Pennsylvania Route 339

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PA Route 339
Length:	32 mi[1] (51 km)
Formed:	1928
South end:	PA 54 in Mahanoy City
Major junctions:	PA 924 in Girard Manor I 80 in Mifflin Twp.
North end:	PA 93 in Nescopeck
Counties:	Schuylkill, Columbia. Luzerne
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Pennsylvania Route 339 is an 32 mile long, north-south state highway located in Schuylkill, Columbia, and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 54 in Mahanoy City. The northern terminus is at PA 93 in Nescopeck

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Schuylkill County 1.2 Columbia County 1.3 Luzerne County 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Route description

PA 339 along it route goes by multiple names. The names include Main Street, Creek Road, Catawissia Creek Road, State Road, Mainville Road, Main Mifflin Drive, Third Street, and Broad Street. Though signed north-south, the route from Mahanoy City to the village of Mainville goes southeast-northwest, and from the village of Mifflinville to Nescopeck, primarily east-west. ^[2]

Communities[3]
Mahanoy City Nescopeck

[edit] Schuylkill County

The route starts at an intersection with PA 56 in Mahanoy City, and heads north to the village of Brandonville, where it has a short concurrency with PA 924 to the village of Girard Manor. The route then continues to the northwest.

[edit] Columbia County

The route continues to the northwest to the village of Mainville, where it makes its turn to the northeast. In the village of Mifflinville, I 80 has an interchange with the route. After crossing through Mifflinville, the route heads east, and parallels the Susquehanna River.

[edit] Luzerne County

The route continues east for a short distance before making a turn north to the town of Nescopeck, where it terminates at PA 93.

[edit] History

Signed in 1928 from Bloomsburg, to Benton^[4], the route was paved in its entirety through the 1930s. Parts of the route were signed different during the years, as PA 44, PA 242 and PA 342. In the 1960s, the route was moved around, with its southern terminus eventually being placed in Mahanoy City, and its northern terminus eventually being placed in Nescopeck.^[5]

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Schuylkill	Mahanoy City	0	PA 54
	East Union Township		PA 924	Southern terminus of concurrency
			PA 924	Northern terminus of concurrency
Columbia	Mifflin Township		I 80	Exit 242
Luzerne	Nescopeck		PA 93

[edit] References