Pennsylvania Route 502

PA Route 502 marker

PA Route 502
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 13.776 mi[1] (22.170 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 11 in Moosic
  PA 690 in Spring Brook Township
PA 307 in Covington Township
East end: PA 435 in Covington Township
Location
Counties: Lackawanna, Luzerne
Highway system
PA 501PA 503

Pennsylvania Route 502 (PA 502) is a 13.8-mile-long (22.2 km) state highway located in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at US 11 in Moosic. The eastern terminus is at PA 435 in Covington Township.

Route description

PA 502 begins at an intersection with US 11 in Moosic, Lackawanna County, heading east-southeast on two-lane undivided Springbrook Avenue. The road heads through residential and commercial areas, turning east and passing under I-81. The route crosses Spring Brook and heads through residential areas, turning southeast again. PA 502 crosses the stream again before passing under I-476 (Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike) and a Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway line before heading into wooded areas with some homes and turning south.[2][3] The road enters Pittston Township in Luzerne County and passes through Glendale, turning southeast and running past more homes before heading into forests and turning east again.[2][4] The route heads into Spring Brook Township in Lackawanna County and becomes an unnamed road, winding east through more forests. PA 502 turns to the southeast and passes to the west of Nesbitt Reservoir before curving east into wooded areas with some homes. The road intersects the western terminus of PA 690 in Rockdale and heads through more woods with some fields and residences, passing through Spring Brook and Yostville. The route heads into Covington Township and becomes Daleville Highway, turning northeast and passing over I-380 before intersecting PA 307. PA 502 runs through wooded areas with homes before coming into a commercial area, gaining a center left-turn lane and ending at PA 435 in Daleville.[2][3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
LackawannaMoosic0.0000.000 US 11 (Birney Avenue) to I-81 south
0.2840.457 I-81 north ScrantonAccess to northbound I-81 only
Luzerne
No major junctions
LackawannaSpring Brook Township8.45313.604 PA 690 eastWestern terminus of PA 690
Covington Township12.70020.439 PA 307 (Scranton-Pocono Highway) Stroudsburg, Scranton
13.77622.170 PA 435 (Drinker Turnpike)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Google (December 8, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 502" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  4. Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.