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|established= November 1935<ref>{{cite news|title=State Routes Are Changed|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8560540/pa_changes_november_8_1935/|accessdate=January 25, 2017|work=The Daily Notes|date=November 8, 1935|location=[[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]]|page=9|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref> |
|established= November 1935<ref>{{cite news|title=State Routes Are Changed|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8560540/pa_changes_november_8_1935/|accessdate=January 25, 2017|work=The Daily Notes|date=November 8, 1935|location=[[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]]|page=9|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref> |
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| maint= [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|PennDOT]] and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|City of Scranton]] |
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=PA|PA|435}} in [[Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Covington Township]] |
|terminus_a={{jct|state=PA|PA|435}} in [[Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Covington Township]] |
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|junction={{jct|state=PA|PA|502}} in Covington Township<br>{{jct|state=PA|I|380}} in Covington Township<br>{{jct|state=PA|PA|690}} in [[Spring Brook Township, Pennsylvania|Spring Brook Township]]<br>{{jct|state=PA|I|81}} in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]<br>{{jct|state=PA|US|11}} in Scranton<br>[[ |
|junction={{jct|state=PA|PA|502}} in Covington Township<br>{{jct|state=PA|I|380}} in Covington Township<br>{{jct|state=PA|PA|690}} in [[Spring Brook Township, Pennsylvania|Spring Brook Township]]<br>{{jct|state=PA|I|81}} in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]<br>{{jct|state=PA|US|11}} in Scranton<br>[[President Biden Expressway]] in Scranton |
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=PA|PA|92}} in [[Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Tunkhannock Township]] |
|terminus_b={{jct|state=PA|PA|92}} in [[Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Tunkhannock Township]] |
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'''Pennsylvania Route 307''' ('''PA 307''') is a north–south route of the [[Pennsylvania State Route|Pennsylvania Highway System]] that runs for {{convert|31|mi|km}}. The southern terminus is [[Pennsylvania Route 435]] in [[Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Covington Township]] and the northern terminus is [[Pennsylvania Route 92]] in [[Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Tunkhannock Township]]. The highway is called [[Scranton, |
'''Pennsylvania Route 307''' ('''PA 307''') is a north–south route of the [[Pennsylvania State Route|Pennsylvania Highway System]] that runs for {{convert|31|mi|km}}. The southern terminus is [[Pennsylvania Route 435|PA 435]] in [[Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Covington Township]] and the northern terminus is [[Pennsylvania Route 92|PA 92]] in [[Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Tunkhannock Township]]. The highway is called Scranton-Pocono Highway south of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]], connecting Scranton to the [[Pocono Mountains]] region. |
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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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[[File:Pennsylvania Route 307 in Wyoming County.jpg|thumb|left|PA 307 |
[[File:2021-09-17 10 14 07 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 307 (Roosevelt Highway) just north of Lower Mill City Road in Falls Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|left|PA 307 northbound at Lower Mill City Road in Falls Township]] |
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PA 307 begins at a [[Y intersection]] with [[Pennsylvania Route 435|PA 435]] in [[Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Covington Township]] in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]], heading northwest on four-lane undivided Scranton-Pocono Highway. The road runs through forested areas with some homes, coming to an intersection with [[Pennsylvania Route 502|PA 502]] in the community of Fells Corners. The route heads through more woodland with some fields and development and comes to an interchange with [[Interstate 380 (Pennsylvania)|I-380]] at exit 20. Past this interchange, PA 307 continues through forests with some homes and enters [[Spring Brook Township, Pennsylvania|Spring Brook Township]], where it crosses [[Pennsylvania Route 690|PA 690]] at Quinlan Corners in the community of |
PA 307 begins at a [[Y intersection]] with [[Pennsylvania Route 435|PA 435]] in [[Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Covington Township]] in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]], heading northwest on four-lane undivided Scranton-Pocono Highway. The road runs through forested areas with some homes, coming to an intersection with [[Pennsylvania Route 502|PA 502]] in the community of Fells Corners. The route heads through more woodland with some fields and development and comes to an interchange with [[Interstate 380 (Pennsylvania)|I-380]] at exit 20. Past this interchange, PA 307 continues through forests with some homes and enters [[Spring Brook Township, Pennsylvania|Spring Brook Township]], where it crosses [[Pennsylvania Route 690|PA 690]] at Quinlan Corners in the community of Maple Lake. The road continues through rural land and enters [[Roaring Brook Township, Pennsylvania|Roaring Brook Township]], where it heads across the forested [[Moosic Mountains]], passing east of Coon Hill. The route heads to the east of the Williams Bridge Reservoir and curves to the north, narrowing to a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. The road heads into a section of the borough of [[Dunmore, Pennsylvania|Dunmore]] and turns to the northwest.