Pennsylvania Route 940

PA Route 940
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Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	43.208 mi (69.537 km)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
West end:	PA 309 in Hazleton
	I-80 in White Haven PA 437 in White Haven PA 534 in East Side I-80 / I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension near East Side PA 115 in Blakeslee PA 423 in Pocono Pines I-380 in Pocono Summit PA 314 in Pocono Summit PA 196 / PA 611 in Mount Pocono PA 390 in Paradise Valley
East end:	PA 191 in Paradise Valley
Location
Counties:	Luzerne, Carbon, Monroe
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative ← x20px PA 938 PA 941 x20px → ← x20px PA 613 PA 615 PA 616 →

Pennsylvania Route 940 (PA 940) is a 43.2-mile-long (69.5 km) Pennsylvania highway located in the sparsely developed Pocono Mountains. It runs from PA 309 in Hazleton to PA 191 in Paradise Valley. Large segments of PA 940 are located in densely forested areas. The route heads northeast through Luzerne County from Hazleton, passing through Freeland and coming to an interchange with Interstate 80 (I-80) in White Haven. From here, PA 940 turns east and runs a short distance north of I-80, coming to an interchange with both I-80 and I-476 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) in northern Carbon County. The route continues through Monroe County and has an interchange with I-380 before becoming a short freeway. After the freeway ends, PA 940 passes through Mount Pocono prior to continuing to its eastern terminus.

PA 940 was first designated in 1928 between White Haven and PA 115 in Blakeslee. The road between Blakeslee and Pocono Summit was part of PA 115 while PA 615 was designated between PA 115 in Pocono Summit and PA 90 (now PA 390) west of Paradise Valley. PA 940 was extended east to U.S. Route 611 (US 611) in Swiftwater in 1935, replacing a portion of PA 115. PA 615 wad decommissioned in 1946. PA 940 was extended west to US 309 in Hazleton by 1950. PA 196 was designated onto the roadway between Mount Pocono and Paradise Valley in 1956. PA 940 was moved to its current alignment between Pocono Summit and Paradise Valley in 1964 after the roadway in Pocono Summit was upgraded to a short freeway; the route replaced PA 196 between Mount Pocono and Paradise Valley while PA 314 was designated along the former PA 940 between Pocono Summit and Swiftwater.

Route description

PA 940 begins at an intersection with PA 309 at the Hazleton city line in Luzerne County. PA 940 begins as 22nd Street then makes a 35 degree turn to the northeast. In Hazle Township, PA 940 makes a right angle turns toward the east as Main Street. PA 940 has many turns in Hazle Township. In Freeland, PA 940 becomes Hazle Street then makes a northernly turn to become Centre Street. In downtown Freeland, PA 940 makes a 90 degree turn to the east and becomes South Street. As PA 940 exits the borough of Freeland, PA 940 continues toward the northeast as Foster Avenue. In White Haven, PA 940 becomes Church Street then interchanges with I-80 at exit 273. In downtown White Haven, PA 940 intersects the southern terminus of PA 437 while making a 90 degree turn toward the east and crosses the Lehigh River.

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PA 940 at the I-80 interchange.

After crossing the Lehigh River, PA 940 enters Carbon County and the borough of East Side. After crossing the Lehigh River, PA 940 makes a left turn to the north to become River Street, then curves to the east to become State Street. At the East Side borough boundary, PA 940 intersects the western terminus of PA 534, the only route to Hickory Run State Park. In Kidder Township, PA 940 interchanges with I-80 and I-476 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) at two trumpet interchanges that meet at PA 940 with traffic lights. East of the interchange, PA 940 goes under I-476/PA Turnpike into the village of Leonardsville.

After crossing the Tobyhanna Creek, PA 940 enters Monroe County. In Tobyhanna Township, PA 940 intersects PA 115 in Blakeslee. In Tobyhanna Township, PA 940 has many S-curves and passes north of Pocono Lake. In the village of Pocono Pines right in front of Lake Naomi, PA 940 intersects the southern terminus of PA 423. East of PA 423, PA 940 passes south of Lake Naomi. PA 940 also passes south of Stillwater Lake. Southeast of Stillwater Lake, PA 940 interchanges with I-380 at exit 3. East of I-380, PA 940 becomes a freeway for less than a mile with one exit. East of I-380, PA 940 interchanges with PA 314 in Pocono Summit, and east of PA 314, PA 940 becomes at-grade again. In Mt. Pocono, PA 940 has a short concurrency with PA 611 and intersects the southern terminus of PA 196. In Paradise Valley, PA 940 intersects the southern terminus of PA 390, and east of PA 390, PA 940 ends at an intersection with PA 191.

