Pennsylvania Route 286

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PA Route 286
Length:	67 mi[1] (108 km)
Formed:	1961
West end:	US 22 in Monroeville
Major junctions:	PA 66 near Murrysville US 422 near Indiana US 119 in Indiana
East end:	US 219 near Burnside
Counties:	Allegheny, Westmoreland, Indiana, Clearfield
Pennsylvania State Routes < PA 285 PA 287 > Minor - Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 286 is an 67 mile long, east-west state highway located in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Indiana, and Clearfield counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at US 22 in Monroeville. The eastern terminus is at US 219 near Burnside.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Allegheny County 1.2 Westmoreland County 1.3 Indiana County 1.4 Clearfield County 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 PA 286 Truck 5 References

[edit] Route description

PA 286 goes by many names along its route. The names it goes by includes Golden Mile Highway, Saltsburg Road, Washington Street, Salt Street, Main Street, Oakland Avenue, Philadelphia Street, and Franklin Street. Though signed east-west, the route takes a more northeast-southwest direction, especially in Indiana and Clearfield counties.

[edit] Allegheny County

The route starts at an interchange at US 22 in the rural portion of the municipality of Monroeville and continues into Plum Borough. The route goes north for a few miles before crossing the Allegheny/Westmoreland county line.

Communities[2]
Monroeville Plum Murrysville Saltsburg Indiana Clymer Glen Campbell

[edit] Westmoreland County

The route continues north before turning east at the intersection of PA 380, where the two routes exchange the Golden Mile Highway and Saltsburg Road in the town of Murrysville. The route continues east in Westmoreland County, where it runs into PA 66 in the village of Mamont, PA 819 in Bell Township, and PA 380 in the village of Wakena, where it terminates. The route then has a short concurrency with PA 981 before entering the town of Saltsburg.

[edit] Indiana County

The route starts going northeast after exiting the town of Saltsburg, before entering the city of Indiana, the route has an intersection with PA 217 outside the village of Jacksonville, where it terminates, an interchange with US 422/PA 56, and an intersection with US 422 Business, both just outside Indiana. The route enters the city from the southwest, and has a short concurrency with PA 954 in downtown. After passing under US 119, the route continues northeast. After a short concurrency with PA 403 in Clymer, and an intersection with PA 240 in the village of Commodore, the route continues northeast, passing though Glen Campbell to the Indiana/Clearfield county line.

[edit] Clearfield County

The route continues northeast for a short distance before terminating at an intersection with US 219 in Burnside Township

[edit] History

Some of the route before its designation in 1961 included PA 13 from Saltsburg to Indiana, and PA 80 from PA 380 to US 219 and US 22 to PA 380.^[3]. Since its establishment, the route has stayed on the same roads.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Allegheny	Monroeville	0	US 22 (William Penn Hwy.)
Westmoreland	Murrysville		PA 380
	Washington Township		PA 66
	Bell Township		PA 819
			PA 380	Eastern terminus of PA 380
			PA 981 (Harvat Rd.)	Western terminus of concurrency
			PA 981 (Harvat Rd.)	Eastern terminus of concurrency
Indiana	Blacklick Township		PA 217	Northern terminus of PA 217
	White Township		US 422/PA 56 (Ben Franklin Hwy.)
			US 422 BUS
	Indiana		PA 954	Western terminus of concurrency
			PA 954	Eastern terminus of concurrency
	White Township		US 119	PA 286 passes under US 119 [4]
	Clymer		PA 403	Western terminus of concurrency
			PA 403	Eastern terminus of concurrency
	Green Township		PA 240	Western terminus of PA 240
Clearfield	Burnside Township		US 219

[edit] PA 286 Truck

PA Route 286 Truck
Location	Indiana, Pennsylvania
Commissioned	1995-present

Pennsylvania Route 286 Truck is a 7 mile long truck route in Indiana County in Pennsylvania. The route starts at the interchange of PA 286 on US 422/PA 56. After a short distance, the route heads north on US 119. The route eventually goes west, and eventually meets up again with PA 286 just east of Indiana.

[edit] References