<ref name=gm>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.2855133,-75.5111667/41.5095887,-75.9006717/@41.4125848,-75.8566255,38193m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-75.6407381!2d41.3949981!3s0x89c4debf0c2bf8cb:0x4419a0602e9d3f50!3m4!1m2!1d-75.6709826!2d41.4221418!3s0x89c4d8d6f3acf417:0xca80e30d51187350!1m0!3e0?hl=en|title=overview of Pennsylvania Route 307|accessdate=January 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name=PennDOTLackawanna>{{cite map|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|PennDOT]]|title=Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Highway Map|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/Lackawanna_GHSN.PDF|year=2015|accessdate=January 24, 2016}}</ref> |
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[[File:Pennsylvania Route 307 in Wyoming County.jpg|thumb|right|PA 307 near its northern terminus at PA 92 in Tunkhannock Township]] |
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PA 307 enters the city of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] and becomes two-lane Moosic Street, passing to the north of Lake Scranton and curving west. The road gains a [[center left-turn lane]] and runs west-southwest through wooded areas with homes. The route becomes a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes and bends to the west-northwest, running through woodland and passing under an abandoned railroad line. PA 307 widens into a four-lane [[divided highway]] and crosses [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|I-81]], with a ramp from southbound I-81 to PA 307. Past this interchange, the route runs past businesses and becomes a three-lane undivided road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane, heading through residential areas. The road narrows to two lanes and continues northwest to an intersection with [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|US 11]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=PennDOTLackawanna/> |
PA 307 enters the city of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] and becomes two-lane Moosic Street, passing to the north of Lake Scranton and curving west. The road gains a [[center left-turn lane]] and runs west-southwest through wooded areas with homes. The route becomes a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes and bends to the west-northwest, running through woodland and passing under an abandoned railroad line. PA 307 widens into a four-lane [[divided highway]] and crosses [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|I-81]], with a ramp from southbound I-81 to PA 307; the remaining movements between PA 307 and I-81 and provided by Meadow Avenue and River Street. Past this interchange, the route runs past businesses and becomes a three-lane undivided road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane, heading through residential areas. The road narrows to two lanes and continues northwest to an intersection with [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|US 11]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=PennDOTLackawanna/> |
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At this point, PA 307 turns north to form a [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with US 11 on a divided road and comes to |
At this point, PA 307 turns north to form a [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with US 11 on a divided road and comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with the western terminus of the [[President Biden Expressway]]. The two routes cross over [[Roaring Brook (Lackawanna River)|Roaring Brook]] and the [[Electric City Trolley Museum]] line and head north as a six-lane divided highway, passing under a [[Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad]] line and curving northwest to enter downtown Scranton on Biden Street. US 11/PA 307 turns northeast onto city-maintained Jefferson Avenue, with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. The road runs past downtown commercial development as it heads to the west of the [[University of Scranton]] campus. The two routes turn northwest onto state-maintained four-lane undivided Mulberry Street and runs past more businesses. Upon crossing Wyoming Avenue, the road becomes a divided highway and continues to an intersection with Mifflin Avenue. At this point, US 11/PA 307 becomes a four-lane [[freeway]] called the North Scranton Expressway and passes over a Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line and the [[Lackawanna River]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=PennDOTLackawanna/> |
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The highway comes to an interchange with Providence Road that provides a connection to 7th Avenue and access to Memorial Staduum. From here, the freeway heads north near residential and commercial development and runs parallel to [[Norfolk Southern]]'s [[Sunbury Line]] to the west, coming to a [[diamond interchange]] with North Main Avenue. The highway continues north-northeast through more of the city alongside the railroad tracks, bending to the north-northwest. PA 307 splits from the US 11 freeway at a diamond interchange by heading west on four-lane undivided Keyser Avenue, passing under the Norfolk Southern tracks. The route turns north onto Morgan Highway, a three-lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane and runs through wooded areas with some commercial development, curving to the northwest.<ref name=gm/><ref name=PennDOTLackawanna/> |
