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Revision as of 23:07, 28 April 2022
Cedar Crest Boulevard | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.471 mi[1] (15.242 km) | |||
| Existed | 1920s–present | |||
| Component highways |  PA 29 from Emmaus to DorneyvilleSR 1019 from Dorneyville to North Whitehall Township | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | PA 29 in Emmaus | |||
  I-78 / PA 309 near Dorneyville PA 222 near DorneyvilleTilghman Street in Allentown  US 22 in South Whitehall TownshipWalbert Avenue in South Whitehall Township | ||||
| North end | Mauch Chunk Road in North Whitehall Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Lehigh | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Cedar Crest Boulevard (colloquially referred to as Cedar Crest or The Boulevard) is a major north-south highway in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. South of Interstate 78 (I-78), the road is a part of Pennsylvania Route 29. North of it, the road becomes Pennsylvania State Route 1019.
The boulevard is 9.5 miles in length and passes through Allentown, the third most populous city in Pennsylvania and county seat of Lehigh County. Its southern terminus is in Emmaus at Chestnut Street and its northern terminus is in North Whitehall Township at Mauch Chunk Road. It also is a junction onto I-78, a major east-west highway between Lebanon County in the west and the Holland Tunnel, Lower Manhattan, and New York City in the east.
Cedar Crest Boulevard is home to many Lehigh Valley attractions, including two large rival high schools, Emmaus High School and Parkland High School, and the main campuses of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Cedar Crest College. Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Lake Muhlenberg, the Lehigh Country Club, the Lehigh Parkway, Muhlenberg College and Trexler Park all border the boulevard. The boulevard is a prominent road for Allentown-area commerce, including numerous strip malls, restaurants, and commercial establishments.
Route description
Cedar Crest Boulevard begins at an intersection with PA 29 (Chestnut Street) in Emmaus in Lehigh County, heading northwest as a two-lane undivided road that passes through residential areas to the southwest of Emmaus High School and then through a section of Upper Milford Township. It then crosses the border between Emmaus to the east and Lower Macungie Township to the west and curves to the north as it enters Lower Macungie Township, where it crosses Little Lehigh Creek, a mix of fields, woods, and homes and passes to the west of Lehigh Country Club.
PA 29 then crosses into Salisbury Township and widens into a four-lane road that passes between Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest to the west and an office park to the east. Cedar Crest Boulevard becomes a divided highway and comes to an interchange with I-78 and PA 309, where PA 29 ends and the road becomes SR 1019.[2][3]
Past the SR 1019 interchange becomes a two-lane undivided road and runs through suburban residential neighborhoods, crossing into South Whitehall Township. Cedar Crest Boulevard comes to an intersection with a one-way pair carrying PA 222 in a business area in Dorneyville, just east of Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom. The Da Vinci Science Center is located at the northeast corner of PA 222 southbound and Cedar Crest Boulevard. Following this, the roadway becomes the border between South Whitehall Township to the west and the Allentown city border to the east, passing to the west of Cedar Crest College. Cedar Crest Boulevard continues near homes and businesses in the western part of Allentown as a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane, where it crosses Lehigh Parkway and forms the eastern border of Trexler Park.
SR 1019 then crosses SR 1002 (Tilghman Street) in a commercial area of Allentown and continues through residential areas as a two-lane road, leaving Allentown into South Whitehall Township. The road comes to an interchange with the US 22 freeway and heads into business areas. After crossing SR 1006 (Walbert Avenue) in Wennersville, Cedar Crest Boulevard heads through a mix of farmland and woodland with some development. The road crosses Jordan Creek and under Norfolk Southern's Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad before passing to the east of Parkland High School. SR 1019 then continues through rural areas and crosses into North Whitehall Township, where it comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with SR 1017 (Mauch Chunk Road).[2][3]
History
Pennsylvania Route 229 | |
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| Location | Emmaus – Wennersville |
| Existed | 1928–1940s |
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In 1928, the section of Cedar Crest Boulevard from Walbert Avenue (US 309/PA 29) in Wennersville to Chestnut Street (PA 29) in Emmaus was designated as Pennsylvania Route 229.[4][5] PA 229 was paved by 1930.[6] By 1950, however, the PA 29 route number was removed, and it was renamed Cedar Crest Boulevard.[7] PA 29 was designated onto the portion of Cedar Crest Boulevard south of US 309 (now I-78/PA 309) in the 1950s.[8]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Lehigh County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Emmaus | 40.398 | 65.014 |  PA 29 south (Chestnut Street) – Boyertown | Southern terminus; south end of PA 29 overlap | |
| Salisbury Township | 43.454 0.000 | 69.932 0.000 | I-78 / PA 309 – Harrisburg, Tamaqua, Bethlehem, Quakertown PA 29 ends | Exit 55 (I-78/PA 309); northern terminus of southern section of PA 29; south end of SR 1019 | |
| Allentown | 0.853– 1.090 | 1.373– 1.754 | PA 222 (Hamilton Boulevard) – Reading, Allentown | ||
| 2.115 | 3.404 | SR 1002 (Tilghman Street) – Kuhnsville, Allentown | |||
| South Whitehall Township | 2.958 | 4.760 | US 22 (Lehigh Valley Thruway) – Harrisburg, Bethlehem | Interchange | |
| 3.393 | 5.461 | SR 1006 (Walbert Avenue) – Slatington, Allentown | |||
| North Whitehall Township | 6.415 | 10.324 | SR 1017 (Mauch Chunk Road) – Balliettsville, Allentown | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Lehigh County (PDF)
- ^ a b Google (August 23, 2015). "Cedar Crest Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ a b Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Map of Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "1941 Lehigh County Map" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Retrieved 2007-07-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved June 24, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1950. Retrieved January 1, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1960 Lehigh County Map" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Retrieved 2007-07-25.[permanent dead link]
