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|starting_terminus=[[Image:PA-26.svg|20px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 26|PA 26]] in [[Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania|Hopewell Township]] |
|starting_terminus=[[Image:PA-26.svg|20px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 26|PA 26]] in [[Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania|Hopewell Township]] |
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|junction=[[Image:US 22.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 22 (Pennsylvania)|US 22]] in [[Hollidaysburg, PA|Hollidaysburg]]<br>[[Image:US 119.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 119|US 119]] in [[Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania|Punxsutawney]]<br>[[Image:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80 (Pennsylvania)|I-80]] in [[Brookville, PA|Brookville]] |
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|ending_terminus=[[Image:PA-27.svg|20px]][[Image:PA-227.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 27|PA 27]]/[[Pennsylvania Route 227|227]] in [[Pleasantville, Pennsylvania|Pleasantville]] |
|ending_terminus=[[Image:PA-27.svg|20px]][[Image:PA-227.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 27|PA 27]]/[[Pennsylvania Route 227|227]] in [[Pleasantville, Pennsylvania|Pleasantville]] |
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'''Pennsylvania Route 36''' is a |
'''Pennsylvania Route 36''' is a 151 mile long [[state highway]] located in western [[Pennsylvania]]. The southern terminus is at [[Pennsylvania Route 26]] near the [[Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania|Hopewell Township]] community of Yellow Creek. The northern terminus is at [[Pennsylvania Route 27]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 227]] in [[Pleasantville, Pennsylvania|Pleasantville]]. |
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One of the longest and oldest highways in the commonwealth, PA 36 serves as a major connector between [[South Central Pennsylvania|South Central]] and [[northwest Pennsylvania|Northwestern Pennsylvania]]. In 1955, the highway was designated as the '''Colonel Drake Highway''' in honor of [[Edwin Drake]]. |
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==Route description== |
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!style="background: #ccf;"|<big>Communities</big><ref>{{cite map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/MAPS/Statewide/otm/2007/otm_2007.PDF|title=Pennsylvania Tourism and Transportation Map|publisher=[[PennDOT]]|year=2007|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite map|title=Motor Carrier's Road Atlas|publisher=[[Rand McNally|Rand McNally & Company]]|edition=Deluxe|year=2007|page=86, 87|section=WO11, WN10, WM10, WL10, WL9, WK9, WJ9, WJ8, WI8, WH8, WH7, WH6, WG6|isbn=0528900757|accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref> |
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*[[Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania|Roaring Spring]] |
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*[[Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania|Hollidaysburg]] |
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*[[Altoona, PA|Altoona]] |
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*[[Mahaffey, Pennsylvania|Mahaffey]] |
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*[[Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania|Punxsutawney]] |
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*[[Brookville, Pennsylvania|Brookville]] |
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*[[Tionesta, Pennsylvania|Tionesta]] |
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*[[Pleasantville, Pennsylvania|Pleasantville]] |
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===Bedford and Blair Counties=== |
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PA 36 begins in the [[Bedford County, PA|Bedford County]] hamlet of [[Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania|Yellow Creek]] at [[Pennsylvania Route 26|PA 26]] along the [[Tussey Mountain]] range. The distance in Bedford County is brief as the highway enters [[Blair County, PA|Blair County]] and proceeds northward as the Woodbury Pike, intersecting several 800-series state highways like: [[Pennsylvania Route 866|PA 866]], [[Pennsylvania Route 868|PA 868]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 869|PA 869]]. A short distance between [[Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania|Roaring Spring]] and the hamlet of McKee, PA 36 overlaps the east-west running [[Pennsylvania Route 164|PA 164]]. North of McKee, PA 36 becomes Catfish Ridge Road, closely paralleling the [[Frankstown Branch Juniata River]] to the west, and the [[Interstate 99]]–[[U.S. Route 220]] overlap to the east along the [[Brush Mountain]] range. |
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Just south of [[Hollidaysburg, PA|Hollidaysburg]], PA 36 has the only interchange with a non-[[freeway]] highway, Smith Road. North of Smith Road, PA 36 enters the borough as Logan Boulevard and intersects [[U.S. Route 22]] in downtown at Blair Street. North of Hollidaysburg, PA 36 as Logan Boulevard becomes a major 4-lane [[divided highway|divided]] arterial, serving the southern suburbs of [[Altoona, PA|Altoona]]. |
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North of the I-99/US 220 underpass, PA 36 enters the city of Altoona. The route briefly overlaps [[U.S. Route 220|U.S. Route 220 Business]] along West Plank Road. North of the overlap, PA 36 traverses the downtown areas of the city via Union Avenue. Running on a west direction, 18th Street leads PA 36 out of Altoona, into the [[Appalachian Mountains]] and rural areas. |
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===Cambria, Clearfield, and Jefferson Counties=== |
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Near the [[Cambria County, PA|Cambria County]] line, PA 36 has the first of five [[wrong-way concurrency|wrong-way concurrencies]] with [[Pennsylvania Route 53|PA 53]] for [[city block|block]] in the hamlet of Asheville. West of the hamlet, PA 36 proceeds on a northwest direction into [[Clearfield County, PA|Clearfield County]]. Between the county line and the village of Mahaffey, PA 36 mostly runs parallel on the eastern banks of the [[Chest Creek]]. From Mahaffey to McGees Hills, PA 36 is overlapped with [[U.S. Route 219]] along the northern banks of the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]]. |
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The highway runs through [[Indiana County, PA|Indiana County]] for less than one mile. Briefly after entering [[Jefferson County, PA|Jefferson County]], PA 36 takes a predominantly western course. PA traverses the borough of [[Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania|Punxsutawney]] as Main and Mahoning Streets while intersecting the [[Buffalo]]-[[Pittsburgh]] highway ([[U.S. Route 119]]) and [[Pennsylvania Route 436|PA 436]], a [[spur route|spur]] of 36. Outside the borough, PA 36 intersects another spur, [[Pennsylvania Route 536|PA 536]], before taking a more northern alignment. |
