Transportation in

Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport. The county is part of the North Central region of the commonwealth. Lycoming County compri ...

has a long and varied history. The area was settled in the mid 1700s. Transportation was mostly using the

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and railroad as Williamsport was a travel hub or center for

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. Modern transportation includes

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infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and pri ...

such as

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bridges A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somet ...

and

highways A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...

Transportation demographics

In an online poll done by the

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a majority (approx. 73%) of residents in Lycoming County 25 years of age and up get to work in a

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. 13% uses

public transportation Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whi ...

, 9% walk or bike to work and 5% other modes of

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. 79% of 500 Lycoming county residents interviewed said that they have used

at least once, and 73% of riders say they are happy with service. "Service" includes, fair prices, time and bus interior condition (trash on floor, broken seats etc.)

Transportation infrastructure

Bridges

* Carl E. Stotz Memorial Little League Bridge formerly Market Street Bridge * Maynard Street Bridge * Arch Street Bridge * Broad Street Bridge; also known as The Green Bridge * Loyalsock Creek Railroad Bridge * Multiple Bridges for Interstate 180 and

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Roadways

Over 3,500 miles of roadways throughout the county.

Railroads

History

Vast stands of timber and nearby coal deposits brought three early railroads to the Williamsport and Lycoming County area. After drifting logs down the

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became impractical. Transporting logs and other goods by rail was faster and more business-friendly. After the logging boom from 1880 to 1930 the area railroads were used for passenger lines connecting Williamsport to

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and the Wilkes Barre-

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area. The areas rail lines schedule has decreased in the past 25 years. As of 2011 <10 daily train movements in Lycoming County (excl. inter-county rail operations accounts for <5 daily rail movement).

Highways

Current highways

Highways in Lycoming County include Pennsylvania State Routes: 14, 42, 44, 87,

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, 287,

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. U.S. Routes: 15 and

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. Also Interstate I-180.

Major roadways

''The following are major roadways in Lycoming County:'' * Broad Street; Montoursville * East Third Street; Williamsport and Loyalsock Township * Market Street; Williamsport * South Market Street; South Williamsport * Haststings Street; South Williamsport * Four Mile Dr.; Loyalsock Township * Northway Road; Loyalsock Township * West Southern Ave; South Williamsport

Airports

There is one

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in Lycoming.

Williamsport Regional Airport Williamsport Regional Airport serves Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area with a population of roughly 200,000. The airport processes approximately 40,000 passengers annually and has served north central Pennsylvania since 1929. ...

is a fully operational

public airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...

with daily commercial flights. The airport serves

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 27,754. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a populati ...

and the surrounding Lycoming County area and serves about 25,000 annual passengers. The airport is located five miles east of Williamsport, in

. It is owned by the Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority.

Passenger numbers

Growth and continued expansion

Airport

received a $19 million expansion budget paid for by the Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority, local, state and federal governments to replace the old terminal and air-side improvements. Other improvements other that the terminal include. Upgrades to the instrument landing system and runway safety area. Construction of a parallel taxiway, re-marking of the airfield to adhere to FAA directives. Construction of new taxiway “C” to the terminal ramp and upgrades to the

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s lighting system.

Roadways

Williamsport and county authorities along with

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created a master plan through the year 2025. Which includes up-keep, construction and re-construction of area, highways and roadways.

Public transit

In 2015 the River Valley Transit Corp. introduce the new Trade and Transit II and upgrades to its bus terminal in downtown Williamsport. Also additions to bus routes and new natural gas busses with a cleaner burn. Which then produces reduced prices for riders.

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