Pennsylvania Route 987

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For the original PA 987 - the approach to the Delaware Bridge - see Pennsylvania Route 987 (1920s).
PA Route 987
Length: 10 mi[1] (16 km)
Formed: 1940
South end: US 22 in Bethlehem
North end: PA 946 in Klecknersville
Counties: Lehigh, Northampton
Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 985 PA 989 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 987 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, running north from U.S. Route 22 past Lehigh Valley International Airport to Pennsylvania Route 946.

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[edit] Route description

Though the vast majority of Route 987 is located in Northampton County and named Airport Road, the most notable attraction along the route, the Lehigh Valley International Airport, is in Lehigh County.

[edit] Lehigh County

Route 987 begins at the Lehigh Valley Thruway (US 22) as Airport Road northeast of Allentown in Bethlehem. The road travels north, running along the east side of the airport. Route 987 maintains this alignment as it enters Northampton County northeast of the airport.

[edit] Northampton County

Past the airport, the route turns north near Hanoverville and leaves Airport Road. After a short distance, Route 987 intersects Route 329 and forms a duplex with the route northeast to Bath. Just west of the borough center, the duplex ends at Route 248, at which Route 329 ends. Route 987 continues north into Chapman, turning to the northwest and terminating at an intersection with Route 946 in Klecknersville.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile Road(s) Notes
Lehigh Hanover Township 0.0 US 22  
Northampton East Allen Township 4.4 PA 329 Western terminus of duplex.
Bath 6.6
PA 329/PA 248		 Eastern terminus of PA 329 duplex.
Western terminus of PA 248 duplex.
6.7 PA 248 Eastern terminus of duplex.
Moore Township 10.3 PA 946  
Legend
Crossing, no access Concurrency termini Decommissioned Unconstructed Closed

[edit] Attractions

[edit] History

Route 987 was originally given to the portion of the road between Portland in Northampton County and the New Jersey border at the Delaware River. This alignment remained in place from 1928 to 1936. Four years later, the designation resurfaced at its current location.

The southern terminus was relocated from Union Avenue to US 22 in 1955.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 987


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Transportation Infrastructure of the Lehigh Valley
East-West thru-highways I-78 | US 22 | PA 248
South-North thru-highways Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike | PA 33 | PA 309 | PA 611
Allentown Roads PA 145 | PA 222 | PA 987 | Cedar Crest Boulevard | Lehigh Street | Tilghman Street
Bethlehem Roads PA 378 | PA 412 | PA 512 | Bethlehem Pike
Other roads US 222 | PA 29 | PA 100 | PA 143 | PA 191 | PA 329 | PA 873 | PA 946
Public transportation Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority
Airports Lehigh Valley International Airport
Waterways & Rail Lehigh Canal | Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal | Norfolk Southern Railway
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