Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown transportation

Public Transit:

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Allentown has a bus line known as the LANTA (Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority). However, most Allentownians rely solely on the car for transit purposes; the city has a state-wide reputation for fast and reckless driving tendencies.

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Roads:

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Allentown's road network does not run on any grid system, and it is infamously confusing for out-of-town motorists. Roads frequently change name or direction without warning, or stop and continue elsewhere without additional information. The naming scheme in most areas of the city appears to be named street and numbered street one after another. However, this plan is not always consistent. Most roads in the city are two-lane highways, even though passing is usually prohibited on them. There are several major inbound roads to Allentown, including Airport Road, MacArthur Road, Lehigh Street, Tilghman Steet, Cedar Crest Boulevard, and Hamilton Boulevard/Hamilton Street.

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Major highways:

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Four expressways run through the Allentown area: Interstate 78, Interstate 476/Pennsylvania Turnpike, PA State Route 309, and U.S. Highway 22. US 22 is an expressway throughout the entire city, running parallel to Interstate 78. The highway is co-signed with I-78 just west of the Interstate 476/PA Turnpike interchange. PA 309 is co-signed with I-78 east of Hamilton Boulevard and west of Emaus Avenue, and has small expressway spurts where the highway leads off of I-78. Both US 22 and PA 309 have cloverleaf interchanges, small or absent acceleration lanes, and generally poor signage.

Related Topics:
Interstate 78 - Pennsylvania Turnpike - U.S. Highway 22

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