NationMaster - Encyclopedia: U.S. Route 30 (Pennsylvania)

In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 30 runs east-west across the southern part of the state, passing through Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on its way from the West Virginia state line east to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey. In Pennsylvania, US 30 runs along or near the transcontinental Lincoln Highway, which ran from San Francisco, California to New York City before the U.S. Routes were designated. However, the Lincoln Highway turned northeast at Philadelphia, using present U.S. Route 1 and its former alignments to cross the Delaware River into Trenton, New Jersey. Image File history File links US_30. ... Image File history File links LincolnHighwayMarker. ... A mile is the name of a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... km redirects here. ... Image File history File links US_30. ... Image File history File links I-676. ... Image File history File links US_30. ... Interstate 676 is an interstate highway that serves as a major thoroughfare through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. ... Tweeter Center The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Pennsylvania numbered highways. ... Image File history File links PA-29. ... Pennsylvania Route 29 is a north-south state highway that runs through most of eastern Pennsylvania. ... Image File history File links US_1. ... From the 1911 passage of the Sproul Road Bill to the 1987 adoption of the Location Referencing System, all state highways in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania were defined as legislative routes, while some were also posted as Traffic Routes. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 kmÂ²) - Width 160 miles (255 km) - Length 280 miles (455 km) - % water 2. ... U.S. Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways. ... Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... It has been suggested that Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania be merged into this article or section. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ... The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known simply as the Ben Franklin Bridge), originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. ... The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama, Iowa The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) Area - City 600. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... Flag Seal Location Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates , Government Country State County United States New Jersey Mercer County Founded circa 1719 Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Geographical characteristics Area City 21. ...

Route description and history

The path of the Lincoln Highway was first laid out in September 1913; it was defined to run through Canton, Ohio, Beaver Falls, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Ligonier, Bedford, Chambersburg, Gettysburg, York, Lancaster and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey.^[1] This bypassed Harrisburg to the south, and thus did not use the older main route across the state between Chambersburg and Lancaster. From Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, this incorporated a number of old turnpikes, some of which still collected tolls:^[2] Canton is a city located in Stark County, Ohio. ... Beaver Falls is a city located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... Greensburg is a city located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,889. ... Ligonier is a borough located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. ... Bedford is a borough located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 85 miles (137 km) west by south of the State Capital, Harrisburg. ... Chambersburg is a borough located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Harrisburg. ... Gettysburg is a borough 38 miles (68 km) south by southwest of Harrisburg located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seatGR6. ... York is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania. ... Lancaster is a city located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City, the City that Loves You Back Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ... Map Political Statistics County Camden County Mayor Gwendolyn Faison Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 26. ... Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America. ... Chambersburg is a borough located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Harrisburg. ... Lancaster is a city located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ... A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. ...

This original 1913 path of the Lincoln Highway continued east from Philadelphia, crossing the Delaware River to Camden, New Jersey on the Market Street Ferry. The city of Philadelphia marked the route from the ferry landing west on Market Street through downtown and onto Lancaster Avenue to the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike in early 1914.^[3] By 1915^{[citation needed]} Camden was dropped from the route, allowing the highway to cross the Delaware on a bridge at Trenton (initially the Calhoun Street Bridge, later the Bridge Street Bridge). Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... Greensburg is a city located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,889. ... Stoystown is a borough located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. ... Bedford is a borough located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 85 miles (137 km) west by south of the State Capital, Harrisburg. ... Chambersburg is a borough located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Harrisburg. ... Gettysburg is a borough 38 miles (68 km) south by southwest of Harrisburg located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seatGR6. ... York is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania. ... Wrightsville is a borough located in York County, Pennsylvania. ... Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge looking east over the Susquehanna River. ... Lancaster is a city located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ... The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, first used in 1795, was the first long-distance, paved road built in the United States according to engineered plans and specifications. ... It has been suggested that Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania be merged into this article or section. ... The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... Map Political Statistics County Camden County Mayor Gwendolyn Faison Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 26. ... The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, first used in 1795, was the first long-distance, paved road built in the United States according to engineered plans and specifications. ... The Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge is a historic bridge connecting Calhoun Street in Trenton, New Jersey across the Delaware River to East Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. ... The south side of the bridge The Lower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge, commonly called the Lower Free Bridge, Warren Street Bridge or Trenton Makes Bridge, is a two-lane through truss bridge over the Delaware River between Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, Pennsylvania, owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll...

