Cedar Crest Boulevard is a major north-south highway in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. South of Interstate 78 (I-78), the road is a part of Pennsylvania Route 29 and north of it the road is State Route 1019.
The boulevard is 9.5 miles in length and passes through Allentown, Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is in Emmaus, Pennsylvania at Chestnut Street and its northern terminus is in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania at Mauch Chunk Road. It also is a major junction for I-78, a major east-west highway between Harrisburg in the west and New York City's Holland Tunnel in the east.
Cedar Crest Boulevard is home to many attractions in the Lehigh Valley, including two rival high schools, Emmaus High School and Parkland High School, as well as the main campuses of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Cedar Crest College. Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Lake Muhlenberg, the Lehigh Country Club, the Lehigh Parkway, Muhlenberg College and Trexler Park all border the boulevard.
The boulevard is a prominent road for Allentown-area commerce, including numerous strip malls and restaurants.
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