Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     U.S. Highway 30 / Lincoln Highway Eastbound U.S. 30 East The quarter mile overlap of Interstate 70 & U.S. 30 through Breezewood entails a commercialized strip of motels, gas stations, and eateries. Two traffic signals reside along the overlap. Displayed here is the sign bridge for the Interstate 70 west & U.S. 30 eastbound split at the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) trumpet interchange connector. U.S. 30 otherwise continues 18 miles to McConnellsburg (pop. 1,074). Photo taken 08/07/04. Interstate 70 & 76 shield and guide sign assembly for the trumpet interchange connector to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Note the use of New Stanton as a control point in lieu of Pittsburgh for Interstate 70 west. While other nonexistent freeway to freeway connections between the Turnpike and intersecting Interstates have been built, there are no plans to construct such a connection at Breezewood anytime soon. Photo taken 08/07/04. U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) narrows to two lanes as it leaves Interstate 70 and Breezewood. A typical Pennsylvania Turnpike keystone sign and associated Interstate shields (complete with the state name) directs drivers onto the tolled route from Interstate 70 west & U.S. 30 east. Photo taken 08/07/04. Departing the community of Breezewood on U.S. 30 en route to McConnellsburg (pop. 1,074). The Lincoln Highway reaches Crystal Springs and junction Pennsylvania 915 (Crystal Springs Road) in three miles. Photo taken 08/07/04. Entering the busy intersection with Business Loop Interstate 83 & Pennsylvania 181 (George Street) on U.S. 30 (Arsenal Road) eastbound at York (pop. 40,889). The congested intersection saw major reconstruction in 2000 to improve the traffic flow. George Street represents the original U.S. 111 through York. Photo taken 10/13/04. The junction of U.S. 30 (Arsenal Road) with N. George Street composes both the northern terminus of Business Loop Interstate 83 and southern terminus of Pennsylvania 181. The only Interstate Business Loop withn the state of Pennsylvania, Business Loop 83 travels through downtown York between Arsenal Road and Exit 12 of Interstate 83. Pennsylvania 181 continues N. George Street to Interstate 83 Exit 22. The close proximity to the Pennsylvania 181 and U.S. 30 interchanges with U.S. 30 see all northbound Interstate 83 movement from U.S. 30 eastbound use the Exit 22 on-ramp via N. George Street. Photo taken 10/13/04. U.S. 30 eastbound reassurance shield posted on Arsenal Road between Susquehanna Trail and N. George Street. Business Loop Interstate 83 is only signed with a trailblazer on U.S. 30 although the highway begins here. N. George Street travels through the borough of North York (pop. 1,690) across the Codorus Creek into downtown York itself. Photo taken 10/13/04. Businesses line both sides of Arsenal Road on the 2.4-mile stretch between the Pennsylvania 74 (Carlisle Road) interchange to the west and Interstate 83 to the east. The entire corridor is vastly freeway between west York and Lancaster with the exception of through North York. Pictured here is the one-eighth mile overhead for the Interstate 83 southbound ramp to Harrisburg. Photo taken 10/13/04. U.S. 30 (Arsenal Road) narrows to four-lanes as it passes through the Interstate 83 partial-cloverleaf interchange. Interstate 83 travels 21 miles south to the Maryland state line en route to Towson and Baltimore, Maryland. Photo taken 10/13/04. Motorists quickly encounter an additional traffic light after passing through the Interstate 83 junction at Toronita Street. The local roadway links Arsenal Road with 10th Avenue and Black Bridge Road to the north. Photo taken 10/13/04. Large U.S. 30 eastbound reassurance shield posted between Loucks Mill Road and Eden Road north of York. Traffic congestion remains a problem on the federal route due to numerous traffic lights posted between the disjointed freeway segments east and west of York. Photo taken 10/13/04. Eden Road loops south from Paradise Road to intersect U.S. 30 (Arsenal Road) east of the Codorus Creek crossing. Eden Road is home to the York, Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson Manufacturing Plant to the north of U.S. 30. A visitors center and factory tours are available for motorcycle