passing to the west of Church Hill Mall and widening to five lanes The road runs to the east of Hazleton Municipal Airport and heads past residences and businesses in Milnesville briefly becoming a four lane divided highway at the Airport Beltway Louis Schiavo Drive intersection The route turns into an undivided road again and runs through wooded areas with some homes passing to the west of a coal mine and curving northeast 3 12 PA 309 enters Butler Township and becomes South Hunter Highway heading through forested areas as it traverses Buck Mountain as a two lane road gaining a second southbound lane as it descends the mountain The route turns to the north and crosses Little Nescopeck Creek running through a mix of fields woods and development as a two lane road briefly before becoming four lanes The road heads northeast and runs through forests to the west of Green Mountain narrowing to two lanes before becoming three lanes with two southbound lanes and one northbound lane PA 309 bends to the north again and becomes four lane undivided North Hunter Highway running through wooded areas with some homes and businesses The road crosses Nescopeck Creek and passes through Honey Hole and Edgewood The route becomes a divided highway and comes to a diamond interchange with I 80 Past this interchange PA 309 becomes a three lane undivided road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane and runs through wooded areas with some residences and commercial establishments passing by the entrance of Sand Springs The road curves to the north northeast and traverses forested Nescopeck Mountain widening to four lanes as it comes to the summit in Nescopeck Pass and bends north The route heads into Dorrance Township and becomes South Mountain Boulevard heading northeast to descend Nescopeck Mountain with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes PA 309 switches to two northbound lanes and one southbound lane and heads into Wright Township becoming a three lane road with a center turn lane as it passes near wooded residential development and runs through Konns Corners The road runs through forests with some commercial development passing east of Crestwood High School and crossing Bow Creek before entering Fairview Township The route heads near homes and businesses in Fairview Heights becoming North Mountain Boulevard and widening to five lanes PA 309 narrows back to three lanes and crosses Big Wapwallopen Creek before it heads through Mountain Top curving to the northwest and coming to an intersection with the northern terminus of PA 437 in Fairview The road runs through forested areas as it passes through Solomon Gap in Penobscot Mountain narrowing to two lanes before turning into a four lane divided highway The route curves north and crosses Solomon Creek as it enters Hanover Township with the median widening as it continues to wind north through the gap in the mountain east of the creek The median narrows and PA 309 crosses Pine Creek as it continues northwest passing southwest of a section of the Pinchot State Forest 3 12 nbsp PA 309 as the North Cross Valley Expressway in the Wyoming ValleyPA 309 turns north and crosses into the borough of Ashley where it comes to an interchange with I 81 At this point PA 309 heads northeast concurrent with I 81 on a four lane freeway while PA 309 Bus continues north toward Wilkes Barre Within the interchange the highway crosses back into Hanover Township before entering Wilkes Barre Township I 81 PA 309 runs near residential and commercial development with PA 309 Bus closely parallel to the northwest The freeway bends farther from the business route and passes through Georgetown running through wooded areas and coming to a trumpet interchange which provides access to Highland Park Boulevard serving multiple shopping centers and the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza where the Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League play I 81 PA 309 heads through more woodland with some nearby development to the northwest crossing into Plains Township and curving north 3 12 PA 309 splits from I 81 at a partial cloverleaf interchange by heading northwest on the North Cross Valley Expressway a six lane freeway while PA 115 heads east south along the interchange s right of way The route follows the North Cross Valley Expressway through wooded areas with adjacent development coming to a partial cloverleaf interchange with the northern terminus of PA 309 Bus and the southern terminus of PA 315 At this point the freeway enters the Wilkes Barre and narrows to four lanes running near homes and businesses and curving northwest PA 309 passes over a Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway line and comes to a partial cloverleaf interchange with North Wilkes Barre Boulevard that provides access to downtown Wilkes Barre The route leaves Wilkes Barre for Plains Township again and crosses over Mill Creek and Norfolk Southern s Sunbury Line before heading near woods and reaching a diamond interchange serving South River Street to the southwest of Plains Past here the freeway passes over a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line and the Susquehanna River at which point it enters the borough of Forty Fort and comes to a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Rutter Avenue that provides indirect access to US 11 PA 309 continues into the borough of Kingston and runs near residential and commercial development reaching