Pennsylvania Route 307
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Pennsylvania Route 307 is a north–south route of the Pennsylvania Highway System that runs for 31 miles (49.9 km). The southern terminus is Pennsylvania Route 435
Pennsylvania Route 435
Pennsylvania Route 435 is a long state highway located in Monroe, Wayne, and Lackawanna counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 507 near Gouldsboro. The northern terminus is at Interstate 84 and Interstate 380 in Dunmore. The highway used to be part of U.S...

 in Covington Township
Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Covington Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,284 as of the 2010 census.-Geography:...

 and the northern terminus is Pennsylvania Route 92
Pennsylvania Route 92
Pennsylvania Route 92 is a long north–south state highway located in northeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 11 in West Pittston. The northern terminus is at the New York-Pennsylvania border in Oakland Township, where PA 92 continues northward as New York...

 in Tunkhannock Township
Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Tunkhannock Township is a township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,298 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.0 square miles , of which, 31.1 square miles of it is land and...

. The highway is called Scranton - Pocono Highway
The Poconos
The Pocono Mountains is a region located in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States. The Poconos, located chiefly in Monroe and Pike counties , are an upland of the larger Allegheny Plateau...

 south of Scranton.

Lackawanna County

PA 307 begins at an "Y" intersection with Pennsylvania Route 435
Pennsylvania Route 435
Pennsylvania Route 435 is a long state highway located in Monroe, Wayne, and Lackawanna counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 507 near Gouldsboro. The northern terminus is at Interstate 84 and Interstate 380 in Dunmore. The highway used to be part of U.S...

 in Covington Township
Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Covington Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,284 as of the 2010 census.-Geography:...

. In the village of Fells Corners
Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Covington Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,284 as of the 2010 census.-Geography:...

, PA 307 intersects Pennsylvania Route 502
Pennsylvania Route 502
Pennsylvania Route 502 is an long state highway located in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at US 11 in Moosic. The eastern terminus is at PA 435 in Covington Township....

. Northeast of PA 502, PA 307 interchanges with Interstate 380
Interstate 380 (Pennsylvania)
Interstate 380 is a spur highway in northeast Pennsylvania that connects Interstate 80 with Interstate 81 and Interstate 84. The northern terminus of I-380 is at Interstate 84 near Elmhurst, PA; the southern terminus is in Tunkhannock Township at the junction with Interstate 80. The entire length...

 at exit 20. At Quinlan Corners in Spring Brook
Spring Brook Township, Pennsylvania
Spring Brook Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,768 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

, PA 307 intersects Pennsylvania Route 690
Pennsylvania Route 690
Pennsylvania Route 690 is an long state highway located in Lackawanna and Wayne counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at Route 502 in Spring Brook Township...

. PA 307 passes west of Coon Hill and north of Lake Scranton as the Scranton - Poconos Highway. In the city of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...

, PA 307 passes under Interstate 81 but I-81 south has access to PA 307. PA 307 uses Meadow Avenue then River Street as a route to I-81.

In downtown Scranton, PA 307 is called Moosic Street and then Front Street. In the central section of Scranton, PA 307 begins a concurrency with U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 is a north–south United States highway extending 1,645 miles across the eastern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 90 in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at the United...

. Then US 11/PA 307 have an interchange with the northern terminus of the Central Scranton Expressway. Northeast of Central Scranton Expressway, US 11/PA 307 cross Roaring Brook and then three pairs of railroad tracks on the Spruce Street Bridge. In the northern section of Scranton, US 11/PA 307 pass near the University of Scranton
University of Scranton
The University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Catholic and Jesuit university, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the northeast region of the state. The school was founded in 1888 by Most Rev. William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. It was elevated to a...

 and become Jefferson Avenue, then they turn to the north to become Mulberry Street. Then US 11/PA 307 begin a freeway called the North Scranton Expressway. The first exit is to Province Road and 7th Street and access to Memorial Stadium. The next exit is to Main Avenue and Euclid Avenue. On the following exit, PA 307 exits the North Scranton Expressway and becomes Keyser Avenue. Then PA 307 leaves Keyser Avenue and becomes Morgan Highway. In South Abington Township
South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
South Abington Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,073 at the 2010 census. The town is sometimes referenced to as Chinchilla.-Geography:...

, PA 307 passes under Interstate 476
Interstate 476
Interstate 476 is a auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania designated between Interstate 95 near Chester and Interstate 81 near Scranton, serving as the primary north–south Interstate corridor through eastern Pennsylvania....

 (Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. The three sections of the turnpike system total . The main section extends from Ohio to New Jersey and is long...

). PA 307 passes west of Summit Lake and enters the borough of Clarks Cummit
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Clarks Summit is a borough in Lackawanna County northwest of Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,116 at the 2010 census. It is also the northern terminus of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, I-476.-History:...

. In Glenburn Township
Glenburn Township, Pennsylvania
Glenburn Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, founded in 1877. The population was 1,246 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 and Newton Township
Newton Township, Pennsylvania
Newton Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,846 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.7 square miles , of which, 22.4 square miles of it is land and...

, PA 307 becomes Winola Road, Airport Drive, and Roosevelt Highway.

Wyoming County

PA 307 enters Wyoming County
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was created in 1842 from part of Luzerne County. Its county seat is Tunkhannock.-Geography:According to the U.S...

 as Roosevelt Highway. PA 307 also goes around Lake Winola. PA 307 terminates (ends) at an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 92
Pennsylvania Route 92
Pennsylvania Route 92 is a long north–south state highway located in northeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 11 in West Pittston. The northern terminus is at the New York-Pennsylvania border in Oakland Township, where PA 92 continues northward as New York...

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Major intersections

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