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Steamtown National Historic SiteVisitors enjoy a 'photo runby' of CN 3254 at Cresco, PA. (NPS Photo, Ken Ganz)
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Directions

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Our GPS coordinates are:
41.410730 (latitude)
-75.671329 (longitude)

On some GPS systems, using the address 4 Lackawanna Ave and ZIP code 18503 will bring you to the intersection of Lackawanna at Cliff St - our Park Entrance.  Be careful NOT to input the Park's mailing address as there is no entrance at that location.

From Northwestern Pennsylvania:  Proceed east on US Route 6 and then south on I-81 to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below.

From Philadelphia: Proceed north on I-476 (PA Turnpike, Northeast Extension) to exit 115. Take I-81 north to exit at 185,  Follow the downtown map below.

From Baltimore and other points south: Proceed north to Harrisburg and onto I-81. Take I-81 north to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below.

From the west: Proceed east on I-80 to I-81 north to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below.

From the east: Proceed west on I-80 or I-84. At intersection with I-380, proceed north. At intersection with I-81, proceed south to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below.

From the north: Proceed south on I-81 to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below:

 
Map of Downtown Scranton showing how to get from I-81 to Steamtown National Historic Site via the Central Scranton Expressway, Lackawanna Avenue and Cliff Avenue.
Map is not to scale.
A fireman moves coal forward in the coal bunker of a steam locomotive to make the coal easier to use.  

Did You Know?
A large hard-working steam locomotive can use up to 6 tons of coal in about an hour. This means a fireman (the one who shovels the coal) might shovel 200 pounds of coal a minute. This is why railroads invented automatic stokers. Learn more about railroad jobs at Steamtown NHS in Scranton, PA.
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Last Updated: November 04, 2009 at 09:36 EST