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Pennsylvania Route 405
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Pennsylvania Route 405 is a 27. 963-mile-long state highway that runs in the north-central part of the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of PA147 in West Chillisquaque Township near the borough of Milton, the route heads northward along the West Branch Susquehanna River through Milton, Watsontown and Muncy until entering Hughesville, where it terminates at an intersection with U. S. Route 220. PA405 originated as the Muncy and Hughesville Plank Road, a 5-mile plank road from Muncy to Hughesville, the plank road also consisted of a bridge over the Muncy Canal on the outskirts of the community. PA405 was assigned in 1941, after switching between numerous designations, including alignments of US15, US111, US220, the alignment of PA405 was extended to its current southern terminus when PA147 was realigned onto a new highway. PA147 will have a new alignment between two junctions and will not be duplexed with PA405 at any point. PA405 begins at an intersection with PA147 in Chillisquaque, the route heads to the northwest, heading along a parallel to PA147 near rural farms and houses. The route reaches the center of Chillisquaque, where it turns westward for a distance through an area along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. The route meets the shoreline, where PA405 turns to the northwest along a rural, the route heads northward, crossing through a deep patch of forests. A short distance later, the forests dissipate, and PA405 intersects with PA45 just across the river from Lewisburg, PA405 continues northward along the Susquehanna River, intersecting with a former alignment of PA45 a short distance later. The route continues through the farmland along the river, entering the small community of East Lewisburg. North of East Lewisburg, PA405 passes a large farmland plot before leaving the shoreline of the Susquehanna West Branch, the route continues northward a short distance from the Susquehanna River before entering the community of Milton. In Milton, PA405 crosses over a set of railroad tracks, the route heads eastward until turning northward onto Garfield Street, heading past homes and businesses and intersecting with PA642. The route continues northward onto South Arch Street, intersecting with Center Street, at the end of the block, PA405 intersects with PA254. The highway continues northward, intersecting with local streets and paralleling railroad tracks, at the intersection with 10th Street, PA405 turns to the northwest and leaves the community of Milton. The route returns to the shoreline of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, the route continues northward, intersecting with Golf Course Road, where the route becomes surrounded by forests. A short distance later, PA405 crosses under the four lane alignment of Interstate 80, the route continues northward along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, passing a large industrial complex before reaching a merge in the railroad tracks. At the merge, PA405 enters the community of Watsontown, after entering Watsontown, PA405 passes the local memorial park and intersects with PA44. PA405 and PA44 become concurrent along Main Street into downtown Watsontown, the two highways continue several blocks from the Susquehanna River, intersecting with Brimmer Avenue
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Pennsylvania Route 147
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Pennsylvania Route 147 is a north–south route that runs for 58.3 miles along the east shore of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania, United States. The northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 80 and Interstate 180 in Turbot Township, the southern terminus is at an interchange with U. S. Route 22 and U. S. Route 322 in Reed Township. PA147 begins an interchange with the US 22/US322 freeway south of the Clarks Ferry Bridge over the Susquehanna River in Reed Township, within this interchange, the highway crosses the Appalachian Trail, which uses Clarks Ferry Bridge across the river. The road passes through the community of Inglenook and heads away from the mountain. The route crosses into Halifax Township and continues through rural land with some development, curving east, at this point, PA147 turns northeast to become concurrent with PA225 on Peters Mountain Road. The road gains a center lane and heads north through rural areas of homes and businesses. The two routes continue into the borough of Halifax and become South 4th Street, losing the center left-turn lane, PA147 splits from PA225 by heading west on Market Street, continuing through residential areas. The road bends northwest and continues through a mix of farmland and woods with homes and commercial development to the east of the river. PA147 heads to the west of forested Berry Mountain and enters Upper Paxton Township, the road curves north and crosses the Wiconisco Creek into the borough of Millersburg. From here, the route becomes undivided and runs through the downtown of Millersburg before continuing into residential areas with a few businesses. The road leaves Millersburg for Upper Paxton Township