Interstate 84 in Pennsylvania

This article is about the section of Interstate 84 in Pennsylvania. For the entire route, see Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts).

Interstate 84 marker

Interstate 84
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 54.870 mi[1] (88.305 km)
Major junctions
West end: I-81 / I-380 / US 6 in Dunmore
  PA 435 in Dunmore
I-380 in Roaring Brook Township
PA 247 in Jefferson Township
PA 191 in Sterling Township
PA 507 in Greene Township
PA 390 in Palmyra Township
PA 402 in Blooming Grove Township
PA 739 in Dingman Township
US 6 near Milford
US 6 / US 209 in Matamoras
East end: I-84 at the New York border in Matamoras
Location
Counties: Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike
Highway system
PA 83PA 84

Interstate 84 (I-84) in Pennsylvania is part of the east segment of a non-contiguous freeway that runs from Dunmore to the New York border.

Route description

I-84 starts in Pennsylvania at I-81 in Dunmore, a suburb east of Scranton. After two miles (3.2 km), I-84 intersects I-380, as the latter goes southeasterly through the Poconos and I-84 continues almost due east into Wayne and Pike counties. The Pennsylvania section is the only segment of I-84 that uses mile-based exit numbers; sequential numbers were replaced starting in 2001.

This section of Pennsylvania is very lightly populated, and there are no major settlements on or near I-84, although it offers access to popular outdoor recreation areas such as Lake Wallenpaupack and Promised Land State Park. Its right-of-way is very wide, with a large median strip between the two carriageways as it passes through densely wooded country, except for the swampy areas in southern Wayne County. The only development along Pennsylvania's section of I-84 is where U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and US 209 start to parallel closely and form a commercial strip just south of Matamoras, just west of the Delaware River. I-84 reaches its highest elevation in Pennsylvania and in the east just west of exit 8 at 1,800 feet (550 m).[2]

History

I-84 was originally planned to run concurrently with US 6, but in June 1958, due to a realignment of I-80, I-84 was redesignated as an Interstate. The plan was first revealed to the public in 1964. The first segment to be completed, in 1961, spanned from the current western terminus to Tigue Street. The second segment to be completed, in 1967, spanned from what was then Spring Road just west of Lords Valley to what was then Sawkill Road. The third segment to be completed, in 1968, expanded the second segment to what was then Beaver Dam Road, east of PA 507.[3]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmOld exit
[4]
New exit
[4]
DestinationsNotes
LackawannaDunmore0.0000.000 I-81 north / US 6 west to PA 347 BinghamtonWestbound exit and eastbound entrance, west end of I-380 overlap
0.7751.247 I-81 south Wilkes-BarreWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.8961.442 US 6 east CarbondaleWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-81 exit 187
1.2662.03711Tigue Street
2.4573.95422 PA 435 south ElmhurstEastbound exit and westbound entrance, left exit from eastbound
Roaring Brook Township4.3116.9384 I-380 south Mount PoconoI-380 exit 24, east end of I-380 overlap
Jefferson Township9.06414.58748 PA 247 to PA 348 Mount Cobb, Hamlin
WayneSterling Township17.53028.212517 PA 191 Hamlin, Newfoundland
PikeGreene Township20.90333.640620 PA 507 Lake Wallenpaupack, Greentown
Palmyra Township27.01543.476726 PA 390 Tafton, Promised Land State Park
Blooming Grove Township31.02549.930830 PA 402 – Porters Lake, Blooming Grove
Dingman Township34.91256.185934 PA 739 Lords Valley, Dingmans Ferry
Milford Township46.86175.4151046 US 6 Milford
Matamoras53.70086.4221153 US 6 / US 209 Matamoras, MilfordAccess to Pennsylvania Welcome Center
Delaware River54.63787.930Interstate 84 Bridge
OrangePort Jervis54.87088.305 I-84 east Port JervisNew York border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. "Elevation Finder". Freemaptools.com. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  3. "Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 84". Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Pennsylvania Exit Numbering" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 2, 2007.

External links

Interstate 84
Previous state:
Terminus
Pennsylvania Next state:
New York
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