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In [[Brookville, PA|Brookville]], PA 36 has a three-route concurrency with [[U.S. Route 322]] and [[PA 28]] along Main Street. North of the overlap, PA 36 becomes Allegheny Boulevard while interchanging [[Interstate 80 (Pennsylvania)|Interstate 80]] at exit 78. North of Brookville, PA 36 runs mostly on a northern course. In the northwestern sections of the county, the road intersects [[Pennsylvania Route 949|PA 949]] in Sigel and [[Pennsylvania Route 899|PA 899]] near [[Clear Creek State Park]]. PA 36 exits the county running west along the southern tips of the [[Clarion River]] in [[Cook Forest State Park]]. |
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===Clarion, Forest, and Venango Counties=== |
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PA 36 entes [[Clarion County, PA|Clarion County]] running westward. In the town of Leeper, the route intersects [[PA 66]]. Past Leeper, the highway runs northwest, intersecting [[Pennsylvania Route 208|PA 208]], and exiting the county. In [[Forest County, PA|Forest County]], PA 36 has a short overlap with [[U.S. Route 62]], in the borough of [[Tionesta, PA|Tionesta]] along the [[Allegheny River]]. In [[Venango County, PA|Venango County]], PA 36 runs mostly northwest before reaching the northern terminus at [[PA 27]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 227|PA 227]] in [[Pleasantville, Pennsylvania|Pleasantville]]. |
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==History== |
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PA 36 was originally designated from Pleasant Valley Boulevard ([[U.S. Route 220]]) in [[Altoona, PA|Altoona]] to [[PA 66]] in [[Clarion County, PA|Clarion County]]. From the original northern terminus to [[Tionesta, PA|Tionesta]], the highway was signed as PA 66, and from Tionesta to the current terminus, it was signed as [[Pennsylvania Route 227|PA 227]]. From [[Roaring Spring, PA|Roaring Spring]] to the current southern terminus, it was designated as [[Pennsylvania Route 426|PA 426]].<ref>{{cite map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf|title=Pennsylvania state map (front side)|year=1930|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Highways]]|accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref> |
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By 1940, the northern terminus was moved to its current location. Also by this time, the southern terminus was extended south to [[U.S. Route 30]] west of [[Everett, PA|Everett]] along what is today Lower Snake Spring Road and Church View Road. By 1950, the current southernmost segment of PA 36 between [[PA 26]] and Loysburg was redesignated as [[Pennsylvania Route 868|PA 868]]. On December 21, 1955, the route was designated as the "Col. Drake Highway" in honor of [[Edwin L. Drake]], the first to drill for oil in the United States.<ref>{{cite map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1940fr.pdf|title=Pennsylvania state map (front side)|year=1940|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Highways|accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1950fr.pdf|title=Pennsylvania state map (front side)|year=1950|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Highways|accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=7th search result|url=http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=Col+Drake+Highway&ie=UTF-8 |work=[[Google News]] |publisher=The Daily Courier|date=February 6, 1956 |accessdate=2007-12-21 }}</ref> |
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By 1980, the southern terminus was moved to its current location.<ref>{{cite map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1980fr.pdf|title=Pennsylvania state map (front side)|year=1980|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Highways|accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref> |
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==Major intersections== |
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{{PAint |
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|county=Bedford |
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|cspan=4 |
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|location=Hopewell Township |
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|mile=0.00 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-26.svg|20px]] [[PA 26]] |
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{{PAint |
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|location=South Woodbury Township |
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|lspan=2 |
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|mile=3.79 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-869.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 869|PA 869]] |
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|notes=Eastern terminus of PA 869. |
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}} |
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{{PAint |
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|mile=5.01 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-868.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 868|PA 868]] |
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|notes=Southern terminus of PA 868. |
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}} |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Woodbury Township |
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|mile=8.34 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-866.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 866|PA 866]] |
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|Southern terminus of PA 866. |
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}} |
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{{PAint |
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|county=Blair |
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|cspan=8 |
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|location=Roaring Spring |
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|lspan=2 |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=15.63 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-164.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 164|PA 164]] |
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|notes=Southern terminus of concurrency. |
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}} |
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{{PAint |
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|mile=16.51 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-867.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 867|PA 867]] |
