Pennsylvania Route 285

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PA Route 285
Length: 27 mi[1] (43 km)
Formed: 1936
West end: OH 85 at the Ohio state line on Lake Pymatuning
Major
junctions:
US 6/US 322/PA 18 in Conneaut Lake
US 19 in Greenwood Twp.
I 79 in Greenwood Twp.
East end: PA 173 in Cochranton
Counties: Crawford
Pennsylvania State Routes
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Pennsylvania Route 285 is an 27 mile (43 km) long, east-west state highway located in Crawford county in Pennsylvania, United States. The western terminus is the Ohio state line on Lake Pymatuning. The eastern terminus is at PA 173 in Cochranton.

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[edit] Route description

PA 285 goes by many names along its route. The names along its route includes Steele's Court, Third Street, Brooks Crossing Road, and Townhouse Court.

The route begins on the Ohio state line over Lake Pymatuning in North Shenango Twp., at the terminus of OH 85. The route heads east, going in and out of Pymatuning State Park before short concurrencies with US 6, and US 322/PA 18 in the town of Conneaut Lake. After exiting the town to the south, the route winds southeast to the intersections of US 19 and I 79 in Greenwood Twp. The route continues east for several miles before terminating in the town of Cochranton, at an intersection with PA 173.

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[edit] History

First signed in 1936 [3], the route would be signed in different areas along the route. In the early 1970s, the route was moved from its old alignment from Hartstown Road to Conneaut Lake, where it previously had a concurrency with US 322 into the town. Also in the early 1970s, the route's eastern terminus was moved from US 62 to its current terminus on PA 173.[4][5]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Crawford North Shenango Township 0 OH 85 Eastern terminus of OH 85
Conneaut Lake US 6 Western terminus of concurrency
US 322/PA 18 Western terminus of concurrencies
US 6/US 322/PA 18 Eastern terminus of concurrencies
Greenwood Township US 19
I 79 Exit 141
Cochranton PA 173

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