Interstate 84 in Pennsylvania
Interstate 84 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 54.870 mi[1] (88.305 km) | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    I-81 / I-380 / US 6 in Dunmore | |||
| East end |  I-84 at the New York border | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 84 (I-84) in Pennsylvania is part of the east segment of a non-contiguous freeway that runs from Dunmore to the New York border.
Route description
I-84 starts in Pennsylvania at I-81 in Dunmore, a suburb east of Scranton. After two miles (3.2 km), I-84 intersects I-380, as the latter goes southeasterly through the Poconos and I-84 continues almost due east into Wayne and Pike counties.[citation needed] The Pennsylvania section is the only segment of I-84 that uses mile-based exit numbers; sequential numbers were replaced starting in 2001.[citation needed]
This section of Pennsylvania is very lightly populated, and there are no major settlements on or near I-84, although it offers access to popular outdoor recreation areas such as Lake Wallenpaupack and Promised Land State Park. Its right-of-way is very wide, with a large median strip between the two carriageways as it passes through densely wooded country, except for the swampy areas in southern Wayne County. The only development along Pennsylvania's section of I-84 is where U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and US 209 start to parallel closely and form a commercial strip just south of Matamoras, just west of the Delaware River.[citation needed] I-84 reaches its highest elevation in Pennsylvania and in the east just west of exit 8 at 1,800 feet (550 m).[2]
History
I-84 was originally planned to run concurrently with US 6, but in June 1958, due to a realignment of I-80, I-84 was redesignated as an Interstate. The plan was first revealed to the public in 1964. The first segment to be completed, in 1961, spanned from the current western terminus to Tigue Street. The second segment to be completed, in 1967, spanned from what was then Spring Road just west of Lords Valley to what was then Sawkill Road. The third segment to be completed, in 1968, expanded the second segment to what was then Beaver Dam Road, east of PA 507.[3]
Exit list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Old exit [4] | New exit [4] | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna | Dunmore | 0.000 | 0.000 |     I-81 north / US 6 west to PA 347 – Binghamton | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance, west end of I-380 overlap | |||
| 0.775 | 1.247 |  I-81 south – Wilkes-Barre | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||||
| 0.896 | 1.442 |  US 6 east – Carbondale | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||||
| 1.266 | 2.037 | 1 | 1 | Tigue Street | ||||
| 2.457 | 3.954 | 2 | 2 |   PA 435 south – Elmhurst | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance, left exit from eastbound | |||
| Roaring Brook Township | 4.311 | 6.938 | 4 | I-380 south – Mount Pocono | I-380 exit 24, east end of I-380 overlap | |||
| Jefferson Township | 9.064 | 14.587 | 4 | 8 |   PA 247 to PA 348 – Mount Cobb, Hamlin | |||
| Wayne | Sterling Township | 17.530 | 28.212 | 5 | 17 |  PA 191 – Hamlin, Newfoundland | ||
| Pike | Greene Township | 20.903 | 33.640 | 6 | 20 |  PA 507 – Lake Wallenpaupack, Greentown | ||
| Palmyra Township | 27.015 | 43.476 | 7 | 26 |  PA 390 – Tafton, Promised Land State Park | |||
| Blooming Grove Township | 31.025 | 49.930 | 8 | 30 |  PA 402 – Porters Lake, Blooming Grove | |||
| Dingman Township | 34.912 | 56.185 | 9 | 34 |  PA 739 – Lords Valley, Dingmans Ferry | |||
| Milford Township | 46.861 | 75.415 | 10 | 46 | US 6 – Milford | |||
| Matamoras | 53.700 | 86.422 | 11 | 53 |  US 6 / US 209 – Matamoras, Milford | Access to Pennsylvania Welcome Center | ||
| Delaware River | 54.637 | 87.930 | Interstate 84 Bridge | |||||
| Orange | Port Jervis | 54.870 | 88.305 |  I-84 east – Newburgh | New York border | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Lackawanna County (PDF)
- Wayne County (PDF)
- Pike County (PDF)
- ^ "Elevation Finder". Freemaptools.com. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 84". Retrieved December 20, 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania Exit Numbering" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
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