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Interstate 81 south through Lackawanna County initially passes through northeastern Benton township.
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The ensuing stretch east of Finn Hill passes through Greenfield township.
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Continuing west of Davidson Hill, Interstate 81 next meets PA 107 (Benton Road) at Exit 202.
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PA 107 (Benton Road) heads west from Exit 202 to PA 407 (Philly Great Bend Turnpike) at Fleetville.
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Tomkinsville lies midway between Interstate 81 and PA 247 (Wildcat Road) by Heart Lake along PA 107 (Heartlake Road) east of Exit 202.
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A parclo A2 interchange links Interstate 81 with PA 438 (Wallsville Road) at East Benton in a half mile.
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Interstate 81 straddles the west side of Bushkos Hill between Exit 202 and 201.
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PA 438 travels west to Lackawanna Lake and PA 407 (Philly Great Bend Turnpike) at Wallsville and southeast to PA 524 (Kraky Road) at Scott and PA 247 at Montdale.
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Interstate 81 proceeds south from East Benton by Sarnoski Hill.
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PA 524 (Kennedy Creek Road) meets Interstate 81 at a diamond interchange (Exit 199) just west of PA 347 (Justus Boulevard).
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PA 524 angles northeast along Kraky Road from PA 347 to PA 438 (Montdale Road) at Scott. Following Kennedy Creek, PA 524 west connects with PA 407 (Abington Road) by Lackawanna lake.
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A diamond interchange joins Interstate 81 with PA 632 (Carbondale Road) at Exit 197 in one mile.
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Confirming marker posted southbound at mile marker 197.9 by Weatherby Hill.
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Waverly is located west of Exit 197 along PA 632 (Carbondale Road) at PA 407 (Abington Road).
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Speeds reduce to 55 miles per hour along Interstate 81 south through the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre area.
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I-81 meets the north end of I-476 and the Pennsylvania Northeast Extension in two miles.
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Interstate 476 follows the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension from I-81 at South Abington township to I-276 and the Mid-County Expressway at Plymouth Meeting in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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Exit 194 is a trumpet interchange with an access road west to I-476 (PA Turnpike) south and U.S. 6/11 (Northern Boulevard) to the borough of Clarks Summit.
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike system uses all electronic toll (AET) collection.
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike system uses all electronic toll (AET) collection.
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Interstate 476 joins Scranton with I-78/U.S. 22 at Allentown south en route to the Philadelphia area.
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Due to the grade along U.S. 11 on the North Scranton Expressway, trucks headed into Scranton are directed to remain along I-81 south to the President Joe Biden (Central Scranton) Expressway west at Exit 185.
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U.S. 6 Business branches northeast from I-81/U.S. 6 at Exit 191 A into Dickson City.
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The North Scranton Expressway is a limited access spur 3.2 miles south to Mulberry Street at Mifflin Avenue in Downtown Scranton.
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Entering the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 191) with U.S. 6 Business (Scranton-Carbondale Highway) to U.S. 11 (North Scranton Expressway) south.
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U.S. 6 Business runs northeast from Dickson City to Blakely, Archbald, Mayfield and the city of Carbondale.
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A folded diamond interchange (Exit 190) joins I-81/U.S. 6 south with Main Avenue south at Scranton and Main Street north into Dickson City.
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U.S. 6 parts ways with Interstate 81 south at a systems interchange (Exit 187) with I-84 east / I-380 south in two miles.
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A six-ramp parclo interchange at Exit 188 precedes I-84/380 with PA 347 (O'Neill Highway) in the borough of Dunmore.
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The eastern branch of Interstate 84 travels from Scranton to Newbergh, New York, Danbury and Hartford, Connecticut and I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) at Sturbridge.
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PA 347 runs north from Dunmore into the boroughs of Throop and Olyphant. South from Exit 188, PA 347 (Blakely Street) spurs 0.66 miles to Green Ridge Street in central Dunmore.
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A collector distributor roadway (Exit 187) separates from Interstate 81 south for the freeway taking U.S. 6 northeast to Carbondale and I-84/380 south from Dunmore to Roaring Brook township.
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Joining the Scranton area with Stroudsburg and North Jersey, Interstate 380 travels 27.9 miles southeast from Dunmore to I-80 near Mount Pocono.
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Entrance ramps join the c/d roadway at Exit 187 from PA 347 (Blakely Street).
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Overlapping directional T interchanges connect I-81, I-84/380 and U.S. 6 (Robert P. Casey Highway).
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The borough of Milford lies along the Delaware River and New Jersey state line where U.S. 6 and U.S. 209 converge south of I-84 at Exit 46.
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Photo Credits:
07/04/05, 08/24/21 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 380
Interstate 476
Page Updated 11-18-2022.