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Pennsylvania Route 229

Cedar Crest Boulevard
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 9.471 mi (15.242 km)
Existed: 1920s – present
Component
highways:
PA 29 from Emmaus to Dorneyville
SR 1019 from Dorneyville to North Whitehall Township
Major junctions
South end: PA 29 in Emmaus
  I-78 / PA 309 near Dorneyville
PA 222 near Dorneyville
Tilghman Street in Allentown
US 22 in South Whitehall Township
Walbert Avenue in South Whitehall Township
North end: Mauch Chunk Road in North Whitehall Township
Location
Counties: Lehigh
Highway system
PA 228 PA 229 PA 230

PA Route 229
Location: EmmausWennersville
Existed: 1928–1940s

Cedar Crest Boulevard is a major north-south highway in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. South of Interstate 78 (I-78), the road is a part of Pennsylvania Route 29 and north of it the road is State Route 1019.

The boulevard is 9.5 miles in length and passes through Allentown, Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is in Emmaus, Pennsylvania at Chestnut Street and its northern terminus is in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania at Mauch Chunk Road. It also is a major junction for I-78, a major east-west highway between the Harrisburg area in the west and New York City's Holland Tunnel in the east.

Cedar Crest Boulevard is home to many attractions in the Lehigh Valley, including two rival high schools, Emmaus High School and Parkland High School, as well as 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 and restaurants.


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