Pennsylvania Route 245 (PA 245) was a 2.10-mile-long (3.38 km) east–west state highway located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Commissioned in 1928, the designation began at U.S. Route 309 (US 309) in Slatington, east to PA 45 in Berlinsville. Today, the US 309 alignment has become PA 873 and the PA 45 designation has become PA 248. PA 245 was decommissioned in the 1940s.
.svg) Pennsylvania Route 245 | ||||
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 PA 245 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Pennsylvania Department of Highways | ||||
| Length | 2.10 mi (3.38 km) | |||
| Existed | 1928–1940s | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 309 in Slatington | |||
 PA 145 in Walnutport | ||||
| East end |  PA 45 in Berlinsville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Northampton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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PA 245 began at an intersection with US 309 (now PA 873) in the borough of Slatington in Lehigh County. It headed eastward along Mountain View Drive (modern Main Street) and crossed the Lehigh River to enter the borough of Walnutport in Northampton County. Here, PA 245 intersected PA 145 at Washington Street/Cherry Street in the center of the borough. Outside of Walnutport, PA 245 traversed Lehigh Township on a northeasterly alignment. The highway terminated at an intersection with PA 45 (now PA 248) in Berlinsville.[1][2]
History
editPA 245 was designated in 1928 to run from PA 145 in Walnutport east to PA 45 in Berlinsville along an unpaved road.[3] By 1930, the route was extended west to US 309 in Slatington. At this time, PA 245 was paved from Slatington to just east of Walnutport.[4] The remaining unpaved section was paved in the 1930s.[5] The PA 245 designation was decommissioned in the 1940s.[6] Today, the former route is SR 4016 along Main Street in Slatington, SR 4022 along Main Street in Walnutport, and township-maintained Main Street and Poplar Drive in Lehigh Township. A portion of Main Street in Lehigh Township has been severed with the construction of Mountain View Drive as the road connecting Walnutport to PA 248.[7][8]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[9] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lehigh | Slatington | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 309 | Now PA 873 |
| Northampton | Walnutport | 0.74 | 1.19 | PA 145 – Palmerton, Allentown | |
| Lehigh Township | 2.10 | 3.38 | PA 45 – Lehighton, Easton | Now PA 248 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ General Highway Map Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1941. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ General Highway Map Northampton County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1941. Retrieved January 21, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Map of Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1950. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ Northampton County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ Calculated using Delorme Street Atlas USA 2007