a southbound exit and northbound entrance at US 11 The route widens to six lanes and runs near more development passing over a Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway line and entering the borough of Luzerne The freeway reaches a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Union Street where it narrows to four lanes and crosses into the borough of Pringle heading across Toby Creek PA 309 continues northwest and passes through the borough of Courtdale before it comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Main Street on the border between Courtdale to the west and Luzerne to the east 3 12 nbsp PA 309 northbound in Monroe Township close to its northern terminus at PA 29At this interchange the North Cross Valley Expressway ends and PA 309 becomes four lane at grade divided South Memorial Highway crossing Toby Creek again and heading into the Back Mountain region of Luzerne County The route runs through Kingston Township before heading across Toby Creek back into Courtdale and curving west The road crosses the creek back into Kingston Township and heads northwest through forested areas alongside the creek between Larksville Mountain to the west and Bunker Hill to the east The route runs past residences and businesses in Trucksville becoming a five lane road with a center left turn lane PA 309 continues north northwest through wooded areas of development on North Memorial Highway turning into a divided highway in Shavertown and crossing Center Street The route becomes a four lane undivided road and heads into Dallas Township passing under Overbrook Avenue The road continues past commercial development as Memorial Highway and gains a center turn lane heading into the borough of Dallas PA 309 comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 415 which provides access to PA 118 and turns northwest onto Tunkhannock Highway a three lane road with a center left turn lane The road runs through wooded residential areas and heads back into Dallas Township curving to the north The route bends northwest and passes near businesses PA 309 curves north and narrows to two lanes passing through wooded areas with some fields and development The road turns northwest and continues through rural land heading back to the north near Kunkle and crossing Leonard Creek 3 12 The route enters Monroe Township in Wyoming County and continues through forests with some fields and homes to the west of Leonard Creek as an unnamed road bending northwest and passing through Beaumont PA 309 runs through more rural areas and comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with PA 29 near Bowman Creek where the road continues north as part of PA 29 toward the borough of Tunkhannock 3 13 History edit nbsp U S Route 309LocationPhiladelphia TunkhannockLength142 25 mi 2 228 93 km Existed1926 1968The portion of PA 309 between Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley follows the routing of a Native American path now referred to as the Minsi Trail that dates back to the 18th century This path named after the Minsi Indians connected the Blue Mountains to areas to the south 14 A highway called the King s Road was created between Philadelphia and Bethlehem in the 1760s along the route of the Minsi Trail the first trip along this road was made by stage wagon in 1763 15 In 1804 a turnpike called the Bethlehem Turnpike was created to run between Philadelphia and Bethlehem 16 The turnpike was authorized to collect tolls in 1834 with many of its tollgates erected 17 The Bethlehem Pike became a free road in 1904 and tolls were removed in 1910 18 nbsp PA 309 southbound in Springfield Township Montgomery CountyFollowing the passage of the Sproul Road Bill in 1911 what would become US 309 was designated as Legislative Route 153 between Philadelphia and Allentown Legislative Route 163 between Allentown and Mauch Chunk present day Jim Thorpe part of Legislative Route 162 between Mauch Chunk and Nesquehoning and Legislative Route 170 between Nesquehoning and Wilkes Barre Meanwhile the present day corridor of PA 309 between Schnecksville and Tamaqua was designated as Legislative Route 226 between Tamaqua and Hazleton as Legislative Route 185 and between Wilkes Barre and Bowman Creek as part of Legislative Route 11 19 With the creation of the U S Highway System in 1926 US 309 a spur of US 9 was designated to run from US 120 PA 13 in Philadelphia north to US 11 PA 19 in Wilkes Barre From Philadelphia the route followed Bethlehem Pike north through Spring House Montgomeryville Sellersville and Quakertown to Center Valley From here US 309 continued northwest to Allentown and passed through the city along Jordan Street 5th Street Auburn Street Lehigh Street 7th Street Hamilton Street 17th Street Liberty Street and 19th Street North of Allentown the route continued west along Walbert Avenue before turning north at Walbert and passing through Schnecksville Neffs and Slatington US 309 crossed the Lehigh River and continued north along the east bank of the river through Palmerton and Bowmanstown to Weissport where it intersected US 209 At this point US 309 headed west concurrent with US 209 through Lehighton Mauch Chunk Nesquehoning Lansford and Coaldale to Tamaqua At Tamaqua US 309 split from US 209 and headed north through McAdoo Hazleton Mountain Top and Ashley to Wilkes Barre In Wilkes Barre US 309 followed Hazle Avenue Park Avenue South Street and River Street to its terminus at US 11 PA 19 20 21 In 1927 PA 12 