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Traffic to Pennsylvania 722 (State Road) departs Pennsylvania 283 westbound. The interchange represents the western terminus of the state highway. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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The next exit for westbound travelers serves the Landisville and Salunga areas along the Harrisburg Pike. Salunga lies at the intersection of old U.S. 230 and Prospect / Spooky Nook Roads. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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One mile east of the Spooky Nook Road diamond interchange at the Church Street overpass near Landisville. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Westbound at the Salunga off-ramp onto Spooky Nook Road. Spooky Nook Road intersects Harrisburg Pike at Prospect Road nearby in Salunga. The road travels one half mile east otherwise to Landisville Road at Church Street otherwise. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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The next two interchanges serve the western Lancaster County town of Mount Joy. A sign with that distinction lies ahead of the Spooky Nook Road over crossing. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 230 departs Pennsylvania 283 via Main Street for Mount Joy to the west. The state route derives its number from the former U.S. 230 designation between Lancaster and Harrisburg. A partial "Y" interchange carries the state highway away from the freeway. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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The westbound beginning of Pennsylvania 230 (Main Street) departs Pennsylvania 283 near the Old Auction Road underpass. Pennsylvania 230 merges with Chiques Road (old U.S. 230) on the three mile drive west to Mount Joy. There Pennsylvania 772 (Manheim Street) intersects Main Street. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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One mile east of the Pennsylvania 772 (Mt. Joy Road) diamond interchange of Pennsylvania 283. A half-diamond interchange joins Pennsylvania 283 eastbound with Esbenshade Road for access to Pennsylvania 230 (Main Street). Auction Road intersects Esbenshade Road to the right. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Drawing to within one half mile of the Pennsylvania 772 (Mt. Joy Road) off-ramp on Pennsylvania 283 westbound. Pennsylvania 772 loops to the north of Lancaster between Marietta, Lititz, Rothsville, and Gap. The state route meets Pennsylvania 230 (Main Street) 2.3 miles to the southwest. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 772 (Mt. Joy Road) traffic departs Pennsylvania 283 westbound. Mt. Joy Road continues Pennsylvania 772 northeast three miles to Sporting Hill and 4.3 miles to High Street at the town of Manheim. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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The next interchange of Pennsylvania 283 lies five miles west of Pennsylvania 772. Intersecting the freeway here is Cloverleaf Road one mile north of Rheems and Pennsylvania 230 (Market Street). Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 283 sees two interchanges for the Elizabethtown area on westbound. Cloverleaf Road serves the eastern reaches of town via Pennsylvania 230 (Market Street) westbound. Pennsylvania 743 drops southward into Elizabethtown from the next exit. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 283 westbound at the Cloverleaf Road diamond interchange. Cloverleaf Road becomes Greentree Road on the 2.3-mile drive north to Elizabethtown Road. Ridge Road crosses over the freeway in the distance on its northward drive to Greentree Road. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 743 (Hershey Road) intersects Pennsylvania 283 on the north edge of Elizabethtown. The state route follows Hanover and Hummelstown Streets in town to its merge with Pennsylvania 230 (Market Street). The state route leaves Elizabethtown via Maytown Avenue on the drive to Maytown and junction Pennsylvania 441 near Marietta. Ridge Road passes over Pennsylvania 283 in this scene. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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The one-mile guide sign for Pennsylvania 743 (Hershey Road) resides at the Elizabethtown Road overpass. Elizabethtown Road stems northeast from Pennsylvania 230 & 743 (Market Street) via High Street to Union Square and Pennsylvania 72 (Lebanon Road). Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 283 westbound at the Pennsylvania 743 (Hershey Road) off-ramp. Pennsylvania 241 (Mt. Gretna Road) passes over the freeway ahead of the exit. The state highway begins at Pennsylvania 743 (Hershey Road) south of the freeway. Pennsylvania 241 links Elizabethtown with Bellaire and Lawn to the northeast. Pennsylvania 743 continues northward to junction U.S. 322 and 422 at Hershey. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 283 enters Dauphin County on the drive between Pennsylvania 743 and Toll House Road. Toll House Road acts as a connector between the freeway and Pennsylvania 230 (Harrisburg Pike) to the south and Pennsylvania 341 (Colebrook Road) to the north. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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A partial-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements between Pennsylvania 283 and Toll House Road. Pennsylvania 341 (Colebrook Road) westbound ends at Pennsylvania 230 (Harrisburg Pike) nearby at Middletown. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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The off-ramp to Toll House Road leaves Pennsylvania 283 westbound at the Schoolhouse & Foxianna Road overpass. Pennsylvania 230 (Harrisburg Pike) enters downtown Middletown 2.5 miles to the west. Pennsylvania 341 ventures four mile east to Deodate and junction Pennsylvania 743 (Hershey Road) to the east. