Pennsylvania Route 987
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| Length: | 10.355 mi[1] (16.665 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1940 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 US 22 in Bethlehem | |||
| North end: |
 PA 946 in Klecknersville | |||
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| Counties: | Lehigh, Northampton | |||
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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.
Route description
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 Lehigh Valley International Airport. Route 987 maintains this alignment as it enters Northampton County northeast of the airport.
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 concurrency with the route northeast to Bath. Just west of the borough center, the concurrency 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.
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.[citation needed]
The southern terminus was relocated from Union Boulevard in Allentown to US 22 in 1955.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lehigh | Hanover Township | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 22 – Bethlehem, Harrisburg | Cloverleaf interchange |
| Northampton | East Allen Township | 4.4 | 7.1 |  PA 329 west (Nor-Bath Boulevard) / Airport Road – Northampton | South end of PA 329 concurrency |
| Bath | 6.6 | 10.6 |  PA 248 west (West Main Street) / PA 329 – Lehighton | North end of PA 329 concurrency; eastern terminus of PA 329 South end of PA 248 concurrency | |
| 6.7 | 10.8 | PA 248 east (West Northampton Street) – Easton | North end of PA 248 concurrency | ||
| Moore Township | 10.3 | 16.6 | PA 946 (Community Drive / Mountain View Drive) / Valley View Drive – Moorestown, Berlinsville, Emanuelsville | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
U.S. Roads portal
Pennsylvania portal
References
- ↑ "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 987
- ↑ Google Inc. "Pennsylvania Route 987". Google Maps (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=PA-987+N%2FAirport+Rd&daddr=40.737018,-75.398983+to:PA-987+N%2FMonocacy+Dr&hl=en&ll=40.703546,-75.415649&spn=0.212902,0.445976&sll=40.738413,-75.377369&sspn=0.106395,0.222988&geocode=FY4qbAIdrQCB-w%3BFfqYbQIduYCB-ykbEhcscEHEiTHSzQAmXbCblQ%3BFXAjbgIdKy6B-w&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&t=m&z=12. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
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