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Pennsylvania Route 196 (PA 196) is a state highway in Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania with a length of . It runs from PA 611 and PA 940 in Mount Pocono in Monroe County north to PA 296 in Varden in Wayne County. The route is a two-lane undivided road that runs through rural areas. PA 196 intersects PA 423 near Tobyhanna State Park before crossing into Wayne County, where it crosses PA 507 in Angels and passes through Sterling. The route forms a concurrency with PA 191 and has a junction with PA 590 in Hamlin. Upon splitting from PA 191, PA 196 continues north to its end at PA 296. PA 196 follows a part of the alignment of the Belmont and Easton Turnpike, a turnpike between Belmont and Easton that was chartered in 1812 and completed in 1820. PA 196 was designated in the 1930s between U.S. Route 611 (US 611, now PA 611) and PA 615 (now PA 940) in Mount Pocono and PA 296 in Varden. The route was progressively improved and paved over the years, becoming fully paved in the 1970s. In 1956, PA 196 was extended southeast from Mount Pocono to an interchange with US 611, now Interstate 80 (I-80), in East Stroudsburg. The southern terminus reverted to its current location in the 1960s, with the former alignment now PA 940 between Mount Pocono and Paradise Valley, PA 191 between Paradise Valley and Analomink, PA 447 between Analomink and East Stroudsburg, and US 209 leading to the interchange with I-80. ==Route description== PA 196 begins at an intersection with PA 611 and PA 940 in the borough of Mount Pocono in Monroe County, heading north along two-lane undivided Sterling Road. The road heads through forested areas with some residential and commercial development, crossing into Coolbaugh Township. The route runs to the west of the Mushroom Farm housing development before passing three tracts of the Pocono Country Place residential development. PA 196 comes to a sharp intersection with PA 423 east of Tobyhanna and continues north through dense forests along the eastern border of Tobyhanna State Park. The route crosses into Dreher Township in Wayne County and continues through wooded areas as South Turnpike Road. Past the state park, the road passes east of the Breezewood Acres housing development before it runs near more neighborhoods and crosses PA 507 in the community of Angels. PA 196 heads northwest through forests and enters Sterling Township, where the name becomes Sterling Road. The route curves back to the north and runs through woodland with some fields and homes, passing through the communities of Jericho and Sterling. The road crosses over the eastbound lanes of I-84 and under the westbound lanes of I-84 without an interchange before it reaches an intersection with PA 191.〔〔 At this point, PA 196 heads north for a concurrency with PA 191 on Easton Turnpike, continuing through rural areas and crossing the West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek into Salem Township. The road passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, coming to an intersection with PA 590 in the community of Hamlin among residential and commercial development. North of here, the two routes run through more farms and woods before PA 191 splits to the northeast. PA 196 continues north along Easton Turnpike into Lake Township, running through forested areas with some fields and homes. The road passes through the community of Tresslarville as it heads through more rural land, winding north through woods. The route enters South Canaan Township and soon reaches its northern terminus at PA 296 in the community of Varden. Easton Turnpike continues north as part of PA 296.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pennsylvania Route 196」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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