Cedar Crest Boulevard
Cedar Crest Boulevard | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.471 mi[1] (15.242 km) | |||
| Existed | 1920s–present | |||
| Component highways |  PA 29 from Emmaus to DorneyvilleSR 1019 from Dorneyville to North Whitehall Township | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | PA 29 in Emmaus | |||
  I-78 / PA 309 near Dorneyville PA 222 near DorneyvilleTilghman Street in Allentown  US 22 in South Whitehall TownshipWalbert Avenue in South Whitehall Township | ||||
| North end | Mauch Chunk Road in North Whitehall Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Lehigh | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Cedar Crest Boulevard is a major north-south highway in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. South of Interstate 78 (I-78), the road is a part of Pennsylvania Route 29 and north of it the road is State Route 1019.
The boulevard is 9.5 miles in length and passes through Allentown, Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is in Emmaus, Pennsylvania at Chestnut Street and its northern terminus is in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania at Mauch Chunk Road. It also is a major junction for I-78, a major east-west highway between the Harrisburg area in the west and New York City's Holland Tunnel in the east.
Cedar Crest Boulevard is home to many attractions in the Lehigh Valley, including two rival high schools, Emmaus High School and Parkland High School, as well as the main campuses of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Cedar Crest College. Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Lake Muhlenberg, the Lehigh Country Club, the Lehigh Parkway, Muhlenberg College and Trexler Park all border the boulevard.
The boulevard is a prominent road for Allentown-area commerce, including numerous strip malls and restaurants.
Route description
Cedar Crest Boulevard begins at an intersection with PA 29 (Chestnut Street) in the borough of Emmaus in Lehigh County, heading northwest as a two-lane undivided road that is part of PA 29. The road passes through residential areas to the southwest of Emmaus High School, heading through a section of Upper Milford Township before becoming the border between Lower Macungie Township to the west and Emmaus to the east and curving to the north. Cedar Crest Boulevard fully enters Lower Macungie Township and crosses Little Lehigh Creek, passing through a mix of fields, woods, and homes and running to the west of Lehigh Country Club. PA 29 crosses into Salisbury Township and widens into a four-lane road that passes between Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest to the west and an office park to the east. Cedar Crest Boulevard becomes a divided highway and comes to an interchange with I-78/PA 309, where PA 29 ends and the road becomes SR 1019.[2][3]
Past this interchange, SR 1019 becomes a two-lane undivided road and runs through suburban residential neighborhoods, crossing into South Whitehall Township. Cedar Crest Boulevard comes to an intersection with a one-way pair carrying PA 222 in a business area in the community of Dorneyville, a short distance to the east of Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom. The Da Vinci Science Center is located at the northeast corner of PA 222 southbound and Cedar Crest Boulevard. Following this, the roadway becomes the border between South Whitehall Township to the west and the city of Allentown to the east, passing to the west of Cedar Crest College. Cedar Crest Boulevard continues near homes and businesses in the western part of Allentown as a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane, crossing Lehigh Parkway and forming the eastern border of Trexler Park. SR 1019 crosses SR 1002 (Tilghman Street) in a commercial area and continues through residential areas as a two-lane road, leaving Allentown for South Whitehall Township. The road comes to an interchange with the US 22 freeway and heads into business areas. After crossing SR 1006 (Walbert Avenue) in the community of Wennersville, Cedar Crest Boulevard heads through a mix of farmland and woodland with some development. The road crosses over Jordan Creek and under Norfolk Southern's C&F Secondary before it passes to the east of Parkland High School. SR 1019 continues through rural areas and crosses into North Whitehall Township in the community of Meyersville. Cedar Crest Boulevard comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with SR 1017 (Mauch Chunk Road).[2][3]
History
.svg){kind=small} Pennsylvania Route 229 | |
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| Location | Emmaus – Wennersville |
| Existed | 1928–1940s |
In 1928, the section of the road from Walbert Avenue (US 309/PA 29) in Wennersville to Chestnut Street (PA 29) in Emmaus was designated as Pennsylvania Route 229.[4][5] PA 229 was paved by 1930.[6] By 1950, however, the route number was removed, and it was renamed Cedar Crest Boulevard.[7] PA 29 was designated onto the portion of Cedar Crest Boulevard south of US 309 (now I-78/PA 309) in the 1950s.[8] The route is sometimes referred to by locals as simply Cedar Crest.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Lehigh County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Emmaus | 40.398 | 65.014 |  PA 29 south (Chestnut Street) – Boyertown | Southern terminus; south end of PA 29 overlap | |
| Salisbury Township | 43.454 0.000 | 69.932 0.000 | I-78 / PA 309 – Harrisburg, Tamaqua, Bethlehem, Quakertown PA 29 ends | Exit 55 (I-78/PA 309), northern terminus of southern section of PA 29, south end of SR 1019 | |
| Allentown | 0.853– 1.090 | 1.373– 1.754 | PA 222 (Hamilton Boulevard) – Reading, Allentown | ||
| 2.115 | 3.404 | SR 1002 (Tilghman Street) – Kuhnsville, Allentown | |||
| South Whitehall Township | 2.958 | 4.760 | US 22 (Lehigh Valley Thruway) – Harrisburg, Bethlehem | Interchange | |
| 3.393 | 5.461 | SR 1006 (Walbert Avenue) – Slatington, Allentown | |||
| North Whitehall Township | 6.415 | 10.324 | SR 1017 (Mauch Chunk Road) – Balliettsville, Allentown | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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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.[permanent dead link]
- Lehigh County[permanent dead link] (PDF)
- ^ a b "Cedar Crest Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ a b Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Map of Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "1941 Lehigh County Map" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Retrieved 2007-07-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved June 24, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1950. Retrieved January 1, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1960 Lehigh County Map" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Retrieved 2007-07-25.[permanent dead link]
