Scranton is a city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. The city is located in the northeast of the state and has a population of 76,000 and a larger conurbation with 568,000 inhabitants (2021).

Introduction

According to Babyinger, Scranton is located on the Susquehanna River in the northeast of the state. The town is fairly isolated from the major routes, and is not of great importance. The city is located 170 kilometers north of Philadelphia, 160 kilometers northwest of New York and 190 kilometers south of Syracuse. Together with the suburb of Wilkes-Barre, Scranton forms an elongated agglomeration of 60 by 10 kilometers. The city has seen a significant decline in population since its peak of 143,000 inhabitants in 1930. The decline was earlier than many other cities in the region, where the decline only started 20 years later. At the moment, half of that remains, although the contraction has eased somewhat.

Road network

Scranton is connected to several Interstate Highways, primarily I-81 that runs north-south, and I-84 that begins here and runs east. I-380 connects the city with I-80 which runs east-west south of the city. I-476 is a toll road that runs south to Philadelphia. In addition, there are some short highways such as the SR-307, SR-309 and US 6. The highway has no more than 2×2 lanes.

Congestion

There is hardly any congestion in the Scranton conurbation. The urban area is not very large and the highway network is adequate, but dated.