Pennsylvania Route 45

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PA Route 45

Length:

81 mi^[1] (130 km)

Formed:

1928

West end:

PA 453 in Water Street

East end:

PA 642 near Mooresburg

Counties:

Huntingdon, Centre, Union, Northumberland, Montour

Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 44		US 46 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 45 (PA 45) or State Route 45 is an 81 mile long state highway located in central Pennsylvania. 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.

1 Communities along the route
2 Major intersections
3 History
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

This section contains a table that is missing mileposts for one or more junctions. You can help by adding the missing mileposts.

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Huntingdon	Morris Township	0.0	PA 453
Huntingdon	Franklin Township		PA 350	Southern terminus of PA 350.
Centre	Pine Grove Mills		PA 26	Western terminus of duplex.
	Ferguson Township		PA 26	Eastern terminus of duplex.
	Boalsburg		US 322 BUS	Western terminus of duplex.
			US 322 BUS	Eastern terminus of duplex.
			US 322	Interchange.
	Potter Township		P 144
	Penn Township		PA 445	Southern terminus of PA 445.
Union	Hartley Township		PA 235	Northern terminus of PA 235.
	Mifflinburg		PA 104	Northern terminus of PA 104.
	Mifflinburg		PA 304	Western terminus of PA 304.
	Lewisburg		US 15
Northumberland	West Chillisquaque Township		PA 405
Northumberland	West Chillisquaque Township		PA 147	Interchange.
Montour	Libery Township		PA 642

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] History

Established and signed in 1928 on two different sections. From Water Street to Montandon and from Ashland to Easton. 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 1936, the eastern terminus was moved from Montandon to Mausdale in the middle section.

Until 1952, the route entered Mooresburg. 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.

From 1932 to 1961, there was another PA 45 from Belsano to US 22 west of Ebensburg. The route replaced US 422 from Belsano to US 22 and US 22 from Ebensburg to Cresson. In 1946, it was truncated from Sankertown to Ebensburg. Until 1961, there was a break between Mausdale and Ashland, that was connected when PA 54 was truncated to Mausdale.