Interstate 84 in Pennsylvania

Interstate 84 (I-84) in Pennsylvania is the westernmost segment of the eastern I-84. Within Pennsylvania, it runs from Dunmore to the New York border.

Interstate 84
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	54.870 mi[1] (88.305 km)
Major junctions
West end	I-81 / I-380 / US 6 in Dunmore
	PA 435 in Dunmore I-380 in Roaring Brook Township PA 247 in Jefferson Township PA 191 in Sterling Township PA 507 in Greene Township PA 390 in Palmyra Township PA 402 in Blooming Grove Township PA 739 in Dingman Township US 6 near Milford US 6 / US 209 in Matamoras
East end	I-84 at the New York state line in Matamoras
Location
Counties	Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate U.S. State Scenic Byways Legislative ← PA 83 → PA 84

Route description

I-84 starts in Pennsylvania at I-81 in Dunmore, a suburb east of Scranton, along with the northern end of I-380. After two miles (3.2 km), I-84 splits from I-380, as the latter goes southeasterly through the Poconos and I-84 continues almost due east into Wayne and Pike counties.

This section of Pennsylvania is very lightly populated, and there are no major settlements on or near I-84, although it offers access to popular outdoor recreation areas such as Lake Wallenpaupack and Promised Land State Park. Its right-of-way is very wide, with a large median strip between the two carriageways as it passes through densely wooded country, except for the swampy areas in southern Wayne County. The only development along Pennsylvania's section of I-84 is where U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and US 209 start to parallel closely and form a commercial strip just south of Matamoras, just west of the Delaware River. I-84 reaches its highest elevation in Pennsylvania and in the east just west of exit 8 at 1,800 feet (550 m).[2]

History

I-84 was originally planned to run concurrently with US 6, but in June 1958, due to a realignment of I-80, I-84 was redesignated as an interstate. The plan was first revealed to the public in 1964. The first segment to be completed, in 1961, spanned from the current western terminus to Tigue Street. The second segment to be completed, in 1967, spanned from what was then Spring Road just west of Lords Valley to what was then Sawkill Road. The third segment to be completed, in 1968, expanded the second segment to what was then Beaver Dam Road, east of PA 507.[3]

Originally, I-84 and I-380 both ran east from I-81, sharing mileposts and exit numbers, with their split being an unnumbered Exit 3 (in accordance with PennDOT policy at the time which did not allow interchanges between interstates to be numbered). During the 2001 exit renumbering, I-380 became a north–south interstate and its mileposts and exit numbers were reversed. Locally, the 4 mile overlapping section is commonly spoken as "380, 84". When the exits were renumbered, the exit tabs with button-copy letters for the old Exit 4 were moved to the new Exit 4 in the eastbound direction and remained in place until the signs were updated.

Exit list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Old exit [4]	New exit [4]	Destinations	Notes
Lackawanna	Dunmore	0.000	0.000			I-81 north / US 6 west to PA 347 – Binghamton	Exit 187 on I-81, Throop Dunmore Interchange; western terminus; west end of I-380 overlap
						I-81 south – Wilkes-Barre
						US 6 east – Carbondale
		1.266	2.037	1	1	Tigue Street
		2.457	3.954	2	2	PA 435 south – Elmhurst	Northern terminus of PA 435; eastbound exit and westbound entrance, left exit from eastbound
	Roaring Brook Township	4.311	6.938	3	4	I-380 south – Mount Pocono	I-380 exit 24, east end of I-380 overlap, Old Exit 3 was never signed as Exit 3
	Jefferson Township	9.064	14.587	4	8	PA 247 north to PA 348 – Mount Cobb, Hamlin	Southern terminus of PA 247
Wayne	Sterling Township	17.530	28.212	5	17	PA 191 – Hamlin, Newfoundland
Pike	Greene Township	20.903	33.640	6	20	PA 507 – Lake Wallenpaupack, Greentown
	Palmyra Township	27.015	43.476	7	26	PA 390 – Tafton, Promised Land State Park
	Blooming Grove Township	31.025	49.930	8	30	PA 402 – Porters Lake, Blooming Grove
	Dingman Township	34.912	56.185	9	34	PA 739 – Lords Valley, Dingmans Ferry
	Milford Township	46.861	75.415	10	46	US 6 – Milford
	Matamoras	53.700	86.422	11	53	US 6 / US 209 – Matamoras, Milford	Access to Pennsylvania Welcome Center
Delaware River		54.637	87.930	Interstate 84 Bridge
		54.870	88.305			I-84 east – Port Jervis	New York border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

•  Pennsylvania portal
•  U.S. Roads portal

References

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.
   • Lackawanna County (PDF)
   • Wayne County (PDF)
   • Pike County (PDF)
2. "Elevation Finder". Freemaptools.com. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
3. "Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 84". Retrieved December 20, 2015.
4. "Pennsylvania Exit Numbering" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 2, 2007.

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