Pennsylvania Route 237 (PA 237) was an 3.88-mile (6.24 km) route between PA 37 and PA 590 in Lackawaxen to an intersection with PA 137 (now PA 434) in Shohola Township. The route followed the shores of the Delaware River as Lackawaxen Road. The route's alignment, after assignment in 1928, remained the same until being removed from the state highway system in 1946. The route was paved in 1932, and the route is now known as State Route 1012 (SR 1012) and Shohola Township Roads 413 and 454.
The alignment of PA 237 began at an intersection with its parent highway, PA 37 in Lackawaxen Township, near Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct. This is currently the intersection with PA 590. The highway heads eastward along the banks of the Delaware River and a nearby railroad track towards Shohola Township. There is an intersection with Delaware Drive just after the inception. Delaware Drive heads to a dead-end at the banks of the Delaware River. The highway passes some homes to the north and a dense forest to the south. There is also a mansion atop a nearby hill. After a clearing, the highway enters the dense forest completely and turns to the southeast.[citation needed]
With the train tracks, Delaware River and New York State Route 97 paralleling to the north, the highway begins a southeastern track. There are some occasional clearings, The old alignment of PA 237 passes a pond as the highway pulls away from the river and train tracks with the forests becoming a majority the surroundings. The old alignment of PA 237 passes a pond, as the highway pulls away from the river and train tracks. The highway intersects with Township Road 413, which serves access to Hirsh Pond, located to the north. The route begins to head through larger clearings as it continues southeast. At an intersection with German Hill Road, the highway makes a shot to the east, passing through some woods. After the woods, the old alignment of PA 237 ends at an intersection with PA 434. This was once an intersection with PA 137.[citation needed]
Historyedit
PA 237 was assigned in 1928, during the mass numbering of state highways within Pennsylvania. The termini at the time were with PA 37 and PA 137, the former of which was the parent route.[1] At the time, the entire highway was an unimproved gravel road. This lasted for four years, until 1932, when the Pennsylvania Department of Highways paved the highway.[2] The highway remained relatively unchanged until 1946, when the highway was decommissioned in a mass deletion of state highways within the commonwealth.[3] The current alignment of former PA 237 is now Pike County SR 1012 from PA 590 to the Shohola Township border.[4] The rest is locally maintained, with a piece at PA 434 designated Shohola Township Roads 413 and 454.[5] The two state routes at the termini, PA 37 and PA 137, are now PA 434 and PA 590.[citation needed][6]
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Pennsylvania Route 237 PA 237 was an 3 88 mile 6 24 km route between PA 37 and PA 590 in Lackawaxen to an intersection with PA 137 now PA 434 in Shohola Township The route followed the shores of the Delaware River as Lackawaxen Road The route s alignment after assignment in 1928 remained the same until being removed from the state highway system in 1946 The route was paved in 1932 and the route is now known as State Route 1012 SR 1012 and Shohola Township Roads 413 and 454 Pennsylvania Route 237Route informationMaintained by Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysLength3 88 mi citation needed 6 24 km Existed1928 1946Major junctionsWest endPA 37 in LackawaxenEast endPA 137 in Shohola TownshipLocationCountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaHighway systemPennsylvania State Route SystemInterstate US State Scenic Legislative PA 236 PA 238 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The alignment of PA 237 began at an intersection with its parent highway PA 37 in Lackawaxen Township near Roebling s Delaware Aqueduct This is currently the intersection with PA 590 The highway heads eastward along the banks of the Delaware River and a nearby railroad track towards Shohola Township There is an intersection with Delaware Drive just after the inception Delaware Drive heads to a dead end at the banks of the Delaware River The highway passes some homes to the north and a dense forest to the south There is also a mansion atop a nearby hill After a clearing the highway enters the dense forest completely and turns to the southeast citation needed With the train tracks Delaware River and New York State Route 97 paralleling to the north the highway begins a southeastern track There are some occasional clearings The old alignment of PA 237 passes a pond as the highway pulls away from the river and train tracks with the forests becoming a majority the surroundings The old alignment of PA 237 passes a pond as the highway pulls away from the river and train tracks The highway intersects with Township Road 413 which serves access to Hirsh Pond located to the north The route begins to head through larger clearings as it continues southeast At an intersection with German Hill Road the highway makes a shot to the east passing through some woods After the woods the old alignment of PA 237 ends at an intersection with PA 434 This was once an intersection with PA 137 citation needed History editPA 237 was assigned in 1928 during the mass numbering of state highways within Pennsylvania The termini at the time were with PA 37 and PA 137 the former of which was the parent route 1 At the time the entire highway was an unimproved gravel road This lasted for four years until 1932 when the Pennsylvania Department of Highways paved the highway 2 The highway remained relatively unchanged until 1946 when the highway was decommissioned in a mass deletion of state highways within the commonwealth 3 The current alignment of former PA 237 is now Pike County SR 1012 from PA 590 to the Shohola Township border 4 The rest is locally maintained with a piece at PA 434 designated Shohola Township Roads 413 and 454 5 The two state routes at the termini PA 37 and PA 137 are now PA 434 and PA 590 citation needed 6 Major intersections editThe entire route was in Pike County Locationmi citation needed kmDestinationsNotesLackawaxen0 000 00 nbsp PA 37Western terminusShohola Township3 886 24 nbsp PA 137Eastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S Roads portal nbsp Pennsylvania portal Pennsylvania Route 434 Pennsylvania Route 590 List of State Routes in PennsylvaniaReferences edit Map Showing Pennsylvania State Highways Map Pennsylvania Department of Highways 1928 Tourist Map of Pennsylvania State Highways Map Pennsylvania Department of Highways 1932 Pennsylvania Official Road Map Map Pennsylvania Department of Highways 1946 Lackawaxen Township Pennsylvania PDF Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2009 p 1 Retrieved 2009 02 15 Shohola Township Pennsylvania PDF Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2009 p 1 Retrieved 2009 02 15 Pennsylvania Map Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2008 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Pennsylvania Route 237KML is from Wikidata nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pennsylvania Route 237 Pennsylvania Highways Pennsylvania Route 237 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pennsylvania Route 237 amp oldid 1161682973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
