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{{Short description|Short highway in Scranton, Pennsylvania, US}}
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The '''President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Expressway,''' commonly referred to as the '''President Biden Expressway''',<ref name=pahomepage92921/><ref>{{Cite web |date = July 8, 2021 |title = Two roads to be renamed after President Biden in his Pa. hometown |url = https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/northeast/two-roads-to-be-renamed-after-president-biden-in-his-pa-hometown/ |access-date = September 29, 2021 |website = NewsNation Now |language = en-US }}</ref> and formerly known as the '''Central Scranton Expressway''', is a short [[freeway]] southeast of downtown [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] in the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]]. It runs east-southeast from [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]] (US 11)/[[Pennsylvania Route 307]] (PA 307) near downtown to [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] (I-81).
The '''President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Expressway,''' commonly referred to as the '''President Biden Expressway''',<ref name=pahomepage92921/><ref>{{Cite web |date = July 8, 2021 |title = Two roads to be renamed after President Biden in his Pa. hometown |url = https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/northeast/two-roads-to-be-renamed-after-president-biden-in-his-pa-hometown/ |access-date = September 29, 2021 |website = NewsNation Now |language = en-US }}</ref> and formerly known as the '''Central Scranton Expressway''', is a {{convert|0.76|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[controlled-access highway|freeway]] southeast of downtown [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] in the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]]. It runs east-southeast from [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]] (US 11)/[[Pennsylvania Route 307]] (PA 307) near downtown to [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] (I-81).


The highway is one of only two freeways in Pennsylvania with no posted route number; the other is the [[Airport Connector (Harrisburg)|Airport Connector]] near [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]. In the [[Pennsylvania State Route System|Location Referencing System]], it is designated '''State Route 3022''' by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT). In 2021, the road was renamed after President [[Joe Biden]], who was born in Scranton.
The highway is one of only three freeways in Pennsylvania with no posted route number. In the [[Pennsylvania State Route System|Location Referencing System]], it is designated '''State Route 3022''' by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT). In 2021, the road was renamed after President [[Joe Biden]], who was born in Scranton.