In 1924, the entire Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania was designated Pennsylvania Route 1.^[4] In late 1926 the route from West Virginia to Philadelphia (using the new route west of Pittsburgh) was assigned U.S. Route 30, while the rest of the Lincoln Highway and PA 1 became part of U.S. Route 1. The PA 1 designation was gone by 1929,^[5] but several branches from east to west - PA Route 101, PA Route 201, PA Route 301, PA Route 401, PA Route 501 and PA Route 601 - had been assigned by then. (PA Route 701 was assigned later as a branch of PA 101.)

Ohio to Pittsburgh: 1913-1927

As defined in 1913, the Lincoln Highway ran east-northeast from Canton, Ohio to Alliance and east via Salem, crossing into Pennsylvania just east of East Palestine. From there it continued southeasterly to Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, crossing the Beaver River there and heading south along its left bank to Rochester and the Ohio River's right bank to Pittsburgh.^[2] Canton is a city located in Stark County, Ohio. ... Alliance is a city located in Mahoning and Stark counties in Ohio. ... Beaver Falls is a city located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... Beaver River may refer to: In the United States: The Beaver River in Rhode Island The Beaver River in the Adirondack Mountains in New York The Beaver River, a tributary of the Ohio River, in Pennsylvania The Beaver River in Oklahoma The Beaver River in Utah In Canada: There are... Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ...

By 1915, the highway had been realigned to the route it would follow until the end of 1927. It ran east from Canton, Ohio to Lisbon and then southeast to East Liverpool on the Ohio River. After crossing into Pennsylvania, it turned north away from the river at Smiths Ferry, taking an inland route to Beaver, where it rejoined the Ohio River. It crossed the Beaver River into Rochester, joining the 1913 alignment, and turned south with the Ohio to Pittsburgh.^[2] Canton is a city located in Stark County, Ohio. ... East Liverpool is a city located in Columbiana County, Ohio. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... Beaver is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. ... Beaver River may refer to: In the United States: The Beaver River in Rhode Island The Beaver River in the Adirondack Mountains in New York The Beaver River, a tributary of the Ohio River, in Pennsylvania The Beaver River in Oklahoma The Beaver River in Utah In Canada: There are... Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. ... Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ...

This route entered Pennsylvania along PA Route 68. After crossing Little Beaver Creek, it turned south on Main Street, passing under the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad (PRR) into Glasgow. After passing through that community on Liberty Street, the highway turned north and passed under the railroad again at Smiths Ferry, merging with Smiths Ferry Road.^[2] This alignment through Glasgow carried the Lincoln Highway until ca. 1926, when the present PA 68 was built on the north side of the railroad.^[6] 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... Glasgow is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ...

The Lincoln Highway left the banks of the Ohio River on Smiths Ferry Road, which includes an old stone bridge over Upper Dry Run. It turned east on Tuscarawas Road through Ohioville, entering Beaver on Fourth Street and turning south on Buffalo Street to reach Third Street (PA Route 68).^[2] By 1929 this inland Glasgow-Beaver route was numbered PA Route 168, while the route along the river - never followed by the Lincoln Highway - was PA 68.^[5] Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... Ohioville is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... Beaver is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. ...

Where PA 68 - Third Street - crosses the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad from Beaver into Bridgewater, soon crossing the Beaver River on the ca. 1963^[6] Rochester-Bridgewater Bridge, the Lincoln Highway instead ran along Bridge Street, just to the north, and crossed the Old Rochester-Bridgewater Bridge into Rochester.^[2] The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) (AAR reporting mark PLE), also known as the Little Giant, was formed on May 11, 1875. ... Beaver River may refer to: In the United States: The Beaver River in Rhode Island The Beaver River in the Adirondack Mountains in New York The Beaver River, a tributary of the Ohio River, in Pennsylvania The Beaver River in Oklahoma The Beaver River in Utah In Canada: There are... Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. ...

Continuing through Rochester to Pittsburgh, the Lincoln Highway left the Old Rochester-Bridgewater Bridge on Madison Street, turning onto Brighton Avenue, and then crossing the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway (PRR) on New York Avenue. After running alongside the Ohio River on Railroad Avenue, the highway crossed the railroad again in Freedom (about a block north of Third Street^[7]), running through Freedom on Third Avenue.^[2] Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. ... Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway was a major part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, extending the PRR west from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Fort Wayne, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ...