was designated concurrent with US 309 between Philadelphia and Center Valley while PA 22 was designated concurrent with US 309 between US 22 PA 3 in Allentown and US 11 PA 19 in Wilkes Barre The section of present day PA 309 between southeast of Dallas and Bowman Creek was designated as part of the northern section of PA 62 in 1927 22 nbsp Pennsylvania Route 22LocationAllentown Wilkes BarreExisted1927 1928 nbsp Pennsylvania Route 130LocationAllentown Wilkes BarreExisted1928 1930By 1928 US 309 was shifted to a more direct alignment between Nesquehoning and Hazleton By this time the entire length of US 309 was paved while the state highway was under construction between Quakertown and Center Valley and for a distance to the north of Hazleton In 1928 the present day alignment of PA 309 between Schnecksville and Hazleton was designated as part of PA 29 while part of PA 92 was designated along the present day section of PA 309 from southeast of Dallas north to Bowman Creek replacing PA 62 At this time this portion of PA 29 was paved between US 309 in Schnecksville and PA 143 in New Tripoli and between PA 925 south of Tamaqua and US 309 in Hazleton while PA 92 was paved to a point north of Dallas 23 In 1928 PA 312 was designated concurrent with US 309 between PA 12 in Center Valley and US 22 PA 3 in Allentown while PA 130 replaced the concurrent PA 22 designation north of Allentown 24 The under construction portions of US 309 between Quakertown and Center Valley and to the north of Hazleton were completed by 1930 while the concurrent PA 12 PA 312 and PA 130 designations were removed from US 309 by 1930 25 In 1929 the American Association of State Highway Officials AASHO approved extending US 309 north from Wilkes Barre to South Waverly 26 In 1930 US 309 was extended north from Wilkes Barre to NY 17 Chemung Street in Waverly New York From Wilkes Barre the route followed the former alignment of US 11 along River Street and River Road to Pittston US 309 ran northwest concurrent with US 11 to West Pittston where it continued northwest along the former alignment of PA 29 parallel to the Susquehanna River to an intersection with US 6 in Osterhout From here US 309 ran northwest concurrent with US 6 through Tunkhannock and Wyalusing to Towanda In Towanda US 309 split from US 6 and headed north concurrent with US 220 through Athens Sayre and South Waverly before US 220 US 309 crossed into New York and ended at NY 17 25 27 By 1930 PA 29 was under construction from Blue Mountain to south of Tamaqua 25 nbsp PA 309 northbound near HatfieldThe southern terminus of US 309 was extended from its previous location at US 422 Germantown Avenue in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia to US 1 Byp US 13 Byp US 422 at Ridge Avenue and City Line Avenue in Philadelphia by 1940 following US 422 Byp along Germantown Avenue before heading south along Allens Lane and Lincoln Drive By 1940 the alignment of US 309 in Allentown was shifted to follow 7th Street and US 22 along Tilghman Street to 19th Street while the alignment in Wilkes Barre was shifted at South Street to follow Washington Street Butler Street Main Street and Courtright Street to River Street 28 By 1940 US 309 was widened to a multilane road between PA 73 in Whitemarsh and Allentown along the US 209 concurrency between Lehighton and Packerton for a short distance in Mountain Top between Ashley and Wilkes Barre between Wilkes Barre and US 11 in Pittston along the US 6 concurrency between PA 92 and PA 29 in Tunkhannock and a stretch to the northwest of Tunkhannock and along the US 220 concurrency between Athens and Sayre By this time the entire length of PA 29 between Schnecksville and Hazleton was paved with the route realigned to bypass New Tripoli along the present day alignment of PA 309 and the stretch across Blue Mountain and between PA 925 in South Tamaqua and US 209 in Tamaqua widened to a multilane road The section of PA 115 between Wilkes Barre and PA 92 near Luzerne that would later become part of US 309 was widened to a multilane road while the section of PA 92 between north of Dallas and PA 29 in Bowman Creek was paved 29 In the 1940s US 309 was shifted to a new alignment between Ashley and Tunkhannock From Ashley US 309 was realigned to head through Wilkes Barre along newly built Wilkes Barre Township Boulevard Spring Street and Scott Street to PA 115 where it became concurrent with PA 115 along Kidder Street Butler Street Main Street Courtright Street and River Street to Pierce Street From here US 309 PA 115 followed Pierce Street across the Susquehanna River to Kingston where the two routes followed US 11 along Wyoming Avenue and then Union Street before continuing to Luzerne Past Luzerne US 309 split from PA 115 and followed the former alignment of PA 92 to Bowman Creek and the former alignment of PA 29 to US 6 in Tunkhannock The former alignment of US 309 between Wilkes Barre and Tunkhannock became an unnumbered road between Wilkes Barre and Pittston and PA 92 between West Pittston and Tunkhannock 30 31 In 1948 US 309 was dedicated as the Joseph W Hunter Highway in honor of the first highway commissioner in Pennsylvania 2 By 1950 US 309 was widened to a multilane road for a short stretch north of Philadelphia along its new alignment between Ashley and Wilkes Barre between Luzerne and PA 415 in Dallas and along the US 6 concurrency between PA 87 in Russel Hill and PA 267 in Meshoppen while PA 29 was widened to a multilane road between PA 895 in