Pennsylvania Route 230

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PA Route 230

Length:

28 mi^[1] (45 km)

Formed:

1967

West end:

US 22 in Harrisburg

East end:

PA 283 in Salunga

Counties:

Dauphin, Lancaster

Pennsylvania State Routes
< US 230		PA 231 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 230 is a state route in central Pennsylvania. Its western terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 22 in Harrisburg. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with Pennsylvania Route 283 near Salunga.

[edit] Route description

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Pennsylvania Route 230 starts at an intersection with U.S. Route 22. This intersection is the intersection of McClay Street, Cameron Street and Arsenal Boulevard in Harrisburg. US 22 turns north onto Cameron Street, while PA 230 continues south on Cameron Street. PA 230 passes under Interstate 83; the nearest exit from 230 is on 17th Street. Cameron Street ends just outside of Harrisburg city limits, and turns into Front Street. PA 230 parallels the Susquehanna River, for a number of miles. In Highspire, it intersects Eisenhower Boulevard, a main road connecting PA 230 to Interstate 283, Pennsylvania Route 283, and Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike). The Pennsylvania Turnpike passes over PA 230, and has an interchange with an airport connector that connects with Harrisburg International. Airport. Beyond the airport is Middletown. PA 230 intersects PA 441 and east of Middletown, PA 341. Then in Elizabethtown, it intersects and merges with two routes PA 743 and PA 241. In Mount Joy, Pennsylvania PA 230 merges with PA 772. Several miles further, PA 230 ends at PA 283, which is the PA 283 exit for Mount Joy.

PA 230 was formerly U.S. Route 230. A section of former US 230, which was not made part of PA 230 continues east towards Lancaster as the Harrisburg Pike.

[edit] History

Main article: U.S. Route 230

From 1926 to 1967, the entire length of PA 230 was part of U.S. Route 230. Along with the PA 230 segment, US 230 also encompassed what is now Pennsylvania Route 283 from the eastern terminus of PA 230 to U.S. Route 30 in Lancaster. In 1967, Pennsylvania "demoted" US 230, as well as other intrastate three-digit U.S. routes, to state route status, leading to the creation of PA 230.

In 1971, PA 230 was truncated from US 30 to its present eastern terminus at PA 283. East of this current eastern terminus, PA 283 has a narrow median strip, because it is using old Route 230.