Pennsylvania Route 611
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Country | United States | |
State | Pennsylvania | |
Counties | Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Northampton, Monroe | |
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Pennsylvania Route 611 (PA 611) is a
Through most of Philadelphia, PA 611 follows
The current alignment of PA 611 is composed of several
In the 1930s, US 611 underwent two realignments along the stretch of the road connecting Easton and Stroudsburg. In 1953, US 611 was moved to a new alignment between
US 611 was decommissioned in 1972 and the route was replaced with PA 611 between Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia and
Route description
Philadelphia County
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PA 611 begins at an interchange with I-95 (Delaware Expressway) in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, heading north on Broad Street. South of I-95, Broad Street continues into The Navy Yard, a mixed-use development that is located at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
From the southern terminus, the route follows an eight-lane
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Following this interchange, PA 611 narrows to a four-lane divided road and passes through Marconi Plaza before intersecting Oregon Avenue and Moyamensing Avenue. The route continues north as a four-lane road with alternating divided and undivided stretches through urban residential and commercial areas in South Philadelphia, passing to the west of Jefferson Methodist Hospital between Ritner Street and Wolf Street.
PA 611 runs to the west of
The route then transitions to a six-lane divided highway and runs past commercial development and high-rise buildings, including several theaters. The road passes to the east of the former
At Penn Square, PA 611 intersects Market Street along with the eastern terminus of PA 3, which is routed on the one-way pair of Market Street eastbound and John F. Kennedy Boulevard westbound.[3][4]
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Past Penn Square, PA 611 continues north along six-lane divided Broad Street through more commercial development and high-rise buildings in Center City. The road passes to the west of the Pennsylvania Convention Center between Arch Street and Race Street and to the east of the former Hahnemann University Hospital between Race Street and Vine Street.
At Vine Street, the route comes to an interchange with I-676/US 30 (Vine Street Expressway), with access provided by the Vine Street frontage road. Roman Catholic High School is located east of the road just north of Vine Street. Following this, PA 611 passes more commercial development and crosses Spring Garden Street before running to the east of Benjamin Franklin High School.
The road then heads out of Center City and into
Just south of the Lehigh Avenue intersection, the road passes over SEPTA's
Past US 1, the route continues north through the
Montgomery County
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At the interchange with PA 309, PA 611 enters
The route fully enters Jenkintown and turns into four-lane undivided York Road, heading through the downtown area. The road passes more commercial development and becomes the border between Abington Township to the west and Jenkintown to the east. PA 611 fully enters Abington Township again and turns into a divided highway called Old York Road, coming to a bridge over SEPTA's West Trenton Line west of the Noble station in Noble. The route continues north past businesses along with a few nearby homes, bending to the north-northeast. The road runs through Abington Township, where it reaches a junction with Susquehanna Road and heads to the east of Jefferson Abington Hospital. PA 611 continues north past more commercial development, passing under Edge Hill Road. Farther north, the route crosses Old Welsh Road before it comes to an intersection with PA 63, at which point it enters Upper Moreland Township. Here, the road becomes undivided North York Road and heads into Willow Grove, curving northwest and crossing Davisville Road and then SEPTA's Warminster Line at-grade south of the Willow Grove station.[3][5]
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Past the train station, PA 611 intersects Easton Road, where it continues north along four-lane divided Easton Road. A short distance later, the route comes to a junction with the southern terminus of
The route then becomes a four-lane divided highway and curves northwest, crossing Pennypack Creek and coming to a junction with the eastern terminus of PA 463 in Horsham. This intersection has no direct access from PA 463 to northbound PA 611. A short distance later, the road intersects Dresher Road/Meetinghouse Road, with Dresher Road providing access to PA 463. PA 611 bends to the north-northwest and the median becomes a center turn lane, with the route passing more development and becoming the eastern border of the Biddle Air National Guard Base. The road runs through Hallowell and continues north between the air station to the west and commercial development to the east, coming to an intersection with County Line Road.[3][5]
Bucks County
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Upon crossing County Line Road, PA 611 enters Warrington Township in Bucks County and continues north past multiple shopping centers. The road crosses Little Neshaminy Creek and curves northeast past more commercial development, coming to an intersection with the western terminus of PA 132 at Street Road in Neshaminy, where it is briefly a divided highway. Past this intersection, the route heads to the west of The Shops at Valley Square and becomes a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane that runs north through suburban residential and commercial development.