Snyders and PA 443 between US 209 in Tamaqua and Ginther and between McAdoo and Audenried 30 In the 1950s US 309 was moved to a different alignment between Allentown and Hazleton The route followed 7th Street and MacArthur Road before heading west along with US 22 on the Lehigh Valley Thruway to Fogelsville From Fogelsville US 309 turned north and replaced PA 100 between Fogelsville and Pleasant Corners and PA 29 between Pleasant Corners and Hazleton The former alignment of US 309 between Allentown and Hazleton became an unnumbered road between Allentown and Walbert and a realigned PA 29 between Walbert and Hazleton PA 29 between Walbert and Hazleton is now PA 309 between Walbert and Schnecksville PA 873 between Schnecksville and Lehigh Gap PA 248 between Lehigh Gap and Weissport US 209 between Weissport and Nesquehoning and PA 93 between Nesquehoning and Hazleton The section of PA 29 between Schnecksville and Pleasant Corners became unnumbered following the realignment of PA 29 By 1960 US 309 was widened to a multilane road between Hazleton and Mountain Top between PA 415 in Dallas and Kunkle and along the US 6 concurrency between north of Tunkhannock and PA 87 in Russel Hill and was upgraded to a divided highway along the PA 443 concurrency south of Tamaqua between PA 45 in Hometown and McAdoo between Audenried and Hazleton along multiple short stretches between Hazleton and Mountain Top and between Mountain Top and Ashley and for a stretch along the US 6 concurrency to the north of PA 87 in Russel Hill 32 nbsp PA 309 northbound approaching its interchange with PA 113 in Hilltown TownshipPlanning for the route began in the late 1950s North of Philadelphia the Fort Washington Expressway from the PA 73 interchange to US 309 Bethlehem Pike north of Spring House was built in 1958 33 34 the rest of that freeway from PA 73 south to PA 152 in Wyncote was built in 1960 35 36 Upon completion of Fort Washington Expressway US 309 was rerouted to follow Fort Washington Expressway before continuing south along Ogontz Avenue and Stenton Avenue to end at US 611 now PA 611 at Broad Street in North Philadelphia US 309 replaced the PA 152 designation along Ogontz Avenue and Stenton Avenue 32 37 There were plans made by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from the late 1940s until the mid 1970s to extend the Fort Washington Expressway south to Center City Philadelphia The freeway was planned to continue south from its current terminus in Wyncote into Philadelphia and intersect US 1 Roosevelt Expressway before terminating at a proposed Girard Avenue Expressway In 1969 it was estimated the freeway between Wyncote and US 1 would cost 50 million and be completed by 1975 while the freeway between US 1 and the Girard Avenue Expressway would cost 44 million and be completed by 1985 The southern extension of the Fort Washington Expressway was never built due to rising construction costs and community opposition On July 1 1977 the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation PennDOT halted spending on proposed highway projects and the Fort Washington Expressway extension was removed from plans by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission There were also plans to extend the Fort Washington Expressway northwest and connect to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension before the freeway would continue northeast and connect to the southern terminus of the Sellersville Bypass In 1983 a scaled down proposal called for the Fort Washington Expressway to be extended north and end at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension near Lansdale Interchanges along this proposed extension were to be located at Bethlehem Pike North Wales Road PA 63 and PA 463 38 A freeway bypass of to the west of Allentown from US 309 in Lanark to US 22 near Walbert was built in 1958 32 39 40 Upon completion of this bypass US 309 was rerouted to follow it from Lanark north to US 22 PA 29 was designated onto the bypass north of Cedar Crest Boulevard and continued north as a divided highway to north of Walbert and US 222 was designated onto the bypass from Hamilton Boulevard to its terminus at US 22 41 The former alignment of US 309 through Allentown became unnumbered until it was designated as a southern extension of PA 145 in 1991 41 42 On June 18 1962 AASHO approved the realignment of US 309 to the modern day alignment of PA 309 between US 22 near Allentown and Pleasant Corners following PA 29 between Allentown and the intersection with present day PA 873 in Schnecksville before heading west between Schnecksville and Pleasant Corners PA 100 was extended north from Fogelsville to Pleasant Corners along the former alignment of US 309 43 44 The concurrent PA 29 designation was removed from US 309 between Allentown and Schnecksville in 1966 44 45 US 222 was also removed from US 309 in the 1960s 44 nbsp PA 309 northbound past PA 63 in Horsham TownshipThe north end of US 309 between Tunkhannock and Waverly New York had always been shared with other U S highways US 6 and US 220 On June 19 1963 AASHO approved the removal of the US 309 designation between US 6 in Tunkhannock and the New York border eliminating the concurrencies with US 6 and US 220 This truncation left the northern terminus of US 309 at US 6 in Tunkhannock 46 As a result of this the route was entirely located in Pennsylvania and no longer met the U S Highway standards set forth by AASHO which discourages routes within a single