South of downtown Freedom, Third Avenue merges into PA Route 65, which runs along the old Lincoln Highway into Conway. There a section of old highway is First Avenue and State Street, rejoining PA 65 in Baden. Further into Baden, PA 65 splits again, and the old highway splits onto State Street, becoming Duss Avenue in Harmony Township. At the Ambridge limits, this becomes PA Route 989, but the old highway turned west at 14th Street and then south on Merchant Street.^[2] Harmony Township is a census-designated place and township located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... Ambridge is a borough located in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania, named after the American Bridge Company. ...

Crossing Big Sewickley Creek from Ambridge, Beaver County into Leetsdale, Allegheny County, Merchant Street becomes Beaver Street, a brick road. Beaver Road and Beaver Street continues through Edgeworth, Sewickley, and Osborne, merging back into PA 65 at the border with Haysville. Sewickley officially changed the name of its piece to Lincoln Highway by an ordinance in January 1916, and Osborne, Edgeworth and Leetsdale soon followed suit, but that name is no longer used.^[2] Ambridge is a borough located in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania, named after the American Bridge Company. ... Edgeworth is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. ... Sewickley is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 12 miles west northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. ...

In Glenfield, the highway crossed the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway (PRR) twice, once near the present overpass and again west of Toms Run Road.^[8] The old road next to the Ohio River - Beaver Street - is still a yellow brick road, now used only by local traffic.^[2] The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway was a major part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, extending the PRR west from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Fort Wayne, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ...

The old road leaves PA 65 again in Emsworth as Beaver Road, becoming Brighton Road in Ben Avon before re-merging with PA 65. It splits yet again, also in Ben Avon, onto Brighton Road, another yellow brick road. In Avalon it is California Avenue, and in Bellevue it is Lincoln Avenue, coincidentally named after Lincoln soon after the U.S. Civil War.^[9]^[2] Emsworth is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. ... Avalon is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River, six miles (10 km) downstream of Pittsburgh. ... Bellevue is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River, adjoining Pittsburgh. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy...

The highway crosses into Pittsburgh on a high concrete arch bridge over Jack's Run, built in 1924 to replace an earlier bridge built for a streetcar line, and returns to the California Avenue name.^[9] It crosses Woods Run on a similar 1928 bridge next to a newer bridge built for the Ohio River Boulevard (PA Route 65).^[10] Where California Avenue curves away from PA 65, the Lincoln Highway continued next to it on Chateau Street, turning east on Western Avenue and then south on Galveston Avenue onto the 1915 Manchester Bridge to the Point.^[2] Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ...

West Virginia to Pittsburgh: 1927-present

US 30 presently crosses from West Virginia into Pennsylvania near Chester, West Virginia. It is a surface road from West Virginia to the U.S. Route 22 junction southeast of Imperial. There it joins the US 22 freeway to form the Penn-Lincoln Parkway West, which is also Interstate 279 east of Interstate 79, into downtown Pittsburgh. Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ... Chester is a city located in Hancock County, West Virginia. ... It has been suggested that Autobahn be merged into this article or section. ... Interstate 279 (abbreviated I-279) is a north-south interstate highway spur that lies entirely within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... Interstate 79 (abbreviated I-79) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ...

From Rochester to Pittsburgh, the pre-December 1927 Lincoln Highway generally parallels the ca. 1930 Ohio River Boulevard (PA Route 65). Outside Allegheny County, present PA 65 was PA Route 837 by 1929.^[5] However, during the time that the Lincoln Highway ran through Rochester, the Rochester-Pittsburgh segment was locally maintained. It was often foggy, and a July 1926 Lincoln Highway Association road report states that it was "paved city streets, mostly poor", in stark contrast to the good paving east of Pittsburgh. By 1924, reports recommended following an alternate on the other side of the river between Pittsburgh and Rochester.^[2] Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. ... Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... Sunlight filters through a thin layer of fog on a crisp winter morning in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama, Iowa The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States. ...

