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The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, first used in 1795, is the first long-distance paved road built in the United States, according to engineered plans and specifications. [3] It links Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia at 34th Street, stretching for sixty-two miles. It was later extended by the Lancaster and Susquehanna Turnpike to ...
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. / 40.03972°N 76.30444°W / 40.03972; -76.30444. Lancaster ( / ˈlæŋkɪstər / LANG-ki-stər) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. [4] With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 census, [5] it is the tenth-most-populous city ...
U.S. Route 30 US 30 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by PennDOT, DRPA Length 333 mi (536 km) Existed 1926 (1924 as PA 1; 1913 as Lincoln Highway)–present Tourist routes Exton Bypass Scenic Byway Major junctions West end US 30 at West Virginia border near Chester, WV Major intersections I-376 / US 22 from Robinson Township to Wilkinsburg I-79 near Pittsburgh I-76 Toll / Penna ...
Transportation in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has a long and variegated history. An early-settled part of the United States, and lying on the route between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, it has been the site of early experiments in canals, railroads, and highways. Before all these, at least ten Native American paths crossed parts of the county ...
Legislative. ← PA 339. → PA 341. Pennsylvania Route 340 ( PA 340) is a 30-mile-long (48 km) state highway located in Lancaster and Chester counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 462 in Lancaster. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 Business (US 30 Bus.) in Thorndale. The route is a two-lane road passing through rural ...
Pennsylvania Route 462. Pennsylvania Route 462 ( PA 462) is a 32-mile-long (51 km) east–west state route in York and Lancaster counties in central Pennsylvania. The western terminus is west of York, and the eastern terminus is east of Lancaster. At both ends, PA 462 terminates at U.S. Route 30 (US 30), which follows a mostly freeway alignment ...
Pennsylvania Route 72. Pennsylvania Route 72 ( PA 72) is a 37.8-mile-long (60.8 km) north–south state route located in southeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 222 (US 222)/ PA 272 in Lancaster. The northern terminus is at PA 443 north of Lickdale in Union Township. PA 72 serves as a major road connecting ...
The Lancaster Historic District, also known as Old Town Lancaster, is a national historic district that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with boundary increases in 1983 and 1984. [1]