==Route description==
==Route description==
[[File:Biden Expressway eb approaching I-81, July 2023.jpg|thumb|right|President Biden Expressway eastbound approaching I-81 in Scranton]]
The President Biden Expressway begins at an interchange with US 11/PA 307 and Cedar Avenue in Scranton, with access to northbound US 11/PA 307 and from southbound US 11/PA 307. From here, the President Biden Expressway heads east-southeast as a four-lane freeway. The road runs between residential neighborhoods to the southwest and [[Roaring Brook (Lackawanna River tributary)|Roaring Brook]] to the northeast. The freeway passes under the [[Harrison Avenue Bridge]] before ending at a [[directional T interchange]] with I-81.<ref name="google">{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=41.40335,+-75.66032&daddr=41.39649,+-75.64568&hl=en&geocode=FdbDdwId4IN9-w%3BFQqpdwIdEL19-w&mra=ls&sll=41.396997,-75.640354&sspn=0.01468,0.042272&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16 |title = Overview of Central Scranton Expressway |access-date = December 24, 2010 }}</ref>
The President Biden Expressway begins at an interchange with US 11/PA 307 and Cedar Avenue in Scranton, with access to northbound US 11/PA 307 and from southbound US 11/PA 307. From here, the President Biden Expressway heads east-southeast as a four-lane freeway. The road runs between residential neighborhoods to the southwest and [[Roaring Brook (Lackawanna River tributary)|Roaring Brook]] to the northeast. The freeway passes under the [[Harrison Avenue Bridge]] before ending at a [[directional T interchange]] with I-81.<ref name="google">{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=41.40335,+-75.66032&daddr=41.39649,+-75.64568&hl=en&geocode=FdbDdwId4IN9-w%3BFQqpdwIdEL19-w&mra=ls&sll=41.396997,-75.640354&sspn=0.01468,0.042272&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16 |title = Overview of Central Scranton Expressway |access-date = December 24, 2010 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Construction began in 1964 alongside the adjacent section of I-81.<ref name="pah-i81">{{Cite web |url = http://www.pahighways.com/interstates/I81.html |title = Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 81 |first = Jeffrey J. |last = Kitsko |date = September 30, 2014 |website = Pennsylvania Highways |access-date = September 29, 2018 }}{{sps|certain=yes|date=October 2021}}</ref> The road was built along a portion of the former [[Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad]] right-of-way passing beneath the [[Harrison Avenue Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1 = Henwood |first1 = James N. J. |last2 = Muncie |first2 = John G. |title = Laurel Line: An Anthracite Region Railway |publisher = Interurban Press |year = 1986 |location = Glendale, California |page = 186 |isbn = 0916374726 }}</ref> It opened{{year needed|date=September 2018}} with a temporary western terminus feeding into Front Street at Prospect Avenue. By the early 1970s,{{Clarify timeframe|date=November 2018}} the current interchange at the western terminus was opened, connecting to a new road replacing the demolished [[Spruce Street Bridge (Scranton)|Spruce Street Bridge]]. In July 2021, there was a proposal to rename the Central Scranton Expressway after incumbent U.S. President [[Joe Biden]], who was born in Scranton.<ref>{{cite news |last = Butler |first = Cody |title = Scranton City Council begins voting on ‘Biden Expressway’ |work = PAhomepage |date = July 6, 2021 |url = https://www.pahomepage.com/news/scranton-city-council-begins-voting-on-biden-expressway/ |accessdate = July 7, 2021 }}</ref> On July 20, 2021, the Scranton City Council unanimously voted to rename the Central Scranton Expressway to the President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Expressway along with renaming Spruce Street to Biden Street.<ref>{{cite news |last = Lee |first = Peggy |date = July 20, 2021 |title = Scranton City Council unanimously votes to rename roads after native son Biden |publisher = WNEP-TV |location = Scranton, PA |url = https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/scranton-city-council-unanimously-votes-to-rename-roads-after-native-son-biden/523-b37ef486-906e-4323-bcbc-1954cefc20b6 |accessdate = July 23, 2021 }}</ref> PennDOT replaced signage on the northbound lanes of I-81 on September 29, 2021, and replaced signage on the southbound lanes of I-81 on the following day. The sign installation was completed on October 4, 2021, at the exit 185 off ramp along I-81.<ref name=pahomepage92921>{{cite news |last = Warner |first = Andrea |title = Lane restrictions on I-81 for installation of ‘Biden Expressway’ signage |publisher = PAhomepage |date = September 29, 2021 |url = https://www.pahomepage.com/news/lane-restrictions-on-i-81-for-installation-of-biden-expressway-signage/ |accessdate = September 29, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author = Staff |title = Another new expressway sign up in Scranton |publisher = WNEP-TV |location = Scranton, PA |date = September 30, 2021 |url = https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/crews-continue-to-put-up-new-expressway-signs-president-biden-expressway-scranton/523-f268ce22-1c31-4bfe-9078-9c5fe622164e |accessdate = October 3, 2021 }}</ref>
Construction began in 1964 alongside the adjacent section of I-81.<ref name="pah-i81">{{Cite web |url = http://www.pahighways.com/interstates/I81.html |title = Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 81 |first = Jeffrey J. |last = Kitsko |date = September 30, 2014 |website = Pennsylvania Highways |access-date = September 29, 2018 }}{{sps|certain=yes|date=October 2021}}</ref> The road was built along a portion of the former [[Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad]] right-of-way passing beneath the [[Harrison Avenue Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1 = Henwood |first1 = James N. J. |last2 = Muncie |first2 = John G. |title = Laurel Line: An Anthracite Region Railway |publisher = Interurban Press |year = 1986 |location = Glendale, California |page = 186 |isbn = 0916374726 }}</ref> It opened{{year needed|date=September 2018}} with a temporary western terminus feeding into Front Street at Prospect Avenue. By the early 1970s,{{Clarify timeframe|date=November 2018}} the current interchange at the western terminus was opened, connecting to a new road replacing the demolished Spruce Street Bridge.
In July 2021, there was a proposal to rename the Central Scranton Expressway after incumbent U.S. President [[Joe Biden]], who was born in Scranton.<ref>{{cite news |last = Butler |first = Cody |title = Scranton City Council begins voting on ‘Biden Expressway’ |work = PAhomepage |date = July 6, 2021 |url = https://www.pahomepage.com/news/scranton-city-council-begins-voting-on-biden-expressway/ |accessdate = July 7, 2021 }}</ref> On July 20, 2021, the Scranton City Council unanimously voted to rename the Central Scranton Expressway to the President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Expressway along with renaming Spruce Street to Biden Street.<ref>{{cite news |last = Lee |first = Peggy |date = July 20, 2021 |title = Scranton City Council unanimously votes to rename roads after native son Biden |publisher = WNEP-TV |location = Scranton, PA |url = https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/scranton-city-council-unanimously-votes-to-rename-roads-after-native-son-biden/523-b37ef486-906e-4323-bcbc-1954cefc20b6 |accessdate = July 23, 2021 }}</ref> PennDOT replaced signage on the northbound lanes of I-81 on September 29, 2021, and replaced signage on the southbound lanes of I-81 on the following day. The sign installation was completed on October 4, 2021, at the exit 185 off ramp along I-81.<ref name=pahomepage92921>{{cite news |last = Warner |first = Andrea |title = Lane restrictions on I-81 for installation of ‘Biden Expressway’ signage |publisher = PAhomepage |date = September 29, 2021 |url = https://www.pahomepage.com/news/lane-restrictions-on-i-81-for-installation-of-biden-expressway-signage/ |accessdate = September 29, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author = Staff |title = Another new expressway sign up in Scranton |publisher = WNEP-TV |location = Scranton, PA |date = September 30, 2021 |url = https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/crews-continue-to-put-up-new-expressway-signs-president-biden-expressway-scranton/523-f268ce22-1c31-4bfe-9078-9c5fe622164e |accessdate = October 3, 2021 }}</ref>