state 2 On October 14 1967 AASHO approved the elimination of the US 309 designation 47 US 309 was decommissioned in February 1968 and was replaced by PA 309 Signs were changed by the end of the month In 1967 work began on a freeway for US 309 to bypass Sellersville from just north of the border between Montgomery and Bucks counties to just south of Quakertown This bypass opened in 1969 as part of PA 309 2 By 1970 PA 309 was upgraded to a divided highway between the north end of the Fort Washington Expressway and US 202 Dekalb Pike in Montgomeryville US 202 PA 463 in Montgomeryville and the south end of the Sellersville Bypass the north end of the Sellersville Bypass and the south end of the freeway bypass of Allentown in Lanark and Luzerne and PA 415 in Dallas 44 By 1980 PA 309 was realigned through the Wilkes Barre area to follow PA 315 along Blackman Street Hazle Avenue Park Avenue South Street River Street Market Street and US 11 an extended PA 315 was designated onto the former portion of PA 309 along Wilkes Barre Township Boulevard Spring Street and Scott Street while an extended PA 115 was designated onto the former portion of PA 309 along Kidder Street Butler Street Main Street Courtright Street River Street and Pierce Street 48 By 1989 the northern terminus of PA 309 was cut back from US 6 in Tunkhannock to its current location eliminating the concurrency with PA 29 between Bowman Creek and Tunkhannock 49 Also by this time PA 309 was rerouted to follow Cheltenham Avenue to reach its current southern terminus at PA 611 instead of following Ogontz Avenue and Stenton Avenue to PA 611 50 By 1989 PA 309 was upgraded to a divided highway along the concurrency with US 202 now US 202 Bus in Montgomeryville In 1989 the PA 309 freeway bypass of Allentown between Lanark and north of US 222 became part of I 78 49 On June 21 1960 plans were announced to construct the North Cross Valley Expressway to link the Back Mountain region to I 81 in Luzerne County Construction on the highway began in 1964 The North Cross Valley Expressway was built in stages 51 The section of the highway from River Street in Plains Township across the Susquehanna River to Rutter Avenue in Kingston was constructed in 1976 and opened in 1977 48 51 52 The section of the North Cross Valley Expressway between Rutter Avenue in Kingston and PA 309 in Luzerne was constructed in 1980 51 53 54 During construction of this section in 1979 a coal vein was discovered In 1982 construction began to complete the bridge linking the terminus of the expressway at River Street to Conyngham Avenue 51 By 1989 PA 309 was rerouted to follow Wilkes Barre Township Boulevard Spring Street Scott Street Kidder Street Conyngham Avenue Wilkes Barre Boulevard and the North Cross Valley Expressway through the Wilkes Barre area the route replaced the PA 315 designation along Wilkes Barre Township Boulevard Spring Street and Scott Street and the PA 115 designation along Kidder Street 50 The remaining section of the North Cross Valley Expressway from Wilkes Barre Boulevard to I 81 was completed on November 9 1991 with Governor Robert P Casey in attendance for a ribbon cutting ceremony Construction of the highway cost 100 million 51 Upon the completion of the final section of the North Cross Valley Expressway PA 309 was rerouted to follow I 81 and the North Cross Valley Expressway through the Wilkes Barre area while PA 309 Bus was designated onto the former alignment of PA 309 along Wilkes Barre Township Boulevard Spring Street and Scott Street and replaced PA 115 along Kidder Street between Scott Street and the interchange with the North Cross Valley Expressway 55 nbsp PA 309 northbound at southern terminus of the Fort Washington Expressway at the PA 152 exit in Cheltenham TownshipPennDOT undertook a 375 million project to reconstruct and improve the section of PA 309 running along the Fort Washington Expressway between Cheltenham Avenue and PA 63 in Montgomery County 56 The project rebuilt the roadway and shoulders reconstructed bridges improved ramps at interchanges and constructed sound walls 57 The interchanges with PA 152 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike I 276 and Pennsylvania Avenue were completely reconstructed and reconfigured while a southbound exit and northbound entrance were added at the Norristown Road interchange 56 58 As part of the reconstruction of the interchange between PA 309 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike I 276 and Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue was extended as a two way road between Fort Washington and Oreland with traffic between the two communities no longer having to travel along PA 309 between the two sections of Pennsylvania Avenue 59 The section of the highway between PA 73 and Highland Avenue was reconstructed between February 2004 and November 2006 The interchange between PA 309 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike I 276 and Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Washington was reconstructed between January 2005 and November 2008 The portion of the highway between Cheltenham Avenue and PA 73 was rebuilt between March 2005 and November 2008 The section of PA 309 between Highland Avenue and PA 63 was reconstructed between July 2007 and early 2011 60 The new ramps at the Norristown Road interchange opened on December 20 2010 58 On November 11 2019 work began on a project to improve the section of PA 309 along the Sellersville Bypass in Bucks