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Pennsylvania Route 663
Pennsylvania Route 663 (PA 663) is a state highway in Montgomery and Bucks counties in southeast Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is at PA 100 in the borough of Pottstown and its northern terminus is at PA 309 and PA 313 in the borough of Quakertown, where the road continues eastward as PA 313. Along the way, PA 663 also passes through the borough of Pennsburg. It is called John Fries Highway between Pennsburg and Quakertown. It has an interchange with Interstate 476 (I-476, Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) at exit 44 west of Quakertown. The route was assigned in 1930, and it has had several realignments since its commissioning, including two major ones. Route description PA 663 begins at an intersection with PA 100 in the borough of Pottstown in Montgomery County, heading east on four-lane undivided West King Street. The road passes between commercial areas to the north and the Pottsgrove Manor his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Department Of Transportation
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently Yassmin Gramian. Presently, PennDOT supports over of state roads and highways, about 25,000 bridges, as well as new roadway construction, the exception being the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, although they currently follow PennDOT policies and procedures. In addition, other modes of transportation are supervised or supported by PennDOT. These include aviation, Railroad, rail traffic, mass transit, intrastate highway shipping traffic, motor vehicle safety & licensing, and Driver's license, driver licensing. PennDOT also supports the Ports of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie. The current budget is approximately $3.8 billion in federal and state funds. The state budget is supported by the motor vehicle fuels tax which is dedicated solely to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colebrookdale Railroad
The Colebrookdale Railroad, also known as the Secret Valley Line, is a tourist railroad located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The railroad operates between Boyertown in Berks County and Pottstown in Montgomery County. Operations The Colebrookdale Railroad operates a variety of excursions originating out of Boyertown with plans to eventually have trains originating from Pottstown as well. The trains operated include a fall foliage train, Haunted History train, Santa Claus train, Valentine's Day train, Easter Bunny Express, Wine Tasting and Cheese Train, and Mother's Day and Father's Day trains. The railroad also allows groups to charter the entire train, or select cars, and to rent the caboose for birthday parties. They currently operate a consist of 5 train cars; A deluxe coach, dining car, cafe car, lounge car, and parlor car. They also have an open air gondola and a PRR caboose. The fifth passenger car entered service in mid-November 2020 and is a cross between a parlor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Penn Railroad
East Penn Railroad is a short-line railroad that operates a number of mostly-unconnected lines in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Delaware. Except for two industrial park switching operations, all are former Pennsylvania Railroad or Reading Company lines, abandoned or sold by Conrail or its predecessors. ESPN was formed in 2007 through the merger of East Penn Railways and Penn Eastern Rail Lines , each of which began operating in the 1990s. The railroad is owned by Regional Rail, LLC, which also owns the Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, Tyburn Railroad, Carolina Coastal Railway, Florida Central Railroad, Florida Northern Railroad, and Florida Midland Railroad. History East Penn Railroad (ESPN) was formed in 2007 by the merger of East Penn Railway and Penn Eastern Rail Lines. Since the merger, the railroad has improved service and infrastructure on lines with customer growth potential; weaker lines were abandoned or sold off. of track was returned to service. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perkiomen Creek
Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The water course was also named Perquaminck Creek, on Thomas Holme's 1687 map. The creek begins in Hereford Township, Berks County, initially flows eastward into Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, and turns southward to reenter Hereford Township before entering Montgomery County. It is from the Lenape term ''Pakihm Unk'' (pronounced for Pah Keym Unk), which means "cranberry place" in English. The Green Lane Reservoir is formed by a dam on the creek on the north side of Green Lane that backs up water from there to the north of Route 663. Perkiomen Creek joins the Schuylkill River approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) downstream of the community of Audubon, the location of the Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Hanover Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,464 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.62%, is water. It is drained by Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River and contains most of the Green Lane Reservoir. It consists mainly of rolling hills, and the only mountainous area is east of Palm on Mill Hill, which contains Montgomery County's highest point. The township's villages include Chapel (also in Berks County), Fruitville, Geryville (also in Bucks County and pronounced with a hard "g"), Palm, and Perkiomen Heights. Adjacent municipalities *Marlborough Township (southeast) * Upper Frederick Township (south) * New Hanover Township (south) * Douglass Township (southwest) * Washington Township, Berks County (west) * Hereford Township, Berks County (northwest) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swamp Creek (Pennsylvania)