The route west of Rochester had similar problems; it was a dirt road, despite being a state highway.^[11] By 1922 an official detour was recommended via Beaver Falls and East Palestine, Ohio, largely identical to the initial 1913 plan. Work began in the mid-1920s on a new route to the south, passing through West Virginia and bypassing the problematic sections on both sides of Rochester; the Lincoln Highway was moved to it December 2, 1927.^[2] This new route had already been numbered US 30 in late 1926.^[12] Dirt road is a common term for an unpaved road. ... State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state government in a country that is divided into states (including the United States, Australia and Mexico): A road numbered by the state, falling below numbered national highways (like... Beaver Falls is a city located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... East Palestine is a city located in Columbiana County, Ohio, near the border with Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The new Lincoln Highway bypassed the community of Imperial on a bypass built for it.^[6] Just southeast of Imperial, the highway turned east on Steubenville Pike, joining what was U.S. Route 22 before the present freeway was built ca. 1964.^[6] Steubenville Pike runs alnog the north side of the freeway, crossing to the south side and then merging with it just west of the PA Route 60 interchange.

At PA 60, US 22 and US 30 turn southeast, but the Lincoln Highway (and US 30 before the Penn-Lincoln Parkway West opened in 1953) continued east with PA 60. Through Crafton, the highway used Steuben Street, Noble Avenue, Dinsmore Avenue, and Crafton Boulevard,^{[citation needed]} now northbound PA 60. In Pittsburgh, the highway ran along Crafton Boulevard, Noblestown Road, and Main Street, as PA 60 still does. It turned onto Carson Street (now PA Route 837) at the West End Circle, crossing the 1927 Point Bridge into the Point.^[2]

Through Pittsburgh

US 30 currently passes through Pittsburgh on the Penn-Lincoln Parkway, crossing the Monongahela River on the Fort Pitt Bridge. This freeway was built from 1953 to 1960 as a bypass for both the Lincoln Highway and the William Penn Highway (U.S. Route 22). It now carries US 22 and US 30, as well as Interstate 279 west of downtown and Interstate 376 east of downtown. Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... The Penn-Lincoln Parkway is a freeway replacement for the William Penn Highway (US 22) and Lincoln Highway (US 30) through Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Monongahela River at Morgantown, West Virginia in 1999 The Monongahela River (Affectionately referred to as The Mon) is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania in the United States. ... The Fort Pitt Bridge is a double-deck modern bridge which is the last of many bridges that span the Monongahela river before it meets the Allegheny river at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio river. ... It has been suggested that Autobahn be merged into this article or section. ... Signs for U-turn ramps on US 22 in Union County, New Jersey U.S. Route 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... Interstate 279 (abbreviated I-279) is a north-south interstate highway spur that lies entirely within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...

From 1915 to late 1927, the Lincoln Highway crossed the Allegheny River on the Manchester Bridge to the Point, touching down at the foot of Penn Avenue after meeting the Point Bridge.^[13] It made its way through downtown to Bigelow Boulevard (now PA Route 380), possibly using Water Street, Liberty Avenue and Seventh Avenue.^[14] It continued to follow present PA 380 onto Craig Street and Baum Boulevard to East Liberty. The highway left East Liberty and Pittsburgh on Penn Avenue - the old Pittsburgh and Greensburg Turnpike, also part of PA 380, and further east part of PA Route 8. (PA 380 however bypasses the center of East Liberty.)^[2] The Allegheny River (historically, especially in New York state, also spelled Allegany River) is a principal tributary of the Ohio River, which it forms with the Monongahela River at the downtown Pittsburghs Golden Triangle point. The river is approximately 325 mi (523 km) long, in the U.S. states... East Liberty is a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Pittsburghs East End. ...

Pittsburgh to Philadelphia

Though much of this section of U.S. 30 (and the Lincoln Highway) has been supplanted by the Pennsylvania Turnpike, mostly also Interstate 76, it includes the infamous town of Breezewood, Pennsylvania, where Interstate 70 traffic must still use a short non-interstate section of U.S. 30 to go between the turnpike (which is I-70 as well as I-76 to the west of Breezewood) and I-70 going to Maryland. The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. The turnpike system encompasses 532 miles (855 km) in three distinct sections. ... There is also a game called Interstate 76, developed by Activision and referring to the year 1976. ... Breezewood is a town in Bedford County in south-central Pennsylvania, known mainly for a gap in Interstate 70 that is not up to Interstate standards. ... Interstate 70 (abbreviated I-70) is a long interstate highway in the United States. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 kmÂ²) - Width 90 miles (145 km) - Length 249 miles (400 km) - % water 21 - Latitude 37Â°53N to 39Â°43N - Longitude 75Â°4W to 79Â°33...

