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U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east-west main route in the system of the United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. With a length of 3,073 miles (4,946 km), it is the third longest U.S. highway, after U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 6. The western end of the highway is at US 101 in Astoria, Oregon; the eastern end is at Virginia Avenue, Absecon Boulevard, and Adriatic Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Despite long stretches of parallel and concurrent Interstate Highways, it has not been decommissioned unlike other long haul routes such as U.S. Route 66.
In Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 30 (US 30) runs east–west across the southern part of the state, passing through Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on its way from the West Virginia state line east to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey. Additionally, in Pennsylvania, US 30 runs along or near the transcontinental Lincoln Highway, which ran from San Francisco, California to New York City before the U.S. Routes were designated. (However, the Lincoln Highway turned northeast at Philadelphia, using present U.S. Route 1 and its former alignments to cross the Delaware River into Trenton, New Jersey.)
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Overnight lane closures will continue on the eastbound U.S. 30 (Coatesville Downingtown Bypass) next week, potentially slowing traffic through a heavily traveled corridor.
Your Night Drive on U.S. 30 Could Turn Into a Slow Crawl Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — PennDOT crews will continue pothole repairs across multiple state highways in Chester County, bringing periodic daytime lane closures and slow-moving traffic to several key corridors.
Rolling Pothole Repairs to Shift Traffic Across Chester County Read More
The train idles for a moment longer than expected, doors open, a low mechanical hum filling the space between arrivals and departures. A handful of commuters step onto the platform, …
End of the Line, Center of It All in Thorndale Read More
By late afternoon, the light along U.S. 30 Business turns a deeper shade of gold, catching on the edges of stone walls and low-slung buildings that seem to lean slightly …
Sadsburyville: Three Centuries on the Old Pike Read More
EMBREEVILLE, PA — Pennsylvania State Police reported multiple crashes across Chester County in recent months, including incidents involving injuries, alleged violations, and a minor driver, according to records reviewed from …
String of Crashes Across Chester County Raises Alarm Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — PennDOT crews will conduct pothole repairs next week on multiple state highways across Chester County, bringing periodic daytime lane closures and slow-moving traffic to several key …
Crews Target Chester County Roads as Pothole Repairs Ramp Up Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Overnight lane closures are scheduled next week on U.S. 30 (Coatesville Downingtown Bypass) as PennDOT crews continue geotechnical drilling across multiple sections of the corridor.
Night Drilling to Slow U.S. 30 Bypass Traffic in Chester County Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Overnight lane closures will continue next week on eastbound U.S. 30 (Coatesville Downingtown Bypass) as PennDOT advances a major paving project through Coatesville and surrounding townships.
Night Lane Closures to Disrupt U.S. 30 Bypass Traffic Read More
The hum of traffic along Lancaster Avenue never quite fades. It rises and falls like a tide—tires against asphalt, a distant horn, the low rhythm of commuters moving through—but just …
Layers of Light and Lead: Finding the Heart of Paoli Read More
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA — A full weekend closure is planned at the Route 30/Route 222 interchange, as crews set bridge beams and install overhead sign structures in a major construction …
Weekend Closure Could Snarl Route 30/222 Traffic Read More