Pennsylvania Route 652

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CR 24
in Darbytown
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesWayne
Highway system
←
PA 651
→ PA 653

Pennsylvania Route 652 (PA 652) is a 10.559-mile-long (16.993 km) east–west

County Route 24 (CR 24) in Sullivan County
.

The highway originated as the easternmost stretch of

United States Highway System was first put together in 1926. The route, however, was assigned as a state highway in 1920. PA 652 was once used south of the alignment, in the northern suburbs in Philadelphia
. PA 652 remained on that alignment until 1946, and in 1972, the PA 652 designation was reassigned onto the US 106 alignment.

Route description

PA 652 eastbound east of Beach Lake

PA 652 begins at an intersection with

Skinners Falls-Milanville Bridge.[3]

After Beach Lake, PA 652 wanders northeast past Little Beach Pond and into

CR 24 in Narrowsburg.[3]

History

Entering Pennsylvania on PA 652. The newer style of sign is visible nearby

PA 652 was first assigned in 1928 to a series of local streets in the northwestern

right-of-way of what is now the US 422 expressway to North Gulph Road. PA 652 continued north on North Gulph Road to the Valley Forge National Historical Park, where it terminated at PA 23.[4][5]

In 1946, PA 652 was transferred to the control of the local suburbs along its entire length, and control of the roads went to local highway departments.[6][7] The portion of the route between Guthrie Road and PA 23 returned to state control in 1967 when PA 363 was routed onto North Gulph Road.[8]

Narrowsburg-Darbytown bridge as seen post 2018 refurbishment.

The current alignment of PA 652 was classified as a state highway as early as 1920,

PA 19 from 1927 to 1930.[13][14] On March 14, 1972, US 106 was decommissioned and replaced with the PA 652 designation between Indian Orchard and the Delaware River. Signs were changed by April of that year.[2][15]

The Narrowsburg–Darbytown Bridge over the Delaware River. The state line is about mid-span, serving as PA 652's northern terminus. As seen prior to 2018 repairs.

PA 652 has a consistent stretch of water crossings that helps put the highway together. The first bridge along the highway, built in 1925, was the US 106 bridge spanning a tributary of the Delaware River. The concrete-paved span was reconstructed in 1980 and crosses the tributary into New York on a 50.85 feet (15.50 m) long span.[16] The next bridge was the current Narrowsburg–Darbytown Bridge, built in 1954 over the Delaware. In 2012, the bridge was deemed structurally deficient according to the United States Department of Transportation. In 2013, the bridge underwent emergency repairs that were estimated between $200,000 and $250,000. There were also plans announced for the middle of 2017 into 2018 to make structural repairs and paving work. Those plans for repairs, repaving and repainting were done in 2018. The bridge is 425 feet (130 m) long and made of steel.[17]

The final two bridges were constructed in 1964. The first was constructed for US 106 over Indian Orchard Brook. It is located about 500 feet (150 m) east of State Route 2011 (Poor Farm Road). It is a structurally deficient, 20.99 feet (6.40 m) concrete bridge. There is no recorded estimate for replacement costs.[18] The second bridge is also over Indian Orchard Brook, and is in Texas Township. The bridge is 41.99 feet (12.80 m) long and built out of concrete, which handles an average of 6,804 commuters a year.[19]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Wayne County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Texas Township0.0000.000 US 6 (Texas Palmyra Highway) – Hawley, HonesdaleWestern terminus
Delaware River10.55916.993Narrowsburg–Darbytown Bridge
10.55916.993

 NY 52 east (Bridge Street) to NY 97 – Narrowsburg		New York state line; eastern 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. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b Microsoft; Nokia (October 18, 2015). "overview map of PA 652" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Map Showing Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928.
  5. ^ Automobile Blue Book. Harvard University. 1918. pp. 768. Retrieved 2009-01-11. Pennsylvania Route 652.
  6. ^ Pennsylvania Official Road Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1946.
  7. ^ Pennsylvania Official Road Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1947.
  8. ^ Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1967.
  9. ^ Smull's Handbook (1920). Map of Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Cartography by A. Hoen & Co. A. Hoen & Co.
  10. ^ Of Agriculture, Pennsylvania. Dept (1914). "Road Construction". Annual report of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (1914 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. p. 262. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
  11. ^ Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Cartography by Benedict & Strum. Benedict & Strum. 1911–1912.
  12. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
    .
  13. ^ Map Showing Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1927.
  14. ^ Map Showing Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930.
  15. ^ Pennsylvania State Highway Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1972–1973.
  16. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000035566". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  17. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000035567". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  18. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000035563". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  19. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000035562". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.

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