Pennsylvania Route 283

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PA Route 283
Length: 29 mi[1] (47 km)
Formed: 1967
West end: Eisenhower Blvd. in Highspire
Major
junctions:		 I-76/PA Tpk in Lwr. Swatara T.
I-283 in Lower Swatara Twp.
East end: US 30 in Lancaster
Counties: Dauphin, Lancaster
Pennsylvania State Routes
< I-283 PA 284 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 283 (PA Route 283 or PA 283, officially State Route 300 or SR 300 due to the presence of Interstate 283) is a 29 mile long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It connects Harrisburg to Lancaster as a freeway, paralleling the old U.S. Route 230 (now partly Pennsylvania Route 230). The number was assigned based on the proximity of Interstate 283, but Interstate 283 and PA 283 are not the same roadway; the two intersect at a cloverleaf interchange. Because the road is built to Interstate Standards, it is one of the few non-interstate designated highways in Pennsylvania with a posted Speed Limit of 65 mph for a considerable distance.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Dauphin County

PA 283 reassurance shield.
PA 283 reassurance shield.

PA 283 begins at an intersection with Eisenhower Boulevard (Quadrant Route 3001) near Highspire that connects to Pennsylvania Route 230. PA 283 is one of few Pennsylvania Highways to end at an Quadrant Route. Eisenhower Blvd is the only at-grade intersection that PA 283 intersects. East of Eisenhower Blvd, PA 283 intersects Interstate 283 at exit 1 and Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) at exit 247 (Harrisburg East exit) at a cloverleaf interchange. East of I-283 and I-76, PA 283 is a 29 mile long freeway. In Lower Swatara Township, PA 283 has an exit to a freeway road (Quadrant Route 3032) that connects to Harrisburg International Airport and Pennsylvania Route 441. This exit has access to Penn State Harrisburg. East of PA 441, PA 283 has an exit to Union Street and Fulling Mill Road which are detours to PA 441. After crossing the Swatara Creek and entering Londonderry Township, PA 283 has an exit to Hummelstown on Vine Street. In Middletown, PA 283 passes over I-76/PA Turnpike and Pennsylvania Route 341. The next exit is an exit that leads to both PA 341 and PA 230.

[edit] Lancaster County

PA 283 begins and splits from U.S. Route 30.
PA 283 begins and splits from U.S. Route 30.

The first exit in Lancaster County is an exit to Pennsylvania Route 743. Just east of PA 743, PA 283 passes over Pennsylvania Route 241. In Mount Joy, PA 283 has an exit to Rheems and Elizabethtown. In Rapho Township, PA 283 interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 772. The next exit is split up into two interchanges that lead to the eastern terminus of PA 230 on the Harrisburg Pike. (East of here, PA 283 has a narrow median strip as it is using old Route 230.} In East Hempfield Township, PA 283 interchanges with Spooky Nook Road to Salunga. The next exit is a diamond interchange with the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 722. In Manheim Township, PA 283 interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 741 and Pennsylvania Route 72. PA 283 terminates (ends) at an interchange with U.S. Route 30 in Lancaster. The first exit is to US 30 west, then the second exit is to Fruitville Pike, and the final exit is to US 30 east.[2][3]


[edit] Communities along the route

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.[2]

[edit] Exit list

County Location Mile[4] # Destinations Notes
Dauphin Lower Swatara Township 0.0
PA 230 - Eisenhower Blvd. (SR 3001)		 Westbound exit and eastbound entrance.
0.1 I-76/Pennsylvania Turnpike - Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Harrisburg East exit of PA Turnpike
0.3
I-283 north - Harrisburg
1.8
PA 441 south, Harrisburg International Airport (SR 3032)		 Penn State Harrisburg
2.9
PA 441 - North Union Street, Fulling Mill Road (SR 2041)
Londonderry Township 3.9 Middletown, Hummelstown (SR 2003)
6.8
PA 230/PA 341 - Toll House Road (SR 2023)
Lancaster Mount Joy Township 11.6 PA 743 - Hershey, Elizabethtown
15.0 Rheems, Elizabethtown (SR 4025)
Rapho Township 20.0 PA 772 - Manheim, Mount Joy
21.2 Esbenshade Road Eastbound Exit, Westbound Entrance
21.8 PA 230 - Salunga, Mount Joy (SR 4047) Eastern terminus of PA 230, Westbound exit, Eastbound entrance.
East Hempfield Township 22.5 Spooky Nook Road - Salunga (SR 4001)
25.4 PA 722 - Landisville Western terminus of PA 722. Continues westbound as State Rd.
27.0 PA 741 - Millersville, East Petersburg
Manheim Township 27.8 PA 72 - Manheim Pike
Lancaster 28.4
US 30 west - York		 Eastbound exit and westbound entrance.
28.7 Fruitville Pike (SR 4011; SR 4042) Eastbound exit and westbound entrance.
29.0
US 30 east - Philadelphia		 Eastbound exit and westbound entrance.

[edit] History

This designation has moved around southeast Pennsylvania many times. From 1928 to 1946, the route was marked between Monacacy and Monacacy Station in Berks County. In 1949, the section from the Mount Joy interchange to PA 72 opened. In 1951, construction began on the section from PA 72 to US 30, and opened in 1952.

In 1971, the designation was revived for the Harrisburg-to-Lancaster expressway project. In 1972, the section from Eisenhower Boulevard to PA 743 opened to traffic and marked the completion of the expressway.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 283
  2. ^ a b c Pennsylvania Tourism and Transportation Map
  3. ^ Rand Mcnally 2007 Atlas
  4. ^ DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007


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Transportation Infrastructure of the Harrisburg metropolitan area
East-West thru-highways Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) | I-78 | US 22 | US 322
South-North thru-highways I-81 | US 11 | US 15 | PA 34 | PA 72 | PA 74
Harrisburg Roads I-83 | I-283 | PA 39 | PA 230 | PA 441 | Capital Beltway | Harrisburg Expressway | SR 3015 | SR 3017
Lebanon Roads US 422 | PA 241 | PA 343 | PA 897
Other Roadways US 209 | PA 17 | PA 25 | PA 94 | PA 147 | PA 233 | PA 235 | PA 283 | PA 443 | PA 501 | PA 641 | PA 743 | PA 934
Public transportation Amtrak | Capital Area Transit
Airports Harrisburg International Airport | Capital City Airport | Carlisle Airport | Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority
Rail Harrisburg Transportation Center | Pennsylvania Railroad | Harrisburg Line | Keystone Service | Pennsylvanian | Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line | Keystone Corridor | CorridorOne
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