Pennsylvania Route 402
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 29.240 mi[1] (47.057 km) | |||
Existed | 1928–present | |||
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South end |
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Blooming Grove Township | ||||
North end | US 6 in Palmyra Township | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Monroe, Pike | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 402 (PA 402) is a 29.24-mile (47.06 km) north–south
PA 402 was designated in 1928 between
In 1991, a proposal to realign PA 402 and US 209 around the village of Marshalls Creek was proposed. Originally, PA 402 ended at a junction with US 209 and US 209 Business in Marshalls Creek. Over the years, the junction and the village had become heavily congested and a bypass was the only way to relieve traffic. After numerous delays for environmental issues, PA 402's new alignment had construction begin in 2005. Construction was suspended in 2008 and abandoned as PennDOT wanted a new bypass constructed without a realignment of PA 402. The new bypass was completed in June 2012, when US 209 was realigned away from the southern terminus of PA 402, which ended at US 209 Bus. instead.
Route description
PA 402 begins at a junction with
PA 402 soon reaches the village of Poplar Bridge, reaching the Middle Smithfield Township Park at the north end of the village. Passing the Country Club of the Poconos, the route turns northward through a residential area surrounded by woods. This soon recedes to just woods, soon crossing over the Bush Kill, right next to
The route winds northward through woods in Porter Township for several miles, passing a small parking lot and a junction with Old Bushkill Road. After a bend to the northwest, PA 402 reaches Porters Lake, a large lake marking the center of Porter Township. The route then moves northwest and crosses Pickerel Lake. PA 402 continues northwest through more woodlands, soon reaching the village of Pecks Pond, a residential community on the southwest end of the namesake pond. At the junction with Ness Road, PA 402 turns northeast along the lakeshore, soon passing a junction with a former alignment of itself. The route crosses into Blooming Grove Township, continuing northwest through the rural portions of Pike County.[2]
The route soon bends north, passing through woods east of Lake Scott, soon reaching an interchange with I-84 (exit 30; formerly 8[3]). Just north of the interchange, PA 402 intersects with SR 4004, which connects to PA 434 and PA 739 at its eastern terminus. The route winds northward through Blooming Grove Township, passing White Deer Lake Access, soon bending northwest again. The route bends northward, crossing into Palmyra Township, soon reaching a clearing and a junction with US 6. This junction serves as the northern terminus of PA 402, just east of the junction with PA 507.[2]
History
PA 402 was assigned by the
Marshalls Creek Bypass
A bypass of the southern terminus of PA 402 was proposed in 1991 to deter traffic off the congested intersection with US 209 and US 209 Bus. in the village of Marshalls Creek. The same year, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) got involved in the feasibility study, and preliminary engineering work was finished in 1995. The project, notorious for delays, first hit a barrier in 1997, when a pair of species of endangered fish (Bridle shiners and Iron-colored shiners) were found in Marshalls Creek. In 2000, after a Final Environmental Impact Statement had been completed, the route was approved by the Federal Highway Administration. In 2004, a delay was created again, when pyrite was found in the area, which led to engineers finding a way to not harm the fish in Marshalls Creek.[12]
By that point, the project had been delayed to opening in 2008, 17 years after the proposal had been developed. Construction began on the new bypass of Marshalls Creek in 2005, with Phase I of the project, which wrapped up in 2007 under the eye of J.D. Eckman Inc., an Atglen-based contractor.[12] The original bypass plan had PA 402 being realigned at the junction with Oak Grove Drive, onto a new alignment that would have crossed over the Marshalls Creek and terminated at an interchange with US 209 at the northern end of the bypass.[13] In 2008, officials at PennDOT thought about a smaller bypass proposal, which would connect US 209 and US 209 Bus. and not cross Pond Creek.[12]
At the same time, work was suspended in April for rising costs of the new bypass. Instead of costing $68 million (2008
The Marshalls Creek Bypass was redesigned as a new project with a new park and ride at the Pocono Bazaar to the northeast of Marshalls Creek with an extended Oak Grove Drive, which would run around the back of the Bazaar and come to a new intersection with US 209 and a new bypass of the village of Marshalls Creek of US 209 only.[14] Construction on the park and ride began in 2009, marking the beginning of the third and final phase of the project.[15] Construction on the US 209 bypass was slated for Spring 2010, with a 2.5 year span of completion at the cost of $20 million (2009 USD).[16] The bypass opened on June 11, 2012, and PA 402's southern terminus became US 209 Bus. as US 209 was rerouted onto the new bypass.[17]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Southern terminus; village of Marshalls Creek | |||||
Exit 30 (I-84). Formerly exit 8.[3] | |||||
Palmyra Township | 29.240 | 47.057 | US 6 | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
PA 402 Truck
Location | Pike County, Pennsylvania |
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Existed | 2013–present |
Pennsylvania Route 402 Truck is a
See also
- Mountain Lake House
- 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.
- Monroe County (PDF)
- Pike County (PDF)
- ^ a b c d Microsoft; Nokia (April 11, 2013). "overview map of PA 402" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Pike County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1999. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Map Showing Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928.
- ^ Map Showing Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1931.
- ^ Map Showing Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1932.
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1950. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ General Highway Map Monroe County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1961. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ "Numbers of Routes Changed". The Pocono Record. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. May 29, 1962. p. 17. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Brelje, Beth (April 9, 2008). "PennDOT stops work on Marshalls Creek Bypass". The Pocono Record. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
- ^ a b Brelje, Beth (April 12, 2008). "Marshalls Creek bypass: 'Now they're screwed'". The Pocono Record. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Brelje, Beth (December 31, 2008). "Marshalls Creek traffic project inches forward". The Pocono Record. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "PennDOT opens bids for Marshalls Creek traffic relief project". The Pocono Record. January 29, 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Sadowski, Michael (November 24, 2009). "Former Marshalls Creek bypass project on to Phase 3". The Pocono Record. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Marshalls Creek Bypass now open". The Pocono Record. June 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Risk-Based Bridge Postings - State and Local Bridges" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. October 8, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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