Pennsylvania Route 729

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PA Route 729
Length:	22 mi[1] (35 km)
Formed:	1969
South end:	PA 253/PA 453 in Gulich Twp.
Major junctions:	PA 53 in Glen Hope PA 969 in Lumber City
North end:	US 219/PA 879 in Grampian
Counties:	Clearfield
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Pennsylvania Route 729 is a 22 mile long, north-south state highway located in Clearfield county in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 253/PA 453 in Gulich Twp. The northern terminus is at US 219/PA 879 in Grampain.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Route description

PA 729 is known by 2 names along its route. The 2 names it goes by are Main Street, and more commonly, the Tyrone Turnpike.

The rotue begins at the village of Janesville at an intersection of PA 253/PA 453. The route heads northwest to the town of Glen Hope, where the route has an intersection with PA 53. The route continues north to the town of Lumber City. In the town, the route has a short concurrency with PA 969. The route continues north to the town of Grampian, where the route terminates at an intersection with US 219 and PA 879.

Communities[2][3]
Glen Hope Lumber City Grampian

[edit] History

PA 729 was first signed in 1930, but as a short route in Berks County, from PA 100 (Then PA 62) to PA 29. In the mid-1940s, the route was decommissioned, but in 1969, the route number was revived for its current location today. A very small portion of the current route was signed as PA 825 during the 1930's and early 1940's.^[4][5]

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Clearfield	Gulich Township	0	PA 253/PA 453
	Glen Hope		PA 53
	Lumber City		PA 969	Southern terminus of concurrency
			PA 969	Northern terminus of concurrency
	Grampian		US 219/PA 879

[edit] References