fans. Photo taken 10/13/04. Sherman Street crosses paths with U.S. 30 (Arsenal Road) at the community of Canterbury. The north-south roadway stems northeast from York and Pennsylvania 462 (Market Street) to junction Pennsylvania 24 (Mt. Zion Road). Although not visible, Interstate 83 parallels U.S. 30 to the south as it circumnavigates York. Photo taken 10/13/04. One traffic light to go before U.S. 30 upgrades back into a freeway at Memory Lane. A freeway style guide sign is in place 0.75 miles ahead of the Memory Lane interchange at East York (pop. 8,844). Photo taken 10/13/04. U.S. 30 (Arsenal Road) intersects North Hills Road midway between Eberts Lane and Memory Lane north of East York. North Hills Roads is signed as the green emergency detour for U.S. 30. The detour likely relates from the close by location of the Three Mile Island nuclear facility. Photo taken 10/13/04. Eastbound at the North Hills Road traffic light. North Hills Road travels southward from Ridgewood Road to the confluence of Interstate 83 (Exit 19) and Pennsylvania 462 (Market Street) in York. Photo taken 10/13/04. Traffic gets a reprieve and flows smoothly again as U.S. 30 returns to limited-access status at the Memory Lane off-ramp. Memory Lane links the freeway with Pleasant Valley and Ridgewood Roads to the north and Pennsylvania 462 (Market Street) and Haines Road to the south. Photo taken 10/13/04. Pennsylvania 24 (Mt. Zion Road) crosses paths with U.S. 30 one half mile east of Memory Lane near Stonybrook and Wilshire (pop. 5,395). The state route serves the eastern reaches of the York area including the towns of Dallastown (pop. 4,087) and Red Lion (pop. 6,149). Photo taken 10/13/04. Eastbound at the partial-cloverleaf interchange with Pennsylvania 24 (Mt. Zion Road). Pennsylvania 24 intersects Pennsylvania 462 (Lincoln Highway / old U.S. 30) one half mile to the south. Northward the state highway travels 6.4 miles to the borough of Mount Wolf (pop. 1,373). Photo taken 10/13/04. One mile west of the Hallam (pop. 1,532) interchange to Pennsylvania 462 (Lincoln Highway) at the Shoe House Road overcrossing. Photo taken 10/13/04. U.S. 30 eastbound at the Hallam off-ramp onto Kreutz Creek Road / Freysville Road. Pennsylvania 462 (Lincoln Highway) parallels the freeway one quarter mile to the south. Photo taken 10/13/04. The four lane freeway opens through pasture lands between Hallum and Wrightsville (pop. 2,223) in eastern York County. Pictured here is the one-mile guide sign for the Cool Creek Road diamond interchange to Pennsylvania 462 (Hallam Street). Photo taken 10/13/04. Drawing to within one mile of Wrightsville on U.S. 30 eastbound. Cool Creek Road travels north from East Prospect (pop. 780) to Dark Hollow Road nearby. Photo taken 10/13/04. Traffic to Wrightsville, Cool Creek Road, and Pennsylvania 462 (Hallam Street) depart U.S. 30 eastbound. Use this exit to access Pennsylvania 624 (Front Street / Long Level Road) southward along the Susquehanna River to Leibharts Corner. Photo taken 10/13/04. 1.50-mile guide sign for the Pennsylvania 441 (3rd Street / River Road) and the borough of Columbia (pop. 10,306) on U.S. 30 east. The Susquehanna River crossing resides ahead. Photo taken 10/13/04. Peering southward from the U.S. 30 Susquehanna River Bridge at the Pennsylvania 462 (Lincoln Highway) bridge. Remnants of bridge supports parallel the concrete bridge for the Lincoln Highway along the westbound side. The Susquehanna River is fairly shallow throughout most of its length and thus unnavigable. Photo taken 10/13/04. The Susquehanna River Bridge of U.S. 30 features four overall lanes with full shoulders. A vintage metal guard rail composes the median of the span. The river constitutes the York / Lancaster County line. Photo taken 10/13/04. Passing underneath Pennsylvania 441 (3rd Street / River Road) ahead of the U.S. 30 loop ramp onto the state route. Pennsylvania 441 travels along the east banks of the Susquehanna River to Marietta (pop. 2,689), Bainbridge, Royalton (pop. 964), and Middletown (pop. 9,242) en route to the Harrisburg metropolitan area. Photo taken 10/13/04. Original concrete remains in use on the stretch between Pennsylvania 441 and Prospect Road north of Columbia. Depicted here is the one-mile guide sign for the Prospect Road diamond interchange. Photo taken 10/13/04. Eastbound at the