PA 611 bends to the north-northeast and turns into a divided highway as it reaches an intersection with Bristol Road in
North of here, the route becomes a four-lane
Past this interchange, the freeway passes through a small section of the borough of Doylestown before heading back into Doylestown Township and reaching a northbound exit and southbound entrance serving
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PA 611 continues north-northwest on four-lane divided North Easton Road, passing under Ferry Road. The route turns into a four-lane road with two northbound lanes, one southbound lane, and a center left-turn lane before it comes to an intersection with Silo Hill Road that has a northbound
The route crosses Tohickon Creek into Tinicum Township and heads north to an intersection with the northern end of PA 113. Past this junction, the road runs north-northwest through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes and businesses, passing to the west of Ottsville as it crosses over Creamery Road on a bridge. PA 611 enters Nockamixon Township and continues through rural land with scattered development. The road comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 412 in Harrow; PA 412 provides access to Nockamixon State Park. From here, the route bends north and runs through wooded areas with some fields and development, curving northeast. PA 611 comes to Revere and makes a turn to the northwest.
The road then runs through forested areas with a few homes and businesses, passing through
Northampton County
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PA 611 leaves Riegelsville for Williams Township in Northampton County, which is in the Lehigh Valley region, and becomes South Delaware Drive, heading north-northwest through forested areas immediately to the west of the Delaware Canal and the Delaware River. The road bends east and runs through a mix of woods, fields, and homes, curving to the north again. The route passes through Raubsville and continues north-northwest through wooded areas with sparse development alongside the canal and river, curving northeast. PA 611 passes under the Interstate 78 Toll Bridge that carries I-78 over the Delaware River before PA 611, the canal, and the river make a sharp turn to the west. The road heads into the city of Easton and intersects Cedarville Road, which heads south and west to provide access to I-78. The route continues northwest through wooded areas alongside the Delaware Canal and Delaware River, with nearby residential development to the west.
PA 611 crosses under Norfolk Southern's Lehigh Line and Portland Secondary railroad line before turning southwest along the south bank of the Lehigh River, passing under an abandoned railroad line. The route turns northwest onto four-lane South 3rd Street and crosses the Lehigh River, with the abandoned railroad tracks passing over the bridge carrying the route over the river. On the north bank, PA 611 turns northeast onto two-lane undivided Larry Holmes Drive, which is named for former heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes, and passes through commercial areas to the east of downtown Easton, running along the north bank of the Lehigh River before curving north and following the west bank of the Delaware River.
The road intersects Northampton Street just west of the Northampton Street Bridge over the river before it comes to an intersection with the eastern terminus of PA 248. At this point, the route turns east onto North Delaware Drive and bends north as it comes to a partial interchange with the US 22 freeway just west of the Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge, with access to eastbound US 22 and from westbound US 22; PA 248 provides the missing movements. Past this, the road crosses Bushkill Creek and continues north-northeast through wooded areas along the west bank of the Delaware River, with nearby development to the west.[3][7]
PA 611 leaves Easton for
The road turns northwest away from the Delaware River and runs to the southwest of Norfolk Southern's Portland Secondary, heading into
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The road heads northeast through farmland with some woods and homes, passing through Mount Pleasant. Farther along, the route cuts through a corner of Washington Township and runs through Richmond. PA 611 enters Upper Mount Bethel Township and heads through a mix of farm fields and woods with some homes, passing through Centerville. The road continues north through rural land and comes to an intersection with the northern terminus of PA 512 before it heads northeast through Mount Bethel. The route runs through wooded areas with some homes and businesses and passes under Norfolk Southern's Portland Secondary, at which point it enters the borough of Portland.
