What part of Route 209 in Pennsylvania is restricted?

One is as good as the other. 309 will have more red lights to deal with. Then if you go down to 22 and come north on 145, the first two miles is nothing but red lights.

Personally I'd run 309/443/208/248/145.

 

Dino it is time to buy something ... it will tell you the things you seek out and you can find them on sale or use your fuel points for it, but buy one.

 

Can always drive thru the delaware forest.

Pretty scenic view with turkeys that stand in the road going what the hell are you doing?

Lotta blind curves.

I've done it wouldn't recommend it in the winter unless you want to chain.

 

That was absolutely 100% the best way to come here.

I left way early in the morning and cruised right to it. And you're right 443 is a nice ride.

And just for future reference I was wondering can tractor trailers get in and out of that Sheetz on 145?

 

The one just South of route 329? I've been in there with the truck a few times, but my tanker is only 45 feet, and I have a daycab. But it's big enough that you shouldn't have an issue

 

I use Google Maps, too, but I have Hammer on my phone as a backup to make sure about truck routes, and I have the Rand McNally atlas to back them both up.

 

don't even need the deluxe version.

I would wait for the paper version to get a few months old and get one on sale for $10.

need to keep a current one for all those updates in the front.

 

It was a while back but Hammer never worked for me.

It often took me out of route and it took me to places definitely truck should not go.

Maybe it has gotten better. I did like the layout of it, though.

 

I tried it once a while ago. Wonder if they have the bugs worked out yet

 

Local here. My comments: I wish I had thought of RBRTWBSTR's route. That is the best way to get in from the top. I would only make one slight modification of using 895 instead of 443 to get from 309 to 248. My preference. Don't care for how stupid people drive on 443 close to Lehighton and that stupid narrow bridge with the curve at each end.

I get really tired of everyone telling everyone they need an atlas and/or a truck-specific GPS. Yes, I have both. Don't use them very often. Google Maps with a little common sense is more valuable than following either blindly. Especially if you take the time to go down to street view on each turn and overpass to look for restriction and/or clearance signs.

You are no longer allowed to go south on 93 down Broad Mountain into Nesquehoning with a 102" wide trailer longer than 28.5'. Too many runaway straight trucks...which the restriction doesn't apply to...

I was lamenting that stupid 209 restriction myself last night (Saturday) being cheap but also lazy deadheading back from Mass. My new policy is to completely avoid Connecticut whenever possible because 84 is just as annoying as 95 anymore. So I took the Mass Pike to the Thruway. Then I decided I was too cheap to pay the 78 bridge toll and didn't want to deal with Jersey either so I got on 84. Part of me wanted to just take 209 anyway (did it once before) but I didn't. There has been a backup all weekend on 80 eastbound near Tannersville so I really wanted to avoid that area. Otherwise, I would've just taken the stupid long way all the way out 84 to 380 80 33 etc. I bobtailed down 402 into Marshalls Creek and picked up 209 there once. So I went that way. I had forgotten that 402 is restricted once you get most of the way down. No 102" over 28.5' AND no trailers longer than 45'. OOPS. Glad I did it. Poconos...so pretentious...