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|Northern terminus of PA 867. |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Freedom Township |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=18.61 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-164.svg|25px]] PA 164 |
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|notes=Northern terminus of concurrency. |
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}} |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Hollidaysburg |
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|mile=23.80 |
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|road=[[Image:US 22.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 22 (Pennsylvania)|US 22]] |
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}} |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Altoona |
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|lspan=4 |
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|type=noaccess |
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|mile=26.78 |
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|road=[[Image:I-99.svg|20px]][[Image:US 220.svg|25px]] [[I-99]]-[[U.S. Route 220|US 220]] |
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|notes=PA 36 passes under I-99/US 220.<ref>{{cite map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/MAPS/Statewide/otm/2007/otmsw_2007.PDF|title=Pennsylvania Tourism and Transportation Map (southwest corner)|publisher=PennDOT|year=2007|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref> |
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{{PAint |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=27.35 |
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|road=[[Image:No image.svg|2px]][[Image:Business plate.svg|20px]]<br />[[Image:US 220.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 220 Business (Blair County, Pennsylvania)|US 220 Business]] |
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|notes=Southern terminus of concurrency. |
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}} |
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{{PAint |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=27.65 |
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|road=[[Image:No image.svg|2px]][[Image:Business plate.svg|20px]]<br />[[Image:US 220.svg|25px]] US 220 Business |
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|notes=Northern terminus of concurrency. |
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}} |
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{{PAint |
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|mile=29.05 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-764.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 764|PA 764]] |
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|notes=Split into 6th and 7th Avenues. |
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}} |
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{{PAint |
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|county=Cambria |
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|cspan=2 |
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|location=Asheville |
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|lspan=2 |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=39.15 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-53.svg|20px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 53|PA 53]] |
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|notes=Southern terminus of [[wrong-way concurrency]]. |
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{{PAint |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=39.31 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-53.svg|20px]] PA 53 |
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|notes=Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
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{{PAint |
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|county=Clearfield |
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|cspan=2 |
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|location=Mahaffey |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=69.31 |
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|road=[[Image:US 219.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 219|US 219]] |
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|notes=Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Bell Township |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=71.56 |
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|road=[[Image:US 219.svg|25px]] US 219 |
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|notes=Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
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{{PAint |
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|county=Jefferson |
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|cspan=9 |
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|location=Punxsutawney |
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|lspan=3 |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=84.00 |
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|road=[[Image:US 119.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 119|US 119]] |
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|notes=Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
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{{PAint |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=84.30 |
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|road=[[Image:US 119.svg|25px]] US 119 |
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|notes=Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
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{{PAint |
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|mile=85.36 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-436.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 436|PA 436]] |
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|notes=Northern terminus of PA 436. |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Young Township |
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|mile=87.45 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-536.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 536|PA 536]] |
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|notes=Eastern terminus of PA 536. |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Brookville |
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|lspan=3 |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=103.75 |
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|road=[[Image:US 322.svg|25px]][[Image:PA-28.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 322|US 322]]-[[PA 28]] |
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|notes=Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
