Pennsylvania Route 239

Pennsylvania Route 239 marker
Pennsylvania Route 239
Map
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT and Luzerne County
Length36.842 mi[1] (59.291 km)
Major junctions
South end PA 93 in Nescopeck Township
Major intersections US 11 in Shickshinny
PA 487 in Benton
PA 118 on the Columbia-Lycoming county border
North end PA 42 in North Mountain
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesLuzerne, Columbia, Lycoming
Highway system
← PA 238→ PA 240
← PA 536PA 539→ PA 541

Pennsylvania Route 239 (PA 239) is a 36.84-mile-long (59.29 km) state highway located in Luzerne, Columbia and Lycoming counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 93 in Nescopeck Township. The northern terminus is at PA 42 in North Mountain. The route heads north from PA 93 and parallels the Susquehanna River between Wapwallopen and Mocanaqua before crossing the river into Shickshinny and forming a concurrency with U.S. Route 11 (US 11). Past Shickshinny, PA 239 runs west through rural areas to Benton, where it has a concurrency with PA 487. The route continues northwest and crosses PA 118 before it reaches its northern terminus.

PA 239 was designated in 1928 between US 11 in Shickshinny and PA 339 (now PA 487) in Benton. At this time, a portion of PA 393 was designated on the road between Wapwallopen and Mocanaqua while PA 539 was designated between PA 339 in Benton and PA 42 in North Mountain. A section of PA 29 was designated onto the road between PA 93 and Shickshinny in the 1930s, replacing that portion of PA 393. PA 239 was extended to its current length in the 1960s, replacing the portion of PA 29 between PA 93 and Shickshinny and the entire length of PA 539.

  1. ^ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2015.