Pennsylvania Route 392 (PA 392) is a
state highway
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located in
York County,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
. The western terminus is at
PA 177 near
Lewisberry. The eastern terminus is at
PA 262 near
Goldsboro. PA 392 is a two-lane undivided road that runs through rural areas in northern York County. The route heads east and curves south before turning north to come to an interchange with
Interstate 83
Interstate 83 (I-83) is an Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its southern terminus is at a signalized intersection with Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland; its northern terminus is at Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania, I-81 near H ...
(I-83). PA 392 curves back east and passes through Yocumtown before reaching its terminus.
The section of present-day PA 392 along Old Trail Road became part of the
Susquehanna Trail
The Susquehanna Trail was an auto trail in the United States linking Washington, D.C. with Niagara Falls, New York. It passed through Baltimore, Maryland; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Williamsport, Pennsylvania; and Buffalo, New York.
In relativel ...
in 1920,
PA 4 in 1924, and
U.S. Route 111 (US 111) in 1926. PA 4 was removed from US 111 in 1928. Potts Hill Road and Yocumtown Road were paved in the 1930s. In the 1950s, US 111 was realigned off Old Trail Road onto I-83 and Potts Hill Road was realigned to head south to Old Trail Road. PA 392 was designated to its current alignment in 1961.
Route description
PA 392 begins at an intersection with
PA 177 in
Newberry Township, heading east on two-lane undivided Potts Hill Road. The road winds east along a forested hill, passing a few homes. The route curves to the southeast and runs a short distance to the west of
I-83
Interstate 83 (I-83) is an Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its southern terminus is at a signalized intersection with Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland; its northern terminus is at I-81 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Most ...
. PA 392 turns north onto Old Trail Road and immediately interchanges with I-83 before heading north between a
park and ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuting, commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, Rail t ...
lot to the west and businesses to the east. The road continues into a mix of woods and development. The route turns east onto Yocumtown Road and passes housing developments in Yocumtown. Farther northeast, PA 392 runs through a mix of agriculture and homes with some woods before heading east into open farmland and ending at
PA 262 in the community of Plainfield.
History
When Pennsylvania legislated routes in 1911, the portion of present-day PA 392 along Old Trail Road became part of Legislative Route 250, which ran between
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
and the
Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the List of c ...
area.
In 1920, this section of road became part of the
Susquehanna Trail
The Susquehanna Trail was an auto trail in the United States linking Washington, D.C. with Niagara Falls, New York. It passed through Baltimore, Maryland; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Williamsport, Pennsylvania; and Buffalo, New York.
In relativel ...
, an
auto trail
The system of auto trails was an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. Marked with colored bands on utility poles, the trails were intended to help travellers in ...
running between
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
and
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It recorded a population of 27,754 at the 2020 Census. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a popula ...
.
The Susquehanna Trail was designated as
PA 4 in 1924.
With the creation of the
U.S. Highway System
The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. As the designation and numbering of these hi ...
in 1926,
US 111 became
concurrent
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with PA 4 on the Susquehanna Trail, which was paved.
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Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in York County, Pennsylvania