Pennsylvania Route 534 (PA 534) is an
state highway
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located in
Monroe and
Carbon
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counties in
Pennsylvania
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. The western terminus is at
PA 940
Pennsylvania Route 940 (PA 940) is a Pennsylvania highway located in the Pocono Mountains. It runs from PA 309 in Hazleton east to PA 191 in Paradise Valley. Large segments of PA 940 are located in densely forested areas. The route heads north ...
in
East Side. The eastern terminus is at
U.S. Route 209 (US 209) in the community of
Kresgeville in
Polk Township. PA 534 runs northwest-southeast through forested areas of the
Pocono Mountains
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as a two-lane undivided road. The route has an interchange with
Interstate 80
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(I-80) near East Side before it passes through
Hickory Run State Park
Hickory Run State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Kidder and Penn Forest Townships in Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is spread across the Pocono Mountains. The park is easily accessible from Interstate 476 and ...
. PA 534 crosses
PA 903 near
Albrightsville and continues south to US 209. The roadway was paved in the 1930s and received the PA 534 designation in the 1960s.
Route description
PA 534 begins at an intersection with
PA 940 on the border of the borough of
East Side and
Kidder Township in
Carbon County, heading south on a two-lane undivided road. The route forms the border between East Side to the west and Kidder Township to the east, heading through a mix of fields and woods with some businesses as it comes to an interchange with
I-80
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. The road heads into forested areas and passes to the east of a golf course as it fully enters Kidder Township, curving to the southwest. PA 534 reaches the community of
Lehigh Tannery, turning to the southeast before continuing east into dense forests. The road heads into
Hickory Run State Park
Hickory Run State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Kidder and Penn Forest Townships in Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is spread across the Pocono Mountains. The park is easily accessible from Interstate 476 and ...
and turns southeast before curving northeast and passing through
Hickory Run. The route runs east through more forested areas of the state park, heading east-southeast and passing under
I-476
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(
Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension
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).
PA 534 leaves Hickory Run State Park and heads through more wooded areas with some farm fields and homes, passing through
Albrightsville before passing to the south of the residential development of
Holiday Pocono and intersecting
PA 903. A short distance later, the road crosses into
Penn Forest Township and turns southeast, running through more woodland with some farmland and residences. The route passes to the southeast of a lake before running through
Meckesville and the wooded residential development of
Indian Mountain Lake before turning south.
PA 534 enters
Polk Township in
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and heads east near the wooded residential development of
Pleasant Valley Estates before turning southeast and passing through
Jonas
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. The road continues south through more farmland and woodland with homes, passing near the private development of Pleasant Valley Estates. Farther south, PA 534 comes to its eastern terminus at an intersection with
US 209
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in the community of
Kresgeville.
History
When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, what is now PA 534 was not given a number.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 534
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Transportation in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Transportation in Monroe County, Pennsylvania