Pennsylvania Route 441

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PA Route 441

Length:

31 mi^[1] (50 km)

Formed:

1928

South end:

PA 999 in Manor Township

North end:

Paxton Street in Harrisburg

Counties:

Lancaster, Dauphin

Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 438		PA 442 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 441 is a 28 mile long state route in central Pennsylvania and parallels the Susquehanna River. The northern terminus is at Paxton Street in downtown Harrisburg. Its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 999 in the Manor Township hamlet of Washington Boro.

The route passes along the east side of Three Mile Island, the site of one of the most publicized nuclear meltdowns in history.

1 Route description
- 1.1 Lancaster County
- 1.2 Dauphin County
2 Communities along the route
3 Major intersections
4 Attractions
5 History
6 References

[edit] Route description

[edit] Lancaster County

PA 441 begins as Water Street at an intersection with the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 999 in the village of Washington Boro in Manor Township. PA 441 begins paralleling the Susquehanna River, in fact PA 441 parallels the river for most of its length to the west. PA 441 enters the boro of Columbia as Front Street, then turns to Locust Street, and then 3rd Street. In downtown Columbia, PA 441 intersects Pennsylvania Route 462 (Lincoln Highway). North of PA 462, PA 441 interchanges U.S. Route 30. In West Hempfield Township, PA 441 is called Chickies Hill Road. As PA 441 passes by Marietta, it is called River Road and intersects the western terminuses of Pennsylvania Route 23 and Pennsylvania Route 772. In East Donegal Township, PA 441 intersects the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 743. In the village of Bainbridge, PA 441 intersects the Southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 241.

[edit] Dauphin County

PA 441 enters Dauphin County paralleling the Susquehanna River to the west of PA 441. In Londonderry Township, PA 441 passes east of Three Mile Island, the island is famous for the most publicized nuclear meltdowns in history. In Middletown, PA 441 is called Canal, Ann, and Union Streets. PA 441 also has a short truck route and intersects Pennsylvania Route 230 in the boro of Middletown. North of PA 230, PA 441 passes over Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike). Then makes a northwest turn to become Oberlin Street. As Oberlin Road, PA 441 interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 283 while PA 283 has an exit to Harrisburg International Airport. PA 441 only has access to PA 283 west. In Swatara Township as Lindle Road, PA 441 interchanges Interstate 283 at exit 2. Then PA 441 turns to the south as it merges with Eisenhower Boulevard. In the village of Oberlin, PA 441 becomes Highland Street and Harrisburg Street. PA 441 enters Harrisburg as Sycamore Street and terminates (ends) at an intersection with Paxton Street. PA 441 is one of few Pennsylvania highways to end at a Quadrant Route.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Lancaster	Manor Township	0.0	PA 999	Western terminus of PA 999.
	Columbia	3.7	PA 462
	Columbia	4.1	US 30	Interchange.
	Marietta	6.3	PA 23	Western terminus of PA 23.
		7.0	PA 772	Western terminus of PA 772.
		8.0	PA 743	Southern terminus of PA 743.
	Conoy Township	14.7	PA 241	Southern terminus of PA 241.
Dauphin	Middletown	22.9	PA 230
	Middletown	23.6	I-76/PA Turnpike	PA 441 passes over I-76/PA Turnpike.
	Lower Swatara Township	25.5	PA 283	Interchange.
	Swatara Township	28.6	I-283	Exit 2 (I-283).
	Harrisburg	31.9	Paxton Street

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] Attractions

Three Mile Island

[edit] History

Signed in 1928 and that same year, the route was under construction from the West Hempfield Township line to Columbia and completed the following year. In 1930, the route was paved from PA 241 to Royalton and Ebenezer to Oberlin. In 1932, the route was paved from Marietta to Bainbridge, Middletown to Highland Street, and from Oberlin to Harrisburg. In 1935, the northern terminus was moved from 19th Street to its current location.

Construction for an interchange with I-283 and new alignment for Oberlin Road began in 1968, and concluded in 1970.

The route travels past perhaps the most famous or infamous island in North America: Three Mile Island. In fact, during the emergency in 1979, the Pennsylvania State Police shut down the highway in front of the plant from March 28 to April 9.