again and becomes unnamed, PA147 curves northwest and continues through rural areas, with the road and railroad tracks drawing closer to the Susquehanna River. The route heads to the southwest of forested Mahantango Mountain and makes a bend to the northeast along with the river and railroad line. The route bends to the north and runs through a patch of forest before heading northeast through the community of Dalmatia as George Street. The road becomes unnamed again and runs between the river and railroad tracks to the northwest and forested Hooflander Mountain to the northeast. PA147 heads east-northeast further away from the Susquehanna River and the Norfolk Southern line, PA147 continues through more wooded areas of the borough before heading past more homes with a few businesses, passing through the center of Herndon and becoming North Main Street. The route leaves Herndon for Jackson Township, becoming unnamed, and runs north through woodland with some development, crossing Mahanoy Creek. The road runs to the east of the Susquehanna River and the Norfolk Southern tracks and passes fields before running to the west of forested Little Mountain. PA147 continues north-northwest through wooded areas with fields and development
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Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania
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The transcontinental Interstate 80 is designated across northern Pennsylvania as the Keystone Shortway, officially the Z. H. Confair Memorial Highway. This route was mainly along a completely new alignment, not paralleling any earlier U. S. Routes, as a shortcut to the tolled Pennsylvania Turnpike. It does not serve any cities in Pennsylvania, and serves mainly as a cross-state route on the Ohio-New York City corridor. Most of I-80s path across the state goes through hilly and mountainous terrain, Interstate 80 intersects cities such as DuBois, Sharon, Hazleton, and Stroudsburg. I-80 enters the Western Pennsylvania area which encompasses Mercer, Venango, Butler, Clarion, Jefferson, I-80 intersects I-376 and I-79 in Mercer County in Shenango and Findley Township respectively. Jefferson County at mile marker 73 is known for the city of Punxsutawney and this point is just east of Exit 111. A sign prominently displays this fact about the Interstate. At mile marker 101, I-80 passes by the city of Dubois, I-80 enters Centre County around mile marker 138 and intersects I-99 at exit 161, the main connecting point to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Pennsylvania State University. US220 is concurrent between exits 161 and 178 where it heads towards Lock Haven, at mile marker 199, I-80 approaches the Williamsport area, the venue of the Little League World Series in Union County. I-80 intersects I-180 at exit 212, I-80 enters the Northeastern Pennsylvania area to include points Northumberland County and east to New Jersey. In Montour County at mile marker 224, it approaches the Bloomsburg area, home to the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, I-80 also passes by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area in Luzerne County. At exit 260, a connection can be made via I-81 to Harrisburg to the south and Binghamton, I-80 intersects I-476 at exit 274 in Carbon County for connections to Allentown and Philadelphia to the south and I-380 for a connection to I-84 to New England and Scranton. Around mile marker 305, I-80 approaches Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg, home to the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, after passing by the Delaware Water Gap, I-80 enters the state of New Jersey via the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge. The corridor now served by I-80 was originally to be a branch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike from Sharon to Stroudsburg, planning was shifted to the Pennsylvania Department of Highways in 1956 with the passage of the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act. From Scranton a route went southeast along U. S. Route 611 to the Stroudsburg area, on May 22,1957, a request by Pennsylvania to move the corridor south was approved by the Federal Highway Administration. This was corrected the year, as the Keystone Shortway became part of I-80. I-84 was truncated to Scranton, and the Scranton-Stroudsburg connection became Interstate 81E, the first section of present I-80 to open was the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge, opened December 16,1953. This had been built as part of U. S. Route 611, construction on the rest of I-80 began in 1959 and was completed in 1970
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Pennsylvania Route 54
