Pennsylvania Route 173
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North end | PA 27 near Cochranton | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Butler, Mercer, Crawford | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 173 (PA 173) is 45.7-mile-long (73.5 km) state highway located in western Pennsylvania, running from PA Route 8 south of Slippery Rock in Butler County, to PA Route 27 north of Cochranton in Crawford County.
Route description
PA 173 is designated as part of Washington’s Trail between its southern terminus at PA Route 8 and Slippery Rock.[2]
From the village of Stone House at PA Route 8, PA 173 heads north-northeast in Butler County about 4 miles (6.4 km) to the borough of Slippery Rock, home to Slippery Rock University. Near the north end of town, the route intersects with PA 108 at the southern terminus of PA Route 258. Routes 108 and 173 overlap, traveling northeasterly for 0.3 miles (0.48 km), where the concurrency ends and PA 173 turns northward. About 3 miles (4.8 km) later, the route crosses the county line.
After entering
PA 173 enters the borough of
A little more than 2 miles (3.2 km) after entering
History
In 1926, the segment from Stone House to
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Butler | Brady Township | 0.0 | 0.0 | PA 8 (William Flinn Highway) – Butler, Franklin | Southern terminus |
Slippery Rock | 4.6 | 7.4 | PA 108 west (New Castle Street) / PA 258 north (Main Street) | Southern terminus of PA 108 concurrency; southern terminus of PA 258 | |
4.9 | 7.9 | PA 108 east (Franklin Street) | Northern terminus of PA 108 concurrency | ||
Mercer | Grove City | 11.5 | 18.5 | PA 58 east (Main Street) | Southern terminus of PA 58 concurrency |
11.7 | 18.8 | PA 58 west (Main Street) / PA 208 west (Center Street) | Northern terminus of PA 58 concurrency; southern terminus of PA 208 concurrency | ||
12.5 | 20.1 | PA 208 east (North Street) – Barkeyville | Northern terminus of PA 208 concurrency | ||
Exit 24 (I-80) | |||||
Worth Township | 21.2 | 34.1 | PA 965 (Jackson Center-Polk Road) – Jackson Center, Polk | ||
Sandy Lake | 25.4 | 40.9 | US 62 south (Mercer Road) | Southern terminus of US 62 concurrency | |
25.6 | 41.2 | I-79 | Northern terminus of US 62 concurrency; eastern terminus of PA 358 | ||
Crawford | Fairfield Township | 37.5 | 60.4 | PA 285 west – Conneaut Lake | Eastern terminus of PA 285 |
Wayne Township | 38.7 | 62.3 | US 322 (Twenty-eighth Division Highway) – Meadville, Franklin | ||
Randolph Township | 45.7 | 73.5 | PA 27 – Meadville, Titusville | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Pennsylvania portal
References
- ^ a b Google (June 14, 2013). "Pennsylvania Route 173" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 173[unreliable source]