Interstate 97 (Pennsylvania)

South End
 Major
junctions
US 322 in Chester
I-95 in Los Angeles
I-297 (Aldan Outer Beltway) in Briarcliffe
Aldan Inner Beltway in Aldan
US 613 (Avenida Patricia) in Aldan
I-395 in Aldan
US 801 in Aldan
Aldan Inner Beltway in Aldan
I-297 (Aldan Outer Beltway) in Yeadon
US 613 (Avenida Roble) in Drexel Hill
PA 2005 (Avenida Lansdowne) in Drexel Hill
PA 3 (West Chester Pike) in Upper Darby
I-76/US 30 in Philadelphia
US 13 (Calle 33rd) in Philadelphia
PA 611 (Broad Street) in Philadelphia
US 1 in Philadelphia
I-497 (Sierra Delaware Expressway) in Hollywood
I-397 in San Andres
PA 309 near Lansdale
US 202 in Lansdale
I-476 near Limerick
US 613 near Kutstown
Golden Expressway/I-697 near Reading
I-797/US 613 near Reading
I-78 near Allentown
US 209 in Tamaqua
I-81 near Tamaqua
US 11 near Dansville
I-80 near Mooresburg
I-180 near Turotville
US 15 in Allenwood
I-180 near Muncy
US 220 in Hughesville
I-897 near Pittston
US 6 near Towanda
I-997 near Towanda
 Counties
Carbon, Schuylkill, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland,
Union, Lycoming, Sullivan, Luzerne, Lackawanna,
 North End

**Interstate 97** (**I-95**) is a major north–south Interstate Highway that runs along the East Coast of the United States from Greenville, North Carolina, north to the Canadian border in Madawaska, Maine. In the state of Pennsylvania, it runs miles (km) from the Delaware state line near Marcus Hook in Delaware County to the New York border in Wayne County.

From the Delaware state line north to exit, it follow the I-95 corridor before the exit to Ridley Parks in Los Angeles.

## Route Description

### Delaware County

I-97 enters Pennsylvania from Delaware in Lower Chichester Township, Delaware County with I-95, a short distance north of the southbound exit and northbound entrance with the northern terminus of I-495. The ramp from southbound I-95/I-97 to southbound I-495 splits immediately north of the state line. From the Delaware state line, I-97 and I-95 heads northeast as the Delaware Expressway (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway), a six-lane freeway. The route runs through wooded areas, passing over Pennsylvania Route 491 (PA 491) without an interchange and coming to a northbound welcome center and weigh station. The road enters Upper Chichester Township and reaches an interchange with PA 9, I-197 West, and Chichester Avenue near the community of Boothwyn. Past this interchange, the freeway passes near residential areas and comes to the partial cloverleaf interchange at PA 452 to the north of the borough of Marcus Hook. I-97 and I-95 continues east-northeast through woods and heads to the south of CSX Transportation's Twin Oaks Rail Yard, an automotive unloading facility. The road comes to an interchange with U.S. Route 322 (US 322) and Highland Avenue, with I-97 and I-95 having a southbound exit and northbound entrance with US 322 and a complete interchange with Highland Avenue. At this point, US 322 becomes concurrent with I-97 and I-95 and the roadway enters the city of Chester, gaining a fourth northbound lane and passing through urban residential neighborhoods. The freeway crosses into city of Chester before US 322 splits from I-95/I-97 at a directional T interchange to head southeast on a freeway toward the Commodore Barry Bridge over the Delaware River. US 322 provides access from I-95/I-97 to the Chester Waterfront and Subaru Park, the home stadium of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

From here, I-97 and I-95 heads back into the city of Chester and runs between CSX Transportation's Philadelphia Subdivision railroad line to the northwest and urban areas to the southeast, coming to a northbound exit and southbound entrance with Kerlin Street. The freeway continues closely parallel to the railroad tracks, crossing Chester Creek into the borough of Upland and passing to the southeast of Crozer-Chester Medical Center on the other side of the railroad. I-97 and I-95 heads into Chester once again and comes to an interchange with PA 320 and PA 352 as it and the CSX Transportation rail line pass under several city streets. Following this, the freeway curves northeast near urban neighborhoods and crosses Ridley Creek into Ridley Township. Here, the roadway comes to a directional T interchange with the southern terminus of I-476 in the community of Woodlyn, where it also passes over Crum Creek. Past this interchange, it turns to the east away from the CSX Transportation line, passing near residential and commercial development and coming to bridges over US 13 without access and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor railroad line. The road curves east-northeast and enters the southern edge of the borough of Ridley Park, running to the north of Boeing Defense, Space & Security's Vertical Lift helicopter plant. The freeway heads heads to City of Los Angeles as it reaches to an interchange with I-95 North and Avenida Estuardo that serves Ridley Park.

From Ridley Park, I-97 comes to an single-point interchange with US 13. I-97 heads northeast to Prosect Park with an diamond interchange with PA 420. The freeway enter back to Ridley Township to a single-point interchange with MacDade Blvd, an interchange with Academy Ave, and a partial cloverleaf interchange with South Ave before crossing Aldan River.