Interstate 84 (I-84) in Pennsylvania is the westernmost segment of the eastern I-84. Within Pennsylvania, it runs from I-81 in Dunmore east to the New York border near Matamoras.
 Interstate 84 | ||||
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| Fallen Trooper Memorial Highway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 54.87 mi[1] (88.30 km) | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    I-81 / I-380 / US 6 in Dunmore | |||
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| East end |  I-84 at the New York state line in Matamoras | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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I-84 starts in Pennsylvania at I-81 in Dunmore, a suburb east of Scranton, along with the northern end of I-380. After two miles (3.2 km), I-84 splits from I-380, as the latter goes southeasterly through the Poconos and I-84 continues almost due east into Wayne and Pike counties.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed] I-84 reaches its highest elevation in Pennsylvania and in the east just west of exit 8 at 1,800 feet (550 m).[2]
On October 15, 2011, the roadway was designated as the Fallen Trooper Memorial Highway throughout its length.[3]
History
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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 and open to traffic was the bridge spanning the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New York. The second section from exit 26 to exit 53 opened in 1972.[4]
I-84 was to continue west of I-380 and connect to I-81 at Moosic, but the alignment was moved further north, running concurrently with I-380 from Elmhurst Township to Dunmore. I-380 both ran east from I-81, sharing mileposts and exit numbers, with their split being an unnumbered exit 3 (in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) policy at the time which did not allow interchanges between Interstates to be numbered). During the 2001 exit renumbering, I-380 became a north–south Interstate and its mileposts and exit numbers were reversed. Locally, the four-mile (6.4 km) overlapping section is commonly spoken as "380, 84". When the exits were renumbered, the exit tabs with button-copy letters for the old exit 4 were moved to the new exit 4 in the eastbound direction and remained in place until the signs were updated.
Exit list
edit| County | Location | mi[5] | km | Old exit [6] | New exit [6] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lackawanna | Dunmore | 0.000 | 0.000 |     I-81 north / US 6 west to PA 347 – Binghamton | Exit 187 on I-81, Throop Dunmore Interchange; western terminus; west end of I-380 overlap | ||
 I-81 south – Wilkes-Barre | |||||||
 US 6 east – Carbondale | |||||||
| 1.266 | 2.037 | 1 | 1 | Tigue Street | |||
| 2.457 | 3.954 | 2 | 2 |   PA 435 south – Elmhurst | Northern terminus of PA 435; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| Roaring Brook Township | 4.311 | 6.938 | 3 | 4 | I-380 south – Mount Pocono | I-380 exit 24, east end of I-380 overlap, Old Exit 3 was never signed as Exit 3 | |
| Jefferson Township | 9.064 | 14.587 | 4 | 8 |    PA 247 north to PA 348 – Mount Cobb, Hamlin | Southern terminus of PA 247 | |
| Wayne | Sterling Township | 17.530 | 28.212 | 5 | 17 |  PA 191 – Hamlin, Newfoundland | |
| Pike | Greene Township | 20.903 | 33.640 | 6 | 20 |  PA 507 – Lake Wallenpaupack, Greentown | |
| Palmyra Township | 27.015 | 43.476 | 7 | 26 |  PA 390 – Tafton, Promised Land State Park | ||
| Blooming Grove Township | 31.025 | 49.930 | 8 | 30 |  PA 402 – Porters Lake, Blooming Grove | ||
| Dingman Township | 34.912 | 56.185 | 9 | 34 |  PA 739 – Lords Valley, Dingmans Ferry | ||
| Milford Township | 46.861 | 75.415 | 10 | 46 | US 6 – Milford | ||
| Westfall Township | 53.700 | 86.422 | 11 | 53 |  US 6 / US 209 – Matamoras | Access to Pennsylvania Welcome Center | |
| Delaware River | 54.637 | 87.930 | Interstate 84 Bridge | ||||
| 54.870 | 88.305 |  I-84 east – Port Jervis | New York border | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ "Elevation Finder". Freemaptools.com. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Troopers Association Dedicates Fallen Trooper Memorial". October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 84". Retrieved December 20, 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- Lackawanna County[permanent dead link] (PDF)
- Wayne County[permanent dead link] (PDF)
- Pike County[permanent dead link] (PDF)
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania Exit Numbering" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
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