Pennsylvania Route 245

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PA Route 245
Length: 2.10 mi[1] (3.38 km)
Existed: 1928[1] – 1946[1]
West end: US 309 in Slatington
Major
junctions:		 PA 145 in Walnutport
East end: PA 45 in Berlinsville
Counties: Northampton
Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 244 PA 246 >
Minor - Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 245 (PA 245) was a 2 mile (3 km) long[1] east-west state highway located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Commissioned in 1928, the designation began at U.S. Route 309 in Slatington, east to Pennsylvania Route 45 in Berlinsville. The route was eliminated from the state highway system in 1946. Today, the U.S. Route 309 alignment has become PA Route 873 and the PA Route 45 designation has become PA Route 248.

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[edit] Route description

Communities[2]

The highway began at an intersection with U.S. Route 309 on the alignment shared by PA Route 873 today. Although today, this section of PA 245 east of the Lehigh River is named Main Street, it was called Mountain View Drive before PA 245 was deleted in 1946. East of the Lehigh River crossing, PA 245 intersected PA Route 145. Outside of Walnutport, PA 245 traverses Lehigh Township on a northeast alignment. The highway terminated at an intersection with PA Route 45 in Berlinsville. This old segment of PA 45 is signed as PA Route 248 today.[3]

[edit] Major intersections

This table is based on a highway from 1928 to 1946. In this time period, Slatington was part of Northampton County.[2]

County Location Mile[4] Roads intersected Notes
Northampton Slatington 0.00 US 309 [2] Current alignment of PA 873.
Walnutport 0.74 PA 145
Lehigh Township 2.10 PA 45[2] Current alignment of PA 248.

[edit] Miscellanea

PA 245 was spur of PA Route 45 from 1928 to 1946.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 245
  2. ^ a b c d e 1941 Northampton County Map (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
  3. ^ Rand McNally. Motor Carrier's Road Atlas [map], 2007 Deluxe edition. Page 89, section EL 11.
  4. ^ Calculated using Delorme Street Atlas USA 2007