Pennsylvania Route 33

Pennsylvania Route 33 marker
Pennsylvania Route 33
Map
PA 33 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length27.738 mi[1] (44.640 km)
Existed1972[2]–present
Major junctions
South end I-78 in Lower Saucon Township
Major intersections
North end I-80 / PA 611 in Stroud Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesNorthampton, Monroe
Highway system
PA 32 PA 34

Pennsylvania Route 33 (PA 33) is a 27.7-mile-long (44.6 km) freeway in eastern Pennsylvania. The highway runs from its interchange with Interstate 78 (I-78) south of Easton in the Lehigh Valley to I-80 and PA 611 west of Stroudsburg.

Until 2002, the route's southern terminus was at U.S. Route 22 (US 22), and the extension south of the US 22 interchange is known as the Gen. Anthony Clement McAuliffe Memorial Highway, named in honor of American World War II general Anthony McAuliffe. The route is commonly used as a hazmat bypass for the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension due to the restrictions in place on the Lehigh Tunnel. PA 33 provides a freeway connection between the Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountains regions of Pennsylvania.

As of March 2016, PA 33 north of the US 22 interchange in Bethlehem Township was the busiest state highway or street in the Lehigh Valley with an average of 68,800 vehicles daily.[3]

  1. ^ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "L. Nazareth Zone Changes Seen When Highway Opens". The Morning Call. August 30, 1972. p. 12. Retrieved January 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "The Lehigh Valley's busiest roads (besides Rt. 22 and I-78), Lehigh Valley Live, March 31, 2016