PA 611 widens to a four-lane divided highway and splits from the road at a partial cloverleaf interchange to head northwest on Delaware Avenue, with the divided highway leading to the Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge over the Delaware River to New Jersey, where the road becomes Route 94 and provides access to I-80 and the western terminus of US 46. From here, PA 611 follows two-lane undivided Delaware Avenue through downtown Portland before heading into wooded areas with homes to the southwest and Norfolk Southern's Stroudsburg Secondary railroad line and the Delaware River to the northeast. The road gains a second northbound lane and leaves Portland for Upper Mount Bethel Township, heading into forested areas and passing to the west of Slateford. The route crosses into the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and narrows to two lanes, passing to the east of the eastern extent of Blue Mountain at Mount Minsi and to the west of a Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line and the Delaware River as it traverses the Delaware Water Gap. Along this stretch, the road passes the Arrow Island Overlook.[3][7]
Monroe County
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While traversing the Delaware Water Gap, PA 611 enters the borough of Delaware Water Gap in Monroe County and heads into the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania. After passing the Point of Gap Overlook, the road curves west and the northwest along with the railroad tracks and the river through more dense forests. The route passes to the west of the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge carrying I-80 over the Delaware River at the Resort Point Overlook and bends northwest away from the river. The road leaves the recreation area, crosses the Appalachian Trail, and heads past homes and a few businesses as Main Street. PA 611 runs past businesses and turns southwest onto Foxtown Hill Road, with that road heading northeast to provide access to I-80. Past this intersection, the road passes north of the Martz Bus Terminal and a commuter parking lot serving Delaware Water Gap. The route becomes a three-lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane that ascends a hill, running past homes before entering Smithfield Township and heading into forests. The road curves west and narrows to two lanes, entering Stroud Township, before it turns northwest and becomes three lanes with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes as it descends the hill.
PA 611 passes through Foxtown and enters the borough of
The route leaves Stroudsburg for Stroud Township and runs west through commercial areas with some homes, passing through Arlington Heights. The road gains a center left-turn lane and passes more businesses, heading to the south of the Stroud Mall. PA 611 comes to a partial interchange providing access from northbound PA 611 to westbound I-80 and from eastbound I-80 to southbound PA 611 and turns to the northwest. The route continues through a mix of residential and commercial development and woods parallel to I-80. Farther west, the road passes north of St. Luke's Hospital–Monroe Campus and widens to five lanes, coming to an at-grade intersection with the northern terminus of the PA 33 freeway, which provides access to I-80 immediately to the south.
Past this junction, PA 611 narrows to an unnamed three-lane road with a center turn lane and heads northwest, passing through a corner of Hamilton Township before it crosses into Pocono Township and runs through Bartonsville. The route continues northwest through wooded areas and development, crossing Pocono Creek twice and passing through Lower Tannersville. In Tannersville, PA 611 forms a short concurrency with PA 715. The road passes to the east of Pocono Premium Outlets and runs through wooded areas before it comes to a partial interchange with I-80, with access from westbound I-80 to both directions of PA 611 and from southbound PA 611 to eastbound I-80.[3][8]
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The route continues north through forests with some residential and commercial development, intersecting Great Wolf Drive, which leads west to the
PA 611 then curves northwest and forms a brief concurrency with PA 314 before that route splits to the west. PA 611 crosses into
The road becomes three lanes with a center turn lane again and passes to the northeast of Pocono Mountains Regional Airport before running near some commercial development. The route continues through forested areas with some homes and businesses, reaching a bridge over the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line and becoming a four-lane undivided road. Farther northwest, the road crosses Tobyhanna Creek and comes to an intersection with PA 423 southwest of Tobyhanna, with that route providing access to southbound I-380 and from northbound I-380. PA 611 continues northwest through forests as a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes and reaches its northern terminus at a partial interchange with I-380, with access to northbound I-380 and from southbound I-380.[3][8]
History
Location | Philadelphia–Scranton |
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Existed | 1926–March 14, 1972 |
What is now PA 611 between Philadelphia and Willow Grove was originally built as part of the Old York Road, a road established in the 18th century to connect Philadelphia to New York City. This portion of the road was planned in 1711 to run from Philadelphia to Centre Bridge. The Old York Road would later exist as a turnpike.[9] 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.[10] The Philadelphia and Great Bend Turnpike, which was also known as the Drinker Turnpike, was built from 1826 to 1828.[10][11]
In 1823, the Willow Grove and Doylestown Turnpike Company was chartered to build a turnpike between Willow Grove and Doylestown. The turnpike between Willow Grove and Doylestown was completed in the 1830s. The Easton Road between Doylestown and Plumsteadville was improved into a turnpike in the 1840s.[12]
Following the passage of the
After being constructed, the trail was one of the best paved roads in the eastern part of the United States.
