U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania

U.S. Route 30 marker
U.S. Route 30
Map
US 30 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT, DRPA
Length333 mi[1] (536 km)
Existed1926 (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
East end I-676 / US 30 at New Jersey border in Philadelphia
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesBeaver, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, Adams, York, Lancaster, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia
Highway system
PA 29 PA 31
US 1PA 1 PA 2

U.S. Route 30 (US 30) is a U.S. Highway that runs east–west across the southern part of Pennsylvania, passing through Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on its way from the West Virginia state line east to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey.

In Pennsylvania, US 30 runs along or near the transcontinental Lincoln Highway, an auto trail which ran from San Francisco, California, to New York City before the U.S. Routes were designated. Lincoln Highway turned northeast at Philadelphia, however, using present US 1 and its former alignments to cross the Delaware River into Trenton, New Jersey.

Points of interest along US 30 include the Gettysburg Battlefield, Dutch Wonderland, the Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Ligonier, Westmoreland Mall, Jennerstown Speedway, Idlewild and Soak Zone, and Independence Mall at the Independence National Historical Park.

  1. ^ "U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 21, 2014.