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Pennsylvania Route 54 is a state highway which runs for 81.4 miles in eastern Pennsylvania. It runs from U. S. Route 209 in Nesquehoning, Carbon County in the east to U. S. Route 15, Pennsylvania Route 54 begins at an intersection with U. S. Route 15 in Clinton Township. It travels east and becomes known as Main Street in Montgomery and it briefly turns to the left onto Montgomery Street, where it intersects Pennsylvania Route 405, before making a right turn as 2nd Street and then crossing over the West Branch Susquehanna River. Pennsylvania Route 54 and Pennsylvania Route 405 end their concurrency in Delaware Township, PA54 passes through the village of Delaware Run and later intersects Interstate 180 at an interchange. After I-180, the route has an intersection with the Susquehanna Trail, in Turbotville, PA54 intersects Pennsylvania Route 44 and the two have a concurrency which ends a couple of miles east of Turbotville. PA54 continues as Continental Blvd, PA54 passes through the small Washingtonville as Water Street, before returning to its Continental Blvd designation and intersecting Pennsylvania Route 254. PA54 heads south and adds a lane in each direction for the interchange with Interstate 80, shortly afterward, PA54 also intersects Pennsylvania Route 642 before heading into Danville. It has an intersection with U. S. Route 11 and then, at Mahoning Street, the route then crosses the north branch of the Susquehanna River and enters Riverside as Mill Street, before immediately turning to the east and being called Elysburg Road. Several miles later, PA54 enters Elysburg as Market Street and has an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 487, PA54 continues as Market Street until leaving Elysburg. Highways 54 and 61 were formerly concurrent and went on together down the current route of PA61 through Centralia and Mount Carmel. PA54 heads south and has an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 901, PA901 then turns south and splits off from PA54 in Merrian. PA54 passes through the village of Locustdale as Main Street, the two are concurrent until PA61 turns south on Hoffman Blvd and PA54 continues east. PA54 enters Girardville as Mahanoy Ave and then passes through Connerton as Connerton St. PA54 becomes Lower Main Rd in Lost Creek, in Shenandoah, PA54 is called Centre St and has an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 924 in the center of Shenandoah. East-southeast of Shenandoah, PA54 passes the village of Ellen Gowan, PA54 takes a left turn at the more famous of the two St. Nicholas coal breakers, once claimed to be the largest coal breaker in the world. Heading east, PA54 later enters Mahanoy City as Centre St, in Mahanoy City, PA54 is the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 339. Between Mahanoy City and an intersection with Interstate 81, PA54 is called Vulcan Hill Rd, after the interchange with I-81, PA54 passes through Grier City and Park Crest as Barnesville Dr, and then through Barnesville as Pine Creek Dr. It enters Hometown as Mahanoy Ave and then intersects Pennsylvania Route 309, the route continues through Hometown as Lafayette Ave, and then after Hometown, is called Hauto Hwy. South of the Hauto Dam, PA54 enters Nesquehoning as Stock St. PA54 ends as Industrial Complex with an intersection with U. S. Route 209 in Nesquehoning
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Pennsylvania Route 44
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Pennsylvania Route 44 is a 149.24 mi -long state highway in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. The route is designated from Interstate 80 and Pennsylvania Route 42 in Buckhorn to the New York state line near New York State Route 417 in Ceres Township, commissioned in 1927 by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways, PA44 originally ran from the NY state line to Jersey Shore. Today, the highway is a route from Columbia County to Potter County. PA44 begins in the place of Buckhorn at an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 42. From there, the highway runs northwest as Buckhorn Road through the Appalachians, in Jerseytown, the route intersects Pennsylvania Route 642 and Pennsylvania Route 254. Outside of Jerseytown, PA44 turns westward as White Hall Road, the route enters Montour County passing through the Muncy Hills. From Schuyler to Turbotville, Route 44 is concurrent with Pennsylvania Route 54 at Continental Boulevard, PA44 enters Northumberland County running southwest through the mainly plain and agricultural sections of the county. In the village of Mcewensville briefly east of the Interstate 180 underpass, the route intersects Main Street, from Watsontown to Dewart, PA44 is concurrent with PA405 along Main Street. West of the bridge, PA44 is designated as a route to the intersection with PA144 in Potter County. After crossing the bridge, the route intersects U. S. Route 15 in the Union County community of Allenwood, West of the hamlet, PA44 runs mainly west along the banks of the White Deer Hole Creek in the White Deer Valley. The highway enters Lycoming County in the White Deer Valley area, in the hamlet of Washington at the intersection with Gap Road, PA44 turns north before intersecting the southern terminus of PA554 in Elimsport, on the intersection, the highway turns west. West of Elimsport, the crosses the North White Deer Ridge. West of the ridge, PA44 intersects the terminus of PA654 in the town of Collomsville. The route proceeds west and upon reaching a gap that cuts through the Bald Eagle Mountain range near the intersection with PA880, North of the gap, the highway turns west and crosses the West Branch Susquehanna River and enters the borough of Jersey Shore. Inside the borough, PA44 turns north onto Main Street for a short distance, the expressway runs mainly southwest, officially signed as the Frank D. Oreilly Highway. Southwest of the Pine Creek crossing, PA44 leaves US220, PA44 crosses the creek again and continues north along the western banks of the creek. In the village of Tomb, PA44 intersects the western endpoint of PA973, near the village of Cummings, PA44 turns west to cross the Pine Creek and intersect PA414. The highway proceeds west through the sections of the Tiadaghton State Forest
