Pennsylvania Route 940

Pennsylvania Route 940
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	43.208 mi[1] (69.537 km)
Existed	1928–present
Major junctions
West end	PA 309 in Hazleton
Major intersections	I-80 in White Haven PA 437 in White Haven PA 534 in East Side I-80 / I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension near Hickory Run State Park PA 115 in Blakeslee PA 423 in Pocono Pines I-380 in Pocono Pines PA 314 in Pocono Pines PA 196 / PA 611 in Mount Pocono PA 390 in Paradise Valley
East end	PA 191 in Paradise Valley
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Luzerne, Carbon, Monroe
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 938 → PA 941
← PA 613 PA 615 → PA 616

Pennsylvania Route 940 (PA 940) is a 43.2-mile-long (69.5 km) Pennsylvania highway located in the Pocono Mountains. It runs from PA 309 in Hazleton east to PA 191 in Paradise Valley. Large segments of PA 940 are located in densely forested areas. The route heads northeast through Luzerne County from Hazleton, passing through Freeland and coming to an interchange with Interstate 80 (I-80) in White Haven. From here, PA 940 turns east and runs a short distance north of I-80, coming to an interchange with both I-80 and I-476 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) in northern Carbon County. The route continues through Monroe County and passes through Pocono Pines before it has an interchange with I-380. PA 940 passes through Mount Pocono prior to continuing to its eastern terminus.

PA 940 was first designated in 1928 between White Haven and PA 115 in Blakeslee. The road between Blakeslee and Pocono Summit was part of PA 115 while PA 615 was designated between PA 115 in Pocono Summit and PA 90 (now PA 390) west of Paradise Valley. PA 940 was extended east to U.S. Route 611 (US 611) in Swiftwater in 1935, replacing a portion of PA 115. PA 615 was decommissioned in 1946. PA 940 was extended west to US 309 in Hazleton by 1950. PA 196 was designated onto the roadway between Mount Pocono and Paradise Valley in 1956. PA 940 was moved to its current alignment between Pocono Summit and Paradise Valley in 1964 after the roadway in Pocono Summit was upgraded to a divided highway; the route replaced PA 196 between Mount Pocono and Paradise Valley while PA 314 was designated along the former PA 940 between Pocono Summit and Swiftwater.