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Byway: Pennsylvania - Route 6
Byway Description: National Geographic called this route one of the top 10 most scenic in the U.S. It travels the length of Pennsylvania, from Lake Erie on the west to the PA/NY border on the east.
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Start of Governor Casey Byway
Altitude: 1591 feet
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Byway Governor Casey Byway/Route 6, starts at the Carbondale, Pennsylvania a city located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, just on the Junction of Pennsylvania Highway #6 with United States Highway #6. Travelling on The Governor Casey Byway / Route 6, one can learn railroad and coal mining history near the city of Scranton.
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3.2
(21.2) |
2.0
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Access
Altitude: 1506 feet
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Access to Brownell Reservoir, Alyesworth Lake, Salem Mountain Road, Robinson Pond, Telshaw Pond,
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6.2
(18.2) |
3.9
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Meredith Street
Altitude: 1079 feet
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Meredith Street, Childs, Pennsylvania, O and W Reservoir, Lees Creek,
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8.0
(16.4) |
5.0
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State Route #107
Altitude: 1214 feet
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State Route #107 / Rush Brook Street, Mayfield, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Jermyn, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Aylesworth Creek, Edgerton Reservoir,
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11.4
(13.0) |
7.1
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Old Mining Road 2
Altitude: 1224 feet
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Old Mining Road 2, Salem Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania, a borough located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Archbald Pothole State Park, a geologic feature, and Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish is a large Roman Catholic Church, are two places of interest in Archbald, Pennsylvania.
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12.0
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7.5
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Salem Street
Altitude: 1237 feet
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Salem Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania, Laurel Run Reservoir, Community of Cortez, Pennsylvania, Kizer Pond, Half Moon Lake, Lake Henry,
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14.4
(10.0) |
8.9
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Access
Altitude: 1125 feet
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Access to Olyphant Reservoir,
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15.8
(8.6) |
9.8
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Jessup, Pennsylvania
Altitude: 1033 feet
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Sunnyside Road, Jessup, Pennsylvania, a borough located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Peckville, Pennsylvania, a village in Pennsylvania. Justus, Pennsylvania. In the east of the byway, lie Olyphant Reservoir 1, Olyphant Reservoir 2 and Olyphant Reservoir 3.
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16.8
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10.4
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Intersection
Altitude: 1168 feet
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Intersection State Route #247 / Moosic Lake Road, Oconner Reservoir, Jessup, Pennsylvania.
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18.7
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11.6
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Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Altitude: 1024 feet
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East Lackawanna Street, Olyphant, Pennsylvania, a borough located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, once a thriving city mainly engaged in shipping coal. Dickson City, Pennsylvania.
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20.5
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12.7
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Intersection
Altitude: 1106 feet
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Intersection Marshwood Road, Throop, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Penn State Worthington Scranton, is a Commonwealth Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania
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24.4
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15.2
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Dunnmore, Pennsylvania
Altitude: 1112 feet
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Dunnmore, Pennsylvania, a borough located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Dunmore was thriving in anthracite coal, brick, stone, and silk industries in the late 19th century. At the Junctionof the Interstate Highway #380/84, and Interstate Highway #81 with United States Highway #40, ends the Byway Route 6 (Governor Casey Byway).
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