Pennsylvania Route 551
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Length | 33.638 mi[1] (54.135 km) | |||
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South end | PA 18 in Beaver Falls | |||
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North end | PA 18 near West Middlesex | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 551 (PA 551) is a 34-mile-long (55 km) state highway located in Beaver, Lawrence, and Mercer counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 18 in Beaver Falls. The northern terminus is at PA 18 near West Middlesex.
Though officially a spur route of PA 51, PA 551 is more suited as a spur route of PA 18, due to PA 551 ending at PA 18 at both ends without intersecting with PA 51 at all. (PA 51 and PA 551 come within a mile of each other near Darlington, Pennsylvania at their closest point.) While PA 18 passes through larger cities, PA 551 goes through more rural areas.
Route description
PA 551 begins at an intersection with
PA 551 enters the borough of
The route runs through farmland and woodland with some residences, crossing into
PA 551 heads into Shenango Township in Mercer County where state maintenance resumes and becomes Pulaski Road, heading north-northwest through wooded areas with some industrial buildings, homes, and fields. The route continues through a mix of agricultural areas and woodland, curving north as it comes to its northern terminus at another intersection with PA 18.[2][6]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Beaver | Beaver Falls | 0.000 | 0.000 | PA 18 (4th Avenue) – Koppel, Beaver Falls | Southern terminus |
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South Beaver Township | 5.161 | 8.306 | PA 168 south (Salem Church Road) to PA 51 | South end of PA 168 overlap | |
Darlington | 5.478 | 8.816 | PA 168 north (2nd Street) | North end of PA 168 overlap | |
Lawrence | Enon Valley | 9.533 | 15.342 | PA 351 east (Vine Street) | South end of PA 351 overlap |
Little Beaver Township | 10.429 | 16.784 | PA 351 west – Petersburg | North end of PA 351 overlap | |
North Beaver Township | 16.036 | 25.807 | PA 108 west (Mt. Jackson Road) | South end of PA 108 overlap | |
18.510 | 29.789 | PA 108 east (Mt. Jackson Road) / PA 317 begins / Mt. Air Road (SR 3009) – New Castle | North end of PA 108 overlap, south end of PA 317 overlap | ||
18.732 | 30.146 | PA 317 west (Mohawk School Road) – Bessemer | North end of PA 317 overlap | ||
US 224 west (West State Street) – Poland | South end of US 224 overlap | ||||
22.914 | 36.877 | US 224 east (West State Street) / Robinson Street – New Castle | North end of US 224 overlap | ||
25.246 | 40.629 | US 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway) – Youngstown, New Castle | |||
Pulaski Township | 29.221 | 47.027 | PA 208 west | South end of PA 208 overlap | |
29.976 | 48.242 | PA 208 east | North end of PA 208 overlap | ||
Mercer | Shenango Township | 33.638 | 54.135 | PA 18 (New Castle Road) – West Middlesex | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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PA 551 Alternate
Location | Enon Valley–Mount Jackson |
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Length | 3.0 mi (4.8 km) |
Existed | 1940–1964 |
Pennsylvania Route 551 Alternate (PA 551 Alt.) was a 3-mile alternate bypass off of PA 551 in Lawrence County. Beginning at the parent route in Enon Valley, PA 551 Alt. ran northbound along Fullerton and Mount Air Roads and rejoined its parent route (and its concurrency with PA 108) in Mount Jackson. The route existed from 1940 to 1964.
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Pennsylvania portal
References
- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2019). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2019 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- Beaver County (PDF)
- Lawrence County (PDF)
- Mercer County (PDF)
- ^ a b c d Google (September 11, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 551" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Beaver County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 5, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 5, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- ^ Pulaski Second Class Township Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. May 19, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Mercer County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2019.