The entire length of US 611 was paved by 1926.[17][18]
Location | Stroudsburg |
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Existed | 1928–1930 |
Location | Martins Creek |
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Existed | 1928–1930s |
In 1928, the concurrent PA 2 designation was removed from US 611. The same year, PA 191 was designated onto Broad Street in Philadelphia between Moyamensing Avenue and Philadelphia City Hall. In 1928, PA 827 was designated onto the portion of Delaware Drive between US 611 in Martins Creek and Martins Creek Belvidere Highway; this road was paved. In addition, the section of Delaware Drive between east of Martins Creek and Mount Bethel was an unnumbered paved road. In 1928, PA 612 was designated onto unpaved Foxtown Hill Road between US 611 in Delaware Water Gap and south of Stroudsburg while PA 302 was designated onto paved Park Avenue between PA 612 and US 611 in Stroudsburg.[19] By 1930, the portion of PA 612 along Foxtown Hill Road was paved while the PA 302 designation was removed.[20] The northern end of US 611 was routed by 1930 to follow Drinker Street and Blakely Street in Dunmore to end at US 11 at Green Ridge Street, with US 11 having replaced US 611 along Green Ridge Street to Main Avenue in Scranton.[21]
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In the 1930s, US 611 was realigned to follow Delaware Drive between Martins Creek and Portland, replacing the entire length of PA 827. The former alignment of the route between Martins Creek and Mount Bethel via Bangor was designated as PA 712; this road is now unnumbered Main Street and Lower South Main Street between Martins Creek and Bangor and PA 512 between Bangor and Mount Bethel. US 611 and PA 612 switched alignments between Delaware Water Gap and Stroudsburg in the 1930s, with US 611 realigned to follow Foxtown Hill Road and Park Avenue between Delaware Water Gap and Stroudsburg and PA 612 designated to follow the former alignment of US 611 between Delaware Water Gap and Stroudsburg via East Stroudsburg along Broad Street, Brown Street, Prospect Street, Ridgeway Street, Bridge Street, and Main Street.[22] By 1940, US 611 was extended north along US 11 to follow Green Ridge Street, Main Avenue, and Market Street to end at US 6 at Keyser Avenue in Scranton.[23] In the 1930s, US 611 was widened into a multilane road across the Neshaminy Creek, between south of Doylestown and Plumsteadville, between US 46 in Portland and Slateford, between Delaware Water Gap and south of Stroudsburg, from a point north of the PA 507 intersection north to the newly-constructed PA 307 in southern Lackawanna County, and between south of Dunmore and Scranton.[22] During the 1940s, US 611 was upgraded to a multilane road between Philadelphia and south of Doylestown, between south of Stroudsburg and north of the PA 507 intersection, and along a short stretch to the north of PA 348 in Lackawanna County.[24] By 1950, US 611 was realigned to bypass Pipersville to the west, with the former alignment becoming Old Easton Road.
The route was also shifted west to a new alignment between north of PA 113 and north of Ottsville, with the former alignment becoming Durham Road.
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In 1953, US 611 was realigned between Portland and Delaware Water Gap to cross the Delaware River on the Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge into New Jersey, where it continued along a new multilane road on the east bank of the Delaware River before crossing back into Pennsylvania on the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge. The former alignment of the route in Pennsylvania between Portland and Delaware Water Gap was designated as
On December 1, 1962, the
On December 5, 1964, AASHO approved eliminating the section of US 611 between I-81 in Dunmore and US 6/US 11 in Scranton, cutting back the northern terminus of US 611 to the interchange with I-81 in Dunmore.[33] US 611 was rerouted to follow a section of the I-81E freeway in Dunmore to end at I-81.[35]
On December 3, 1971, AASHO approved the elimination of the US 611 designation.[36] On March 14, 1972, US 611 was decommissioned and replaced with PA 611 between Philadelphia and I-81E in Tobyhanna and PA 435 between I-81E in Gouldsboro and I-81E in Dunmore. Signs were changed by April of that year.[2][37]
The southern terminus of PA 611 was located at PA 3 and PA 291 at Philadelphia City Hall.[38] By 1989, PA 611 was extended south along Broad Street from Philadelphia City Hall to I-95, replacing PA 291 between Moyamensing Avenue and Philadelphia City Hall.[39]
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In the 1950s and 1960s, plans were made for a freeway along the US 611 corridor between Philadelphia and Easton. The proposal called for extending the freeway section of PA 63 (Woodhaven Road) from Northeast Philadelphia northwest to an interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) in Southampton. From here, the freeway would become the Cross County Expressway and parallel US 611, utilizing the present-day Doylestown Bypass and continuing north to the south end of the PA 33 freeway near Easton. Most of this proposed freeway was not built.[40]