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Pennsylvania Route 42
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Pennsylvania Route 42 is a 58. 6-mile-long state route located in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 61 in Centralia, the northern terminus is at U. S. Route 220 in Laporte. In Beech Glen, Sullivan County, it concurs with U. S.220, loops through Eagles Mere, until 1999, Pennsylvania Route 54 was also present at the southern terminus of PA42. PA42 begins at an intersection with PA61 in the near ghost town of Centralia in Columbia County, from PA61, the route heads north on two-lane undivided Locust Avenue. The road passes through abandoned areas of the town which have been overgrown with trees, the route turns east and crosses into Conyngham Township, becoming South Main Street and heading into forested areas. PA42 becomes a road and heads to the northwest, passing through the residential community of Aristes. The road curves to the northeast and becomes Numidia Drive, heading into the Weiser State Forest, the route turns west and northwest through more dense forests, passing to the east of Shamokin Reservoir. Continuing to the west-northwest, PA42 enters Locust Township as it crosses Little Mountain, leaving the state forest, the road heads into open agricultural areas with some woods and residences. The route briefly turns northwest before heading north again and passing through the community of Numidia, PA42 curves to the northwest as it heads through more rural areas, crossing the Roaring Creek and continuing into Catawissa Township. The road runs through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, the route becomes a four-lane road in a wooded area before turning into a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. PA42 comes to an intersection with PA487, at point that route joins PA42 for a concurrency. The road crosses the Catawissa Creek into Catawissa and becomes Mill Street, PA42 splits from PA487 by heading west-northwest on Main Street, heading through the commercial downtown of Catawissa. The road crosses Norfolk Southerns Sunbury Line before heading across the Susquehanna River, at point the road becomes Rupert Drive. Here, the route north and crosses the North Shore Railroad. PA42 runs through wooded areas immediately to the west of the tracks with the Susquehanna River a short distance to the east. The road turns north-northwest away from the tracks and heads through the residential community of Rupert. The route passes through woodland with some homes before reaching an interchange with US11. At this point, PA42 heads northeast concurrent with US11 on four-lane divided Montour Boulevard, immediately after, the route splits from US11 at another interchange, heading northwest on four-lane divided Mall Boulevard and crossing the Fishing Creek back into Montour Township
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Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
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Northumberland County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 94,528, the county was formed in 1772 from parts of Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland, and Northampton Counties and named for the county of Northumberland in northern England. Northumberland County is a fifth class county according to the Pennsylvanias County Code, Northumberland County comprises the Sunbury, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area. Among its famous residents, Joseph Priestley, the enlightenment chemist and theologian, left England in 1796 due to religious persecution and his former house is a historical museum. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 478 square miles. The county has mountains in the south and north, with the rest being mostly rolling hills, Interstate 80 Interstate 180 U. S. Route 11 U. S. The population density was 206 people per square mile, there were 43,164 housing units at an average density of 94 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 97. 09% White,1. 52% Black or African American,0. 10% Native American,0. 22% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,0. 47% from other races, and 0. 58% from two or more races. 1. 10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,32. 5% were of German,12. 9% Polish,9. 9% American,8. 2% Italian,8. 1% Irish and 5. 8% Dutch ancestry according to Census 2000. 95. 8% spoke English and 1. 5% Spanish as their first language,30. 20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15. 50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the family size was 2.89. In the county, the population was out with 21. 90% under the age of 18,7. 00% from 18 to 24,27. 70% from 25 to 44,24. 