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100 years of US routes: 1926-2026
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c. 1930, PennDoT
Lancaster
US 230 was among the original 1926 routes, although AASHO's map that was approved in 1926 showed it extending south of Lancaster to Conowingo MD. However, Pennsylvania soon changed their mind, because already by the time of AASHO's 1927 route log, it was US 222 that went south of Lancaster. US 230 was shown to run only between Lancaster and Harrisburg, which it did for the next 40 years. The old road is still driveable, and much of it is now designated PA hwy. 230 between the cities.
Originally the east end of US 230 was in downtown Lancaster:
c. 1930, PennDoT
US 30 was routed along King Street through downtown. US 230 came into town on Harrisburg Avenue, and then turned down Prince Street to King. This shot was looking south on Prince at the original east end of US 230 (King is now PA 462):
Sanderson, Nov. 2000
Later, King became one-way eastbound, and Walnut Street became US 30 westbound. Prince became one-way southbound, while northbound traffic was routed onto a combination of Queen Street, Church Street, and Lime Street. So that slightly changed the location of the east beginning of US 230. Then in about 1954, US 230 bypassed downtown, on what is now the US 30 bypass through the north side of the city:
c. 1960, PennDoT
This shot shows what was the east beginning of US 230 at that time. US 30 still went straight through downtown on what is now PA 462, while US 230 followed modern US 30 and PA 283 to Harrisburg:
Sanderson, Nov. 2000
Research and/or image credits: Alan Gilbert; Jeff Kitsko; Dale Sanderson; Michael Summa
Page originally created 2000;last updated May 20, 2025.
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