The PA 147 Super-2 Expressway
Pre-Construction April 2002

Timothy Reichard 4/27/02

PA 147 northbound at the south end of the super-2 expressway. This is also where PA 405 begins.

Timothy Reichard 4/27/02

Two lanes, no side roads, no homes, no businesses. Just trees. There is a green guide sign in the distance.

Timothy Reichard 4/27/02

The first interchange is with PA 45. Both Montandon and Lewisburg are to the west. PA 147 used to run between the towns.

Timothy Reichard 4/27/02

A closer view of the offramp. Pay attention to the terrain to the right of the highway. When PA 147 is upgraded to a four-lane expressway, new northbound lanes will appear off to the right. The current two lanes will become southbound lanes.

Timothy Reichard 4/27/02

The PA 147 expressway was intended as an eastern Milton bypass. There are three Milton exits: Industrial Park Road, Mahoning Street (PA 642), and Broadway (PA 254).

Timothy Reichard 4/27/02

The Industrial Park Road exit, which gives access to southern Milton.

Timothy Reichard 4/27/02

The PA 642 exit photos were lost on this trip. Just north of the PA 642 exit, signs of the upcoming four-laning are apparent. The first of the two construction contracts did nothing more than build 3 of the 4 new northbound bridges. The 3 bridges were completed in 2001. This bridge is an overpass over PA 642.

Timothy Reichard 4/27/02

The last of the three exits is for Broadway, or PA 254. The onramp from PA 642 enters from the right, ending (like all onramps to a super-2 expressway) with a stop sign.

Timothy Reichard 4/27/02

The PA 254 exit. A second bridge has been built for the future northbound lanes over PA 254.