Pennsylvania Route 424
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| Greater Hazleton Chamber Of Commerce Beltway Arthur Gardner Highway |
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| Length: | 3.749 mi (6.033 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2000 – present | |||
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 I-81 in Hazle Township
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 PA 309 near Hazleton
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 PA 93 near Hazleton |
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| Counties: | Luzerne | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 424 (PA 424) is a 3.75-mile-long (6.04 km) state highway located in north-central Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at Interstate 81 (I-81) exit 141 in Hazle Township. The eastern terminus is at PA 93 on the southeastern edge of Hazleton. The highway is called the Greater Hazleton Chamber Of Commerce Beltway or Arthur Gardner Highway and is a two-lane undivided road that forms a southern bypass of the city of Hazleton in Luzerne County, with an intermediate intersection with PA 309. The section of the road between PA 309 and PA 93 was constructed by 1980 and became State Route 3032 (SR 3032). The road was extended west to I-81 in 1999, and PA 424 was designated between I-81 and PA 93 in 2000. PA 424 was constructed to provide access to the Hazleton Commerce Center and to reduce truck traffic on adjacent roads. There are plans to extend the route west to PA 924 near Humboldt Industrial Park.
PA 424 begins at I-81 exit 141 in Hazle Township. The route heads east as a two-lane undivided road called the Greater Hazleton Chamber Of Commerce Beltway or Arthur Gardner Highway, passing through forested areas. The road turns northeast and comes to an intersection with PA 309, briefly becoming a divided highway at this point. Past PA 309, PA 424 crosses a Norfolk Southern's Hazleton Running Track and heads into the southern part of the city of Hazleton, continuing east. The route passes through more woodland along with a few industrial establishments, running to the north of a coal mine. The roadway briefly becomes divided again as it crosses Poplar Street. PA 424 continues east and enters Hazle Township again, immediately ending at PA 93.
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