The highway comes to an interchange with Providence Road that provides a connection to 7th Avenue and access to Memorial Staduum. From here, the freeway heads north near residential and commercial development and runs parallel to [[Norfolk Southern]]'s [[Sunbury Line]] to the west, coming to a [[diamond interchange]] with North Main Avenue. The highway continues north-northeast through more of the city alongside the railroad tracks, bending to the north-northwest. PA 307 splits from the US 11 freeway at a diamond interchange by heading west on four-lane undivided Keyser Avenue, passing under the Norfolk Southern tracks. The route turns north onto Morgan Highway, a three-lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane and runs through wooded areas with some commercial development, curving to the northwest.<ref name=gm/><ref name=PennDOTLackawanna/> |
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PA 307 leaves Scranton for [[South Abington Township, Pennsylvania|South Abington Township]] and traverses forested [[Bald Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Bald Mountain]], running a short distance to the northeast of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike |
PA 307 leaves Scranton for [[South Abington Township, Pennsylvania|South Abington Township]] and traverses forested [[Bald Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Bald Mountain]], running a short distance to the northeast of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension]] ([[Interstate 476|I-476]]). The road narrows to two lanes and continues through wooded areas with some homes, passing under I-476. The route continues through rural land and development and passes to the east of Summit Lake, bending to the north-northwest and heading into the borough of [[Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania|Clarks Summit]]. PA 307 curves west-southwest and reenters South Abington Township, running through a mix of fields and woods with some development. The road crosses into [[Newton Township, Pennsylvania|Newton Township]] and becomes Winola Road. The route passes to the north of Clarks Summit State Hospital and winds west through more rural land, passing to the north of the community of Schultzville.<ref name=gm/><ref name=PennDOTLackawanna/> |
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PA 307 enters [[Falls Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Falls Township]] in [[Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Wyoming County]] and becomes Roosevelt Highway, continuing to wind west through forests with some farm fields and homes. The road curves to the north and passes through the community of |
PA 307 enters [[Falls Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Falls Township]] in [[Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Wyoming County]] and becomes Roosevelt Highway, continuing to wind west through forests with some farm fields and homes. The road curves to the north and passes through the community of Mill City, crossing into [[Overfield Township, Pennsylvania|Overfield Township]]. The route heads north through forests to the community of [[Lake Winola, Pennsylvania|Lake Winola]], where it turns west and runs through wooded areas of homes to the south of [[Lake Winola]]. PA 307 bends to the north and heads along the west side of the lake before it makes a sharp curve to the west. The road heads through forests with sparse development and enters [[Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Tunkhannock Township]]. PA 307 comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with [[Pennsylvania Route 92|PA 92]] on the east bank of the [[Susquehanna River]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=PennDOTWyoming>{{cite map|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|PennDOT]]|title=Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Highway Map|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/Wyoming_GHSN.PDF|year=2015|accessdate=January 23, 2016}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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At its inception in the late 1920s, PA 307 was little more than a short loop of its namesake, PA 7 (modern-day US 6), extending from that route west of [[Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania|Clarks Summit]] to its concurrency with the [[Lackawanna Trail]] in northern Scranton. At the time, PA 7, and later US 6, followed all of Winola Road out of Clarks Summit.<ref name="PennDOT 1950">{{cite map|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Highways|title=Official Road Map of Pennsylvania|url=https://gis.penndot.gov//BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf|year=1930|access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref> PA 307 has since been extended twice. Its first extension occurred in 1935, when the Scranton-Pocono Highway was completed; to bridge the gap between the two highways, PA 307 formed a concurrency along US 11 through Scranton.<ref name="november35changes">{{cite news|date=November 8, 1935|title=State Routes Are Changed|page=9|work=The Daily Notes|location=[[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8560540/pa_changes_november_8_1935/|access-date=January 25, 2017|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> In 1955, US 6 was rerouted onto a new alignment from [[Factoryville, Pennsylvania|Factoryville]] to [[Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania|Tunkhannock]], and so PA 307 was extended west along this old alignment, terminating at the previously existing PA 92.{{Cn|date=October 2022}} |
