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The New York–Pennsylvania border is the state line between the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. It has three sections: North along the east boundary of the Erie Triangle to Lake Erie. [1] [2] The survey of the 42nd parallel north was carried out in 1785–86 and accepted by the two states in 1787. The surveying technique that was ...
SR 2 in West Springfield (Ohio state line) New York state line in North East: 1924: 1930 Replaced by US 20. PA 9: 111.04: 178.70 I-276 / I-476 in Plymouth Meeting: I-81 / US 6 / US 11 in Clarks Summit: 1974: 1996 Redesignated as I-476. PA 10 — — Blairsville: US 219 in Bradford (New York state line) 1928
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted. There are 56 municipalities classified as cities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1] Each city is further classified based on population, with Philadelphia being of the first class, Pittsburgh of the second class, Scranton of the second class A, and the remaining 53 cities being of the third class.
Pennsylvania is one of 13 original colonies that share a border with Canada. Pennsylvania is 180 miles (290 km) north to south and 310 miles (500 km) east to west. The total land area is 44,817 square miles (116,080 km 2 )—739,200 acres (2,991 km 2) of which are bodies of water. It is the 33rd largest state in the United States.
The Pennsylvania State Route System was established by the Sproul Road Bill passed in 1911. The system took control of over 4,000 miles of road. The system of roads continued to grow over the next few decades until continual addition of roads faced greater opposition. On October 1, 1940, the Pennsylvania Turnpike's first section of highway was ...
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania ( / ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. 'Penn's forest country' ), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania[ b] ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie ), [ 7] is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
The following is a list of the 67 counties of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The city of Philadelphia is coterminous with Philadelphia County, the municipalities having been consolidated in 1854, and all remaining county government functions having been merged into the city after a 1951 referendum. [1] [2] Eight of the ten most populous ...
This is a list of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania. There are currently 956 municipalities classified as boroughs and one classified as a town in Pennsylvania. Unlike other forms of municipalities in Pennsylvania, boroughs and towns are not classified according to population. Boroughs designated in the table below with a dagger (†) are home ...