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39-861: PA 291 was first designated by 1928 along an unpaved road from PA 420 in Prospect Park east to PA 191 . The route was extended west to US 13 in Eddystone by 1930 on a paved road. PA 291 was realigned to run from US 13 in Trainer to PA 420 in Essington by 1940. The route was extended to PA 191 in Philadelphia by 1950, following Industrial Highway. PA 291 was extended to US 611 (now PA 611 ) at Philadelphia City Hall in Center City Philadelphia along Penrose Avenue, Moyamensing Avenue, and Broad Street . A freeway

78-663: A bill was introduced into the Pennsylvania General Assembly designating the portion of PA 291 through Chester as the Rosa Parks Memorial Highway in honor of civil rights activist Rosa Parks ; this bill was signed into law by Governor Ed Rendell on October 27, 2006. In 2006, PA 291 was rerouted to use Bartram Avenue and Island Avenue around the Philadelphia International Airport instead of Industrial Highway due to runway expansion at

117-697: A five-lane road with a center left-turn lane as it passes more urban development and empty lots. The two routes come to ramps that provide access from the eastbound direction of US 322 and to the westbound direction of US 322 just northwest of where that route crosses the Delaware River on the Commodore Barry Bridge . The road passes under the western approach of the Commodore Barry Bridge carrying US 322. Following this, US 13/PA 291 passes more urban homes and businesses as it heads northwest of

156-593: A mixed-use development that is located at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard . Past this intersection, the road passes under a CSAO railroad spur and CSX 's Harrisburg Subdivision railroad line before intersecting Pattison Avenue, which heads east to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex , and becoming a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane, running past homes and businesses in South Philadelphia . PA 291 reaches its eastern terminus at

195-399: A partial interchange with I-76, with access to eastbound I-76 and from westbound I-76. Past this, the road continues northeast as Moyamensing Avenue. When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, what would become PA 291 was not legislated as part of any route. PA 291 was first designated by 1928 to run from PA 420 in Prospect Park east to PA 191 along an unpaved road. By 1930, PA 291

234-522: A partial interchange with I-95 that has a ramp from northbound I-95 to PA 291 and a ramp from southbound PA 291 to southbound I-95. Past this interchange, the route becomes four lanes and ascends onto the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge , a through truss bridge , passing near industrial areas before heading over CSAO's 60th Street Industrial Track line and crossing over the Schuylkill River . After crossing

273-793: The Chester Waterfront along the Delaware River. The two routes split from West 2nd Street and continue northeast as an unnamed road, crossing Chester Creek before passing south of Chester's City Hall and north of the William Penn Landing Site . US 13/PA 291 intersects the southern terminus of PA 320 (Madison Street northbound and Upland Street southbound), at which point the road becomes East 4th Street. The road continues through commercial areas and US 13 splits from PA 291 by turning north onto Morton Avenue. At this point, PA 291 runs between Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor railroad line to

312-574: The McDonnell division of McDonnell Douglas ; and the former North American Aviation division of Rockwell International . Boeing Defense, Space & Security made Boeing the third-largest defense contractor in the world in 2021 and helped make Boeing the second-largest U.S. federal government contractor in fiscal year 2019. Boeing Defense, Space & Security was headquartered in Greater St. Louis north of St. Louis Lambert International Airport in

351-774: The Ridley Creek out of Chester and into the borough of Eddystone . Here, PA 291 becomes Industrial Highway, a four-lane divided highway , and continues east, with the Northeast Corridor line heading northeast away from the highway. The road runs through industrial areas, passing to the north of Exelon 's Eddystone Generating Station. The route crosses the Crum Creek into Ridley Township and passes through Boeing Defense, Space & Security 's Vertical Lift helicopter plant. In this area, PA 291 intersects Stewart Avenue, which heads northwest to an interchange with I-95 . Past this,

