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Pennsylvania Route 147 (1920s)

PA Route 247 marker

PA Route 247
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 50.471 mi (81.225 km)
Major junctions
South end: I-84 in Mount Cobb
  US 6 in Jessup

US 6 Bus. in Archbald
PA 438 in Montdale
PA 107 in Scott Township
PA 106 in Finch Hill
PA 171 in Forest City
PA 296 in Clinton Township
PA 170 in Creamton
PA 670 in Mount Pleasant Township
PA 371 in Mount Pleasant Township
North end: PA 370 in Preston Park
Location
Counties: Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne
Highway system
PA 246 PA 248

PA Route 147
Location: MontdaleDundaff
Existed: 1928–1940s

PA Route 248
Location: Mount CobbWinton
Existed: 1930s–1940s

PA Route 247 marker

Pennsylvania Route 247 (PA 247) is a 50.5-mile-long (81.3 km) state highway located in Lackawanna, Susquehanna, and Wayne Counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at Interstate 84 (I-84) in Mount Cobb. The northern terminus is at PA 370 in Preston Park. The route heads north from I-84 in Lackawanna County and crosses the Moosic Mountains before it heads into suburban areas northeast of Scranton, serving Jessup, Blakely, and Archbald. In this area, PA 247 has an interchange with the U.S. Route 6 (US 6) freeway in Jessup and intersects US 6 Business (US 6 Bus.) in Archbald. Past here, the route continues north into rural areas in northern Lackawanna County. PA 247 heads into the southeastern part of Susquehanna County and passes through Forest City, where it forms a short concurrency with PA 171. The route continues into Wayne County and heads east before curving to the north and continuing to its terminus at PA 370.


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