Bayfront Parkway
Bayfront Parkway | |
|---|---|
| State Route 4034 | |
Bayfront Parkway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 4.580 mi[1] (7.371 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  I-79 in Erie |
  PA 5 Alt. in Erie | |
| East end |  PA 5 / PA 290 in Erie |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Erie |
| Highway system | |
The Bayfront Parkway is a highway in Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States, primarily running along the shore of Lake Erie's Presque Isle Bay. It continues as Interstate 79 (I-79) on the western end and the Bayfront Connector, part of Pennsylvania Route 290 (PA 290), on the eastern end.
Route description
The Bayfront Parkway begins at the northern terminus of I-79 in the city of Erie, proceeding generally northward and passing under PA 5 Alternate without an interchange. The road then turns east-northeast to follow the south shore of Presque Isle Bay, passing such landmarks as the Bayfront Convention Center, the Erie Maritime Museum, the Erie Intermodal Transportation Center, and Fort Presque Isle, while passing north of downtown Erie. Bayfront Parkway turns southeast to head away from Presque Isle Bay at the Port Access Road/East Bay Drive intersection, intersecting PA 5 Alternate just south of the bay. The Bayfront Parkway ends at a junction with PA 5/PA 290, at which point the road continues southeast as PA 290 (Bayfront Connector).[2][3]
History
The Bayfront Parkway was built at the end of the 20th century primarily along old railroad right-of-way. The section west of State Street was built first.[4] This section is named the Italo S. Cappabianca Memorial Highway.[5]
As of 2025 a project on the Bayfront Parkway is underway "to improve the pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and passenger vehicle connection of the Erie Central Business District and adjacent neighborhoods to the waterfront property north of the Bayfront Parkway (SR 4034), to reduce crashes as much as practical on the Bayfront Parkway, to improve future congestion to an acceptable level of service or delay, and to improve traffic operations and efficiency."[6] The improvements include roundabouts and an interchange.[7][8]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Erie, Erie County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 |  I-79 south – Pittsburgh | Western terminus; northern terminus of I-79 | ||
| 4.109 | 6.613 | PA 5 Alt. (East 6th Street) | |||
| 4.580 | 7.371 |  PA 5 / PA 290 west (East 12th Street) PA 290 east (Bayfront Connector) | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2020). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2020 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- Erie County Archived October 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (PDF)
- ^ "Overview of Bayfront Parkway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (2019). General Highway Map, Erie County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). 1:65,000. Type 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1996). Erie North, PA (Topographic map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Pennsylvania General Assembly. "Act No. 145 of 2002: Italo S. Cappabianca Memorial Highway – Designation".
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (January 14, 2019) [2017]. "Bayfront Parkway Project: Purpose and Need". Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (n.d.). "Central Bayfront Parkway Project". Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ Myers, Valerie (August 27, 2025). "Year-long Bayfront Parkway detour starts Sept. 2. How other streets are impacted". Erie Times-News. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
External links
- Bayfront Parkway at Pennsylvania Highways