Pennsylvania Route 25
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State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Dauphin, Schuylkill | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 25 (PA 25) is a 35-mile-long (56 km)
Route description
PA 25 begins at an intersection with
PA 25 crosses into Hubley Township in Schuylkill County and becomes West Main Street, continuing through areas of farms with some woodland and homes. The road passes through the residential community of Spring Glen before becoming East Main Street and running through Sacramento. The route continues into Hegins Township and becomes West Main Street, heading into the community of Valley View, where it passes several homes along with a few businesses. PA 25 runs through rural areas of residences and becomes East Main Street, passing to the north of Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School, before heading past more homes in the community of Hegins and coming to a junction with PA 125. The road leaves the community and enters open farmland with a few homes, reaching Fountain. Past here, the route heads into forested areas and begins to cross Broad Mountain, heading northeast. PA 25 curves to the southeast and heads into Frailey Township, reaching an interchange with I-81. From here, the route turns east and heads into Reilly Township, with the name of the road becoming West Pine Street. PA 25 curves to the southeast and crosses Swatara Road before coming to its eastern terminus at another intersection with US 209 in Newtown.[2][5]
History
When Pennsylvania legislated routes in 1911, what is now PA 25 was not given a number. At this time, the highway existed as an unpaved road between Millersburg and Sacramento.[6] PA 25 was designated in 1928 to run from US 209 in Millersburg east to PA 443 in Pine Grove, following its current alignment to Hegins before it turned southeast to Tremont and south to Pine Grove. At this time, a section of road west of Gratz, between the Dauphin/Schuylkill county line and Hegins, and a short stretch to the north of Pine Grove was paved while a short stretch east of Millersburg was under construction. In 1928, the road between Hegins and Newtown was designated as PA 125, which was unpaved.[7] By 1930, PA 25 was paved between Millersburg and Killinger, between Berrysburg and west of Gratz, and a short distance to the south of Hegins while the road between Killinger and Curtin was under construction.[8] In the 1930s, PA 25 was realigned at Hegins to head east to US 209 in Newtown, replacing PA 125. Meanwhile, the former stretch of PA 25 between Pine Grove and Hegins became part of a realigned PA 125. At this time, the entire length of PA 25 was paved.[9]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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US 209 (State Street) – Elizabethville, Millersburg | |||||
Berrysburg | 8.995 | 14.476 | PA 225 (Main Street) – Pillow, Elizabethville | ||
Hegins Township | 26.116 | 42.030 | PA 125 (Good Spring Road) – Shamokin, Tremont | ||
I-81 – Harrisburg, Hazleton | Exit 112 (I-81) | ||||
US 209 – Pottsville, Tremont | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Pennsylvania portal
References
- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2016). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2016 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- Dauphin County (PDF)
- Schuylkill County (PDF)
- ^ a b c Google (June 12, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 25" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ Warner, David (August 8, 2010). "Amish community in Lykens Valley is a microcosm of national population boom". PennLive. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1911. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ Map of Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.