Pennsylvania Route 290
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| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length: | 9.173 mi[1] (14.763 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2006 – present | |||
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| West end: |
  I-79 / PA 5 in Erie | |||
 US 20 in Erie | ||||
| East end: |
  I-90 / PA 430 in Harborcreek Township | |||
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| Counties: | Erie | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 290 (designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as SR 290) is a 9.17-mile-long (14.76 km) state highway located in the environs of Erie, Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at Interstate 79 and Pennsylvania Route 5 in the neighborhood of Dock Junction. The eastern terminus is at Interstate 90 and Pennsylvania Route 430 southeast of downtown in Harborcreek Township.
Route description
PA 290 officially begins at I-79 exit 183, less than a quarter of a mile from where I-79 terminates at the Bayfront Parkway. After exiting the off-ramps, PA 290 embarks on a concurrency with PA 5 eastward through downtown Erie on 12th Street, passing south of Louis J. Tullio Arena and UPMC Park in the heart of downtown. At the Bayfront Connector, an extension of the Bayfront Parkway that opened on June 17, 2005,[2] PA 290 breaks from PA 5 and turns to the east onto the Connector.
As part of the Bayfront Connector, PA 290 interchanges with U.S. Route 20 a mile from PA 5 prior to following the Connector out of the city. Roughly a mile northwest of I-90, the Connector passes north of Penn State Behrend and merges into PA 430, creating a concurrency between PA 290 and PA 430. The two routes remain conjoined to I-90 exit 32, where PA 290 terminates on the southeast side of the interchange.
History
The highway was formed in order to create a high-speed loop for traffic between I-90 and I-79, which begins at the end of the Bayfront Parkway, as well as to help promote the 12th Street corridor as a viable alternate route to the congested Bayfront Parkway.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Erie County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Erie | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-79 / PA 5 (12th Street) | Western terminus of concurrency with PA 5. Exit 183 (I-79). | |
| 3.543 | 5.702 | PA 5 (Bayfront Connector / Bayfront Parkway) | Eastern terminus of concurrency with PA 5. | ||
| 4.648 | 7.480 | US 20 (Broad Street) | Interchange | ||
| Harborcreek Township | 7.912 | 12.733 | PA 430 (Station Road) / Jordan Road – Penn State Erie | Western terminus of concurrency with PA 430. | |
| 8.876 | 14.285 | I-90 | Exit 32 (I-90). | ||
| 9.173 | 14.763 | PA 430 (Station Road) | Eastern terminus of concurrency with PA 430. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
U.S. Roads portal
Pennsylvania portal
Erie portal
References
- 1 2 Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Erie County (PDF)
- ↑ Behrend welcomes completed Bayfront Connector