Cedar Crest Boulevard
Cedar Crest Boulevard | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by I-78 / PA 309 near Dorneyville PA 222 near Dorneyville Tilghman Street in Allentown US 22 in South Whitehall Township Walbert Avenue in South Whitehall Township | ||||
North end | Mauch Chunk Road in North Whitehall Township | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Lehigh | |||
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Cedar Crest Boulevard, colloquially known as Cedar Crest and The Boulevard, is a major north-south highway in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. South of Interstate 78 (I-78), the road is part of Pennsylvania Route 29 (PA 29). North of it, the road becomes State Route 1019 (SR 1019).
The boulevard is 9.5 miles in length and passes through Allentown, the third-most populous city in Pennsylvania and county seat of Lehigh County. Its southern terminus is in Emmaus at Chestnut Street and its northern terminus is in North Whitehall Township at Mauch Chunk Road. It also is a junction onto I-78, a major east-west highway between Lebanon County in the west and the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan in the east.
Cedar Crest Boulevard is home to many Lehigh Valley attractions, including two large rival high schools,
Route description
Cedar Crest Boulevard begins at an intersection with PA 29 (Chestnut Street) in Emmaus in Lehigh County, heading northwest as a two-lane undivided road that passes through residential areas to the southwest of Emmaus High School and then through a section of Upper Milford Township. It then crosses the border between Emmaus to the east and Lower Macungie Township to the west and curves north as it enters Lower Macungie Township, where it crosses Little Lehigh Creek and then a mix of fields, woods, and homes and passes to the west of Lehigh Country Club.
PA 29 then 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 the interchange, SR 1019 becomes a two-lane undivided road, passing through several suburban residential neighborhoods before entering
SR 1019 then crosses
History
Location | Emmaus – Wennersville |
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Existed | 1928–1940s |
In 1928, the section of Cedar Crest Boulevard from Walbert Avenue (
Battle of Cedar Crest Boulevard
Two of eastern Pennsylvania's largest public high schools, Emmaus High School in Emmaus and Parkland High School in Allentown, are each located off Cedar Crest Boulevard roughly 9 miles (14 km) apart. In high school football, the two rival schools play each other in a game known as the Battle of Cedar Crest Boulevard. The winner of the game each year is awarded the Battle of Cedar Crest Boulevard trophy.[9]
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 | |
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
- U.S. Roads portal
- Pennsylvania portal
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.
- Lehigh County (PDF)
- ^ a b Google (August 23, 2015). "Cedar Crest Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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.
- 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]
- ^ https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/football/mc-spt-parkland-emmaus-football-20221029-bcvvfh424jhrljgzuwea7qn6f4-story.html "Emmaus football gives its fans plenty of treats in 40-15 win over Parkland in the Battle of Cedar Crest Boulevard"], The Morning Call, October 29, 2022, retrieved January 22, 2023