County by rehabilitating pavement and reconstructing structures Construction on this improvement project is expected to be completed in 2023 61 62 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmExitDestinationsNotesPhiladelphia Montgomerycounty linePhiladelphia Cheltenham Township line0 0000 000 nbsp PA 611 Old York Road Interchange southern terminusMontgomeryCheltenham Township2 1433 449South end of freeway section2 3953 854 nbsp nbsp PA 152 north Easton Road GlensideSouthern terminus of PA 152 access to Arcadia University and Mount AirySpringfield Township4 3276 964Paper Mill Road SpringfieldAccess to Chestnut Hill College5 1878 348 nbsp PA 73 FlourtownUpper Dublin Township6 67710 746 nbsp nbsp nbsp I 276 Toll Penna Turnpike Fort Washington Oreland Harrisburg New JerseyI 276 Penna Turnpike exit 339 Fort Washington E ZPass or toll by plate on Penna Turnpike access to Fort Washington and Oreland via Pennsylvania Avenue Oreland signed southbound7 73812 453Highland AvenueNorthbound exit and southbound entrance8 69313 990Susquehanna RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance access to Temple University Ambler Campus9 09014 629Butler Pike AmblerSouthbound exit and northbound entranceLower Gwynedd Township10 16716 362Norristown Road Spring HouseAccess to Gwynedd Mercy University11 82919 037Bethlehem PikeSouthbound exit and northbound entrance11 82919 037North end of freeway sectionLower Gwynedd Horshamtownship line12 25719 726 nbsp PA 63 Welsh Road Montgomery Township14 21122 870 nbsp US 202 Doylestown NorristownInterchange14 46023 271 nbsp nbsp nbsp US 202 Bus south Dekalb Pike NorristownSouth end of US 202 Bus overlap15 33724 683 nbsp PA 463 Cowpath Road Horsham Road Lansdale Hatboro nbsp nbsp nbsp US 202 Bus north Doylestown Road DoylestownNorth end of US 202 Bus overlapMontgomery Buckscounty lineHatfield Hilltowntownship line19 94332 095South end of freeway section19 94332 095Bethlehem Pike SellersvilleNo northbound entranceBucksHilltown Township21 52134 635 nbsp PA 113 SoudertonWest Rockhill Township23 41437 681 nbsp nbsp PA 152 south Telford SellersvilleNorthern terminus of PA 15225 38240 848 nbsp PA 563 PerkasieAccess via Lawn Avenue28 33845 606Sellersville PerkasieSouthbound exit and northbound entrance access via Bethlehem Pike28 33845 606North end of freeway sectionQuakertown31 23450 266 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PA 313 east PA 663 south West Broad Street to Penna Turnpike NE Extension Quakertown PennsburgWestern terminus of PA 313 northern terminus of PA 663LehighUpper Saucon Township37 58360 484 nbsp nbsp PA 378 north BethlehemSouthern terminus of PA 37839 98664 351South end of freeway section40 52865 223 nbsp nbsp PA 145 north South 4th Street Northbound exit and southbound entrance southern terminus of PA 145 access to Center City Allentown40 95565 911 nbsp nbsp I 78 east BethlehemSouth end of I 78 overlap I 78 exit 6041 13966 20759 nbsp nbsp To PA 145 Summit LawnSouthbound exit and northbound entrance access via Rock RoadAllentown42 52768 44158Emaus Avenue southNorthbound exit43 00569 21057Lehigh StreetSalisbury Township44 81472 12155 nbsp nbsp PA 29 south Cedar Crest Boulevard Northern terminus of southern segment of PA 29Lower Macungie South Whitehalltownship line45 96673 97554 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 222 south PA 222 north Hamilton Boulevard Signed as exits 54A south and 54B north northbound northern terminus of US 222 southern terminus of PA 222 access to Reading and Dorney Park amp Wildwater KingdomLower Macungie Township46 59174 981 nbsp nbsp I 78 west HarrisburgNorthbound exit and southbound entrance north end of I 78 overlap I 78 exit 53South Whitehall Township47 53076 492Tilghman StreetFormer US 22 to I 47648 27577 691 nbsp US 22 Lehigh Valley Thruway Allentown Bethlehem HarrisburgBethlehem signed northbound Allentown signed southbound to I 78 west and I 47648 36677 838North end of freeway sectionNorth Whitehall Township54 24487 297 nbsp nbsp PA 873 north Main Street SlatingtonSouthern terminus of PA 873Heidelberg Township59 03895 012 nbsp nbsp PA 100 south FogelsvilleNorthern terminus of PA 100Lynn Township61 61499 158 nbsp nbsp PA 143 south Decatur Street New Tripoli LenhartsvilleNorthern terminus of PA 143SchuylkillWest Penn Township69 430111 737 nbsp PA 895 Summer Valley Road Lizard Creek Road New Ringgold Bowmanstown73 987119 071 nbsp nbsp PA 443 east Penn Drive Lehighton Jim ThorpeSouth end of PA 443 overlap74 975120 661 nbsp nbsp PA 443 west Clamtown Road New Ringgold OrwigsburgNorth end of PA 443 overlapTamaqua78 105125 698 nbsp US 209 Broad Street Pottsville Coaldale LansfordRush Township80 141128 974 nbsp PA 54 Mahanoy Avenue Lafayette Street Mahanoy City Jim ThorpeKline Township84 705136 319 nbsp I 81 Hazleton HarrisburgI 81 exit 138Carbon No major junctionsLuzerneHazle Township88 308142 118 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PA 424 Arthur Gardner Highway to I 81 PA 93 Hazleton Commerce CenterHazleton90 192145 150 nbsp PA 93 West Broad Street 91 148146 688 nbsp nbsp PA 924 south West 15th Street Northern terminus of PA 92491 527147 298 nbsp nbsp PA 940 east West 22nd Street Eckley FreelandWestern terminus of PA 940Butler Township98 111 98 130157 894 157 925 nbsp I 80 Bloomsburg StroudsburgI 80 exit 262Fairview Township107 993173 798 nbsp nbsp PA 437 south Woodlawn Avenue Glen Summit White HavenNorthern terminus of PA 437Wilkes Barre Township110 979178 603South end of freeway