40% from 45 to 64. The median age was 41 years, for every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males, Northumberland Countys live birth rate was 1,167 births in 1990. Northumberland Countys live birth rate in 2000 declined to 919 births, over the past 50 years, rural Pennsylvania saw a steady decline in both the number and proportion of residents under 18 years old. In 1960,1.06 million rural residents, or 35 percent of the population, were children. 9% in 2014. The statewide poverty rate was 13. 6% in 2014, according to the US Census Bureau, from 2009-2014 Northumberland County saw a 62% increase in the number of families in the federal food assistance program called SNAP. The number of people or families receiving monthly SNAP assistance dollars rose from 2,965 in 2009 to 4,814 people in 2014, teen Pregnancy rate The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports the annual teens aged 15–19 birth rate
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Montour County, Pennsylvania
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Montour County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,267, the county is named for Andrew Montour, a prominent Métis interpreter who served with George Washington during the French and Indian War. It encompasses 132 sq mi, making it the smallest county by area in the state. Montour County is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, fort Bosley, located near the present day border of Derry Township and the Borough of Washingtonville, was the countys only fortified location during the Revolutionary War. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 132 square miles. It is the smallest county by area in Pennsylvania, a total of 45% of Montour County is wooded. The entire county sits inside the Susquehanna River watershed, the other major streams in Montour County include Chillisquaque Creek and Mahoning Creek. Lycoming County Columbia County Northumberland County I-80 US11 PA44 PA45 PA54 PA254 PA642 Montour County is located in the Ridge-and-Valley Province of the Appalachian Mountains, a total of 65% of the soils in the county are well-drained. The Muncy Hills are located in the part of the county and Montour Ridge is located in the southern part of the county. Montour Ridge also is home to the highest elevation in the county,1425 feet above sea level, the lowest elevation is 440 feet above sea level, at the Susquehanna River. The sedimentary rocks in Montour County are from either the Devonian Period or the Silurian Period, the Devonian Period rocks are more common than Silurian Period rocks, making up two thirds of the county. These rocks are prevalent in the Muncy Hills and the lowlands in the portion of the county. The other one third of the rocks in Montour County are from the Silurian Period, rocks from this period are prevalent on Montour Ridge and the adjacent valley and the hills to the northwest of Washingtonville. These areas consist of the Wills Creek formation, the Tonoloway Formation, the Bloomsburg Formation, the Tuscarora Formation, the Clinton Group, there are three major anticlines and synclines in Montour County. These are the White Deer Anticline, the Lackawanna Syncline, and these are located in the northern, central, and Montour Ridge areas of the county, respectively. These features are situated i a northeast-southwest alignment and they were formed by regional compression and uplift approximately 200 million years ago, during the Permian Period. During the Pleistocene Period, the Illinoian glacial advance reached Montour County, there are alluvial deposits in many of the river valleys in the county, especially there two streams or rivers meet. These deposits were formed fairly recently, geologically speaking, the water supply for Montour County comes primarily from the Susquehanna River, as well as wells and springs
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Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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Columbia County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 67,295, the county was created on March 22,1813, from part of Northumberland County and named for Columbia, a poetic name for the United States that alludes to Christopher Columbus. Columbia County is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 490 square miles, of which 483 square miles is land and 7.1 square miles is water. The southern tip of Columbia County is part of the Coal Region, the area of the county from the Susquehanna River south to several miles south of Numidia is mostly farmland and state game lands. Around the Susquehanna River, there are several communities, such as Bloomsburg, from the Susquehanna River north as far as Waller, the county is mostly farmland with several patches of forest. North of Waller, the county is mostly state game lands, the major streams in Columbia County are the Susquehanna River, Fishing Creek, Briar Creek, Catawissa Creek, and Roaring Creek. Sullivan County Luzerne County Schuylkill County Northumberland County Montour County Lycoming County Part of Ricketts Glen State Park is in the portion of Columbia County. As of the census of 2000, there were 64,151 people,24,915 households, the population density was 132 people per square mile. There were 27,733 housing units at a density of 57 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 97. 