 Pennsylvania Route 348 | ||||
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| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.211 mi[1] (11.605 km) | |||
| Existed | 1936–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  PA 435 near Elmhurst | |||
 PA 247 near Elmhurst | ||||
| East end |  PA 590 near Hollisterville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Lackawanna, Wayne | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 348 (PA 348) is a 7.21-mile-long (11.60 km) state highway located in Lackawanna and Wayne counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 435 near Elmhurst. The eastern terminus is at PA 590 near Hollisterville. PA 348 is a two-lane undivided road that runs through rural areas east of Scranton. From its beginning, the route runs a short distance to the north of Interstate 84 (I-84) before reaching an intersection with PA 247 in Mount Cobb. After this, PA 348 heads farther north from I-84 and leaves Lackawanna County for Wayne County, where it ends at PA 590.
PA 348 follows the alignment of the Cobb road which was built in 1769 to connect the Wyoming Valley to points east; this road was used during the Sullivan Expedition in 1779. The Cobb road became a turnpike called the Luzerne and Wayne Turnpike that was completed in 1827, connecting Providence Township in Luzerne County (now Scranton in Lackawanna County) and Wayne County. PA 348 was designated between U.S. Route 611 (US 611, now PA 435) north of Elmhurst and PA 590 north of Hollisterville in the 1930s.
- ^ 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.
- Lackawanna County Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)
- Wayne County Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)