Through Philadelphia

Old sections to be cleaned up

New Jersey through Philadelphia

It first crossed at the Calhoun Street Bridge, running along Trenton Avenue to Fallsington. In 1920 it was moved to the Bridge Street Bridge, passing through downtown Morrisville on its way to Fallsington. Image File history File links Splitsection. ... Neshaminy Creek is a creek that runs southwest through the southern half of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ... It has been suggested that Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania be merged into this article or section. ... The Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge is a historic bridge connecting Calhoun Street in Trenton, New Jersey across the Delaware River to East Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. ... The south side of the bridge The Lower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge, commonly called the Lower Free Bridge, Warren Street Bridge or Trenton Makes Bridge, is a two-lane through truss bridge over the Delaware River between Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, Pennsylvania, owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll... Morrisville is a borough located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on the Delaware River. ...

At Fallsington, the original road crossed the Pennsylvania Railroad's Trenton Cutoff on a bridge just east of the present bridge, built on a reverse curve to shorten the span. It used Trenton Road and Main Street from the bridge to the intersection with Woolston, where Main Street is now cut. In 1917, an underpass under the railroad was built to the west on Woolston Drive; this became the main route by 1924.^[2]^[15] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2681x2069, 931 KB) Lincoln Highway near Pennsylvania Tunnel from [1], published September 1922. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2681x2069, 931 KB) Lincoln Highway near Pennsylvania Tunnel from [1], published September 1922. ... U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... It has been suggested that Autobahn be merged into this article or section. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ...

From Fallsington the route used what is presently known as Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 1 Business), splitting onto Maple Avenue (Route 213) to pass through Langhorne. From there Old Lincoln Highway heads southwest; it no longer crosses SEPTA's R3 West Trenton line, but its replacement - the U.S. Route 1 freeway - crosses just to the east. Langhorne is a borough located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ... For the abbreviation SEPTA, see SEPTA. A septum, in general, is a wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense material. ... The R3 is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail system. ... U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... It has been suggested that Autobahn be merged into this article or section. ...

The present route of Lincoln Highway and US 1 Business was built in 1923^[2], bypassing Langhorne to the south and avoiding two railroad crossings. This crosses under the US 1 freeway just south of the railroad, where the older route had crossed the railroad. It curves southwest to become Old Lincoln Highway and crosses Neshaminy Creek as a one-way southbound bridge, becoming two-way at Bristol Road. (This bridge itself was built in 1921 to replace a covered bridge just to the west.^[2]) After crossing Street Road it heads south and is gated at an 1805 stone bridge across Poquessing Creek at the Philadelphia city line, just after crossing Roosevelt Boulevard. The old alignment continues through the woods, closed to traffic, paralleling power lines to near Hornig Road, after which it was upgraded on the spot to become Roosevelt Boulevard. Neshaminy Creek is a creek that runs southwest through the southern half of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ... A covered bridge is a bridge, often single-lane, with enclosed sides and a roof. ... Poquessing Creek is a small creek that forms part of the boundary between Bucks County, and the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... It has been suggested that Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania be merged into this article or section. ... Roosevelt Boulevard, or the Boulevard as it is normally called, is a major traffic artery that connects Center City Philadelphia (Downtown) with the Northeast section. ...

Closer to downtown, the old alignment splits from Roosevelt Boulevard at Haldeman Avenue and then follows Bustleton Avenue. (A short piece of Old Bustleton Avenue southwest of Welsh Road was used, crossing Pennypack Creek east of the current bridge.^[2]) By 1914, Roosevelt Boulevard was completed to Rhawn Street, so the Lincoln Highway turned off Bustleton Avenue there to reach the Boulevard. It then turned south on Broad Street to downtown, turning west at Penn Square onto [Market Street to reach Lancaster Avenue and the Lancaster Turnpike. (Prior to the building of Roosevelt Boulevard, the main road followed Bustleton Avenue to Frankford Avenue to reach downtown.) Independence Hall, as it appears today. ... The Lancaster Turnpike was the first long-distance, paved road in the United States. ...

A 1920 extension took the Boulevard to Welsh Road, allowing traffic to turn off Bustleton Avenue there (that route is still Route 532), and a 192 extension took it to the intersection with Old Lincoln Highway just north of the Poquessing Creek bridge. North of there the present US 1 was completed in 1933 to the south end of the 1923 Langhorne bypass and in 1938 to Bellevue Avenue (Route 413) in downtown Langhorne.^[2] Poquessing Creek is a small creek that forms part of the boundary between Bucks County, and the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

A bypass was added around downtown Philadelphia (in addition to the downtown route) in 1924, using Hunting Park Avenue, Ridge Avenue and City Avenue.^[16]^[2] This alignment is now used by U.S. Route 1, except that Hunting Park and Ridge Avenues are now bypassed by the Roosevelt Expressway and Schuylkill Expressway. U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... The Roosevelt Expressway is a limited-access extension of Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia. ... The Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) runs along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. ...

