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Schaefferstown Multiplexes

PA 419(N-S)/PA 897(S-N) Duplex

PA 419 and PA 897 form a wrong-way duplex through for one mile through Schaefferstown in Lebanon County. PA 501 joins PA 419/PA 897 for part of the multiplex.

Jason Ilyes 2/8/02

Heading east on PA 419/PA 897 just east of PA 501. The PA 419/PA 897 duplex lasts for a block or two on each side of the triplex with PA 501.

Jason Ilyes 2/8/02

Two blocks ahead, PA 419 splits off to the north.

PA 419(N-S)/PA 501(S-N)/PA 897(S-N) Triplex

PA 501 joins PA 419/PA 897 for a few blocks through Schaefferstown in Lebanon County.

Southbound on PA 501 approaching the PA 419/PA 897 duplex.

When I-99 is completed between I-80 and Williamsport, the current US 220/PA 44 wrong-way duplex will become an I-99/US 220/PA 44 duplex, with PA 44 running the opposite direction as I-99 and US 220. Until then, PA 419/PA 501/PA 897 remains the only PA triplex with two routes running in one direction (PA 501 and PA 897) and another in the opposite direction (PA 419). Technically, US 222/PA 72/PA 272 falls in the same category, but PA 272 is unsigned.

Jay Rotz 5/02

Here is the view of the western split from PA 501 southbound as the route joins the PA 419/PA 897 multiplex. The signs are abbreviated, using double arrows with a single shield for PA 897 and PA 419. PA 419 southbound and PA 897 northbound split a quarter mile to the right.

Jason Ilyes 2/8/02

Across the road, PA 419 is also signed with a double arrow. The mileages shown are: Shaefferstown 1, Cornwall 6, Lebanon 7.

Jay Rotz 5/02

In this photo, PA 501 splits from PA 419/PA 897 just ahead at the eastern split in Schaefferstown. This photo shows the view along PA 419 northbound/PA 501 southbound/PA 897 southbound. PA 501 follows this stretch of road, and yet a JCT PA 501 shield is posted for the split. The triplex does not have any reassurance signs to explicity designate the road.

Jason Ilyes 2/8/02

Reassurance shields heading eastward on the triplex. The NORTH PA 419 shield is not posted.

Jay Rotz 5/02

This intersection is the eastern split. PA 501 heads to the south from here. PA 419/PA 897 continues toward the east, signed north/south, and splits two blocks ahead; see PA 419/PA 897 above.

Jason Ilyes 2/8/02

Another view of the same intersection. The traffic signals are installed with one overhead and one on the street corner for each direction.

Terraserver Imagery

• Topo. 1978 · PA 419/PA 501/PA 897 multiplexes
• Topo. 1992 · PA 419/PA 501/PA 897 multiplexes
• Aerial 1999 · PA 419/PA 501/PA 897 and PA 419/PA 897 eastern splits
• Aerial 1999 · PA 419/PA 501/PA 897 and PA 419/PA 897 western splits

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