section110 979178 603 nbsp nbsp nbsp PA 309 Bus north Wilkes BarreSouthern terminus of PA 309 Bus 110 979178 603 nbsp nbsp I 81 south Nanticoke HazletonI 81 exit 165 south end of I 81 overlap113 986183 443168Highland Park Boulevard Wilkes BarreAccess to Mohegan Sun ArenaPlains Township115 962186 623 nbsp nbsp I 81 north Scranton nbsp nbsp PA 115 south Bear CreekNorth end of I 81 overlap south end of North Cross Valley Expressway I 81 exit 170 northern terminus of PA 115Wilkes Barre116 700187 8101 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PA 315 north PA 309 Bus south Dupont Wilkes BarreSouthern terminus of PA 315 northern terminus of PA 309 Bus 117 904189 7482Wilkes Barre Center CityAccess via North Wilkes Barre BoulevardPlains Township118 641190 9343Wilkes Barre PlainsAccess via South River Street access to King s College and Wilkes UniversityKingston119 450192 2364 nbsp nbsp To US 11 Kingston Forty FortNorthbound exit and southbound entrance access via Rutter Avenue119 829192 8465 nbsp US 11 Forty Fort KingstonSouthbound exit and northbound entrancePringle120 484193 9006LuzerneNorthbound exit and southbound entrance access via Union StreetLuzerne121 295195 2056LuzerneSouthbound exit and northbound entrance access via Main Street121 389195 357North end of freeway sectionDallas125 816202 481 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PA 415 north Memorial Highway to PA 118Southern terminus of PA 415WyomingMonroe Township134 043215 721 nbsp PA 29 TunkhannockNorthern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete accessSpecial routes editPA 309 Truck edit nbsp nbsp Pennsylvania Route 309 TruckLocationQuakertownPennsylvania Route 309 Truck PA 309 Truck is a truck route that provides access from PA 212 to PA 309 bypassing the borough of Quakertown to the north The truck route follows East Pumping Station Road California Road and West Pumping Station Road 63 PA 309 Business edit nbsp nbsp Pennsylvania Route 309 BusinessLocationWilkes BarreLength4 649 mi 1 7 482 km Existed1991 present nbsp PA 309 Bus southbound in Wilkes Barre TownshipPennsylvania Route 309 Business PA 309 Bus is a 4 6 mile 7 4 km business route of PA 309 that runs through the Wilkes Barre area in Luzerne County PA 309 Bus begins at an interchange with I 81 and PA 309 in the borough of Ashley heading northeast on four lane divided Wilkes Barre Township Boulevard Within this interchange the business route crosses into Hanover Township before entering Wilkes Barre Township The road runs past businesses and transitions into a three lane road with a center left turn lane with I 81 PA 309 parallel a short distance to the southeast At the Casey Avenue intersection the roadway passes northwest of a park and ride lot PA 309 Bus runs through woodland and development before it narrows to two lanes and comes to an interchange with East Northampton Street northwest of Georgetown At this point the business route forms the border between Wilkes Barre to the northwest and Wilkes Barre Township to the southeast widening into a four lane divided highway and running past businesses The road becomes undivided and bends to the north fully entering Wilkes Barre and narrowing to two lanes PA 309 Bus turns into Spring Street and curves east becoming lined with homes The road heads northeast and widens to four lanes running past commercial development The business route becomes Scott Street before it turns east onto four lane divided Kidder Street The road runs past more businesses and briefly reenters Wilkes Barre Township before heading back into Wilkes Barre and passing to the north of the Wyoming Valley Mall PA 309 Bus comes to its northern terminus at a partial cloverleaf interchange with the PA 309 freeway where the road continues northeast as PA 315 12 64 PA 309 Bus was designated in 1991 after PA 309 was realigned to run through the Wilkes Barre area on I 81 and the North Cross Valley Expressway 51 55 PA 309 Bus replaced PA 309 along Wilkes Barre Township Boulevard Spring Street and Scott Street and PA 115 along Kidder Street 50 55 Major intersections The entire route is in Luzerne County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesWilkes Barre Township0 0000 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp I 81 PA 309 north Nanticoke Hazleton Scranton nbsp nbsp PA 309 south Mountain TopI 81 PA 309 exit 165 southern terminus1 8893 040Wilkes Barre Laurel RunInterchange access via East Northampton StreetWilkes Barre4 6497 482 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PA 309 to I 81 PA 115 Forty Fort Dallas nbsp nbsp PA 315 north DupontPA 309 exit 1 northern terminus southern terminus of PA 3151 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Former US 309 Truck edit nbsp nbsp U S Route 309 TruckLocationPhiladelphiaU S Route 309 Truck US 309 Truck was a truck bypass of the section of US 309 that ran along Lincoln Drive in Philadelphia US 309 Truck began at US 1 Byp US 13 Byp Hunting Park Avenue and headed northwest on Germantown Avenue The truck route ended at US 309 US 422 and US 611 Alt at the intersection of Germantown Avenue Mt Airy Avenue and Chew Avenue at which point Germantown Avenue continued northwest as US 309 US 422 US 309 Truck was designated by 1950 31 The truck route was decommissioned in the 1950s being replaced with US 422 Alt north of Washington Lane 37 Major intersectionsThe entire route was in Philadelphia Philadelphia County mikmDestinationsNotes nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 