390-945: The Woodland Avenue station . The route becomes two lanes again and passes near more homes with some patches of woods. PA 420 curves more to the west and comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with PA 320 a short distance to the south of that route's interchange with US 1 . When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, what is now PA 420 was not given a number. PA 420 was first designated by 1928 to run from PA 191 (84th Street/Bartram Avenue) in Philadelphia north to PA 320 in Springfield, heading west along Bartram Avenue in Philadelphia and 2nd Street in Tinicum Township to Essington, where it turned north along Wanamaker Avenue and continued along its current alignment. By 1950,

429-738: The 1970s, the Airport Circle was removed. In 1950, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission proposed a PA 291 freeway along Penrose Avenue between the Delaware Expressway (I-95) near the Philadelphia International Airport and the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) in South Philadelphia. The freeway was to split into two alignments leading to I-76: one following South 26th Street to connect to westbound I-76 and

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468-601: The Chester Industrial Track heads farther south from the road as it passes more commercial establishments. The route crosses the Darby Creek into Tinicum Township and runs east past businesses and private airport parking lots, intersecting the southern terminus of PA 420 to the north of the community of Essington . Past this intersection, PA 291 continues east through commercial areas with some homes, becoming Governor Printz Boulevard. The route heads northeast into

507-674: The airport passenger terminals and Scott Way continues south to private airport parking lots and the airport cargo terminals. After crossing under I-95, PA 291 enters the city of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County and curves to the northeast, running parallel to the Chester Secondary to the northwest, with the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum located on the other side of the railroad tracks. The road passes under SEPTA 's Airport Line leading to

546-476: The airport, at which point that railroad line comes to a junction with the Chester Secondary. The route continues northeast parallel to the Airport Line, reaching a partial interchange with I-95 that has ramps to and from the southbound lanes of I-95. Within this interchange, a park and ride lot is located southeast of the road. PA 291 passes to the northwest of a business park and hotels before it curves away from

585-666: The airport. In May 2011, a $ 42 million project began to rehabilitate the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge. The project was completed in June 2014. In 2022, US 13 was realigned to run concurrent with PA 291 between the western terminus in Trainer and Morton Avenue in Chester. Pennsylvania Route 291 Alternate Truck is a truck route that bypasses a weight restricted bridge on mainline PA 291 on which trucks over 31 tons and combination loads over 35 tons are prohibited. The route follows PA 420 and I-95, and it

624-654: The community of Essington toward the Delaware River . From PA 291, the route passes near businesses and comes to a cloverleaf interchange with I-95 , where it curves to the north-northwest. Past this interchange, the road heads through wooded areas within the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum before crossing the Darby Creek into the borough of Prospect Park . Here, PA 420 curves north and becomes four-lane undivided Lincoln Avenue, heading into residential areas. The route turns north-northwest again and intersects US 13 near businesses. The road narrows to two lanes and passes more homes and businesses, running through

663-500: The community of Folsom . PA 420 continues through suburban development, curving to the northwest and passing near more residential neighborhoods. The route enters the borough of Morton , where it passes businesses. PA 420 becomes Woodland Avenue as it intersects Morton Avenue immediately before a grade crossing with SEPTA's Media/Wawa Line east of the Morton station . Past this, the road heads through commercial development with some homes to

702-404: The community of Lester , where it passes north of a private airport parking lot and splits into the one-way pair of South Governor Printz Boulevard eastbound and North Governor Printz Boulevard westbound, carrying two lanes in each direction and passing more development. The two directions rejoin as a four-lane divided highway with a wide median that runs near commercial establishments, heading to

741-515: The defense systems offices in the St. Louis area because of the role of the space and aircraft programs of the former McDonnell Douglas location, and bipartisan support from area politicians. In 2016, Boeing moved the division headquarters from St. Louis to Arlington, Virginia in the Washington, D.C. area and located close to The Pentagon . In October 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported that Boeing

780-447: The downtown of Prospect Park. PA 420 comes to a low-clearance bridge under Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor railroad line west of the Prospect Park station serving SEPTA 's Wilmington/Newark Line before it runs past more homes. The route crosses under CSX 's Philadelphia Subdivision railroad line, at which point it enters Ridley Township and becomes Kedron Avenue. The road runs into business areas and crosses MacDade Boulevard in

