Pennsylvania Route 230

PA 230 begins at US 22 at the intersection of Maclay Street, North Cameron Street and Arsenal Boulevard near the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in the city of Harrisburg in Dauphin County. From here, US 22 heads north along North Cameron Street and east along Arsenal Boulevard while PA 230 heads south along North Cameron Street, a four-lane divided highway. The route passes through business and industrial areas, becoming a four-lane undivided road. The road continues south-southeast and passes under the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge that carries State Street west into Downtown Harrisburg. PA 230 becomes South Cameron Street at the Market Street intersection and runs southeast past commercial development, passing under the Mulberry Street Bridge. The route crosses under Norfolk Southern's Harrisburg Line and comes to an intersection with Paxton Street, which provides access to I-83. A short distance past this intersection, the road passes under I-83 without an interchange. PA 230 heads through more commercial areas before it narrows to a three-lane road with two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane that runs past urban homes and industry. The route narrows to two lanes and leaves Harrisburg for Swatara Township, where it passes businesses. A short distance later, the road enters the borough of Steelton and becomes North Front Street, passing a mix of homes and businesses. PA 230 continues southeast through developed areas and runs through the commercial downtown of Steelton, becoming South Front Street at the Locust Street intersection. The route heads southeast between residential and business areas to the northeast and a large ArcelorMittal steel mill to the southwest. The road continues through industrial areas and passes under a railroad spur serving the steel mill. PA 230 passes through wooded areas with a railroad spur, Amtrak's Keystone Corridor, and the Susquehanna River to the southwest, curving east. The route continues past residential areas to the north and more of the steel plant to the south.[2][3]

PA 230 passes under the Susquehanna River Bridge carrying the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) and continues southeast into the borough of Highspire along 2nd Street, running past homes and businesses. The road intersects Eisenhower Boulevard and continues through developed areas of the borough. The route gains a center left-turn lane and passes businesses before it leaves Highspire for Lower Swatara Township. At this point, PA 230 becomes Harrisburg Pike and continues east through commercial areas. The road widens to a four-lane divided highway and comes to an interchange with the Airport Connector freeway, which heads south to serve the Harrisburg International Airport. The route becomes parallel to Amtrak's Keystone Corridor to the south of the road and continues through commercial development, transforming to a four-lane undivided road. PA 230 becomes the border between Lower Swatara Township to the north and the borough of Middletown to the south and intersects PA 441 Truck at Ann Street, at which point the truck route becomes concurrent with PA 230. The road becomes West Main Street, a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane that heads northeast and fully enters Middletown, and passes businesses before running through residential areas as a two-lane road. At the PA 441 intersection, PA 441 Truck ends and PA 230 continues along East Main Street past more homes and a few businesses, curving east. The route crosses the Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad at-grade before it comes to a bridge over the Swatara Creek.[2][3]

Upon crossing the creek, the road enters Londonderry Township and becomes Harrisburg Pike, passing through farmland. PA 230 intersects the western terminus of PA 341, where it becomes concurrent with PA 341 Truck in the eastbound direction, and gains a center left-turn lane as it passes through wooded areas of homes. The route becomes a three-lane road with two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane and curves southeast. The road narrows to two lanes and comes to an intersection with Toll House Road, where PA 341 Truck splits north and heads a short distance to an interchange with the PA 283 freeway. PA 230 continues southeast through woodland with homes and fields, briefly gaining a second westbound lane. The route heads through farmland with some woods and development as a two-lane road, passing to the southwest of a golf course.[2][3]

PA 230 westbound entering Elizabethtown

PA 230 crosses the Conewago Creek into Lancaster County, where the name becomes North Market Street and it forms the border between Mount Joy Township to the northeast and West Donegal Township to the southwest. The road passes through wooded areas with some development, passing the southern end of the Conewago Recreation Trail before curving east and briefly gaining a second eastbound lane. The route continues as a two-lane road and enters the borough of Elizabethtown, where it passes a few businesses before coming to a junction with PA 241/PA 743. At this point, PA 241 and PA 743 join PA 230 for a concurrency, and the three routes continue southeast along North Market Street through residential areas. The road heads into the downtown area of Elizabethtown, where it crosses Conoy Creek and PA 241 splits to the southwest. PA 230/PA 743 continue along South Market Street out of the downtown, where the roadway gains a center left-turn lane and is lined with homes. PA 743 splits from PA 230 by turning southwest, and PA 230 continues along South Market Street past residences and businesses, forming the border between Elizabethtown to the north and West Donegal Township to the south. The route continues into Mount Joy Township and passes to the south of a shopping center in a commercial area before it continues through a mix of fields, trees, and commercial development.[2][4]

The road name changes to West Main Street at the Cloverleaf Road intersection and it continues through rural land with some development a short distance to the north of Amtrak's Keystone Corridor. PA 230 heads southeast through farmland alongside the railroad tracks and becomes the border between Mount Joy Township to the north and East Donegal Township to the south before it heads away from the Amtrak line and enters the borough of Mount Joy. Here, the route passes businesses before it runs east into residential areas, narrowing to two lanes. The road passes more residential and commercial establishments and crosses a railroad spur at-grade before it reaches an intersection with PA 772. At this point, PA 772 becomes concurrent with PA 230 and the two routes head through the residential and commercial downtown of Mount Joy, becoming East Main Street at the Market Street intersection. PA 772 splits from PA 230 by heading southwest and PA 230 continues east along East Main Street past homes and a few businesses. The route crosses the Little Chiques Creek into Rapho Township and runs past commercial development along with a few homes. The road heads into farmland with some residential and commercial development and widens into a four-lane divided highway. PA 230 intersects Esbenshade Road, which provides access to westbound PA 283, before it merges into the eastbound direction of the PA 283 freeway at a partial interchange with access to eastbound PA 283 and access from westbound PA 283 near the community of Salunga.[2][4]