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PA 23(W)/PA 462(W) Duplex

 

Pennsylvania Routes 23 and 462 join for a mile through Lancaster in Lancaster County. Only westbound PA 23/PA 462 follows the same street; eastbound PA 23 and eastbound PA 462 follow different streets.

Timothy Reichard 3/27/04

Westbound on PA 23/PA 462 in eastern Lancaster. The duplex follows one-way Walnut Street through the heart of the city.

 

Jeff Snyder

PA 23/PA 462 westbound meets US 222 northbound in the middle of Lancaster.

 

Timothy Reichard 3/27/04

More reassurance shields further west in town.

 

Local Names

West	Walnut Steet (WB) Marietta Avenue (EB)
West	College Avenue (WB) King Street (EB) Columbia Avenue
Duplex	Walnut Street (WB) Chestnut Street (EB)
East	Walnut Street (WB) Chestnut Street (EB)
East	Broad Street (WB) King Street (EB)

 

Terraserver Imagery

• 1996 Topo. · Future PA 23/PA 462 eastern split, before PA 23's current routing
• 1996 Topo. · Future PA 23/PA 462 western split, before PA 23's current routing
• 1999 Aerial · PA 23/PA 462 eastern split
• 1999 Aerial · PA 23/PA 462 western split

 

Former Designations

	1928–1931	PA 23 was assigned on Walnut Street from Prince Street to New Holland Pike.
	1930–1936	US 222 was relocated to the north to Walnut Street to follow PA 23.
	1936–1965	US 222 was relocated to the north to follow PA 501.
	1965–197?	PA 23 was extended westward along Walnut Street.
	197?–1993	PA 462 westbound was relocated to Walnut Street at some point between 1976 and 1980.
	1993–1993	PA 23 was relocated eastward along PA 462/Walnut Street from New Holland Pike to Broad Street.

 

Adjacent Multiplexes

	East to Lancaster
	West to York