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Prior to 1989, PA 307 followed an older alignment bypassing Downtown Scranton. On Moosic Street, just north of I-81, PA 307 turned right on Harrison Avenue, starting a concurrency with US 11. Together they crossed the Harrison Avenue bridge and continued about a mile to Myrtle Street. PA 307 and US 11 turned right on Myrtle for one block then left on Wheeler Avenue. After entering the Borough of Dunmore and crossing the old Erie Railroad tracks, the pair turned left on Cherry Street then bore right onto South Blakely Street, entering Downtown Dunmore. They turned left onto Green Ridge Street, re-entering Scranton in the Green Ridge section of the city. At the end of Green Ridge Street at North Scranton Junior High School, they turned right onto Main Avenue entering the Providence section of the city. After a half mile, they turned left onto West Market Street. PA 307 left US 11 by turning left onto Keyser Avenue, passing under the North Scranton Expressway, and turning right onto the Morgan Highway, re-entering its current alignment. |
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===In popular culture=== |
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PA 307 is featured in season 4 episode 2 of [[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]], in a scene where main characters Michael and Dwight make a right into a lake instead of turning right onto PA 307 when the car navigation tells them to turn right. |
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|notes=Ramp to PA 307 from southbound I-81, Exit 184 (I-81); full access to/from I-81 provided by River Street |
|notes=Ramp to PA 307 from southbound I-81, Exit 184 (I-81); full access to/from I-81 provided by Meadow Avenue and River Street |
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[[Category:State highways in Pennsylvania|307]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:46, 26 April 2024
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Maintained by PennDOT and City of Scranton | ||||
Length | 31.510 mi[1] (50.710 km) | |||
Existed | November 1935[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | PA 435 in Covington Township | |||
PA 502 in Covington Township I-380 in Covington Township PA 690 in Spring Brook Township I-81 in Scranton US 11 in Scranton President Biden Expressway in Scranton | ||||
North end | PA 92 in Tunkhannock Township | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Lackawanna, Wyoming | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 307 (PA 307) is a north–south route of the Pennsylvania Highway System that runs for 31 miles (50 km). The southern terminus is PA 435 in Covington Township and the northern terminus is PA 92 in Tunkhannock Township. The highway is called Scranton-Pocono Highway south of Scranton, connecting Scranton to the Pocono Mountains region.
Route description[edit]
PA 307 begins at a Y intersection with PA 435 in Covington Township in Lackawanna County, heading northwest on four-lane undivided Scranton-Pocono Highway. The road runs through forested areas with some homes, coming to an intersection with PA 502 in the community of Fells Corners. The route heads through more woodland with some fields and development and comes to an interchange with I-380 at exit 20. Past this interchange, PA 307 continues through forests with some homes and enters Spring Brook Township, where it crosses PA 690 at Quinlan Corners in the community of Maple Lake. The road continues through rural land and enters Roaring Brook Township, where it heads across the forested Moosic Mountains, passing east of Coon Hill. The route heads to the east of the Williams Bridge Reservoir and curves to the north, narrowing to a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. The road heads into a section of the borough of Dunmore and turns to the northwest.[3][4]
PA 307 enters the city of Scranton and becomes two-lane Moosic Street, passing to the north of Lake Scranton and curving west. The road gains a center left-turn lane and runs west-southwest through wooded areas with homes. The route becomes a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes and bends to the west-northwest, running through woodland and passing under an abandoned railroad line. PA 307 widens into a four-lane divided highway and crosses I-81, with a ramp from southbound I-81 to PA 307; the remaining movements between PA 307 and I-81 and provided by Meadow Avenue and River Street. Past this interchange, the route runs past businesses and becomes a three-lane undivided road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane, heading through residential areas. The road narrows to two lanes and continues northwest to an intersection with US 11.[3][4]
