Pennsylvania Route 36
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 151.1 mi[1] (243.2 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | PA 26 in Hopewell Township | |||
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North end | PA 27 / PA 227 in Pleasantville | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, Forest, Clarion, Venango | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 36 (PA 36) is a 151.12 mi (243.2 km) long state highway located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 26 near the Hopewell Township community of Yellow Creek. The northern terminus is at PA 27 and PA 227 in Pleasantville.
One of the longest and oldest highways in the commonwealth, PA 36 serves as a major connector between
Route description
Bedford and Blair counties
PA 36 begins in the
range.The distance in Bedford County is brief as the highway enters
Just south of
North of the I-99/US 220 underpass, PA 36 enters the city of Altoona. The route briefly overlaps U.S. Route 220 Business along West Plank Road. North of the overlap, PA 36 traverses the downtown areas of the city via Union Avenue and 18th street. Running on a west direction, 18th Street leads PA 36 out of Altoona, into the Appalachian Mountains and rural areas.
Cambria, Clearfield, and Jefferson counties
Near the
The highway runs through
In
Clarion, Forest, and Venango counties
PA 36 enters
History
PA 36 was originally designated from Pleasant Valley Boulevard (
By 1940, the northern terminus was moved to its current location. Also by this time, the southern terminus was extended south to
By 1980, the southern terminus was moved to its current location.[6]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Bedford | Hopewell Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | PA 26 | Southern terminus | |||
South Woodbury Township | 3.79 | 6.10 | PA 869 west (Brumbaugh Road) – New Enterprise | Eastern terminus of PA 869 | ||||
5.01 | 8.06 | PA 868 north (Potter Creek Road) | Southern terminus of PA 868 | |||||
Woodbury Township | 8.34 | 13.42 | PA 866 north (Curryville Road) – Martinsburg | Southern terminus of PA 866 | ||||
Blair | Roaring Spring | 15.63 | 25.15 | PA 164 east (Main Street) – Martinsburg | South end of PA 164 concurrency | |||
16.51 | 26.57 | PA 867 south (Main Street) – Roaring Spring | Northern terminus of PA 867 | |||||
North end of PA 164 concurrency | ||||||||
Hollidaysburg | 23.80 | 38.30 | Loop Road | Interchange | ||||
23.80 | 38.30 | US 22 (Blair Street) – Ebensburg, Huntingdon | ||||||
US 220 Bus. south (Plank Road) | South end of US BUS 220 concurrency | |||||||
27.65 | 44.50 | US 220 Bus. north (Pleasant Valley Boulevard) | North end of US BUS 220 concurrency | |||||
29.05 | 46.75 | PA 764 north (6th Avenue) | ||||||
PA 764 south (7th Avenue) | ||||||||
wrong-way concurrency | ||||||||
39.31 | 63.26 | wrong-way concurrency | ||||||
Clearfield | Mahaffey | 69.31 | 111.54 | US 219 north (Mahaffey Grampian Highway) – DuBois | South end of US 219 wrong-way concurrency | |||
Bell Township | 71.56 | 115.16 | US 219 south (Burnside McGee Highway) – Ebensburg | North end of US 219 wrong-way concurrency | ||||
Indiana |
No major junctions | |||||||
Jefferson | Punxsutawney | 84.00 | 135.18 | US 119 north (Hampton Avenue) – Reynoldsville, DuBois | South end of US 119 wrong-way concurrency | |||
84.30 | 135.67 | US 119 south (Gilpin Street) – Indiana | North end of US 119 wrong-way concurrency | |||||
85.36 | 137.37 | PA 436 south (Lincoln Avenue) – Indiana | Northern terminus of PA 436 | |||||
Young Township | 87.45 | 140.74 | PA 536 west – Frostburg, Ringgold | Eastern terminus of PA 536 | ||||
Brookville | 103.75 | 166.97 | US 322 east / PA 28 north (Main Street) | South end of US 322/PA 28 wrong-way concurrency | ||||
104.53 | 168.22 | PA 28 Truck begins | North end of US 322/PA 28 wrong-way concurrency; south end of PA 28 Truck concurrency | |||||
105.03 | 169.03 | Exit 78 (I-80); north end of PA 28 Truck concurrency | ||||||
Eldred Township | 112.48 | 181.02 | PA 949 (Clear Creek Road) – Corsica, Ridgway | |||||
Barnett Township | 115.72 | 186.23 | PA 899 north – Clarington, Marienville | Southern terminus of PA 899 | ||||
Clarion | Farmington Township | 127.37 | 204.98 | PA 66 – Clarion, Marienville | ||||
Fryburg | Eastern terminus of PA 208 | |||||||
Forest | Tionesta | 141.24 | 227.30 | US 62 north (Elm Street) – Warren | South end of US 62 wrong-way concurrency | |||
141.60 | 227.88 | US 62 south – Oil City, Franklin | North end of US 62 wrong-way concurrency | |||||
Venango | Pleasantville | 151.12 | 243.20 | PA 27 / PA 227 (West State Street/North Main Street) | 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 Calculated using DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007 software
- Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ Pennsylvania state map (front side) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ Pennsylvania state map (front side) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1950. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ "7th search result". Google News. The Daily Courier. February 6, 1956. Retrieved 2007-12-21.[full citation needed]
- ^ Pennsylvania state map (front side) (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2007-12-21.