1 Byp US 13 Byp Hunting Park Avenue Southern terminus nbsp nbsp US 309 south Allens Lane nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 309 north US 422 west Germantown Avenue nbsp nbsp US 422 east Chew Street nbsp nbsp nbsp US 611 Alt north Mt Airy Avenue Northern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Former US 309 Bypass edit nbsp nbsp U S Route 309 BypassLocationAllentownU S Route 309 Bypass US 309 Byp was a bypass of a portion of US 309 in the northern part of the city of Allentown The route began at US 22 US 309 Tilghman Street heading north of 12th Street briefly before turning northwest onto Roth Avenue 31 US 309 Byp ended at US 309 at the intersection of 19th Street and Main Boulevard US 309 Byp was designated by 1940 28 The bypass route was decommissioned in the 1950s 37 Major intersectionsThe entire route was in Allentown Lehigh County mikmDestinationsNotes nbsp nbsp US 22 US 309 Tilghman Street Southern terminus nbsp US 309 19th Street Main Boulevard Northern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S Roads portal nbsp Pennsylvania portal nbsp Philadelphia portalReferences edit a b c d Bureau of Maintenance and Operations January 2015 Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams Report 2015 ed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Retrieved June 30 2015 Montgomery County PDF Bucks County PDF Lehigh County PDF Schuylkill County PDF Carbon County PDF Luzerne County PDF Wyoming County PDF a b c d e U S Route 309 Will Become A State Highway This Month Standard Speaker Hazleton PA February 5 1968 Retrieved August 13 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Google December 24 2012 overview of Pennsylvania Route 309 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved December 24 2012 Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map PennDOT 2015 Retrieved January 17 2016 a b c d e f g Montgomery County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map PennDOT 2015 Retrieved January 12 2016 Sokil Dan April 21 2015 Montgomery Township sells rights of way for Five Points widening project North Penn Life Retrieved December 12 2020 a b c Bucks County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map PennDOT 2015 Retrieved January 10 2016 a b c Lehigh County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map PennDOT 2015 Retrieved January 23 2016 a b c d Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map PennDOT 2015 Retrieved November 11 2015 Schaffer Scott November 19 2020 Route 309 The long and winding Pennsylvania road Scranton PA WNEP TV Retrieved December 12 2020 Carbon County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map PennDOT 2015 Retrieved November 18 2015 a b c d e f Luzerne County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map PennDOT 2015 Retrieved November 11 2015 Wyoming County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map PennDOT 2015 Retrieved January 23 2016 History of South Bethlehem Bethlehem PA Online Retrieved May 16 2007 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Expressway opened in 1991 Times Leader Wilkes Barre PA Retrieved December 13 2020 Federal Highway Administration 2012 NBI Structure Number 000000000023880 National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Federal Highway Administration 2012 NBI Structure Number 000000000023886 National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration General Highway Map Luzerne County Pennsylvania PDF Map Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 1980 p Sheet 1 Retrieved December 15 2020 a b c General Highway Map Luzerne County Pennsylvania PDF Map Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 1990 p Sheet 1 Retrieved December 15 2020 a b Project Overview 309 Online Archived from the original on December 27 2011 Retrieved December 18 2020 Reed Mary March 3 2009 Huge Route 309 Project Nears Finish Line Construction Equipment Guide Retrieved December 18 2020 a b Ramps on 309 at Norristown Road to open Monday Springfield Sun December 18 2010 Retrieved December 18 2020 Pennsylvania Avenue Being Extended In Two Directions Between Fort Washington And Oreland 309 Online Archived from the original on June 5 2007 Retrieved December 18 2020 Project Time Line 309 Online Archived from the original on December 27 2011 Retrieved December 18 2020 Project To Begin To Rehabilitate And Repair 9 1 Miles Of Route 309 Sellersville Bypass TMA Bucks October 25 2019 Retrieved December 18 2020 Shortell Tom September 20 2019 Road Warrior Four years of construction coming to Route 309 in Bucks County The Morning Call Allentown PA Retrieved December 18 2020 Google May 3 2016 overview of Pennsylvania Route 309 Truck Map Google Maps Google Retrieved May 3 2016 Google January 23 2016 overview of Pennsylvania Route 309 Business Map Google Maps Google Retrieved January 23 2016 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Pennsylvania Route 309KML is from Wikidata nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pennsylvania Route 309 Pennsylvania Highways PA 309 PA 309 at AARoads com Pennsylvania Roads PA 309 The Roads of Metro Philadelphia Fort Washington Expressway PA 309 Pennsylvania Highways History of U S Route 309 Endpoints of historic U S Highway 309 at USEnds com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pennsylvania Route 309 amp oldid 1188384965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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