In 1970, the state awarded contracts to build a bypass for US 611 around Doylestown. The freeway bypass for PA 611 around Doylestown opened in 1976, removing the route from its former alignment that ran through Doylestown on Main Street.[41][42] By 1989, PA 611 was upgraded to a divided highway between the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) interchange in Willow Grove and PA 463 in Horsham.[39]
In April 2022, heavy rains washed out a slope and retaining wall along a portion of PA 611 in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, resulting in the route being closed indefinitely between Portland and Delaware Water Gap until repairs could be completed.[43] This section of road reopened to traffic in May 2022.[44] On December 6, 2022, heavy rains caused a rockslide along PA 611 between Portland and Delaware Water Gap, resulting in the closure of this stretch of road indefinitely.[45] The closure of this stretch of PA 611 impacted businesses in Delaware Water Gap, with some forced to close.[46] The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plans to repair the road by removing loose rock from the side of Mount Minsi, after which a single lane would be reopened and long-term stabilization of the slope will begin. After the stabilization of the slope, the road will fully be reopened to traffic. Repairs have yet to begin as the National Park Service has not granted PennDOT a permit to remove rock.[47]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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The Navy Yard | Continuation beyond I-95 | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Central Philadelphia | Exit 17 on I-95; southern terminus | ||||
0.936 | 1.506 | ![]() Walt Whitman Bridge, New Jersey | Exit 349 on I-76 | ||
3.933 | 6.330 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of PA 3 (one-way pair) at Penn Square | ||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I-676 | |||||
4.245 | 6.832 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Philadelphia International Airport, Valley Forge | Interchange via Vine Street; no northbound access to westbound I-676/US 30 | ||
8.464 | 13.621 | ![]() | No left turns; to US 1 north | ||
8.578 | 13.805 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange via St. Lukes Street and Cayuga Street; northbound exit from and southbound entrance to US 1 | ||
Philadelphia–Cheltenham Township line | 11.582 | 18.639 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; southern terminus of PA 309 | |
Whitemarsh, Cheltenham | |||||
Abington–Upper Moreland township line | 17.216 | 27.706 | ![]() | ||
Upper Moreland Township | 17.716 | 28.511 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 263; no access from southbound PA 611 to northbound PA 263 | |
19.205 | 30.907 | ![]() ![]() toll-by-plate | |||
Horsham Township | 20.285 | 32.646 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of PA 463; no access from eastbound PA 463 to northbound PA 611; access provided by Dresher Road | |
Warminster | Western terminus of PA 132 | ||||
Doylestown Township | 27.813 | 44.761 | Southern end of freeway section | ||
27.813 | 44.761 | Main Street – Business District | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
28.646– 28.665 | 46.101– 46.132 | ![]() | Cloverleaf interchange | ||
29.527 | 47.519 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 202 Bus.; access to Delaware Valley University | ||
30.882 | 49.700 | Broad Street | |||
Doylestown–Plumstead township line | 31.697 | 51.011 | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
Plumstead Township | 32.999 | 53.107 | Main Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; to PA 313 | |
32.999 | 53.107 | Northern end of freeway section | |||
Bedminster Township | 38.261 | 61.575 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 413 | |
Tinicum Township | 40.156 | 64.625 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 113 | |
Nockamixon Township | 43.684 | 70.303 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PA 412 | |
48.879 | 78.663 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 32 | ||
Durham Township | 50.658 | 81.526 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of PA 212 | |
I-78 | |||||
60.906 | 98.019 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of PA 248 | ||
60.995 | 98.162 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
Upper Mount Bethel Township | 77.967 | 125.476 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 512 | |
US 46 east – New Jersey, New York | Interchange | ||||
I-80 – New Jersey | |||||
88.932 | 143.122 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() US 209 north – Delaware Water Gap | Exit 307 on I-80/US 209 | ||
89.156 | 143.483 | ![]() ![]() ![]() US 209 Bus. north (Main Street) | South end of US 209 Bus. overlap | ||
89.337 | 143.774 | ![]() ![]() ![]() US 209 Bus. south (Main Street) | North end of US 209 Bus. overlap | ||
I-80 west – Hazleton | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 303 on I-80 | ||||
93.525 | 150.514 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 33 | ||
Pocono Township | 97.367 | 156.697 | ![]() ![]() | South end of PA 715 overlap | |
