Pennsylvania Route 424
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The Greater Hazleton Chamber Of Commerce Beltway Arthur Gardner Highway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length: | 3.749 mi[1] (6.033 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2000 – present | |||
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| West end: |
 I-81 in Hazle Township | |||
| East end: |
 PA 93 near Hazleton | |||
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| Counties: | Luzerne | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 424 (PA 424) is a 3.75-mile-long (6.04 km) state highway located in north-central Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at Interstate 81 exit 141 in Hazle Township. The eastern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 93 on the southeastern edge of Hazleton. The highway is called The Greater Hazleton Chamber Of Commerce Beltway or Arthur Gardner Highway.
Route description
PA 424 begins at I-81 exit 141 in Hazle Township. The route heads east as a two-lane undivided road, passing through forested areas. The road turns northeast and comes to an intersection with PA 309, briefly becoming a divided highway at this point. East of PA 309, PA 424 crosses a Norfolk Southern railroad line and heads into the southern part of Hazleton. The route passes through more woodland along with a few industrial establishments, running to the north of a coal mine. PA 424 continues east and enters Hazle Township again, immediately ending at PA 93.[2][3]
History
PA 424 is composed of two different road segments. The first was built in the 1970s between PA 93 and PA 309 and had the designation of SR 3036. The rest of the road to Interstate 81 was built in the late 1990s and opened to traffic in late 1999. In spring 2000 the first 424 shields started to appear on the road. Plans exist for the road to go west to Pennsylvania Route 924 in the Humboldt Industrial Park. In 2013, the state provided funding for this extension in the transportation bill.[4]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Luzerne County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hazle Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-81 – Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre | Exit 141 (I-81) | |
| 1.144 | 1.841 |  PA 309 (South Church Street) – Hazleton, McAdoo | |||
| No major junctions in Hazleton | |||||
| Hazle Township | 3.749 | 6.033 | PA 93 (East Broad Street/New Coxesville Road) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Pennsylvania portal
References
Route map: Bing
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (December 31, 2012). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2013 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- Luzerne County (PDF)
- ↑ Google (February 21, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 424" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ↑ Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ↑ Levy, Marc (November 22, 2013). "Delco bridge repairs, expansion of SEPTA stations on tap". Delaware County Daily Times. Associated Press. Retrieved November 23, 2013.