59% White,0. 80% Black or African-American,0. 15% Native American,0. 52% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,0. 33% from other races, and 0. 58% from two or more races. 0. 95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,33. 2% were of German,10. 0% American,9. 4% Irish,8. 1% Italian,6. 7% Polish and 6. 2% English ancestry. 26. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90. In the county, the population was out with 20. 80% under the age of 18,14. 30% from 18 to 24,25. 90% from 25 to 44,23. 10% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females there were 90.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males, the United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Columbia County as the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 U. S. Census the metropolitan area ranked 20th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania, the Combined Statistical Area ranked 8th in the State of Pennsylvania and 115th most populous in the United States with a population of 264,739. As of November 2011, there are 41,026 registered voters in Columbia County. While John McCain received 51. 6% of its vote to 47. 1% for Barack Obama, each of the three row-office statewide winners carried Columbia in 2008
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania /ˌpɛnsᵻlˈveɪnjə/, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle, Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest, the 5th most populous, and the 9th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The states five most populous cities are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, the state capital, and its ninth-largest city, is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has 140 miles of shoreline along Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary. The state is one of the 13 original founding states of the United States, it came into being in 1681 as a result of a land grant to William Penn. Part of Pennsylvania, together with the present State of Delaware, had earlier been organized as the Colony of New Sweden and it was the second state to ratify the United States Constitution, on December 12,1787. Independence Hall, where the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were drafted, is located in the states largest city of Philadelphia, during the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, was fought in the south central region of the state. Valley Forge near Philadelphia was General Washingtons headquarters during the winter of 1777–78. Pennsylvania is 170 miles north to south and 283 miles east to west, of a total 46,055 square miles,44,817 square miles are land,490 square miles are inland waters, and 749 square miles are waters in Lake Erie. It is the 33rd largest state in the United States, Pennsylvania has 51 miles of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. Cities include Philadelphia, Reading, Lebanon and Lancaster in the southeast, Pittsburgh in the southwest, the tri-cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, the northeast includes the former anthracite coal mining communities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston City, and Hazleton. Erie is located in the northwest, the state has 5 regions, namely the Allegheny Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Atlantic Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and the Erie Plain. Straddling two major zones, the majority of the state, with the exception of the corner, has a humid continental climate. The largest city, Philadelphia, has characteristics of the humid subtropical climate that covers much of Delaware. Moving toward the interior of the state, the winter climate becomes colder, the number of cloudy days increase. Western areas of the state, particularly locations near Lake Erie, can receive over 100 inches of snowfall annually, the state may be subject to severe weather from spring through summer into fall. Tornadoes occur annually in the state, sometimes in large numbers, the Tuscarora Nation took up temporary residence in the central portion of Pennsylvania ca. Both the Dutch and the English claimed both sides of the Delaware River as part of their lands in America
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Norfolk Southern Railway
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The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States. NS is responsible for maintaining 29,000 miles, with the remainder being operated under trackage rights from other parties responsible for maintenance, the common commodity hauled on the railroad is coal from mines in Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The railroad also offers the largest intermodal network in eastern North America, NS is a major transporter of domestic and export coal. In Pennsylvania, NS also receives coal through interchange with R. J, corman Railroad/Pennsylvania Lines at Cresson, Pennsylvania, originating in the Clearfield Cluster. Coal transported by NS is thus exported to steel mills and power plants around the world, the company is also a major transporter of auto parts and completed vehicles. It operates intermodal container