819-455: The newly-built Industrial Highway in Tinicum Township before heading along Essington Avenue. In the 1950s, PA 291 was extended northeast to US 611 at Philadelphia City Hall in Center City Philadelphia , following Penrose Avenue, Moyamensing Avenue, and Broad Street to Center City Philadelphia. This section replaced the PA 191 designation along Penrose Avenue, Moyamensing Avenue, and Broad Street. In

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858-467: The northeast, continuing into Springfield Township . The route heads between woods to the west and residential areas to the east, gaining a second southbound lane as it heads into business areas and crosses Baltimore Pike . Past this, PA 420 becomes two lanes again and continues through suburban areas of homes. The road gains a center left-turn lane and passes businesses as it comes to a grade crossing with SEPTA's light rail Media–Sharon Hill Line west of

897-565: The northern St. Louis suburb of Berkeley, Missouri , until January 2017, when top executives and support staff were relocated to Arlington, Virginia. There are also significant operations in nearby Missouri communities, such as Hazelwood and St. Charles . It remains one of the largest employers in Greater St. Louis with 13,707 local employees as of 2018. Other major locations of BDS are in California and Washington state. Boeing chose to locate

936-463: The northwest and State Correctional Institution – Chester to the southeast before intersecting Harrah's Boulevard, which provides access to Harrah's Philadelphia casino and harness racetrack to the southeast along the Delaware River. The road continues northeast between the Amtrak line to the northwest and Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' (CSAO) Chester Industrial Track line to the southeast, crossing

975-510: The other following Penrose Avenue to connect to eastbound I-76. Plans for the PA 291 freeway were dropped in the 1970s because the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation halted a number of road projects due to funding issues. The eastern terminus of PA 291 was cut back from PA 3 and PA 611 at Philadelphia City Hall to I-76 by 1989. The former portion of PA 291 along Broad Street was replaced by an extended PA 611. In 1999, PA 291

1014-557: The railroad tracks near the Eastwick station on the Airport Line and heads to the north of the airport's Employee Parking Lot, intersecting 84th Street. The route turns south onto four-lane divided Island Avenue and passes under I-95 again, with a ramp to southbound I-95. On the edge of the Philadelphia International Airport property, to the east of the airport's Economy Parking Lot, PA 291 turns east onto six-lane undivided Penrose Avenue and passes more businesses, curving northeast and coming to

1053-417: The river, the bridge passes over part of the large former Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery. After descending off the bridge, the route continues as four-lane divided Penrose Avenue near industrial areas. PA 291 has a junction with 26th Street, which heads north to provide access to westbound I-76 ( Schuylkill Expressway ) and from eastbound I-76, and an entrance road that heads south to The Navy Yard,

1092-585: The south of an office park and coming to a ramp from northbound I-95 to eastbound PA 291 that merges in from the left. From here, the route continues east as four-lane divided Industrial Highway between I-95 to the north and a lake to the south, coming to a bridge over CSAO's Chester Secondary railroad line. At this point, PA 291 reaches the Philadelphia International Airport , where it turns north onto four-lane divided Bartram Avenue and crosses under I-95 while Industrial Highway continues east to

1131-571: The southern terminus of US 13 Bus. near Delta Air Lines ' Trainer Refinery in the borough of Trainer in Delaware County , heading southeast on two-lane undivided Price Street concurrent with US 13. The road passes between homes to the northeast and industrial areas to the southwest. The two routes make a sharp curve to the northeast and become West 2nd Street, crossing into the city of Chester and running through urban residential and industrial areas. US 13/PA 291 continues northeast and becomes

1170-608: The southern terminus of PA 420 was moved to its current location at PA 291 near Essington, with the former alignment becoming an unnumbered road. The entire route is in Delaware County . Pennsylvania Route 420 Alternate Truck is a southbound truck route around a weight-restricted bridge carrying southbound PA 420 over the Darby Creek in Prospect Park, on which trucks over 30 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route follows US 13, Stewart Avenue, and I-95. It