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{{PAint |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=104.53 |
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|road=[[Image:US 322.svg|25px]][[Image:PA-28.svg|20px]] US 322-PA 28 |
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|notes=Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
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{{PAint |
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|mile=105.03 |
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|road=[[Image:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80 (Pennsylvania)|I-80]] |
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|notes=Exit 78 (I-80). |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Eldred Township |
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|mile=112.48 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-949.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 949|PA 949]] |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Clarington |
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|mile=115.72 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-899.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 899|PA 899]] |
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|notes=Southern terminus of PA 899. |
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{{PAint |
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|county=Clarion |
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|cspan=2 |
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|location=Farmington Township |
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|mile=127.37 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-66.svg|20px]] [[PA 66]] |
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{{PAint |
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|location=Washington Township |
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|mile=131.74 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-208.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 208|PA 208]] |
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{{PAint |
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|county=Forest |
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|cspan=2 |
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|location=Tionesta |
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|lspan=2 |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=141.24 |
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|road=[[Image:US 62.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 62|US 62]] |
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|notes=Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
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{{PAint |
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|type=mplex |
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|mile=141.60 |
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|road=[[Image:US 62.svg|20px]] US 62 |
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|notes=Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
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{{PAint |
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|county=Venango |
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|location=Pleasantville |
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|mile=151.12 |
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|road=[[Image:PA-27.svg|20px]][[Image:PA-227.svg|25px]] [[Pennsylvania Route 27|PA 27]]-[[Pennsylvania Route 227|PA 227]] |
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[[Category:State highways in Pennsylvania|036]] |
[[Category:State highways in Pennsylvania|036]] |
Revision as of 05:13, 21 December 2007
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 151.12 mi[1] (243.20 km) | |||
Existed | 1928–present | |||
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US 22 in Hollidaysburg US 119 in Punxsutawney I-80 in Brookville | ||||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, Forest, Clarion, Venango | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 36 is a 151 mile long state highway located in western Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 26 near the Hopewell Township community of Yellow Creek. The northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 27 and Pennsylvania Route 227 in Pleasantville.
One of the longest and oldest highways in the commonwealth, PA 36 serves as a major connector between South Central and Northwestern Pennsylvania. In 1955, the highway was designated as the Colonel Drake Highway in honor of Edwin Drake.
Route description
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Bedford and Blair Counties
PA 36 begins in the Bedford County hamlet of Yellow Creek at PA 26 along the Tussey Mountain range. The distance in Bedford County is brief as the highway enters Blair County and proceeds northward as the Woodbury Pike, intersecting several 800-series state highways like: PA 866, PA 868, and PA 869. A short distance between Roaring Spring and the hamlet of McKee, PA 36 overlaps the east-west running PA 164. North of McKee, PA 36 becomes Catfish Ridge Road, closely paralleling the Frankstown Branch Juniata River to the west, and the Interstate 99–U.S. Route 220 overlap to the east along the Brush Mountain range.
Just south of Hollidaysburg, PA 36 has the only interchange with a non-freeway highway, Smith Road. North of Smith Road, PA 36 enters the borough as Logan Boulevard and intersects U.S. Route 22 in downtown at Blair Street. North of Hollidaysburg, PA 36 as Logan Boulevard becomes a major 4-lane divided arterial, serving the southern suburbs of Altoona.
North of the I-99/US 220 underpass, PA 36 enters the city of Altoona. The route briefly overlaps U.S. Route 220 Business along West Plank Road. North of the overlap, PA 36 traverses the downtown areas of the city via Union Avenue. Running on a west direction, 18th Street leads PA 36 out of Altoona, into the Appalachian Mountains and rural areas.
Cambria, Clearfield, and Jefferson Counties
Near the Cambria County line, PA 36 has the first of five wrong-way concurrencies with PA 53 for block in the hamlet of Asheville. West of the hamlet, PA 36 proceeds on a northwest direction into Clearfield County. Between the county line and the village of Mahaffey, PA 36 mostly runs parallel on the eastern banks of the Chest Creek. From Mahaffey to McGees Hills, PA 36 is overlapped with U.S. Route 219 along the northern banks of the West Branch Susquehanna River.
The highway runs through Indiana County for less than one mile. Briefly after entering Jefferson County, PA 36 takes a predominantly western course. PA traverses the borough of Punxsutawney as Main and Mahoning Streets while intersecting the Buffalo-Pittsburgh highway (U.S. Route 119) and PA 436, a spur of 36. Outside the borough, PA 36 intersects another spur, PA 536, before taking a more northern alignment.