Prospect Road off-ramp. The surface highway meanders through southwest Lancaster County to junction Pennsylvania 462 (Columbia Avenue), U.S. 30, and Main Street (old U.S. 230) at Landisville. Photo taken 10/13/04. Continuing eastward toward the Mountville (pop. 2,430) interchange with Stoney Batter Road and College Avenue. College Avenue travels one half mile northeast from Pennsylvania 462 (Main Street) to U.S. 30. There the roadway becomes Stoney Batter Road on the 1.5 mile drive to junction Pennsylvania 23 at Oyster Point. Photo taken 10/13/04. Centerville Road represents the next interchange of U.S. 30 eastbound after Mountville. The one-mile guide sign for the folded-cloverleaf interchange resides ahead of the Donerville Road overpass. Photo taken 10/13/04. Entering the Lancaster metropolitan area on U.S. 30 eastbound at junction Pennsylvania 741 (Rohrerstown Road). All of the U.S. 30 freeway from here eastward through Lancaster was upgraded between the late 1990s and early 2001s. Pennsylvania 741 loops southward from East Petersburg (pop. 4,587), Rohrerstown, Wheatland (pop. 740), and Millersville (pop. 7,869). Photo taken 10/13/04. The on-ramp from Pennsylvania 741 forms the exit-only lane to Harrisburg Pike (old U.S. 230) on U.S. 30 eastbound. Harrisburg Pike was superceded in importance as the route between Lancaster and Harrisburg with the completion of the Pennsylvania 283 freeway to the north. The roadway enters downtown Lancaster two miles to the southeast. Photo taken 10/13/04. U.S. 30 eastbound expands to four overall lanes in anticipation of the ramps to Pennsylvania 72 and the collector/distributor roadway to Pennsylvania 283 west and downtown Lancaster. Pennsylvania 72 (Manheim Pike) travels northward from the central business district of Lancaster to East Petersburg, Manheim (pop. 4,784), and ultimately Lebanon (pop. 24,461). Photo taken 10/13/04. Pennsylvania 72 passes underneath U.S. 30 just west of the merge with Pennsylvania 283. Two ramps link Manheim Pike with U.S. 30 above. Missing movements from U.S. 30 to Pennsylvania 72 are otherwise handled by the adjacent folded-cloverleaf interchange with Pennsylvania 283. Photo taken 10/13/04. U.S. 30 nears the merge with Pennsylvania 283 in Lancaster. Pennsylvania 283 provides a four to six lane freeway between the Lancaster county seat and capital city of Pennsylvania. Access to the westbound direction of the freeway is provided via a u-turn ramp from the c/d roadway ahead. The c/d roadway becomes a frontage road to serve Fruitville Pike, Lititz Pike (Pennsylvania 501), and Oregon Pike (Pennsylvania 272). Photo taken 10/13/04. Pennsylvania 283 concludes via a partial "Y" interchange with U.S. 30 midway between the Pennsylvania 72 interchanges and Fruitville Pike. Access to the adjacent frontage road from Pennsylvania 283 exists for Pennsylvania 501 and U.S. 222 & Pennsylvania 272. Photo taken 10/08/01. While a collector/distributor roadway in function, the c/d lanes of the U.S. 30 freeway in Lancaster are more like frontage roads in that they include traffic signals at Fruitville Pike, Pennsylvania 501 (Lititz Pike), and Pennsylvania 272 (Oregon Pike). The segregation of these movements however allows through traffic to flow unimpeded above. Pictured here is the U.S. 30 eastbound exit onto the frontage road ahead of Fruitville Pike. The aforementioned U-turn ramp allows traffic to return westward via Pennsylvania 283. Photo taken 10/13/04. Meanwhile above the on the U.S. 30 mainline is the departure of a connecting ramp onto the frontage road for Pennsylvania 501 (Lititz Pike) and U.S. 222 & Pennsylvania 272 (Oregon Pike). Pennsylvania 501 stems northward along the Lititz Pike from U.S. 222 (Oregon Pike) to Lancaster Airport and Lititz (pop. 9,029) itself. Photo taken 10/08/01. U.S. 222 merges onto U.S. 30 for a brief overlap one mile ahead. The ramp for Pennsylvania 501 & Pennsylvania 272 and U.S. 222 south joins the frontage road to the right (see next photo). Photo taken 10/08/01. By taking the ramp pictured above, motorists descend onto the frontage road ahead if its intersection with Pennsylvania 501 (Lititz Pike). Another U-turn ramp is provided for the westbound frontage road for traffic destined for U.S. 30 or Pennsylvania 283 westbound. Pennsylvania 501 southbound ends at the merge with U.S. 222 south one-half mile