Pennsylvania Route 655

"Pennsylvania Route 76" redirects here. For Interstate 76, see Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey).

PA Route 655 marker

PA Route 655
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 82.916 mi[1][2] (133.440 km)
Major junctions
South end: Maryland state line in Thompson Township
  US 522 in Needmore
US 30 in Harrisonville
US 22 from Mill Creek to Mapleton
US 322 in Reedsville
North end: Old US 322 in Reedsville
Location
Counties: Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin
Highway system
PA 654PA 660
I-76PA 76PA 77

Pennsylvania Route 655 (PA 655) is an 83-mile-long (134 km) northsouth state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason–Dixon line in Thompson Township, where the road becomes a local road (Pennsylvania Avenue) in Hancock, Maryland. The northern terminus is at old U.S. Route 322 in Reedsville.

History

Most of PA 655 was once Pennsylvania Route 76. From 1930 to 1964, PA 76 occupied what is now PA 655 from the Maryland state line to Pennsylvania Route 829 in Cass Township, as well as PA 829 from Cass to Mill Creek and PA 655 from Mill Creek to Reedsville.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
FultonThompson Township0.0000.000Pennsylvania Avenue – HancockMaryland state line
2.0753.339 PA 484 west WarfordsburgEastern terminus of PA 484
Belfast Township8.96914.434 US 522 south WarfordsburgSouth end of US 522 concurrency
9.81515.796 US 522 north McConnellsburgSouth end of US 522 concurrency
Licking Creek Township21.16134.055 US 30 (Lincoln Highway) McConnellsburg, Breezewood
Taylor Township26.47442.606Waterfall Road to PA 475 Fort Littleton, Orbisonia
33.36853.701 PA 913 north (New Grenada Highway) SaxtonSouthern terminus of PA 913
HuntingdonClay Township40.02664.416 PA 994 east (Church Street) Three SpringsSouth end of PA 994 concurrency
40.12664.577 PA 994 west (Old Plank Road) – EntrikenNorth end of PA 994 concurrency
Cass Township43.39569.837 PA 829 north CassvilleSouthern terminus of PA 829
Brady Township56.79491.401 US 22 east (William Penn Highway) Mount UnionSouth end of US 22 concurrency
Mill Creek58.20793.675 US 22 west (William Penn Highway) HuntingdonNorth end of US 22 concurrency
MifflinUnion Township74.605120.065 PA 305 west (Greenwood Road) – McAlveys FortEastern terminus of PA 305
Brown Township82.703133.098 US 322 Lewistown, State CollegeInterchange
82.916133.440Old US 322 (Tea Creek Road / North Main Street) – Reedsville, Yeagertown, Milroy
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

PA 655 Truck


PA Route 655 Truck
Location: Hustontown

Pennsylvania Route 655 Truck is a truck route of PA 655 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over Saddlers Run on which trucks over 36 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. It was signed in 2013.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. Google (June 26, 2013). "Pennsylvania Route 655" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

Route map: Bing / Google

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