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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.)
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 …
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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
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Drivers should expect daytime lane closures and slow-moving traffic next week as PennDOT crews repair deteriorated pavement on multiple state highways across the county.
Pothole Repairs Could Slow Travel Across Chester County Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Overnight lane closures will continue next week on eastbound U.S. 30, as milling and paving operations move forward along the Coatesville Downingtown Bypass.
U.S. 30 Night Work Could Snarl Traffic Near Coatesville Read More CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Overnight lane closures will continue next week on the U.S. 30 Bypass, as crews perform geotechnical drilling across multiple municipalities.
U.S. 30 Bypass Night Work Could Slow Late Travel Read More
The bell over the door doesn’t ring anymore. The stainless-steel shell still catches the light along Lancaster Avenue, its curved edges reflecting passing headlights in thin, wavering lines. But the …
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MOUNTVILLE, PA — Drivers on Route 30 should prepare for midday delays Wednesday as PennDOT conducts a bridge inspection over the busy Lancaster County corridor.
Route 30 Lane Closures Could Slow Midday Travel in Mountville Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Drivers across Chester County should prepare for daytime slowdowns next week as PennDOT crews conduct widespread pothole repairs on several major and secondary roadways.
Pothole Repairs Could Slow Travel Across Chester County Roads Read More
The light changes, but no one really stops. Cars glide through the intersection in practiced rhythm—east to west along Route 30, north to south on Route 100—each movement part of …
At the Crossroads of Everything: The Constant Motion of Exton Read More COATESVILLE, PA — Drivers traveling eastbound on U.S. 30 (Coatesville-Downingtown Bypass) should prepare for overnight delays next week as PennDOT begins milling and paving work across multiple Chester County municipalities.
Overnight Lane Closures to Disrupt U.S. 30 Traffic Next Week Read More