Pennsylvania Route 99

Route map:
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Not to be confused with Interstate 99.

US 6N in Edinboro
North end US 19 near Erie
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesCrawford, Erie
Highway system
←
I-99
→ PA 100
← PA 696SR 0699→ PA 701

Pennsylvania Route 99 (PA 99), officially SR 699, is a 21-mile-long (34 km) state highway located in western Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and US 19 in Cambridge Springs. The northern terminus is at US 19 near Erie.

Along its routing, PA 99 is known as Interchange Road, Edinboro Road, Main Street, Forest Street, Erie Street, Meadville Street, and McClellan Street.

It previously shared an official SR designation with Interstate 99 (I-99) but was changed in 2008 to be officially SR 0699.[2]

Route description

PA 99 northbound in Cambridge Township

PA 99 begins at an intersection with US 6/US 19 near the northern edge of the borough of Cambridge Springs. The route heads northwest, crossing

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania south of an intersection with U.S. Route 6N in the center of the borough. The route continues northward, following the eastern edge of Edinboro Lake
for a short distance.

Near

Interstate 90
east of its interchange with I-79. Just south of the city limits in the Millcreek Township community of Kearsarge, PA 99 separates from I-79 and turns east at a T-intersection to access US 19, where PA 99 terminates.

History

In 1928, the PA 99 number was first assigned to what is now

Pennsylvania Route 199 and Pennsylvania Route 299. The current alignment from Edinboro to Kearsarge was signed as U.S. Route 19.[citation needed
]

By 1940, PA 99 was moved to its current alignment.[3][4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CrawfordCambridge Springs0.000.00 US 6 / US 19 (North Main Street) – Erie, Corry, MeadvilleSouthern terminus
I-79
I-90
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007 software, Toggle Measure Tool
  2. PennDOT. 2008. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  3. Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  4. ^ Highway Map of Pennsylvania (front side) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2007.

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