==Exit list==
==Exit list==
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==See also==
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*[[North Scranton Expressway]]


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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 06:43, 13 November 2024

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Expressway
Central Scranton Expressway
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length0.755 mi[1] (1,215 m)
Existed1964–present
Major junctions
West end US 11 / PA 307 in Scranton
East end I-81 in Scranton
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesLackawanna
Highway system

The President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Expressway, commonly referred to as the President Biden Expressway,[2][3] and formerly known as the Central Scranton Expressway, is a 0.76-mile-long (1.22 km) freeway southeast of downtown Scranton in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It runs east-southeast from U.S. Route 11 (US 11)/Pennsylvania Route 307 (PA 307) near downtown to Interstate 81 (I-81).

The highway is one of only three freeways in Pennsylvania with no posted route number. In the Location Referencing System, it is designated State Route 3022 by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). In 2021, the road was renamed after President Joe Biden, who was born in Scranton.

Route description

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President Biden Expressway eastbound approaching I-81 in Scranton

The President Biden Expressway begins at an interchange with US 11/PA 307 and Cedar Avenue in Scranton, with access to northbound US 11/PA 307 and from southbound US 11/PA 307. From here, the President Biden Expressway heads east-southeast as a four-lane freeway. The road runs between residential neighborhoods to the southwest and Roaring Brook to the northeast. The freeway passes under the Harrison Avenue Bridge before ending at a directional T interchange with I-81.[4]

History

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Construction began in 1964 alongside the adjacent section of I-81.[5] The road was built along a portion of the former Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad right-of-way passing beneath the Harrison Avenue Bridge.[6] It opened[year needed] with a temporary western terminus feeding into Front Street at Prospect Avenue. By the early 1970s,[timeframe?] the current interchange at the western terminus was opened, connecting to a new road replacing the demolished Spruce Street Bridge.

In July 2021, there was a proposal to rename the Central Scranton Expressway after incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden, who was born in Scranton.[7] On July 20, 2021, the Scranton City Council unanimously voted to rename the Central Scranton Expressway to the President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Expressway along with renaming Spruce Street to Biden Street.[8] PennDOT replaced signage on the northbound lanes of I-81 on September 29, 2021, and replaced signage on the southbound lanes of I-81 on the following day. The sign installation was completed on October 4, 2021, at the exit 185 off ramp along I-81.[2][9]

Exit list

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The entire route is in Scranton, Lackawanna County. All exits are unnumbered.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
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 US 11 north / PA 307 north – Central City, University, Colleges		Western terminus
Cedar AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance

 I-81 south – Wilkes-Barre		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 185 on I-81
0.7551.215




 I-81 north to I-84 east / I-380 south – Binghamton		Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2021). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2021 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Warner, Andrea (September 29, 2021). "Lane restrictions on I-81 for installation of 'Biden Expressway' signage". PAhomepage. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Two roads to be renamed after President Biden in his Pa. hometown". NewsNation Now. July 8, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Overview of Central Scranton Expressway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  5. ^ Kitsko, Jeffrey J. (September 30, 2014). "Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 81". Pennsylvania Highways. Retrieved September 29, 2018.[self-published source]
  6. ^ Henwood, James N. J.; Muncie, John G. (1986). Laurel Line: An Anthracite Region Railway. Glendale, California: Interurban Press. p. 186. ISBN 0916374726.
  7. ^ Butler, Cody (July 6, 2021). "Scranton City Council begins voting on 'Biden Expressway'". PAhomepage. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Lee, Peggy (July 20, 2021). "Scranton City Council unanimously votes to rename roads after native son Biden". Scranton, PA: WNEP-TV. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  9. ^ Staff (September 30, 2021). "Another new expressway sign up in Scranton". Scranton, PA: WNEP-TV. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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