Swamp Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Perkiomen Creek in Berks and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. Swamp Creek begins in Berks County then flows through Montgomery County to join Perkiomen Creek above Schwenksville. History Swamp Creek historically powered several mills along its waters, with mills being built as early as 1736. By 1884, four gristmills and three sawmills were operating on the creek in New Hanover Township. One surviving mill, the Sunrise Mill, is owned by Montgomery County and is part of Sunrise Mill Park. Swamp Creek is known as West Swamp Creek. Guide signs in Limerick Township refer the creek by this name.United States Geological SurveyFeature Detail Report for: Swamp Creek/ref> Another Perkiomen tributary bore the name Swamp Creek, or East Swamp Creek. It is now known as the present day Unami Creek. See also *List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency in a road network is an instance of one physical roadway bearing two or more different route numbers. When two roadways share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons. Other terminology for a concurrency includes overlap, coincidence, duplex (two concurrent routes), triplex (three concurrent routes), multiplex (any number of concurrent routes), dual routing or triple routing. Concurrent numbering can become very common in jurisdictions that allow it. Where multiple routes must pass between a single mountain crossing or over a bridge, or through a major city, it is often economically and practically advantageous for them all to be accommodated on a single physical roadway. In some jurisdictions, however, concurrent numbering is avoided by posting only one route number on highway signs; these routes disappear at the start of the concurrency and reappear when it ends. However, any route that becomes unsigned in the middle of the concurren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Layfield, Pennsylvania
Layfield is an unincorporated community in northwestern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on Route 73 and Route 663. It is located in New Hanover Township on the Swamp Creek, a tributary of the Perkiomen Creek Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Ed .... For a fraction of a mile 663 follows 73 (Big Road) in Layfield. 663 coming from Pennsburg is Layfield Road and coming from Pottstown is North Charlotte Street. Layfield is split between the Gilbertsville and Perkiomenville post offices, which use the zip codes of 19525 and 18074, respectively. References Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{MontgomeryCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Route 73
Pennsylvania Route 73 (PA 73) is a long east–west state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania. It runs from PA 61 near Leesport southeast to the New Jersey state line on the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge over the Delaware River in Philadelphia, where the road continues as New Jersey Route 73. The route passes through rural areas of Berks County, crossing U.S. Route 222 (US 222) in Maiden Creek before heading southeast through Oley and Boyertown. PA 73 continues into Montgomery County and intersects PA 100 in Gilbertsville and PA 29 in Schwenksville before it heads into the northwest suburbs of Philadelphia. The route passes through Skippack and intersects US 202 in Center Square, PA 309 in Springfield Township, and PA 611 near Jenkintown. PA 73 continues through Northeast Philadelphia on Cottman Avenue, crossing US 1 ( Roosevelt Boulevard) and US 13 (Frankford Avenue) before coming to an int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ADC Map
Kappa Publishing Group, Inc. is a Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based publishing company concentrating on adult puzzle books and magazines as well as children's magazines and maps. It is a private company founded in 1955 with $11.5 million in annual sales. History In January 2012, Kappa announced that they had acquired Modern Publishing. Subsidiaries It has a number of subsidiary companies, such as London Publishing or GAMES Publications. It original owner, H.L. Herbert ("Larry") founded his puzzle business, Official Publications in Manhattan with titles including Teen Word-Finds, Superb Word-Finds, Variety Word-Finds and countless crossword puzzle, crosspatch and fill-it-in titles. Sons Anthony Herbert (Editorial Director) and Paul Herbert (Sales) helped the business grow to the success it became. Edward Tobias was the Editor. Prior to Mr. Herbert, Sr.'s passing in the 1980s, he sold the business to Nick Karabots, who owned the printer where the titles were being printed. The b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hanover, Pennsylvania
New Hanover Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,939 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.6 square miles (55.9 km2), all land. It consists mainly of rolling hills and valleys and is drained by the Schuylkill River mostly via the Perkiomen Creek. Its villages include Fagleysville, Frederick (also in Upper Frederick Township,) Hoffmansville, Layfield, New Hanover, New Hanover Square, and Sassamansville (also in Douglass Township.) New Hanover has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and is in hardiness zones 6b and 7a. The average monthly temperatures in Layfield range from 30.6 °F in January to 75.3 °F in JulyThe average annual absolute minimum temperature in Layfield is 0.6 °F Adjacent municipalities * Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Hanover Township (northeast) * Upper Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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