Pennsylvania Route 948
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 38.558 mi[1] (62.053 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | PA 255 in Fox Township | |||
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North end | PA 666 in Sheffield Township | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Elk, Forest, Warren | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 948 (PA 948) is a 38.5-mile-long (62.0 km) state highway located in Elk, Forest, and Warren counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 255 in Fox Township. The northern terminus is at PA 666 in Sheffield Township.
Route description
PA 948 begins at an intersection with PA 255 in Fox Township, Elk County, heading southwest on two-lane undivided Fairview Road. The road passes through rural residential areas, curving west into a mix of farmland, woodland, and homes. The route becomes Main Street and runs through the community of Kersey, where it passes residences and a few businesses. PA 948 becomes West Main Street Extended and heads west-northwest into wooded areas with some fields and development, becoming Shelvey Summit Road and passing through Shelvey. The road heads west between agricultural areas to the north and woodland to the south before heading into more wooded areas with some homes, curving northwest. The route heads into Ridgway Township and becomes Kersey Road, heading between woods to the northeast and farmland to the southwest with some development. PA 948 comes to an intersection with U.S. Route 219 (US 219) in Boot Jack and continues north-northwest concurrent with that route on Boot Jack Road.[2][3]
The road heads through forested areas with a few homes, turning northwest and heading into agricultural areas with some residences and businesses. US 219/PA 948 comes to the southern terminus of
PA 948 enters Howe Township in Forest County and passes through more of the Allegheny National Forest before leaving the national forest boundaries and passing through the community of Brookston in a forested area.[2][4] The road crosses into Sheffield Township in Warren County and heads back into the Allegheny National Forest, running to the west of the South Branch Tionesta Creek and heading north-northwest through Cherry Run and Martin. The route heads through more of the forest and crosses the creek, heading northwest into wooded areas of homes as it passes through Hoovers. PA 948 turns north and comes to its northern terminus at PA 666, where the road continues north as part of that route.[2][5]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Elk | Fox Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | PA 255 (Million Dollar Highway) – St. Marys, Weedville, DuBois | Southern terminus | |||
Ridgway Township | 7.463 | 12.011 | US 219 south (Boot Jack Road) – Brockway | South end of US 219 overlap | ||||
9.987 | 16.073 | US 219 Truck north | One-way ramp | |||||
US 219 Truck (Depot Street) – Emporium | Western terminus of PA 120; northern terminus of US 219 Truck | |||||||
11.373 | 18.303 | US 219 north (Broad Street) – Bradford | North end of US 219 overlap | |||||
11.472 | 18.462 | PA 949 south (South Mill Avenue) | Northern terminus of PA 949 | |||||
Highland Township | 27.148 | 43.690 | PA 66 north (Kane-Russell City Road) – Kane | South end of PA 66 overlap | ||||
30.043 | 48.350 | PA 66 south – Clarion | North end of PA 66 overlap | |||||
Forest |
No major junctions | |||||||
Warren | Sheffield Township | 38.558 | 62.053 | PA 666 to US 6 – Sheffield, Tionesta | 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 Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2019). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2019 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- Elk County (PDF)
- Forest County (PDF)
- Warren County (PDF)
- ^ a b c d Google (September 10, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 948" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ a b Elk County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ Forest County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ Warren County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2019.