In Brookville, PA 36 has a three-route concurrency with U.S. Route 322 and PA 28 along Main Street. North of the overlap, PA 36 becomes Allegheny Boulevard while interchanging Interstate 80 at exit 78. North of Brookville, PA 36 runs mostly on a northern course. In the northwestern sections of the county, the road intersects PA 949 in Sigel and PA 899 near Clear Creek State Park. PA 36 exits the county running west along the southern tips of the Clarion River in Cook Forest State Park.
Clarion, Forest, and Venango Counties
PA 36 entes Clarion County running westward. In the town of Leeper, the route intersects PA 66. Past Leeper, the highway runs northwest, intersecting PA 208, and exiting the county. In Forest County, PA 36 has a short overlap with U.S. Route 62, in the borough of Tionesta along the Allegheny River. In Venango County, PA 36 runs mostly northwest before reaching the northern terminus at PA 27 and PA 227 in Pleasantville.
History
PA 36 was originally designated from Pleasant Valley Boulevard (U.S. Route 220) in Altoona to PA 66 in Clarion County. From the original northern terminus to Tionesta, the highway was signed as PA 66, and from Tionesta to the current terminus, it was signed as PA 227. From Roaring Spring to the current southern terminus, it was designated as PA 426.[4]
By 1940, the northern terminus was moved to its current location. Also by this time, the southern terminus was extended south to U.S. Route 30 west of Everett along what is today Lower Snake Spring Road and Church View Road. By 1950, the current southernmost segment of PA 36 between PA 26 and Loysburg was redesignated as PA 868. On December 21, 1955, the route was designated as the "Col. Drake Highway" in honor of Edwin L. Drake, the first to drill for oil in the United States.[5][6][7]
By 1980, the southern terminus was moved to its current location.[8]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Bedford | Hopewell Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | PA 26 | |
South Woodbury Township | 3.79 | 6.10 | PA 869 | Eastern terminus of PA 869. | |
5.01 | 8.06 | PA 868 | Southern terminus of PA 868. | ||
Woodbury Township | 8.34 | 13.42 | PA 866 | ||
Blair | Roaring Spring | 15.63 | 25.15 | PA 164 | Southern terminus of concurrency. |
16.51 | 26.57 | PA 867 | |||
Freedom Township | 18.61 | 29.95 | PA 164 | Northern terminus of concurrency. | |
Hollidaysburg | 23.80 | 38.30 | US 22 | ||
Altoona | 26.78 | 43.10 | I-99-US 220 | PA 36 passes under I-99/US 220.[9] | |
27.35 | 44.02 | US 220 Business | Southern terminus of concurrency. | ||
27.65 | 44.50 | US 220 Business | Northern terminus of concurrency. | ||
29.05 | 46.75 | PA 764 | Split into 6th and 7th Avenues. | ||
Cambria | Asheville | 39.15 | 63.01 | PA 53 | Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
39.31 | 63.26 | PA 53 | Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. | ||
Clearfield | Mahaffey | 69.31 | 111.54 | US 219 | Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
Bell Township | 71.56 | 115.16 | US 219 | Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. | |
Jefferson | Punxsutawney | 84.00 | 135.18 | US 119 | Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
84.30 | 135.67 | US 119 | Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. | ||
85.36 | 137.37 | PA 436 | Northern terminus of PA 436. | ||
Young Township | 87.45 | 140.74 | PA 536 | Eastern terminus of PA 536. | |
Brookville | 103.75 | 166.97 | US 322-PA 28 | Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. | |
104.53 | 168.22 | US 322-PA 28 | Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. | ||
105.03 | 169.03 | I-80 | Exit 78 (I-80). | ||
Eldred Township | 112.48 | 181.02 | PA 949 | ||
Clarington | 115.72 | 186.23 | PA 899 | Southern terminus of PA 899. | |
Clarion | Farmington Township | 127.37 | 204.98 | PA 66 | |
Washington Township | 131.74 | 212.01 | PA 208 | ||
Forest | Tionesta | 141.24 | 227.30 | US 62 | Southern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. |
141.60 | 227.88 | US 62 | Northern terminus of wrong-way concurrency. | ||
Venango | Pleasantville | 151.12 | 243.20 | PA 27-PA 227 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b Calculated using DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007 software
- ^ Pennsylvania Tourism and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Motor Carrier's Road Atlas (Map) (Deluxe ed.). Rand McNally & Company. 2007. p. 86, 87. § WO11, WN10, WM10, WL10, WL9, WK9, WJ9, WJ8, WI8, WH8, WH7, WH6, WG6. ISBN 0528900757.
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