Pennsylvania Route 290
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Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Erie | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 290 (designated by the
Route description
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PA 290 officially begins at I-79 exit 183, less than a quarter of a mile from where I-79 terminates at the
As part of the
History
The highway was formed in order to create a high-speed loop for traffic between I-90 and I-79, which begins at the end of the Bayfront Parkway, as well as to help promote the 12th Street corridor as a viable alternate route to the congested Bayfront Parkway.[citation needed]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Erie County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Pittsburgh | Western terminus of PA 290 and its concurrency with PA 5. Exit 183 (I-79). | ||||
3.543 | 5.702 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of concurrency with PA 5. | ||
4.648 | 7.480 | ![]() | Interchange | ||
Harborcreek Township | 7.912 | 12.733 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of concurrency with PA 430. | |
8.876 | 14.285 | ![]() | Exit 32 (I-90). | ||
9.173 | 14.763 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of concurrency with PA 430; eastern terminus of PA 290 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Bayfront Connector
Bayfront Connector | |
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Location | Harborcreek Township |
Length | 5.34 mi[3] (8.59 km) |
Existed | 2005–present |
The Bayfront Connector is a 5.34-mile (8.59 km),[a] four-lane expressway that connects Interstate 90 to downtown Erie, Pennsylvania; it is continuous with Route 290 throughout its length.
At the intersection of East 12th Street, the Bayfront Parkway becomes the Bayfront Connector and picks up the concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 290. After it bridges the railroad tracks owned by CSX, the Connector parallels the tracks for Norfolk Southern. The Connector intersects East 38th Street at angle, prohibiting turns onto 38th Street. After the intersection of Shannon Road, the Bayfront Connector stops paralleling railroad tracks and crosses Fourmile Creek over the Wintergreen Gorge Bridge. The concurrency for Pennsylvania Route 430 begins at the intersection with Station Road. The entrance to Penn State Erie is on the Connector at the intersection for Hannon Road and Knowledge Parkway. The Bayfront Connector terminates, along with PA 290, at the I-90 interchange, while PA 430 continues as Station Road.
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
Pennsylvania portal
Notes
- a. ^ PennDOT lists the official meausurement of the Bayfront Connector as 6.2 miles (10.0 km) long.[4] The 0.9-mile (1.4 km) segment from the Bayfront Parkway to East 12th Street, which was built as part of the East Side Access Highway project, was counted as part of the Connector but is signed and designated as part of the Parkway.
References
- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Erie County Archived 2011-02-17 at Wikiwix (PDF)
- ^ Behrend welcomes completed Bayfront Connector
- ^ Google (October 23, 2015). "Pennsylvania Route 290" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "New highway's length matter of who measures". Erie Times-News. June 25, 2005. p. 3B.
External links
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