U.S. Route 140

U.S. Route 140 marker
U.S. Route 140
Map
US 140 highlighted over a modern map
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 40
Existed1926–January 1979[1]
Major junctions
South end
North end US 15 in Gettysburg, PA
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesMaryland, Pennsylvania
CountiesMD: City of Baltimore, Baltimore, Carroll
PA: Adams
Highway system
MD 139MD MD 140
PA 139PA PA 141

U.S. Route 140 (Pennsylvania "Legislative Route 42")[2] was a U.S. highway connecting Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Baltimore, Maryland. The route was deleted from the system in 1979; today the road's route is followed by portions of Pennsylvania Route 97, Maryland Route 97, and Maryland Route 140.

Though it had no historical significance in the battles fought at Gettysburg, it became important as the route to take to view the historic battlefields and cemetery there.

  1. ^ "Signs of the Times". The Gettysburg Times. January 8, 1979. p. 1. …U.S. Route 140 has become Pa. Route 97 in Adams County.
  2. ^ "Gettysburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.