Pennsylvania Route 299

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PA Route 299
Length: 1.31 mi[1] (2.11 km)
Formed: 1930
South end: US 20 at Erie Int'l Airport
North end:
PA 5 ALT in Millcreek Twp.
Counties: Erie
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Pennsylvania Route 299 is an 1 mile long state highway located in Erie County in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at US 20 at Erie International Airport. The northern terminus is at PA 5 Alternate in Millcreek Township.

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[edit] Route description

PA 299 begins at an intersection with US 20 near downtown Erie. The route heads northwest as Powell Avenue, crossing the Staff Sergeant Jeremy R. Horton Memorial Bridge[2] [3], which replaced the Powell Avenue Bridge in 2006. [4]. PA 299 then passes directly west of the Erie International Airport before intersecting PA 5 (West 12th Street) northeast of the airport. PA 299 continues for two more blocks to PA 5 Alternate (West Lake Road), where the designation terminates; however, slightly northwest of this intersection, Powell Avenue continues several more blocks to the Lake Erie shoreline.

Communities[5]

[edit] History

PA 290 was established by 1930 as a spur of Pennsylvania Route 99. PA 99 ran on what is now Pennsylvania Route 5 Alternate.[6]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Erie Millcreek Township 0.00 US 20 (West 26th Street)
0.37 PA 5 (West 12th Street)
1.31
PA 5 ALT (West Lake Road)		 Former designation of PA 99.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007 software, Toogle Measure Tool
  2. ^ Bridge to Carry Soldier's Name, Erie Times-News, 25 January 2008
  3. ^ House Bill No 1795, General Assembly of Pennsylvania, Session of 2007
  4. ^ Powell Avenue Bridge to Be Replaced, PennDOT, 23 January 2006
  5. ^ PennDOT. Erie Metropolitan Map [map]. (2007) Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  6. ^ a b Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Pennsylvania State Map (front side) [map]. (1930) Retrieved on 2007-09-12.

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