Pennsylvania Route 148 (PA 148) is a 6.50-mile-long (10.46 km), north–south state highway located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 48 in McKeesport. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in East McKeesport.[2]
Route description
The street names along PA 148 include Walnut Street, Lysle Boulevard, and 5th Avenue.
PA 148 begins at PA 48 in the city of McKeesport, just outside the town of Versailles, and goes northwest, paralleling the Youghiogheny River to downtown McKeesport. In downtown McKeesport, PA 148 turns east to parallel the Monongahela River to an interchange with the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge and Bowman Avenue. The route continues northeast to the town of East McKeesport where it terminates at US 30.
Three of the Allegheny County belt system routes connect with PA 148. The Orange Belt intersects with PA 148's southern terminus. The Yellow Belt runs along PA 148 for 4 miles from Walnut St. in downtown McKeesport to its northern terminus at US 30 in East McKeesport. The Green Belt terminates at the interchange with the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge.
History
The route was first signed in 1928, from the current PA 48 alignment to US 30.[3] In the 1950s, the route changed alignment to its current route,[4] with minor fluctuations through the years.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Allegheny County.
| Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKeesport | 0.00 | 0.00 |     PA 48 / PA 48 Truck begins / Orange Belt (Long Run Road / Walnut Street) – North Versailles, Elizabeth | Southern terminus of PA 148; southern end of concurrency with PA 48 Truck | |
| 1.86 | 2.99 |   PA 48 Truck south / PA 148 Truck begins (13th Street) | Northern end of concurrency with PA 48 Truck; southern terminus of PA 148 Truck | ||
| 2.72 | 4.38 |    PA 48 Truck north / PA 148 Truck ends / Yellow Belt (Market Street) – Dravosburg | Southern end of concurrency with PA 48 Truck; southern terminus of PA 148 Truck; southern end of Yellow Belt concurrency | ||
| 3.75 | 6.04 |     PA 48 Truck south / Green Belt begins (McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge) to PA 837 / PA 51 Truck south – DuquesneBowman Avenue – East Pittsburgh | Interchange; northern end of concurrency with PA 48 Truck; southeastern terminus of Green Belt | ||
| East McKeesport | 6.50 | 10.46 |  US 30 (Lincoln Highway) / Yellow Belt (5th Avenue) – Forest Hills, Irwin, Wilmerding | Northern terminus of PA 148; northern end of concurrency with the Yellow Belt | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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PA 148 Truck
Pennsylvania Route 148 Truck is a 0.87-mile-long (1.40 km) truck route located in Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. The entire route lies in the town of McKeesport. There have been times where the route was unsigned, but in 2006, markers were erected. The route follows Market Street, two blocks to the west and significantly wider than Walnut Street, which mainline Route 148 follows. The entire route is in McKeesport, Allegheny County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | PA 148 south / PA 48 Truck north (Walnut Street) to 13th Street / PA 48 – North Versailles, Elizabeth | Southern terminus; southern end of concurrency with PA 48 Truck | ||
| 0.78 | 1.26 | Yellow Belt (Lysle Boulevard) – Dravosburg | Southern end of concurrency with Yellow Belt | ||
| 0.87 | 1.40 | PA 148 / PA 48 Truck south / Yellow Belt (Lysle Boulevard / Walnut Street) to PA 837 – Duquesne | Northern terminus; northern end of concurrency with PA 48 Truck and Yellow Belt | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ Allegheny County, Pennsylvania General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1950bk.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PennDOT VideoLog - Allegheny County - Route 0148". Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. October 19, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2012.