Pennsylvania Route 739 (PA 739) is a

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highway contained entirely within

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. It was signed in 1967, and runs for . Its northern terminus is at

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(US 6) in Blooming Grove, running south to

US 209 U.S. Route 209 (US 209) is a long U.S. Highway in the states of Pennsylvania and New York. Although the route is a spur of US 9, US 209 never intersects US 9, coming within five miles of the route and making the short ...

in Delaware Township. PA 739's southern end is at the

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at the

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near

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. It continues as County Route 560 (CR 560) in New Jersey. Traveling northward from the southern terminus, the highway passes through the

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. The highway also contains the PA 739 Business District. PA 739 runs under the names Dingman's Pike, Glen Eyre Road and Bethany Road.PENNDOT'S NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ROADWORK SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 16 - 23
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Route description

PA 739 begins at the Dingman's Ferry Bridge, where CR 560 ends. The road starts by paying a toll for a bridge, which is manned by hand. It goes through dense forests and meets US 209 in Dingmans Ferry. The road then goes north through dense forests. Silver Lake Road (State Route 2004, SR 2004), leaves to the left. Soon after the intersection with Sproul Road, PA 739 leaves the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.PADOT - Pike County Map - 2004
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lot before PA 739 crosses a traffic light with SR 2001, also known as Milford Road. The road continues through the dense forest and passes three of five Dingman Township schools. PA 739 meets up with SR 2006 (Log Tavern Road). PA 739 leaves Dingman Township and enters Blooming Grove Township. PA 739 in Dingmans Ferry

Continuing north, PA 739 intersects with Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 34 (formerly Exit 9) just south of Lords Valley. The road goes farther, crossing SR 4004 and PA 434. At this time, PA 739 changes names to Glen Eyre Road. PA 739 ends at an intersection with

US 6 U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to ...

in Blooming Grove. Although the route ends at US 6, the Glen Eyre Road designation continues on.

History

The road was designated PA 739 in 1967 between US 209 and US 6 and has kept the designation since then. In 1978, the road just south of I-84 to two miles (3 km) north of Dingmans Ferry was paved. From 1999 and before, the intersection with PA 434 used to be with SR 1001. tp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Pike_1999.pdf PADOT - Type 10 Map of Pike County - 1999/ref> The road was changed to PA 434 on the 2003 Pike County Maps. tp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Pike_2003.pdf PADOT - Type 10 Map of Pike County - 2003/ref> The southernmost portion of PA 739 south of US 209, SR 2019, first appeared on the PennDOT's maps of Pike County in 1993. tp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Pike_1993.pdf PADOT - Type 10 Map of Pike County - 1993/ref> That designation had existed until it was replaced by an extended PA 739 by 2015. In 2003, the

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ordered excavation of the intersection of PA 739 and SR 2001 (Milford Road). The project was part of an $812,000 intersection improvement project, which was to be completed that summer.DELAYS LIKELY DURING EXCAVATION WORK AT INTERSECTION OF PA ROUTE 739 AND STATE ROUTE 2001
/ref> In the year 2007, a project was started that would curves along PA 739 to be completed in 2010 and take about $300,000 to complete. tp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/Bureaus/Cpdm/STC/TransProgramLists/2007TYPList.pdf Twelve Year Program Project Listing from PennDOT/ref>

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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 739
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Route description

History

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