Pennsylvania Route 237

Route map:
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PA 137 in Shohola Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
Highway system
PA 236 PA 238

Pennsylvania Route 237 (PA 237) was an 3.88-mile (6.24 km) route between

PA 137 (now PA 434) in Shohola Township. The route followed the shores of the Delaware River
as Lackawaxen Road. The route's alignment, after assignment in 1928, remained the same until being removed from the state highway system in 1946. The route was paved in 1932, and the route is now known as State Route 1012 (SR 1012) and Shohola Township Roads 413 and 454.

Route description

The alignment of PA 237 began at an intersection with its parent highway,

PA 37 in Lackawaxen Township, near Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct. This is currently the intersection with PA 590. The highway heads eastward along the banks of the Delaware River and a nearby railroad track towards Shohola Township. There is an intersection with Delaware Drive just after the inception. Delaware Drive heads to a dead-end at the banks of the Delaware River. The highway passes some homes to the north and a dense forest to the south. There is also a mansion atop a nearby hill. After a clearing, the highway enters the dense forest completely and turns to the southeast.[citation needed
]

With the train tracks, Delaware River and

]

History

PA 237 was assigned in 1928, during the mass numbering of state highways within

Pennsylvania Department of Highways paved the highway.[2] The highway remained relatively unchanged until 1946, when the highway was decommissioned in a mass deletion of state highways within the commonwealth.[3] The current alignment of former PA 237 is now Pike County SR 1012 from PA 590 to the Shohola Township border.[4] The rest is locally maintained, with a piece at PA 434 designated Shohola Township Roads 413 and 454.[5] The two state routes at the termini, PA 37 and PA 137, are now PA 434 and PA 590.[citation needed][6]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Pike County.

Locationmi[citation needed]kmDestinationsNotes
PA 37
Western terminus
PA 137
Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ Map Showing Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928.
  2. ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1932.
  3. ^ Pennsylvania Official Road Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1946.
  4. ^ "Lackawaxen Township, Pennsylvania" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  5. ^ "Shohola Township, Pennsylvania" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  6. ^ Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2008.

External links

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