Pennsylvania Route 115

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PA Route 115
Length:	35 mi[1] (56 km)
Formed:	1928
South end:	US 209 in Brodheadsville
Major junctions:	I-80 in Tobyhanna Township I-476/PA Turnpike in Bear Creek Township
North end:	I-81/PA 309 near Wilkes-Barre
Counties:	Luzerne, Monroe
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Pennsylvania Route 115 is a state route located in eastern Pennsylvania. The route runs directly through Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania on Bear Creek Boulevard. The route intersects with the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 476), providing access to the Poconos/Allentown area, and it also intersects with Interstate 80, allowing access to the Stroudsburg/West New Jersey area.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Communities along the route 2.1 Boroughs 2.2 Townships 2.3 Census-designated places 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Route description

PA 115 begins at a "T" intersection with U.S. Route 209 in Brodheadsville where the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 715 is less than a mile away. In Tunkhannock Township, PA 115 meets the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 903. In Tunkhannock Township is also the home of Pocono Raceway. In Tobyhanna Township, PA 115 intersects Interstate 80 at exit 284. North of I-80, PA 115 meets Pennsylvania Route 940 in the town of Blakeslee. In Bear Creek Village, PA 115 is called Bear Creek Boulevard and intersects Interstate 476 the Pennsylvania Turnpike at exit 105 (Wilkes-Barre interchange). In Plains Township outside of Wilkes-Barre, PA 115 terminates (ends) at an interchange with Interstate 81 (exit 170) and Pennsylvania Route 309 (North Cross Valley Expressway).

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Boroughs

• Bear Creek Village

[edit] Townships

• Plains Township
• Bear Creek Township
• Buck Township
• Tobyhanna Township
• Tunkhannock Township
• Chestnuthill Township

[edit] Census-designated places

• Brodheadsville

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Monroe	Brodheadsville	0.0	US 209 to PA 715
	Tunkhannock	12.2	PA 903	Northern terminus of PA 903.
	Tobyhanna Township	14.0	I-80	Exit 284 (I-80).
		15.3	PA 940
Luzerne	Bear Creek Village	28.1	I-476/ Pa Tpk	Exit 105 (Wilkes-Barre) (I-476/PA Turnpike).
	Plains Township	35.2	I-81/ PA 309	Exit 170 (I-81/PA 309).

[edit] References

v • d • e Roads of the Wyoming Valley Interstate Highways I-80, I-81, I-84, I-380, I-476 (Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike) Expressways Cross Valley Expressway, Central Scranton Expressway, North Scranton Expressway U.S. Routes US 6, US 11 Pennsylvania Routes PA 29, PA 92, PA 93, PA 106, PA 107, PA 115, PA 118, PA 171, PA 239, PA 247, PA 307, PA 309, PA 315, PA 347, PA 348, PA 407, PA 415, PA 424, PA 435, PA 437, PA 438, PA 502, PA 524, PA 590, PA 632, PA 690, PA 924, PA 940