Pennsylvania Route 940

Pennsylvania Route 940
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	43.208 mi[1] (69.537 km)
Existed	1928–present
Major junctions
West end	PA 309 in Hazleton
Major intersections	I-80 in White Haven PA 437 in White Haven PA 534 in East Side Penna Turnpike NE Extension near Hickory Run State Park PA 115 in Blakeslee PA 423 in Pocono Pines I-380 in Pocono Pines PA 314 in Pocono Pines PA 196 / PA 611 in Mount Pocono PA 390 in Paradise Valley
East end	PA 191 in Paradise Valley
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Luzerne, Carbon, Monroe
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 941
← PA 613 PA 615 → PA 616

Pennsylvania Route 940 (PA 940) is a 43.2-mile-long (69.5 km)

PA 940 begins at an intersection with PA 309 and 22nd Street at the northern border of the city of Hazleton in Luzerne County, heading northeast as a two-lane undivided road into Hazle Township. The road passes a mix of homes and businesses to the east of Church Hill Mall and curves north, running through wooded areas, heading between commercial development to the west and a coal mine to the east. The route turns east onto Main Street, passing through the residential community of Harleigh and curving northeast. PA 940 heads through forested areas with some homes and curves back to the east, running a short distance to the north of a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line and a coal mine. The road passes through the communities of Ebervale and Oakdale before it becomes lined with homes as it runs through the community of Japan. Here, the route turns to the north and heads into forests, curving northwest and running through the residential community of Drifton. PA 940 curves northeast and passes through the community of Youngstown before it crosses into Foster Township, running through a mix of forests and homes.^[2][3]

The route passes through industrial areas before it reaches the residential community of Woodside and quickly turns east onto Hazle Street and then north onto Centre Street. The road heads into the borough of

After crossing the Lehigh River, PA 940 enters

After crossing the Tobyhanna Creek, PA 940 enters Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County. The route passes through forests with some homes and businesses and reaches the community of Blakeslee, where it intersects PA 115 in a commercial area. Past this intersection, the road heads through forested areas and residential development, passing to the southeast of the Green Wood Acres private development before heading through the community of Camelot Forest, where it passes near homes and a few businesses. PA 940 continues through forests with some homes and businesses, passing to the southeast of the Blakeslee Estates and Forest Glen developments and to the northwest of the Pocono Lake Preserve development. In the community of Locust Lakes Village, the road bends to the east and continues through dense forest with some homes, passing to the north of the Wagners Forest Park private development. Farther east, the route turns southeast and crosses Tobyhanna Creek to the north of Pocono Lake. PA 940 curves to the northeast and reaches the community of Pocono Pines, where it comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 423. Past this intersection, the road runs along the southern shore of Lake Naomi as it continues through a mix of forests and homes. The route continues through rural land with residential development and passes to the south of Stillwater Lake. PA 940 curves southeast and runs near a few homes and businesses before it widens to a four-lane divided highway and comes to an interchange with I-380 at exit 3.^[2][5]

East of I-380, PA 940 heads northeast through forests with some commercial development to the northwest. The divided highway comes to an interchange with the western terminus of PA 314 to the south of the community of Pocono Summit. Immediately after this interchange, the route comes to a bridge over a Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line. PA 940 becomes Pocono Summit Road and crosses into Coolbaugh Township. The road heads north into business areas and curves northeast, entering the borough of Mount Pocono. The route passes a few shopping centers before it runs between a golf course to the north and homes and businesses to the south, coming to an intersection with PA 611 and the southern terminus of PA 196. At this point, PA 940 heads south for a short concurrency with PA 611 on four-lane divided Pocono Boulevard before splitting east onto an unnamed two-lane undivided road. The route passes to the north of a shopping center before heading into forested areas. The road becomes the border between Paradise Township to the north and Mount Pocono to the south before passing under the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line and fully entering Paradise Township. PA 940 runs through more dense forests, passing a few homes and businesses before it reaches a junction with the southern terminus of PA 390. The route continues east through forested areas with some homes and comes to its eastern terminus at an intersection with PA 191 in the community of Paradise Valley, where the road heads southeast as part of PA 191.^[2][5]

History

When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, what is now PA 940 became Legislative Route 169 east of Blakeslee, while the road between Pocono Summit and

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Luzerne	Hazleton	0.000	0.000	PA 309 (North Church Street) / 22nd Street	Western terminus
	I-80 – Hazleton, Stroudsburg	Exit 273 on I-80
		14.287	22.993	PA 437 north (Church Street) / Berwick Street – Mountain Top, Wilkes-Barre	Southern terminus of PA 437
I-80 – Lehigh Tannery, Hickory Run State Park	Western terminus of PA 534
	toll-by-plate on I-476
I-80 – Wilkes-Barre, Brodheadsville
	32.399	52.141	PA 423 north / Pocono Crest – Tobyhanna, South Sterling	Southern terminus of PA 423
	36.393	58.569	I-80 – Stroudsburg, Hazleton, Scranton	Exit 3 on I-380
	37.126	59.749	Pocono Manor, Pocono Summit	Interchange; western terminus of PA 314
	Mount Pocono	38.986	62.742	PA 196 north (Sterling Road) / PA 611 north (Pocono Boulevard) – Hamlin, Tobyhanna, Scranton	Western end of PA 611 concurrency; southern terminus of PA 196
		39.050	62.845	PA 611 south (Pocono Boulevard) – Stroudsburg	Eastern end of PA 611 concurrency
	Paradise Township	42.005	67.600	PA 390 north – Cresco, Mountainhome	Southern terminus of PA 390
		43.208	69.537	PA 191 (Paradise Valley Road) – Cresco, Stroudsburg	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

PA 940 Truck

See also:

Pennsylvania Route 423 Truck

Tobyhanna Township
Existed	2013–2016

Pennsylvania Route 940 Truck (PA 940 Truck) was a

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References

External links

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• Pennsylvania Highways: PA 940