Cedar Crest Boulevard | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byPennDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.471 mi[1] (15.242 km) | |||
| Existed | 1920s–present | |||
| Component highways |  PA 29 fromEmmaus toDorneyvilleSR 1019 from Dorneyville toNorth Whitehall Township | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | PA 29 inEmmaus | |||
| Major intersections |   I-78 /PA 309 nearDorneyville PA 222 nearDorneyvilleTilghman Street inAllentown  US 22 inSouth Whitehall TownshipWalbert Avenue inSouth Whitehall Township | |||
| North end | Mauch Chunk Road inNorth Whitehall Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Lehigh | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Cedar Crest Boulevard, colloquially known asCedar Crest andThe Boulevard, is a major north-south highway inLehigh County, Pennsylvania in theLehigh Valley region of easternPennsylvania. South ofInterstate 78 (I-78), the road is part ofPennsylvania Route 29 (PA 29). North of it, the road becomes State Route 1019 (SR 1019).
The boulevard is 9.5 miles in length and passes throughAllentown, the third-most populous city in Pennsylvania and county seat of Lehigh County. Its southern terminus is inEmmaus at Chestnut Street and its northern terminus is inNorth Whitehall Township at Mauch Chunk Road. It also is a junction onto I-78, a major east-west highway betweenLebanon County in the west and theHolland Tunnel andLower Manhattan in the east.
Cedar Crest Boulevard is home to many Lehigh Valley attractions, including two large rival high schools,Emmaus High School andParkland High School, and the main campuses ofLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest andCedar Crest College,Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom,Lake Muhlenberg, Lehigh Country Club,Lehigh Parkway,Muhlenberg College, andTrexler Park all border the boulevard. The boulevard is a prominent road for Allentown-area commerce, including numerousstrip malls, restaurants, and commercial establishments.
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Cedar Crest Boulevard begins at an intersection withPA 29 (Chestnut Street) inEmmaus inLehigh County, heading northwest as a two-lane undivided road that passes through residential areas to the southwest ofEmmaus High School and then through a section ofUpper Milford Township. It then crosses the border between Emmaus to the east andLower Macungie Township to the west and curves north as it enters Lower Macungie Township, where it crossesLittle Lehigh Creek and then a mix of fields, woods, and homes and passes to the west of Lehigh Country Club.
PA 29 then crosses intoSalisbury Township and widens into a four-lane road that passes betweenLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest to the west and an office park to the east. Cedar Crest Boulevard becomes a divided highway and comes to an interchange withI-78/PA 309, where PA 29 ends and the road becomes SR 1019.[2][3]
Past the interchange, SR 1019 becomes a two-lane undivided road, passing through several suburban residential neighborhoods before enteringSouth Whitehall Township. Cedar Crest Boulevard comes to an intersection with aone-way pair carryingPA 222 in a business area inDorneyville just east ofDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom. TheDa Vinci Science Center is located at the northeast corner of PA 222 southbound and Cedar Crest Boulevard. Following this, the road serves as the border between South Whitehall Township to the west and theAllentown border to the east and west ofCedar Crest College. Cedar Crest Boulevard continues near homes and businesses in the western part of Allentown as a three-lane road with acenter left-turn lane, crossingLehigh Parkway, and then forming the eastern border ofTrexler Park.
SR 1019 then crossesSR 1002 (Tilghman Street) in a commercial section of Allentown and then continues through residential areas as a two-lane road and entering South Whitehall Township. The road comes to an interchange with theUS 22 freeway and then enters business areas. After crossing SR 1006 (Walbert Avenue) inWennersville, Cedar Crest Boulevard passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with some development. The road crossesJordan Creek and then underNorfolk Southern'sC&F Secondary before passingParkland High School to its east. SR 1019 then continues through rural areas and entersNorth Whitehall Township, where it comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with SR 1017, which is also known as Mauch Chunk Road.[2][3]
.svg) Pennsylvania Route 229 | |
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| Location | Emmaus –Wennersville |
| Existed | 1928–1940s |
In 1928, the section of Cedar Crest Boulevard from Walbert Avenue (US 309/PA 29) inWennersville to Chestnut Street (PA 29) inEmmaus was designated asPennsylvania Route 229.[4][5] PA 229 was paved by 1930.[6] By 1950, however, the PA 29 route number was removed, and it was renamed Cedar Crest Boulevard.[7] PA 29 was designated onto a portion of Cedar Crest Boulevard south of US 309 (now I-78/PA 309) in the 1950s.[8]
Two of eastern Pennsylvania's largest public high schools,Emmaus High School inEmmaus andParkland High School inAllentown, are each located off Cedar Crest Boulevard roughly 9 miles (14 km) apart. Inhigh school football, the two rival schools play each other in a game known as the Battle of Cedar Crest Boulevard. The winner of the game each year is awarded the Battle of Cedar Crest Boulevard trophy.[9]
The entire route is inLehigh County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Emmaus | 40.398 | 65.014 |  PA 29 south (Chestnut Street) –Boyertown | Southern terminus; south end of PA 29 overlap | |
| Salisbury Township | 43.454 0.000 | 69.932 0.000 | I-78 /PA 309 –Harrisburg,Tamaqua,Bethlehem,Quakertown PA 29 ends | Exit 55 (I-78/PA 309); northern terminus of southern section of PA 29; south end of SR 1019 | |
| Allentown | 0.853– 1.090 | 1.373– 1.754 | PA 222 (Hamilton Boulevard) –Reading,Allentown | ||
| 2.115 | 3.404 | SR 1002 (Tilghman Street) –Kuhnsville,Allentown | |||
| South Whitehall Township | 2.958 | 4.760 | US 22 (Lehigh Valley Thruway) –Harrisburg,Bethlehem | Interchange | |
| 3.393 | 5.461 | SR 1006 (Walbert Avenue) –Slatington,Allentown | |||
| North Whitehall Township | 6.415 | 10.324 | SR 1017 (Mauch Chunk Road) –Balliettsville,Allentown | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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