Pennsylvania Route 435

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I-84 / I-380 in Dunmore
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesMonroe, Wayne, Lackawanna
Highway system
← PA 434→ PA 436

Pennsylvania Route 435 (PA 435) is a 14.9-mile-long (24.0 km)

divided highway and intersects PA 348
before merging into I-84/I-380.

The PA 435 alignment follows the Philadelphia and Great Bend Turnpike or Drinker Turnpike, a

U.S. Route 611
(US 611), which ran between Philadelphia and Scranton, in 1926. The PA 2 designation was removed from US 611 two years later. Portions of US 611 south of Scranton were widened between the 1930s and 1960s. US 611 was decommissioned in 1972 and PA 435 replaced the route between Gouldsboro and Dunmore.

Route description

PA 435 northbound past PA 507 in Lehigh Township

PA 435 begins at an interchange with

Clifton Township. The highway continues north through Clifton, passing west of Big Bass Lake and soon the Covington Industrial Park. PA 435 continues a close parallel with the interstate as it passes east of Covington Lake and enters Covington Township. Just north of the township line, PA 435 forks to the northeast at a junction with PA 307 (the Scranton-Pocono Highway).[3]

PA 435 continues to the northeast through the residential regions of Covington Township as a two-lane road, passing into the small hamlet of

center left-turn lane. Through Daleville, the route remains residential, and enters the commercial hamlet and an intersection with PA 502 (Daleville Highway). PA 435 continues northward out of Daleville and begins to parallel with the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad, narrowing to a two-lane road and briefly gaining a second southbound lane. The highway heads past the Saint Catherine's Cemetery and soon crosses into the borough of Moscow as a two-lane road. Heading through Moscow, PA 435 gains the moniker of South Main Street, and makes a large curve along the railroad line to an intersection with PA 690 (New Street). Here, PA 435 and PA 690 begin a concurrency through downtown Moscow, passing the local train station and at the intersection with Church Street, PA 690 turns west onto Church Street while PA 435 continues north along North Main Street.[3]

Leaving downtown Moscow, PA 435 continues northward aside the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line. The forestry soon takes over and residences become sporadic as the route winds its way through

Elmhurst Township. The rail line moves to the east a bit as both the railroad and PA 435 pass the Elmhurst Reservoir. Passing Fairview Memorial Park, Blue Shutters Road (State Route 2010) soon merges in. After the reservoir ends, PA 435 crosses under the curving rail line and continues northward into the hamlet of Elmhurst. Through Elmhurst, PA 435 begins a parallel with PA 590, which soon merges in with the main route. PA 435 widens to a four-lane divided highway and continues northwestward out of Elmhurst, crossing over I-84. After this bridge, PA 348 merges into the highway. PA 348 ends at southbound PA 435 while northbound PA 435 passes over PA 348 with a ramp connection to the route. The highway winds along the Roaring Brook into Dunmore, following the Drinker Turnpike until it forks. PA 435 soon turns to the northwest once again and merges into Exit 2 on the concurrent I-84 and I-380 in Dunmore.[3]

History

PA 435 southbound in Elmhurst Township at the junction with PA 348

In 1811, the Philadelphia and Great Bend Turnpike, a private turnpike, was chartered to run between Philadelphia and Great Bend. This turnpike was built to attract settlers to rural Pennsylvania. The section through Covington Township was built as a plank road between 1819 and 1826 by John Delong under the employment of Henry Drinker.[4] The Philadelphia and Great Bend Turnpike, which was also known as the Drinker Turnpike, was built from 1826 to 1828.[4][5]

When Pennsylvania legislated routes in 1911, what is now PA 435 was designated as part of Legislative Route 168, which ran from

US 611 was designated to run between Philadelphia and Scranton concurrent with PA 2, including the road between Gouldsboro and Dunmore.[10][11] The concurrent PA 2 designation was removed from US 611 in 1928.[12][13][14]

US 611 was widened to a multilane road from a point north of the PA 507 intersection north to the newly constructed PA 307 in the 1930s.

American Association of State Highway Officials approved the elimination of the US 611 designation.[21] On March 14, 1972, US 611 was decommissioned and PA 435 replaced the route between I-380 in Gouldsboro and I-84/I-380 in Dunmore. Signs were changed by April of that year.[2][22]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
I-80 – Stroudsburg, Hazleton, Scranton
Exit 13 (I-380); southern terminus
0.1790.288
 PA 507 north – Gouldsboro		Southern terminus of PA 507
Wayne
 No major junctions
LackawannaCovington Township4.0596.532
 PA 307 north (Scranton-Pocono Highway)		Southern terminus of PA 307
5.6959.165
 PA 502 west (Daleville Highway)		Eastern terminus of PA 502
Moscow7.74312.461
 PA 690 east (New Street) – Madisonville		Southern terminus of concurrency with PA 690
7.81112.571
Springbrook
Northern terminus of concurrency with PA 690
Elmhurst Township
11.243–
11.306		18.094–
18.195
 PA 590 east		Western terminus of PA 590
12.01419.335
I-84
Western terminus of PA 348
I-84 west / I-380 north – Scranton
Access to westbound I-84/northbound I-380 and from eastbound I-84/southbound I-380; exit 2 (I-84); northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c Microsoft; Nokia (May 14, 2011). "Overview map of Pennsylvania Route 435" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "History". Covington Township, Lackawanna County. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Hitchcock, Frederick Lyman (1914). History of Scranton and Its People, Volume 1. New York City: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 12. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  6. Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1911. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  7. ^ Butko, Brian; Patrick, Kevin; Weaver, Kyle R. (2011). Diners of Pennsylvania (2nd ed.). Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 158. Retrieved October 19, 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Squeri, Lawrence (2002). Better in the Poconos: The Story of Pennsylvania's Vacationland. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 105. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "William Penn Highway: US 22 in Pennsylvania". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  10. ^ a b Pennsylvania Highway Map (eastern side) (Map). Gulf Oil. 1926. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
  11. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
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  12. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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  14. ^ Map of Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1950. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  17. ^ Official Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1960. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  18. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000020616". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  19. ^ Official Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  20. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000026847". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  21. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (December 3, 1971). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 418. Retrieved January 13, 2015 – via Wikisource.
  22. ^ Pennsylvania State Highway Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1972–1973.

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