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Ephrata (/ ˈ ɛ f r ə t ə / EF-rə-tə; Pennsylvania German: Effridaa) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is located 42 miles (68 km) east of Harrisburg and about 60 miles (97 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia and is named after Ephrath, the former name for current-day Bethlehem. [3]
At the 2000 census there were 8,026 people, 2,691 households, and 2,101 families living in the township. The population density was 494.5 inhabitants per square mile (190.9/km 2).
Pennsylvania Route 23 (PA 23) is an 81.14-mile-long (130.58 km) state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania.The route begins at PA 441 in Marietta and heads east to U.S. Route 1 (US 1) at City Avenue on the border of Lower Merion Township and Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Route 772 (PA 772) is an east–west 38.5-mile-long (62.0 km) state highway located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.The western terminus of PA 772 is at PA 441 in Marietta, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) just west of Gap.
Interchange; northern end of PA 147 concurrency: 101.83: 163.88: PA 304 west – New Berlin: Eastern terminus of PA 304: East Buffalo Township–Lewisburg line: 105.79: 170.25: PA 45 (Market Street) – Lewisburg|Lewisburg Business District: Lewisburg: 106.25: 170.99: PA 192 west (Buffalo Road) – Cowan: Eastern terminus of PA 192: Kelly Township
The borough of Ephrata is 3 miles (5 km) to the southwest, and Lancaster, the county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Stevens. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Stevens CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km 2 ), of which 0.1 acres (246 m 2 ), or 0.01%, are water. [ 1 ]
Trucks would pay $10.00 (equivalent to $172.00 in 2023 [110]) one way. Tolls would vary for motorists who did not travel the length of the turnpike. [ 133 ] When it opened in 1940, automobile tolls were set at $1.50 (equivalent to $26.00 in 2023 [ 110 ] ) one way and $2.25 (equivalent to $38.00 in 2023 [ 110 ] ) round trip.
US 22 and US 30 now join I-376 and turn southeast, but the Lincoln Highway (and US 22/US 30 before the nearby part of what is now I-376 opened in 1953) continued east with PA 60 through Robinson Township. In Pittsburgh, the highway ran along Crafton Boulevard, Noblestown Road, and South Main Street, as PA 60 still does.