At this point, PA 307 turns north to form a concurrency with US 11 on a divided road and comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with the western terminus of the President Biden Expressway. The two routes cross over Roaring Brook and the Electric City Trolley Museum line and head north as a six-lane divided highway, passing under a Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line and curving northwest to enter downtown Scranton on Biden Street. US 11/PA 307 turns northeast onto city-maintained Jefferson Avenue, with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. The road runs past downtown commercial development as it heads to the west of the University of Scranton campus. The two routes turn northwest onto state-maintained four-lane undivided Mulberry Street and runs past more businesses. Upon crossing Wyoming Avenue, the road becomes a divided highway and continues to an intersection with Mifflin Avenue. At this point, US 11/PA 307 becomes a four-lane freeway called the North Scranton Expressway and passes over a Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line and the Lackawanna River.[3][4]
The highway comes to an interchange with Providence Road that provides a connection to 7th Avenue and access to Memorial Staduum. From here, the freeway heads north near residential and commercial development and runs parallel to Norfolk Southern's Sunbury Line to the west, coming to a diamond interchange with North Main Avenue. The highway continues north-northeast through more of the city alongside the railroad tracks, bending to the north-northwest. PA 307 splits from the US 11 freeway at a diamond interchange by heading west on four-lane undivided Keyser Avenue, passing under the Norfolk Southern tracks. The route turns north onto Morgan Highway, a three-lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane and runs through wooded areas with some commercial development, curving to the northwest.[3][4]
PA 307 leaves Scranton for South Abington Township and traverses forested Bald Mountain, running a short distance to the northeast of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476). The road narrows to two lanes and continues through wooded areas with some homes, passing under I-476. The route continues through rural land and development and passes to the east of Summit Lake, bending to the north-northwest and heading into the borough of Clarks Summit. PA 307 curves west-southwest and reenters South Abington Township, running through a mix of fields and woods with some development. The road crosses into Newton Township and becomes Winola Road. The route passes to the north of Clarks Summit State Hospital and winds west through more rural land, passing to the north of the community of Schultzville.[3][4]
PA 307 enters Falls Township in Wyoming County and becomes Roosevelt Highway, continuing to wind west through forests with some farm fields and homes. The road curves to the north and passes through the community of Mill City, crossing into Overfield Township. The route heads north through forests to the community of Lake Winola, where it turns west and runs through wooded areas of homes to the south of Lake Winola. PA 307 bends to the north and heads along the west side of the lake before it makes a sharp curve to the west. The road heads through forests with sparse development and enters Tunkhannock Township. PA 307 comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with PA 92 on the east bank of the Susquehanna River.[3][5]
History[edit]
At its inception in the late 1920s, PA 307 was little more than a short loop of its namesake, PA 7 (modern-day US 6), extending from that route west of Clarks Summit to its concurrency with the Lackawanna Trail in northern Scranton. At the time, PA 7, and later US 6, followed all of Winola Road out of Clarks Summit.[6] PA 307 has since been extended twice. Its first extension occurred in 1935, when the Scranton-Pocono Highway was completed; to bridge the gap between the two highways, PA 307 formed a concurrency along US 11 through Scranton.[7] In 1955, US 6 was rerouted onto a new alignment from Factoryville to Tunkhannock, and so PA 307 was extended west along this old alignment, terminating at the previously existing PA 92.[citation needed]
Major intersections[edit]
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Lackawanna | Covington Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | PA 435 | Southern terminus |
1.656 | 2.665 | PA 502 – Moosic, Daleville | |||
2.649 | 4.263 | I-380 to I-84 – Mt. Pocono, Scranton | Exit 20 (I-380); diamond interchange | ||
Spring Brook Township | 3.962 | 6.376 | PA 690 to I-84 / I-380 | ||
Scranton | 11.186 | 18.002 | I-81 | Ramp to PA 307 from southbound I-81, Exit 184 (I-81); full access to/from I-81 provided by Meadow Avenue and River Street | |
11.354 | 18.272 | Meadow Avenue to I-81 | |||
12.001 | 19.314 | US 11 south (Pittston Avenue) | Southern terminus of US 11 concurrency | ||
12.012– 12.076 | 19.331– 19.434 | To I-81 / I-84 east / I-380 south | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via President Biden Expressway | ||
12.973 | 20.878 | South end of freeway | |||
13.188 | 21.224 | 7th Avenue / Providence Road | Partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
13.881 | 22.339 | Main Avenue | Diamond interchange | ||
15.263 | 24.563 | US 11 north (North Scranton Expressway) to I-81 | Northern terminus of US 11 concurrency; diamond interchange | ||
15.263 | 24.563 | North end of freeway | |||
Wyoming | Tunkhannock Township | 31.510 | 50.710 | PA 92 – Pittston, Tunkhannock | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- Lackawanna County (PDF)
- Wyoming County (PDF)
- ^ "State Routes Are Changed". The Daily Notes. Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Google (January 24, 2016). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 307" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "State Routes Are Changed". The Daily Notes. Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.