There are almost 68 miles of roads in Rush Township. About\u00a035 miles of that are township roads, about 30 miles are state highways, and about 3 miles are alleys.<\/p>\n
A four-man full-time Road Department crew and a few part-time as-needed laborers are tasked with maintaining the 35 miles of township roads and alleys. The crew is responsible for repairing roads, installing drainage systems, plowing snow, installing signs, and maintaining township parks, equipment, and the municipal building.<\/p>\n
Every township road has a right-of-way \u2013 a legal right of passage over another person’s ground and the strip of land over which a public road is built.<\/p>\n
As an example of a township right-of-way, many township roads have a 50-foot right-of-way. The right-of-way exists from the center line of the road, so 25 feet of township right-of-way is on either side of the center line. The driving lane (lane of travel) is about 16 1\/2 feet wide, leaving 8 1\/2 feet for curbs and sidewalks. While this 8 1\/2 feet is the township’s right-of-way, the landowner is responsible for its maintenance and upkeep.<\/p>\n
A landowner can never build or plant anything on that right-of-way. A landowner must contact the township road foreman or zoning officer when installing, repairing, or altering a driveway that sits on or crosses a right-of-way.<\/p>\n
During winter weather, Rush Township road crews will make every effort to keep township roads open and passable. However, there may be times when the rate of snowfall and\/or wind make it difficult for that to happen. In those cases, plowing may be suspended until snowfall rates or windspeed decrease.<\/p>\n
Residents are encouraged to wait until plowing is completed before shoveling driveways and sidewalks. In most cases, after a “first pass,” a snowplow will return later to widen the lanes of travel, access the drainage system, make room for more snow, widen the safety buffer on the shoulder of a road, or similar reasons. This may lead to the blocking of driveways and sidewalks.<\/p>\n
The Road Crew asks that residents and visitors park their vehicles on driveways or parking lots and off township roads and alleys. This will make snowplowing proceed much more quickly and effectively.<\/p>\n
Additionally, if grass is ripped up by a snowplow, township crews will try to repair the damaged areas in the spring.<\/p>\n
Homeowners should inspect their mailbox prior to the start of the winter season.\u00a0 Be sure your mailbox has a strong support.\u00a0 Use reflective tape or other material to make the mailbox easier to see during storms or during dark hours.\u00a0 Plowing operations can push snow against or in front of mailboxes, limiting access and possibly causing damage to supports.\u00a0 If the mailbox support is within the highway right-of-way, it\u00a0 is the owner’s responsibility.\u00a0 Check your mailbox and support often, clearing snow from it and depositing the snow properly.\u00a0 If the mailbox is not accessible to the postal carrier due to snow buildup, or if it is not properly located along the road, you may have to pick up your mail at the post office.<\/p>\n
Street Index<\/strong> Harmony Lane (TR 857) Houser Drive (TR915) Local Names of State Roads<\/strong>
\nAaron\u2019s Lane
\nApple Lane
\nArdmore Avenue (TR 830)
\nBack Street
\nBeech Lane (TR 914)
