Interstate 84 marker

Interstate 84

Fallen Trooper Memorial Highway
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length54.87 mi[1] (88.30 km)
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-81 / I-380 / US 6 in Dunmore
Major intersections
East end I-84 at the New York state line in Matamoras
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesLackawanna, Wayne, Pike
Highway system
← PA 83→ PA 84

Interstate 84 (I-84) in Pennsylvania is the westernmost segment of the eastern I-84. Within Pennsylvania, it runs from I-81 in Dunmore east to the New York border near Matamoras.

Route description

I-84 westbound at PA 247 in Jefferson Township

I-84 starts in Pennsylvania at I-81 in Dunmore, a suburb east of Scranton, along with the northern end of I-380. After two miles (3.2 km), I-84 splits from I-380, as the latter goes southeasterly through the Poconos and I-84 continues almost due east into Wayne and Pike counties.

This section of Pennsylvania is very lightly populated, and there are no major settlements on or near I-84, although it offers access to popular outdoor recreation areas such as Lake Wallenpaupack and Promised Land State Park. Its right-of-way is very wide, with a large median strip between the two carriageways as it passes through densely wooded country, except for the swampy areas in southern Wayne County. The only development along Pennsylvania's section of I-84 is where U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and US 209 start to parallel closely and form a commercial strip just south of Matamoras, just west of the Delaware River. I-84 reaches its highest elevation in Pennsylvania and in the east just west of exit 8 at 1,800 feet (550 m).[2]

On October 15, 2011, the roadway was designated as the Fallen Trooper Memorial Highway throughout its length.[3]

History

I-84 crossing from Wayne County into Pike County

I-84 was originally planned to run concurrently with US 6, but, in June 1958, due to a realignment of I-80, I-84 was redesignated as an Interstate. The plan was first revealed to the public in 1964. The first segment to be completed and open to traffic was the bridge spanning the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New York. The second section from exit 26 to exit 53 opened in 1972.[4]

I-84 was to continue west of I-380 and connect to I-81 at Moosic, but the alignment was moved further north, running concurrently with I-380 from Elmhurst Township to Dunmore. I-380 both ran east from I-81, sharing mileposts and exit numbers, with their split being an unnumbered exit 3 (in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) policy at the time which did not allow interchanges between Interstates to be numbered). During the 2001 exit renumbering, I-380 became a north–south Interstate and its mileposts and exit numbers were reversed. Locally, the four-mile (6.4 km) overlapping section is commonly spoken as "380, 84". When the exits were renumbered, the exit tabs with button-copy letters for the old exit 4 were moved to the new exit 4 in the eastbound direction and remained in place until the signs were updated.

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[5]kmOld exit
[6]		New exit
[6]		DestinationsNotes
LackawannaDunmore0.0000.000


 I-81 north / US 6 west to PA 347 – Binghamton		Exit 187 on I-81, Throop Dunmore Interchange; western terminus; west end of I-380 overlap

 I-81 south – Wilkes-Barre

 US 6 east – Carbondale
1.2662.03711Tigue Street
2.4573.95422
 PA 435 south – Elmhurst		Northern terminus of PA 435; closed until fall 2024 for reconstruction[7]
Roaring Brook Township4.3116.93834
 I-380 south – Mount Pocono		I-380 exit 24, east end of I-380 overlap, Old Exit 3 was never signed as Exit 3
Jefferson Township9.06414.58748

 PA 247 north to PA 348 – Mount Cobb, Hamlin		Southern terminus of PA 247
WayneSterling Township17.53028.212517 PA 191 – Hamlin, Newfoundland
PikeGreene Township20.90333.640620 PA 507 – Lake Wallenpaupack, Greentown
Palmyra Township27.01543.476726 PA 390 – Tafton, Promised Land State Park
Blooming Grove Township31.02549.930830 PA 402 – Porters Lake, Blooming Grove
Dingman Township34.91256.185934 PA 739 – Lords Valley, Dingmans Ferry
Milford Township46.86175.4151046 US 6 – Milford
Westfall Township53.70086.4221153 US 6 / US 209 – MatamorasAccess to Pennsylvania Welcome Center
Delaware River54.63787.930Interstate 84 Bridge
54.87088.305
 I-84 east – Port Jervis		New York border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Elevation Finder". Freemaptools.com. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Pennsylvania State Troopers Association Dedicates Fallen Trooper Memorial". October 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Pennsylvania Highways: Interstate 84". Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Pennsylvania Exit Numbering" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  7. ↑ "PennDOT project in Lackawanna County tangles traffic". wnep.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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