Pennsylvania Route 715

PA Route 715 marker

PA Route 715
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 18 mi[1] (28 km)
Existed: 1963 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 209 in Chestnuthill Township
  I-80 in Pocono Township
North end: PA 191 in Paradise Township
Location
Counties: Monroe
Highway system
← PA 713PA 718 →

Pennsylvania Route 715 (designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as SR 715) is a 17.70-mile-long (28.49 km) north–south state route located entirely in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 209 in the Chestnuthill Township hamlet of Brodheadsville. The northern terminus is at Route 191 in the Paradise Township hamlet of Henryville.

Route 715 also intersects Interstate 80 in Tannersville at Exit 299 (former Exit 45).

Route description

Route 715 at its northern terminus with Route 191 in Paradise Township

PA 715 begins at an intersection with US 209 in the community of Brodheadsville in Chestnuthill Township, heading north on a two-lane undivided road. The road passes a mix of rural homes and fields before continuing into forested areas with a few housing developments. Farther north, the route passes a mix of farms, woods, and homes as it comes to the community of McMichaels and makes a sharp turn to the east. PA 715 enters Jackson Township and heads into wooded areas of residential subdivisions as it turns northeast and passes Grubers Lake and Trout Lake. After the latter, the road heads more to the north and passes through Reeders. The route heads northeast into Pocono Township and passes through woods with some commercial development and reaching to an interchange with I-80.[2][3]

PA 715 heading southbound from Interstate 80 in Tannersville

From here, PA 715 intersects Sullivan Trail, which provides access to The Crossings Premium Outlets and Camelback Mountain Resort, before crossing Pocono Creek and forming a short wrong-way concurrency with PA 611 in Tannersville. Past PA 611, the route continues northeast through dense forests with occasional areas of wooded housing developments. In the community of Meisertown, PA 715 intersects the eastern terminus of PA 314. Following this intersection, the route continues into Paradise Township and passes through more forests before ending at PA 191 in the community of Henryville.[2][3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Monroe County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Chestnuthill Township0.000.00 US 209 – Stroudsburg, LehightonVillage of Brodheadsville
Pocono Township11.6918.81 I-80 – Stroudsburg, HazletonVillage of Tannersville; exit 299 (I-80)
12.2619.73 PA 611 – Bartonsville, Mount PoconoVillage of Tannersville; PA 611 and PA 715 overlap for 70 yards (64 m)
15.8425.49 PA 314 west (Club House Road) – SwiftwaterVillage of Meisertown; eastern terminus of PA 314
Paradise Township17.7028.49 PA 191 – Cresco, Mount Pocono, StroudsburgVillage of Henryville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

PA 715 Truck


PA Route 715 Truck
Location: Tannersville

Pennsylvania Route 715 Truck is a truck route of PA 715 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over the Pocono Creek in Pocono Township, on which trucks over 21 tons and combination loads over 25 tons are prohibited. The route follows I-80, PA 33, and PA 611. It was signed in 2013.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yahoo!; Navteq (January 21, 2011). "Overview map of Route 715" (Map). Yahoo! Maps. Yahoo!. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Google (March 5, 2011). "overview of PA 715" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Monroe County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ Google (July 26, 2014). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 715 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Risk-Based Bridge Postings - State and Local Bridges" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

External links

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Route map: Bing