\nBeechwood Street
\nBernhard Road (TR 856)
\nBirch Street
\nBittner Road (TR 865)
\nBlackwell Street (TR 880)
\nBnosky Street
\nCarmen Street (TR 934)
\nCenter Street (TR 887)
\nCharles Street (TR 913)
\nChestnut Street (TR 925)
\nChurch Road (TR 862)
\nClarryan Street (TR 900)
\nCoombe Street
\nCrest Street (TR 463)
\nCumberland Avenue (TR 878)
\nDelford Street
\nDennison Street (TR 898)
\nEli Street (TR 935)
\nElizabeth Street (TR 902)
\nElmore Street (TR 876)
\nField Road (TR 864)
\nForest Avenue (TR 927)
\nFrankford Avenue (TR 883)
\nFredricks Street
\nGary Road
\nGlory Road (TR 462)
\nGolf Road
\nGrant Street (TR 906)
\nGrove Street (TR 893)
\nHamilton Street<\/p>\n
\nHeckman Street (TR 473)
\nHenkel Street (TR 858)
\nHilltop Road (TR 889)
\nHolland Street (TR 872)
\nHolly Road (TR 920)
\nHometown Avenue (TR 930)<\/p>\n
\nHunter Street (TR 892)
\nIsganitis Street (TR 472)
\nJohn Street (TR 820)
\nJones Street (TR 905)
\nJoyce Street (TR 936)
\nKahler Avenue (TR 896)
\nKaup Avenue (TR 466)
\nKeller Road (TR 873)
\nKennedy Street
\nLa Brecht Place (TR 461)
\nLake Drive (TR 840)
\nLaurel Street
\nLaurelwood Street (TR 904)
\nLee Ron Lane (TR 465)
\nLiberty Street (TR 922)
\nLincoln Street (TR 511)
\nLocust Street
\nLorraine Avenue (TR 921)
\nLynwood Street (TR 918)
\nMadison Street (TR 910)
\nMaple Avenue (TR 926)
\nMaple Street
\nMariner Street (TR 895)
\nMarteen Drive (TR 464)
\nMatz Street (TR 917)
\nMeadow Avenue (TR 894)
\nMesserschmidt Street (TR 901)
\nMiller Avenue (TR 800)
\nMiller Street (TR 916)
\nMogish Road
\nNorth Road (Tamanend) (TR 929)
\nOak Lane (TR 933)
\nOak Street (TR 897)
\nOrchard Road (TR 863)
\nOrtega Street (TR 875)
\nOxford Street (TR 501)
\nPine Avenue (TR 908)
\nPine Street
\nProgress Avenue (TR 924)
\nPurnell Avenue (TR 870)
\nRidge Street (TR 888)
\nRogosky Street (TR 891)
\nRussell Street (TR 822)
\nRyan Avenue (TR 882)
\nRymin Road (TR 890)
\nShawn Avenue (TR 912)
\nSherwood Street (TR 899)
\nSibilia Way (TR 460)
\nSouth Road (Tamanend) (TR 928)
\nStoney Road (TR 869)
\nSullivan Street
\nSunset Avenue (TR 911)
\nSunset Street
\nSusquehanna Drive (TR 903)
\nSwenson Street (TR 886)
\nTamaqua Street (TR 499)
\nTide Road (TR 923)
\nThompson Street (TR 821)
\nWalnut Street
\nWayne Avenue (TR 884)
\nWelsh Road
\nWertman Road (TR 866)
\nWesner Street (TR 909)
\nWyoming Street (TR 590)
\nYe Old Dam Road (TR 932)
\nYe Old Hauto Road (TR 881)
\nZellner Road (TR 868)<\/p>\n
\nSR 54 \u2013 Hauto Highway (Carbon County line west to Ye Old Hauto Road)
\nSR 54 \u2013 Lafayette Avenue (Ye Old Hauto Road west to SR 309)
\nSR 54 \u2013 Mahanoy Avenue (SR 309 to SR 1019 \u2013 Marian Avenue)
\nSR 54 \u2013 Pine Creek Drive (SR 1019 \u2013 Marian Avenue west to the township line)
\nSR 309 \u2013 Claremont Avenue
\nSR 1012 \u2013 East Main Street (SR 309 west to Quakake village)
\nSR 1012 \u2013 West Main Street (Quakake village to Delano village)
\nSR 1015 \u2013 State Road (SR 54 to golf course)
\nSR 1017 \u2013 Grier Avenue (SR 54 to Grier City)
\nSR 1018 \u2013 Taggartsville Road (Taggartsville to golf course)
\nSR 1019 \u2013 Marian Avenue (SR 54 to Tamanend)
\nSR 1020 \u2013 Ben Titus Road (Carbon County line west to SR 309)
\nSR 1020 \u2013 Fairview Street (west of SR 309 to SR 54)
\nSR 1021 \u2013 Lincoln Drive (SR 309 west past UPS depot then back to SR 309 near McDonald\u2019s)<\/p>\n