History

PA Route 615
Location:	Pocono Summit – Paradise Valley
Existed:	1928–1946

When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, what is now PA 940 became Legislative Route 169 east of Blakeslee, while the road between Pocono Summit and Swiftwater became a part of Legislative Route 171. The highway was designated as part of PA 15 from Blakeslee to Pocono Summit in 1927. In 1928, PA 940 was designated along an unpaved road between White Haven and PA 115 in Blakeslee. PA 115 replaced the PA 15 designation between Blakeslee and Pocono Summit and the road between PA 115 in Pocono Summit and PA 90 (now PA 390) west of Paradise Valley was designated as PA 615. At this time, PA 115 between Blakeslee and Pocono Summit and all of PA 615 was paved. By 1930, the unnumbered road between Hazleton and White Haven was paved. In 1935, the eastern terminus of PA 940 was extended from Blakeslee to US 611 in Swiftwater, replacing this section of PA 115. By 1940, the road was paved between White Haven and Blakeslee. In 1946, PA 615 was decommissioned and the segment went unnumbered. By 1950, PA 940 was extended west from White Haven to US 309 in Hazleton. In 1956, the segment from Mount Pocono to Paradise Valley was designated as an extension of PA 196. PA 940 near Pocono Summit was upgraded to a freeway in 1964; as a result the PA 196 designation between Mount Pocono and Paradise Valley was removed and PA 940 was rerouted and extended to an intersection with PA 191 in Paradise Valley. The former alignment of PA 940 between Pocono Summit and Swiftwater became the western portion of PA 314.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Luzerne	Hazleton	0.000	0.000	PA 309 (North Church Street) / 22nd Street
	White Haven	13.905	22.378	I-80 – Hazleton, Stroudsburg	Exit 273 (I-80)
		14.287	22.993	PA 437 north (Church Street) / Berwick Street – Mountain Top, Wilkes-Barre	Southern terminus of PA 437
Carbon	East Side	15.970	25.701	PA 534 east to I-80 – Lehigh Tannery, Hickory Run State Park	Western terminus of PA 534
	Kidder Township	18.440	29.676	I-80 / I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension – Hazleton, Stroudsburg, Allentown, Wilkes-Barre	Exit 277 (I-80); Exit 95 (Pocono Exit) (I-476/PA Tpk)
Monroe	Tobyhanna Township	24.830	39.960	PA 115 to I-80 – Brodheadsville, Wilkes-Barre
		32.399	52.141	PA 423 north / Pocono Crest – Tobyhanna, South Sterling	Southern terminus of PA 423
		36.393	58.569	I-380 to I-80 – Stroudsburg, Hazleton, Scranton	Exit 3 (I-380)
		37.126	59.749	PA 314 east – Pocono Manor, Pocono Summit	Interchange, western terminus of PA 314
	Mount Pocono	38.986	62.742	PA 611 north (Pocono Boulevard) – Tobyhanna, Scranton PA 196 north (Sterling Road) – Hamlin	Western end of PA 611 concurrency; southern terminus of PA 196
		39.050	62.845	PA 611 south (Pocono Boulevard) – Swiftwater	Eastern end of PA 611 concurrency
	Paradise Township	42.005	67.600	PA 390 north – Cresco, Mountainhome	Southern terminus of PA 390
		43.208	69.537	PA 191 (Paradise Valley Road) – Cresco, Stroudsburg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

PA 940 Truck

PA Route 940 Truck
Location:	Tobyhanna Township

Pennsylvania Route 940 Truck is a truck route of PA 940 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over the Tobyhanna Creek at Pocono Lake in Tobyhanna Township, on which trucks over 30 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route follows PA 115, I-80, and I-380. It was signed in 2013.

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Pennsylvania portal