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 283 turns northwest to bypass Middletown between Pennsylvania 341 and Middletown Road. Pictured here is a westbound reassurance shield posted after the Toll House Road on-ramp. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 341 (Colebrook Road) passes underneath Pennsylvania 283 at the two-mile guide sign for the Middletown Road half-cloverleaf interchange. Middletown Road joins Vine Street in Middletown with Hummelstown to the north. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 283 crosses pathes with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) with no access midway between the Toll House Road and Middletown Road interchanges. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Westbound at the Middletown Road off-ramp. Middletown Road interchanges with U.S. 322 at Hanover Street 2.4 miles to the north at Hummelstown. The surface road carries four lanes from Schoolhouse Road southward to Vine Street in Middletown otherwise. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Continuing west on Pennsylvania 283 at the Swatara Creek Road overpass near Swatara Creek. The next interchange serves North Union Street with connections to Pennsylvania 441 (Oberlin Road). Union Street merges with Pennsylvania 441 from Oberlin Road southward through downtown Middletown. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 283 crosses the Swatara Creek and an adjacent railroad line ahead of its diamond interchange with Union Street. Union Street continues north from the freeway to 80th Street and Fiddlers Elboy Road near Hummelstown. Pennsylvania 441 southbound joins Middletown with Royalton via Canal Street across the Swatara Creek to the south. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Drivers merging from Union Street onto Pennsylvania 283 west join the freeway ahead of its trumpet interchange with the Harrisburg International Airport access road. The north-south road comprises a four-lane freeway between the airport terminal and Pennsylvania 283. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania 441 (Oberlin Road) passes over Pennsyvlania 283 adjacent to the southbound beginning of the Harrisburg International Airport access road. The access freeway sees a folded-diamond interchange with Pennsylvania 230 (Harrisburg Pike) just before its entrance into the airport terminal. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Freeway ends 1.50 mile sign bridge situated on Pennsylvania 283 westbound after the Harrisburg International Airport interchange. The second to last Pennsyvlania 283 westbound reassurance shield is posted beyond the sign bridge. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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The final interchange of Pennsylvania 283 is the full-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 283. Interstate 283 constitutes a three-mile freeway spur between Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) and Interstate 83 & U.S. 322 at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Interchange. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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One-half mile end advisory sign posted at the Lumber Street under crossing of Pennsylvania 283 westbound. Trailblazer for Interstate 83 direct motorists onto Interstate 283 northbound for Harrisburg. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Original button copy overheads in place at the Interstate 283 northbound ramp departure for Swatara, Harrisburg, Hazelton, and Lewistown. Interstate 283 ends at Interstate 83 & U.S. 322. Interstate 83 ends five miles north of the Eisenhower Interchange at Interstate 81. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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The final westbound reassurance marker of Pennsylvania 283 lies between the Interstate 283 northbound off-ramp and loop ramp onto westbound from Interstate 76 (Interstate 283 north). Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Interstate 283 southbound defaults into the Harrisburg East Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Interstate 76 bypasses Harrisburg to the south between Mechanicsburg and Highspire. The four-lane toll road crosses the Susquehanna River between the Harrisburg East and West (Interstate 83) interchanges. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
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Pennsylvania Turnpike exit sign at the loop ramp onto Interstate 283 southbound. Drivers enter a toll plaza directly south of Pennsylvania 283 before the trumpet interchange with Interstate 76. Interstate 76 travels 19 miles east to Pennsylvania 72 near Lebanon and five miles west to Interstate 83 at New Cumberland. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
| End Pennsylvania 283 shield at the intersection with Eisenhower Boulevard to the northeast of Pennsylvania 230. This intersection is the abrupt end of the Lancaster to Harrisburg freeway. Pennsylvania 230 was U.S. 230 at one time, and was decommissioned shortly after the completion of the Pennsylvania 283 freeway (which paralleled the U.S. 230 routing and was apart of it around Lancaster initially). This end shield is posted just to the west of the cloverleaf with Interstate 283. It is here that the grassy median strip changes into a jersey barrier median, because Pennsylvania 283 shifts onto the alignment of former Pennsylvania 230. Also of note are the powerlines in the background. These links supply Harrisburg with power and eminate from the infamous Three-Mile Island nuclear power facility. The plant sits on an actual three-mile long island in the Susquehanna River not far to the south of Harrisburg metro. Photo taken 09/18/04. |
Page Updated October 25, 2006.