to the south. The eastbound U.S. 30 frontage road however intersects U.S. 222 directly at the next intersection. Photo taken 10/13/04. The frontage road defaults onto U.S. 30 east & U.S. 222 northbound after its intersection with Oregon Pike. U.S. 222 travels Oregon Pike northward from downtown Lancaster to join U.S. 30 east for a brief overlap. From there the federal route continues northward via a four-lane freeway toward Reading. Pennsylvania 272 continues Oregon Pike (old U.S. 222) northward to Roseville. Photo taken 10/13/04. U.S. 30 east & U.S. 222 north and a look at the U.S. 30 reconstruction project as it neared completion in 2001. U.S. 222 will provide a seamless freeway between Lancaster and Reading by 2006. At present the freeway extends northeast from U.S. 30 to Adamstown. From there U.S. 222 follows a two-lane alignment to Shillington where a new freeway ties the federal highway into U.S. 422 (Warren Street Bypass). Photo taken 10/08/01. And now the finished product... In view here is the same sign bridge and freeway scene as that pictured above. The U.S. 222 exit-only panel saw replacement and now includes an Interstate 76 shield for the Turnpike interchange at Denver. U.S. 30 no longer sheds an eastbound lane at the split with U.S. 222 northbound either as it did in 2001. Photo taken 09/18/04. U.S. 222 northbound leaves U.S. 30 east for Akron (pop. 4,046), Ephrata (pop. 13,194), Reamstown, Adamstown (pop. 1,203), and the Reading metropolitan area. The freeway reaches Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) in 16 miles and the city of Reading (pop. 81,201) in 28 miles. Photo taken 09/18/04. The right-hand lane of U.S. 30 eastbound becomes an exit-only affair for Pennsylvania 23 east (New Holland Pike) one half mile east of U.S. 222. The east-west highway continues New Holland Avenue out of Lancaster (pop. 56,347) to Eden, Leacock & Leola (pop. 6,454), and New Holland (pop. 5,092) itself. Photo taken 09/18/04. U.S. 30 eastbound at Pennsylvania 23 east (New Holland Avenue / Pike). Pennsylvania 23 joins U.S. 30 until the next interchange at Walnut Street. The state route used to travel westward along New Holland Avenue into downtown however, but saw relocation with the early 1990s opening of the Walnut Street interchange ahead. Photo taken 09/18/04. U.S. 30 eastbound reassurance shield posted within the Pennsylvania 23 (New Holland Avenue / Pike) diamond interchange. Pennsylvania 23 is not co-signed in either direction of U.S. 30. Photo taken 09/18/04. U.S. 30 east & Pennsylvania 23 west share about a half mile of pavement between New Holland Pike and Walnut Street. The overlap came into existance when the Walnut Street partial-cloverleaf interchange came into existance. Pennsylvania 23 was planned as a full freeway between Lancaster and Norristown in the 1960s and 70s. Parts of it were built between Walnut Street and Pennsylvania 772 (Newport Road). However adamant opposition from the Amish community and others resulted in the abrupt halt in the freeway's construction. Photo taken 09/18/04. Pennsylvania 23 westbound departs the U.S. 30 freeway for Walnut Street into downtown Lancaster. The interchange between Walnut Street and U.S. 30 features a concrete stub to the east. This section of pavement was to have continued east onto the freeway between Lancaster and Pennsylvania 772. Opposition was so staunch in the creation of this highway that construction was haulted after several miles of highway were built. The existing roadbed was sodded over and the bridges constructed were fenced off. Now the "Goat Path Expressway," as locals call it, consists of a series of unused bridges over a grass expressway leased out to local farmers for their horses and cattle. For more in depth coverage and many photos of the Pennsylvania 23 freeway, please see the Harrisburg Road Enthusiast Meet 2004 guide. Photo taken 09/18/04. The interchange between U.S. 30 and Pennsylvania 23 west (Walnut Street) opened to traffic in the early 1990s. The U.S. 30 freeway above however still needed major upgrading and so in 2001 construction was underway to modernize the highway. Depicted here is the Walnut Street off-ramp of U.S. 30 eastbound during the road work. Photo taken 10/08/01. Nearing the end of the U.S. 30 Lancaster Bypass on eastbound at Pennsyvlania 462. Pennsylvania 462 comprises the