Pennsylvania Route 45













PA Route 45 marker


PA Route 45
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length86 mi[1] (138 km)
Major junctions
West end
PA 453 in Water Street
 
PA 350 near Spruce Creek

PA 26 near State College
US 322 in Boalsburg
PA 144 near Centre Hall
PA 235 near Laurelton
PA 104 in Mifflinburg
PA 304 in Mifflinburg
US 15 in Lewisburg
PA 405 near Lewisburg


PA 147 near Lewisburg
East end
PA 642 near Mooresburg
Location
Counties
Huntingdon, Centre, Union, Northumberland, Montour

Highway system


  • Pennsylvania State Route System
  • Interstate

  • US

  • State

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  • Legislative








PA 44

US 46
PA 976
PA-977 (1926).svg
PA 978

Pennsylvania Route 45 (PA 45) is an 86-mile-long (138 km) state highway located in central Pennsylvania, United States. PA 45 is called the Purple Heart Highway. The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 453 in the Morris Township near the community of Water Street. The eastern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 642 west of the small town of Mooresburg.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Major intersections


  • 3 Special routes

    • 3.1 PA 45 Truck (Mifflinburg)


    • 3.2 PA 45 Truck (Huntingdon County)


    • 3.3 PA 45 Truck (Centre County)



  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




History




Pennsylvania Route 45 in Liberty Township, Montour County


From approximately 1830 to 1903, the section between Lewisburg and Mifflinburg was owned and operated by the Lewisburg and Mifflinburg Turnpike Company.[2] The section west of Mifflinburg (formerly Youngmanstown) was built by the Bellefonte, Aaronsburg and Youngmanstown Turnpike Company, chartered in 1825.[3]


When Pennsylvania's "traffic routes" were established in 1925, PA 45 was originally signed from Herndon to Easton.[4] The 1928 revision expanded this route westward; PA 45 was signed on two different sections, the connection between them being signed as part of US 120 (later US 122, now PA 405, PA 147, and PA 61). The "middle" section was signed from Water Street to Montandon, between Milton and Northumberland,[5] and the east section from Ashland to Easton.[6]




Route 45 as it heads into Woodward, Pennsylvania


In 1928, the route was under construction from Indianland to Beersville and completed the following year on the Ashland to Easton section. In 1930, the route was paved from Lehigh Gap to Indianland on the eastern section. In 1934, the eastern terminus was moved from Walnut Street to 13th Street in Easton.


In 1932, a western section of PA 45 was opened from Belsano to US 22 near Sankertown and Cresson. The route replaced US 422 from Belsano to Ebensburg and US 22 from Ebensburg to Cresson when those designations were placed on a straighter route.[7] In 1936, the eastern terminus of the middle section was moved from Montandon to Mausdale. In 1946, the eastern terminus of the western section was truncated from Cresson to Ebensburg. Until 1952, the middle section entered Mooresburg on a different route. In 1951, construction began on a bypass which opened in 1952. In 1955, the eastern terminus in the eastern section was moved from 13th Street to Third Street in Easton.[8]


Until 1961, there was a break between Mausdale and Ashland, that was connected when PA 54 was truncated to Mausdale. This resulted in PA 45 being a continuous route between Altoona and Easton. This change was undertaken as part of a plan to simplify route numbers across the state.[9] Also in 1961, the western section of PA 45 was decommissioned; the piece of PA 45 between Belsano and Nanty Glo became part of an extension of PA 933[10][11] and is currently part of PA 271.


In 1962, the route was changed from going into State College via US 322 and then PA 26, to go straight from PA 26 to Boalsburg. On May 9, 1966, the eastern terminus of PA 45 was cut back from Easton to its current location at PA 642 in Mooresburg. The former alignment east of Mooresburg became PA 642 between Mooresburg and Mausdale, an extended PA 54 between Mausdale and Nesquehoning, solely US 209 between Nesquehoning and Weissport, and newly-designated PA 248 between Weissport and Easton. This change was made to remove several concurrencies, while the extension of PA 54 to replace PA 45 between Mausdale and Nesquehoning was made to provide a direct connection with I-80.[12][13][14]



Major intersections
























































































CountyLocationmi
[citation needed]
kmDestinationsNotes
HuntingdonMorris Township0.00.0

PA 453 / PA 45 Truck east (Birmingham Pike) – Water Street, Tyrone
Western terminus of PA 45 Truck
Franklin Township7.812.6

PA 350 north / PA 45 Truck west (Warriors Mark Path Road) – Warriors Mark
Southern terminus of PA 350, eastern terminus of PA 45 Truck
CentreFerguson Township19.531.4
PA 26 south (South Water Street) – Huntingdon
Western terminus of concurrency
20.933.6
PA 26 north (West College Avenue) – State College
Eastern terminus of concurrency
Harris Township25.140.4

US 322 Bus. west (South Atherton Street) – State College
Western terminus of concurrency
25.941.7