Philadelphia to Lancaster

The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, first used in 1795, was the first long-distance, paved road built in the United States according to engineered plans and specifications. ...

Lancaster to Pittsburgh

Just east of Lancaster, Route 30 branches off of PA 462, the original alignment, to bypass the cities of Lancaster and York. Just west of York, the other end of PA 462 meets with U.S. 30 on its way to Gettysburg. Beginning in 1999, the bypass around Lancaster went under major renovations including collector-distributor roads.

Route 30 traverses the northwestern portion of the Gettysburg Battlefield, as well as serving as the main east-west artery through the town. West of Gettysburg, U.S. 30 follows much of the path of the old Chambersburg Turnpike (from Gettysburg to Cashtown), a route used by much of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg Campaign. The highway crosses the South Mountain range through the Cashtown Gap, and, after crossing through Chambersburg and the scenic Cumberland Valley, climbs through the Allegheny Mountains. Gettysburg Map The Gettysburg Battlefield was the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought in 1863 in and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the county seat of Adams County, which had approximately 2,400 residents at the time. ... Cashtown-McKnightstown is an unincorporated census_designated place located in Adams County, Pennsylvania. ... For the author of Inherit the Wind and other works, see Robert Edwin Lee. ... The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War in the eastern theater. ... Meade and Lee of Gettysburg Gettysburg Campaign (through July 3); cavalry movements shown with dashed lines. ... Chambersburg is a borough located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. ... Cumberland Valley Township is a township located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. ... The Allegheny Mountains are a part of the Appalachian mountain range of the eastern United States. ...

Through Pittsburgh to Ohio and West Virginia

The Lincoln Highway came into the Pittsburgh area along the old Pittsburgh and Greensburg Turnpike (now U.S. Route 30) from Greensburg. The borough of White Oak had named their main street Lincoln Way in an attempt to convince the Lincoln Highway Association to use it,^[17] but instead the Highway continued along the old turnpike to North Versailles. Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded -Incorporated 1758 County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area - Total - Water 151. ... U.S. Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways. ... Greensburg is a city located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,889. ... White Oak is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... North Versailles is a first class township and coextensive census-designated place located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...

In North Versailles, the Lincoln Highway and old turnpike left current US 30 onto the road named Greensburg Pike, heading downhill into Turtle Creek. The original bridge over Turtle Creek and the Pennsylvania Railroad main line curved right and ran to Airbrake Avenue west of 11th Street; a 1925 replacement continued straight to meet Airbrake Avenue at Monroeville Avenue.^[18] The alignment continued west on Penn Avenue, turning south at Braddock Avenue. (The old turnpike left the Lincoln Highway there, cutting southwest to cross the railroad at McDonald Street, and then heading northwest along Penn Avenue Extension and Greensburg Pike.) After a short while on Braddock Avenue, the Lincoln Highway turned northwest on Electric Avenue, which becomes Ardmore Boulevard to Wilkinsburg. The George Westinghouse Bridge opened in 1932 as a bypass of the grades into and out of Turtle Creek, running from the Greensburg Pike in North Versailles to Ardmore Boulevard in Chalfant. Turtle Creek is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 12 miles (19 km ) southeast of Pittsburgh. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... Wilkinsburg is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... Chalfant is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...

The Lincoln Highway joined the William Penn Highway and rejoined the Greensburg Turnpike at Penn Avenue in Wilkinsburg. After entering Pittsburgh and crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad main line, it turned west on Baum Boulevard, following present Route 380 onto Craig Street and Bigelow Boulevard to downtown.^[16] Signs for U-turn ramps on US 22 in Union County, New Jersey U.S. Route 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ...

The Boulevard of the Allies opened east from downtown Pittsburgh in 1920, and in 1924 it was designated as an alternate route.^[19] At least in 1930, this bypass ran along the Boulevard of the Allies, Forbes Avenue, Beeler Street, Wilkins Avenue and Dallas Avenue, rejoining the Lincoln Highway at Penn Avenue, west of Wilkinsburg.^[20] Wilkinsburg is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...

References

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