old routing of U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) through both Lancaster and York. U.S. 30 returns to the Lincoln Highway here as the freeway system concludes. Photo taken 10/08/01. U.S. 30 again updates to a freeway on the Downington-Coatesville Bypass in Chester County. The older four-lane freeway bypasses the Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30 Business) to the north of both Coatesville (pop. 10,917) and Downingtown (pop. 7,589) between Sadsburyville and Exton (pop. 4,342). Displayed here is an upcoming exists sign for Downingtown posted after the U.S. 322 interchange northwest of town. Photo taken 08/01/04. While the roadway still consists of vintage concrete, more modern signage now adorns the U.S. 30 freeway north of Downingtown. The 0.50-mile guide sign for Pennsylvania 113 (Uwchlan Avenue). The state route intersects the freeway via a half-diamond interchange between Downington and Lionville (pop. 6,239) Photo taken 08/01/04 Construction to upgrade the vintage U.S. 30 freeway was well underway at the time of this photograph. A temporary construction sign directs drivers onto the Pennsylvania 113 (Uwchlan Avenue) off-ramp. The state route begins 0.6 miles to the south at U.S. 30 Business (Lancaster Avenue). Uwchlan Avenue carries Pennsylvania 113 3.4 miles north to junction Pennsylvania 100 at Lionville. Photo taken 08/01/04 Until 1993, the U.S. 30 Coatesville-Downingtown Bypass ended at U.S. 30 Business (Lancaster Avenue / Lincoln Highway) midway between Downington and Exton. At that time the Exton bypass of U.S. 30 opened to traffic to allow drivers a seamless ride to junction Pennsylvania 100 and U.S. 202. Photo taken 08/01/04 With the opening of the Exton Bypass, U.S. 30 Business saw an eastward extension along the Lincoln Highway through Exton to the U.S. 30 & 202 interchange east of town. A folded-diamond interchange was constructed to join both U.S. 30 Business and Quarry Road to the new and old freeway. Photo taken 08/01/04 U.S. 30 eastbound at the loop ramp onto Quarry Road south of U.S. 30 Business. U.S. 30 Business passes from south of the freeway to north of it en route to Exton itself. Quarry Road links U.S. 30 Business (Lancaster Avenue) with Boot and Valley Creek Roads to the south. Photo taken 08/01/04 U.S. 30 eastbound as it departs the Coatesville-Downington Bypass for the Exton Bypass east of U.S. 30 Business (Lancaster Avenue) and Quarry Road. The Exton Bypass comprises 4.5 miles of freeway with interchanges at U.S. 30 Business, Pennsylvania 100, and U.S. 202.Photo taken 08/01/04 1.50-mile guide sign for the five-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange with Pennsylvania 100 (Pottstown Pike). Pennsylvania 100 is a primary arterial linking the county seat of West Chester (pop. 17,873) with Exton and Pottstown (pop. 21,771). The route is also a conduit between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the rest of Chester County. Photo taken 08/01/04 Drawing to within one mile of the Pennsylvania 100 (Pottstown Pike) off-ramp. Pennsylvania 100 spurs northwest from the U.S. 202 West Chester Bypass as an expressway to U.S. 30 and Exton. The route originally remained on the Pottstown Pike through West Chester to Elsmere, Delaware. In 2001 the highway was officially truncated from the Delaware state line to the expressway connector to U.S. 202 in an effort to reduce truck traffic through West Chester. Photo taken 08/01/04 Passing over Whitford Boulevard, one half mile west of Pennsylvania 100 on U.S. 30 east. Pennsylvania 100 composes a heavily traveled surface arterial through Exton to its interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76). Along the route are places such as the Exton Square Mall and suburban community of Lionville. Photo taken 08/01/04 U.S. 30 eastbound at the off-ramp to Pennsylvania 100 (Pottstown Pike). A 4.25 mile drive awaits motorists traveling north to junction Interstate 76. 22 miles separate the interchange from Pottstown. Photo taken 08/01/04 The Pennsylvania 100 off-ramp descends to a signalized intersection with Pottstown Pike. Pennsylvania 100 splits from its original alignment just south of here for a two-lane expressway connection to U.S. 202 (West Chester Bypass). The 2.3-mile freeway has no exits of its own. Photo taken 08/01/04 Page Updated October 27, 2004.