1209-733: Was exploring a sale of some of its space division programs including the Starliner spacecraft and operations that support the International Space Station . Boeing BDS has four divisions focused on vertical lift; mobility, surveillance and bombers; air dominance; and space, intelligence and weapons systems. Boeing Launch Services Inc. (BLS) is Boeing's commercial launch service provider . On behalf of its commercial customers, BLS administers launch service contracts for Delta II and Delta IV launches conducted by United Launch Alliance . In November 2010, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

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1248-434: Was extended west to US 13 in Eddystone, following PA 420 south for a short concurrency before continuing west along its current alignment. The extended alignment of PA 291 was a paved road. By 1940, PA 291 was realigned to run from US 13 in Trainer east to PA 420 near Essington. The former alignment east of PA 420 became an unnumbered road. PA 291 was extended northeast to PA 191 (80th Street) in Philadelphia by 1950, following

1287-500: Was first designated by 1928 to run from PA 191 at the intersection of 84th Street and Bartram Avenue in Philadelphia to PA 320 in Springfield. By 1950, the southern terminus was moved to its current location at PA 291. PA 420 begins at an intersection with PA 291 in Tinicum Township , Delaware County , heading north on four-lane divided Wanamaker Avenue. South of here, Wanamaker Avenue continues south as an unnumbered road into

1326-647: Was formed in 2023. Pennsylvania Route 420 Pennsylvania Route 420 ( PA 420 ) is a north–south state highway in Delaware County , Pennsylvania . The route runs 5.6 miles (9.0 km) from PA 291 in Tinicum Township , a short distance west of the Philadelphia International Airport , northwest to PA 320 in Springfield Township . PA 420 runs through suburban areas, passing through Prospect Park , Folsom , and Morton . The route interchanges with Interstate 95 (I-95) in Tinicum Township and intersects U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Prospect Park. PA 420

1365-492: Was formerly known as Boeing Integrated Defense Systems ( IDS ), which was formed in 2002 by combining the former "Military Aircraft and Missile Systems" and "Space and Communications" divisions. The group that brought together major names in aerospace; Boeing Military Airplane Company ; Hughes Satellite Systems ; Hughes Helicopters (the civilian helicopter line was divested as MD Helicopters ); Piasecki Helicopter (subsequently known as Boeing Vertol and Boeing Helicopters );

1404-477: Was proposed along the PA 291 corridor between I-95 and I-76 from 1950 until the 1970s, when it was cancelled due to funding issues. The eastern terminus was moved to its current location by 1989, with an extended PA 611 replacing PA 291 on Broad Street. Around 2000, the route was rebuilt as a five-lane road in Chester. PA 291 was realigned further to the northwest to bypass the Philadelphia International Airport in 2006. PA 291 begins at an intersection with US 13 and

1443-429: Was realigned in Chester to a new five-lane alignment that connected 2nd Street and 4th Street to improve travel for trucks and attempt to revitalize Chester. Construction of the new alignment took two years. Before this, PA 291 continued east along 2nd Street and turned north on Crosby Street to reach 4th Street. Expansion of the road to five lanes through the remainder of Chester was slated to be complete in 2001. In 2005,

1482-460: Was signed in 2013. Boeing Defense, Space %26 Security Boeing Defense, Space & Security ( BDS ) is a division of The Boeing Company based in Arlington, Virginia , near Washington, D.C. The division builds military airplanes , rotorcraft , and missiles , as well as space systems for both commercial and military customers, including satellites , spacecraft , and rockets . It

1521-572: Was signed in 2013. Pennsylvania Route 420 Alternate Truck is a truck route around a weight-restricted bridge over the Stony Creek in Ridley Township, on which trucks over 34 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited, and a weight-restricted bridge over a branch of the Stony Creek in Ridley Township, on which trucks over 36 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route follows MacDade Boulevard and Morton Avenue. It

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