US 322 Bus. east (Boal Avenue) – Lewistown
Eastern terminus of concurrency
26.442.5
US 322 west (Mount Nittany Expressway) – Oak Hall, Lemont, State College
Interchange, access to westbound US 322 and access from eastbound US 322
Potter Township33.353.6
PA 144 (Pennsylvania Avenue/Old Fort Road) – Bellefonte, Lewistown
Penn Township44.471.5
PA 445 north (North Street) – Rebersburg, Lamar
Southern terminus of PA 445
UnionHartley Township59.195.1
PA 235 south – Laurelton, Beaver Springs
Northern terminus of PA 235
Mifflinburg67.4108.5

PA 104 south / PA 304 Truck east (South 10th Street)
Northern terminus of PA 104, western terminus of PA 45 Truck/PA 304 Truck
67.9109.3
PA 304 east (South 4th Street)
Western terminus of PA 304
Lewisburg76.6123.3
US 15 – Williamsport, Selinsgrove
NorthumberlandWest Chillisquaque Township77.5124.7
PA 405 – Milton, Northumberland
79.2127.5
PA 147 – Milton, Sunbury
Interchange
MontourLiberty Township86.0138.4
PA 642 (Liberty Valley Road) – Milton, Danville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

  •       Concurrency terminus


  •       Incomplete access



Special routes



PA 45 Truck (Mifflinburg)








PA Route 45 Truck

LocationMifflinburg, Pennsylvania
Existed1969–present

Pennsylvania Route 45 Truck is a 2-mile-long (3.2 km) truck route in Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. Narrow streets within the borough are avoided by this designation, and a complicated intersection with Pennsylvania Route 304, which does not contain turning lanes, is bypassed. The route begins at PA 304 south of Mifflinburg by heading west along SR 3004 (Red Ridge Road) before turning north onto Pennsylvania Route 104 and ending at PA 45. The truck route is signed as Pennsylvania Route 304 Truck in the opposite direction.




PA 45 Truck (Huntingdon County)








PA Route 45 Truck

LocationHuntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Existed1969–present

At mile 2.4, just south of Spruce Creek, a very old overpass, constructed from blocks of stone, carries Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line over PA 45. Passage of large trucks is impossible as it allows only 8'2" of clearance, and the speed limit on the associated hairpin turn is 10 mph. Pennsylvania Route 45 Truck is a 17-mile-long (27 km) truck route designed to avoid this bottleneck, other sharp turns, and steep grades along mainline PA 45 in western Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The route is somewhat antiquated, concurrent entirely with other routes, and significantly longer than the twisty mainline. Traveling mostly in Franklin Township and Warriors Mark Township, the route begins in the west by branching northbound along Pennsylvania Route 453, before continuing east along Pennsylvania Route 550, and traveling south along Pennsylvania Route 350 to meet up with its parent.



PA 45 Truck (Centre County)








PA Route 45 Truck

LocationCentre County, Pennsylvania
Existed2013–present

Pennsylvania Route 45 Truck is a truck route of PA 45 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over Pine Creek on which trucks over 33 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route follows PA 144, PA 192, and PA 445. It was signed in 2013.[15]




See also



  • Blank shield.svg U.S. Roads portal


  • Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania portal


References




  1. ^ Google (June 27, 2013). "Pennsylvania Route 45" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 27, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em



  2. ^ Oliphant, J. Orin; Merrill W. Linn (April 1948). "THE LEWISBURG AND MIFFLINBURG TURNPIKE COMPANY". Pennsylvania History. 15 (2): 86–119. JSTOR 27766883.


  3. ^ Snyder, Charles (2000). Union County, Pennsylvania: A Celebration of History. Penn State Press. p. 53.


  4. ^ Cram's Official Paved Road Map of East Central States (Map). George F. Cram Co., archived by Harold Cramer, mapsofpa.com. 1927. Retrieved 2011-01-08.


  5. ^ 1929 Map of Pennsylvania (middle segment) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1929. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-01-08.


  6. ^ 1929 Map of Pennsylvania (eastern segment) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1929. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-01-08.


  7. ^ General Highway Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania (first sheet) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1941. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
    [permanent dead link]



  8. ^ "Pennsylvania Highways: PA 1 - PA 50 (PA 45)". Jeffrey J. Kitsko, pahighways.com. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
    [unreliable source]



  9. ^ "Part of Route 54 Changed to 45". Shamokin News-Dispatch. March 31, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved August 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
    open access



  10. ^ "Pennsylvania Highways: PA 901 - PA 950 (PA 933)". Jeffrey J. Kitsko, pahighways.com. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
    [unreliable source]



  11. ^ General Highway Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania (first sheet) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1962. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
    [permanent dead link]



  12. ^ "State Highway Traffic Route Changes Announced". Jim Thorpe Times-News. May 5, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
    open access



  13. ^ General Highway Map of Montour County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1966. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
    [permanent dead link]



  14. ^ Official Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1970. Retrieved November 13, 2017.


  15. ^ "Risk-Based Bridge Postings - State and Local Bridges" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. October 8, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2016.



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