97.435 | 156.806 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I-80 – Reeders | North end of PA 715 overlap | ||
98.367 | 158.306 | ![]() ![]() I-80 east – Stroudsburg | Southbound exit to eastbound I-80 and entrance from westbound I-80; exit 298 on I-80 | ||
101.216 | 162.891 | ![]() ![]() | South end of PA 314 overlap | ||
101.436 | 163.245 | ![]() ![]() Pocono Manor, Pocono Summit | North end of PA 314 overlap | ||
Mount Pocono | 103.960 | 167.307 | ![]() ![]() | South end of PA 940 overlap | |
104.024 | 167.410 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of PA 940 overlap; southern terminus of PA 196 | ||
Coolbaugh Township | 108.918 | 175.287 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
109.685 | 176.521 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 8 on I-380; access from northbound PA 611 to northbound I-380 and from southbound I-380 to southbound PA 611; northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Special routes
Bucks County truck route
Location | Bedminster Township |
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Length | 0.4 mi[48] (640 m) |
Pennsylvania Route 611 Truck (PA 611 Truck) signs are posted to direct trucks from northbound PA 413 directly to PA 611 in Bedminster Township in Bucks County, avoiding Old Easton Road. The route is concurrent with the northernmost portion of PA 413 and is signed only as "To Truck Route PA 611" in the northbound direction of PA 413 only.[48]
Northampton County truck route
Location | Easton |
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Length | 2.9 mi[49] (4.7 km) |
Pennsylvania Route 611 Truck is a mostly
Former Monroe County truck route
Location | Bartonsville–Tannersville |
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Length | 5.0 mi[50] (8.0 km) |
Existed | 2013–2015 |
Pennsylvania Route 611 Truck (PA 611 Truck) was a
Former Philadelphia alternate route
Location | Philadelphia–Willow Grove |
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Existed | 1946–1950s |
U.S. Route 611 Alternate (US 611 Alt.) was an
US 611 Alt. continued northeast through Glenside and Roslyn before it reached Willow Grove, where it crossed PA 63 before ending at US 611 a short distance south of the southern terminus of PA 263.[51] US 611 Alt. was first designated by 1946.[52] The alternate route was decommissioned in the 1950s.[26]
- Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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US 422 east (Chew Street) | Southern terminus | ||||
Cheltenham Township | ![]() ![]() | South end of PA 152 overlap | |||
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Upper Moreland township line | ![]() | ||||
Upper Moreland Township | ![]() | Northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Former Delaware Water Gap alternate route
Location | Portland–Delaware Water Gap |
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Existed | 1953–1965 |
U.S. Route 611 Alternate (US 611 Alt.) was an alternate route of US 611 that ran between Portland and Stroudsburg across the Delaware Water Gap. US 611 Alt. began at Portland in Northampton County, where US 611 crossed the Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge into New Jersey. From here, it headed north on the west bank of the Delaware River, passing through Slateford. The route traversed the Delaware Water Gap into Monroe County and continued to Delaware Water Gap, where US 611 Alt. reached its northern terminus at an intersection with US 611 at Foxtown Hill Road.[27]
US 611 Alt. was designated in 1953 on the former alignment of US 611 when US 611 was realigned to use a new alignment across the river in New Jersey, crossing the Delaware River twice on the Portland–Columbia Toll Bridge and the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge.[27][29][30] US 611 Alt. was proposed to be extended from Delaware Water Gap north along the former alignment of US 611 through Stroudsburg to Scotrun after US 611 was realigned to follow I-80. However, AASHO denied the extension of US 611 Alt. from Delaware Water Gap to Scotrun on December 1, 1962, and instead suggested that Pennsylvania resubmit the request by establishing a business route along the former alignment of US 611.[31]
An extension of US 611 Alt. north along the former alignment of US 611 to an interchange with I-80 and US 611 west of Stroudsburg was denied by AASHO on June 18, 1963.[53] In 1963, the PDH recommended replacing US 611 Alt. with US 611, with the US 611 designation to be removed from I-80.[32]
On December 5, 1964, AASHO approved the elimination of the US 611 Alt. designation.[33] US 611 Alt. was replaced by US 611 in 1965 when US 611 was rerouted out of New Jersey. I-80 had replaced the alignment of US 611 in New Jersey.[34][35]
- Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Northampton | Portland | ![]() | Interchange; southern terminus | ||
Monroe | Delaware Water Gap | ![]() | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
Pennsylvania portal
Philadelphia portal
References
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- Monroe County (PDF)
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