Pennsylvania Route 315
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 8.212 mi[1] (13.216 km) | |||
Existed | 1928–present | |||
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North end | I-81 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Int'l Airport in Avoca | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Luzerne | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 315 (PA 315) is an 8.2-mile-long (13.2 km)
PA 315 was first designated in 1928 between PA 115 in Wilkes-Barre and U.S. Route 11 (US 11, now unnumbered Main Street) in Pittston, following Main Street between the two cities. In the 1930s, the route was moved to a multilane highway running between PA 115 east of Wilkes-Barre and US 11 in Dupont. The route was extended north along a divided highway to US 11 in Moosic in the 1950s. The northern terminus of the route was moved to I-81 near the airport in 1966, with I-81 replacing the route north of there. In the 1970s, the route begun at US 11 in Larksville and traveled through Wilkes-Barre, but was reverted by the 1980s. In the 1980s, the north end was moved to US 11 in Dupont. The south end was changed from PA 115 to an interchange with the PA 309 freeway in 1991. By 2003, PA 315's northern terminus reverted to its current location.
Route description
PA 315 begins at an interchange with the
The route crosses to the east side of I-81 and continues into
History
When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, what is now PA 315 was not given a number.
PA 315 was realigned in the 1930s to run from PA 115 east of Wilkes-Barre northeast to US 11 in Dupont along a multilane road further to the east.[8] In the 1950s, the route was extended north along a divided highway from Dupont to end at US 11 in Moosic.[9] The northern terminus of PA 315 was moved to an interchange with I-81 near the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport in 1966, with the former route north of there incorporated into I-81.[10][11] In the 1970s, the route's south end was extended to US 11 in Larksville, following West End Road, Carey Avenue, Horton Street, Main Street, Blackman Street, Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, Scott Street, and a concurrency with PA 115 on Kidder Street until its current south end. PA 315 replaced the PA 309 designation along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street, with PA 309 realigned through the Wilkes-Barre area.[12] The southern terminus was reverted to PA 115 by 1989, with PA 309 (now PA 309 Bus.) replacing PA 315 along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street. The north end of the route was shifted via Main Street to end at US 11 in Dupont in the 1980s.[13]
The southern terminus was modified from an intersection with PA 115 to an interchange with the newly constructed PA 309 freeway in 1991.[14][15] By 2003, the northern end of PA 315 was shifted back to I-81 near the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, replacing SR 2059.[16][17]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Luzerne County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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PA 309 Bus. south (Kidder Street) – Wilkes-Barre | Exit 1 (PA 309); southern terminus | ||||
I-81 south – Hazleton | Access from southbound PA 315 to southbound I-81 and access from northbound I-81 to northbound PA 315, Exit 175 (I-81) | ||||
toll-by-plate | |||||
5.927– 5.955 | 9.539– 9.584 | I-81 north – Scranton | Access from PA 315 to northbound I-81 and access from southbound I-81 to PA 315, Exit 175 (I-81) | ||
I-81 – Scranton, Wilkes-Barre | Exit 178 (I-81); northern terminus | ||||
Pittston Township | 8.212 | 13.216 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport entrance | Continuation beyond I-81 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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.
- Luzerne County (PDF)
- ^ a b Google (February 20, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 315" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1911. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ Map of Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (back) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ Official Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1960. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Official Map of Pennsylvania (back) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000023770". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
- ^ Pennsylvania Official Transportation Map (back) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ Pennsylvania Official Transportation Map (back) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1989. Retrieved January 17, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ General Highway Map Luzerne County Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1990. p. Sheet 1. Retrieved August 22, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000023909". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
- ^ General Highway Map Luzerne County Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). 1:65,000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1997. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ General Highway Map Luzerne County Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). 1:65,000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved October 21, 2015.