and TOFC trains, some in conjunction with other railroads, NS was the first railway to employ roadrailers, which are highway truck trailers with interchangeable wheel sets. The Norfolk Southern Railways parent Norfolk Southern Corporation is a Norfolk, Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated on July 23,1980 in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols NSC. As of October 1,2014 Norfolk Southern Corporations total public stock value was slightly over $34.5 billion, the system began in 1982 with the creation of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, a holding company for the Southern Railway and Norfolk & Western Railway. The new company was given the name of the Norfolk Southern Railway, a line, acquired by SOU in 1974, that served primarily North Carolina. Headquarters for the new NS were established in Norfolk, Virginia, the company suffered a slight embarrassment when the marble headpiece at the buildings entrance was unveiled, which read Norfolk Southern Railway. A new headpiece replaced the erroneous one several weeks later, NS aimed to compete in the eastern United States with CSX Transportation, formed after the Interstate Commerce Commissions 1980 approval of the merger of the Chessie System and the Seaboard System. Norfolk Southerns predecessor railroads date to the early 19th century, the SRs earliest predecessor line was the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road. Chartered in 1827, the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company became the first to regularly scheduled passenger train service with the inaugural run of the Best Friend of Charleston in 1830. Another early predecessor, the Richmond & Danville Railroad, was formed in 1847, the R&D ultimately fell on hard times and in 1894, it became a major portion of the new Southern Railway. Financier J. P. Morgan selected veteran railroader Samuel Spencer as president, profitable and innovative, Southern became in 1953 the first major U. S. railroad to completely switch to diesel-electric locomotives from steam. It was acquired by the South Side Railroad in 1854, in the second half of the 20th century, the N&W acquired the Virginian Railway, the Wabash Railway, and the Nickel Plate Road, among others. In 1990, the two merged and formed Norfolk Southern Railway. The system grew with the acquisition of half of Conrail
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Dual carriageway
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A dual carriageway is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation. Roads with two or more carriageways which are designed to higher standards with controlled access are generally classed as motorways, freeways, a road without a central reservation is a single carriageway regardless of the number of lanes. Dual carriageways have improved road traffic safety over single carriageways and typically have speed limits as a result. In some places, express lanes and local/collector lanes are used within a system to provide more capacity. A very early example of a dual carriageway was the Via Portuensis, in 1907 the Long Island Motor Parkway opened, and roughly 20% of it featured a semi-dual-carriageway design. The New York City Belt Parkway system, which was built between 1907 and 1934, also pioneered the same design, however the majority of it featured concrete or brick railings as lane dividers instead of grass medians. In 1924 the first Italian autostrada was opened running 55 km from Milan to Varese and it featured a broad road bed and did not feature lane dividers except near cities and through the mountains. The London end of the Great West Road became Britains first dual carriageway when it was opened in 1925 by King George V, in 1927 the Rome bypass was opened. It ran 92 km bypassing Rome to the east, almost the entire length featured a dual-carriageway design. In the early 1930s it was extended all the way to Naples. Most of the routing was destroyed by the Allies in the World War II. By 1930 several US and European cities had built dual-carriageway highways, in 1932 the first German autobahn opened between Cologne and Bonn. It ran 21 km and became a precedent for future highways, although it, like the first autostrada, did not feature a dual-carriageway design, it inspired the mass construction of future high-speed roadways. During the 1930s, Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union began construction of a network of dual carriageway expressways. By 1942, Germany had over 3,200 km of dual carriageway roads, Italy had nearly 1,300 km, opened to traffic in 1940, the 160-mile-long Pennsylvania Turnpike was the first rural dual carriageway built in the United States. By 1955 several states had built dual carriageway freeways and turnpikes, completed in 1994, the major highway system links all the major cities of the United States. In the UK, although the dual carriageway applies to any road with physically separated lanes. Such major dual carriageways usually have two lanes of traffic in each direction, with the lane nearest the centre being reserved for overtaking, occasionally dual carriageways have only one lane in each direction, or more than two lanes each way
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