Pennsylvania Route 299
Pennsylvania Route 299 (PA 299) is a 0.06-mile (0.097 km) long state highway located in Erie County in Pennsylvania. The route is the designation for the Staff Sergeant Jeremy R. Horton Memorial Bridge that carries Powell Avenue over two railroad lines in Millcreek Township. Prior to 2011, the route ran from US 20 at Erie International Airport to PA 5 Alternate in Millcreek Township.
Route description
PA 299 begins at the south end of the Staff Sergeant Jeremy R. Horton Memorial Bridge in Millcreek Township, where the road continues south as locally-maintained Powell Avenue to an intersection with US 20. The bridge runs past industrial areas before carrying the route over a Norfolk Southern railroad line followed by a CSX railroad line. At the north end of the bridge, the PA 299 designation ends and Powell Avenue continues north as a local road past Erie International Airport, intersecting PA 5 (West 12th Street) and PA 5 Alternate (West Lake Road) before continuing several more blocks to the Lake Erie shoreline.[2][3][4][5]
History
PA 299 was established by 1930 as a spur of PA 99 running south to US 20 on Powell Avenue. PA 99 ran on what is now PA 5 Alternate.[6] In 2006, the Powell Avenue Bridge was replaced with the Staff Sergeant Jeremy R. Horton Memorial Bridge.[4][7] In 2011, the entire length of PA 299 with the exception of the Staff Sergeant Jeremy R. Horton Memorial Bridge was removed from the state highway system.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Millcreek Township, Erie County.
| Mile[1] |
Destinations |
Notes |
| 0.00 |
Powell Avenue south |
|
| 0.06 |
Powell Avenue north |
|
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Overview map of Pennsylvania Route 299 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=42.084067&lon=-80.161926&zoom=18&q1=42.083824%2C-80.162151&q2=42.084612%2C-80.162699. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Pennsylvania Route 299 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=PA-299+N%2FPowell+Ave&daddr=PA-299+N%2FPowell+Ave&hl=en&ll=42.084079,-80.162331&spn=0.001618,0.002411&sll=42.084983,-80.162928&sspn=0.003257,0.004823&geocode=FcYjggId9dM4-w%3BFRIqggId0M84-w&mra=ls&t=h&z=19. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ a b PennDOT (2011). Erie County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/erie_GHSN.PDF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ a b Bridge to Carry Soldier's Name, Erie Times-News, 25 January 2008
- ^ House Bill No 1795, General Assembly of Pennsylvania, Session of 2007
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways (1930). Pennsylvania State Map (front side) (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ Powell Avenue Bridge to Be Replaced, PennDOT, 23 January 2006
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