Pennsylvania Route 669

PA Route 669
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 5.80 mi[1] (9.33 km)
Existed: 1963 – present
Major junctions
South end: MD 669 at the Maryland state line in Elk Lick Township
North end: US 219 in Salisbury
Location
Counties: Somerset
Highway system

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Pennsylvania Route 669 (designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as SR 669) is a 5.80-mile (9.33 km) long state highway located in Somerset county in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at the Maryland state line in Elk Lick Township, where Maryland Route 669 and Springs Road cross the state line from U.S. Route 40 Alternate. The route heads along Springs Road and Ord Street through its rural and residential alignment. The northern terminus is at the intersection with U.S. Route 219 (Grant Street) in the borough of Salisbury. The route was designated in 1963, and a renumbered Route 417 was soon matched up over the state line in Maryland.

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Route description

Route 669 begins at the state line as a continuation of Maryland Route 669 in the community of Elk Lick Township, Pennsylvania. The route progresses northward as Springs Road, passing through the rural regions of southern central Pennsylvania. Around the intersection with Ash Hill Road, the highway passes a light demographic of homes, but as Route 669 turns to the northwest at Upper Springs Road, begins to grow. The highway enters the community of Springs, Pennsylvania, a portion of Elk Lick Township. Through Springs, Route 669 becomes surrounded by light forestry and residences, turning to the north once again at an intersection with Shoemaker Hill Road. For a short stretch after Shoemaker Hill Road, Route 669 becomes a rural highway, crossing through fields. However, this changes as the highway enters the community of Niverton. In Niverton, Route 669 passes some residences and a large lumber yard, but after curving eastward at Fisher Road and Savage Road, Springs Road and Route 669 return to their rural nature.[2]

Route 669 westward does continue eastward through Niverton, but soon turns southeastward into a short residential portion surrounded by fields. At the intersection with Oak Dale Road, the highway begins a curve back to the northeast, entering the small community of Sylvan Lane soon after. In Sylvan Lane, Route 669 continues its small community nature, and continues northeastward through rural Somerset County before entering Salisbury. After making a large curve to the north, the highway continues through rural Salisbury, paralleling the nearby river. Route 669 enters West Salisbury and intersects with Saint Paul Road, where the highway turns eastward on a bridge across the river. After crossing the river, Route 669 becomes known as Ord Street and enters downtown Salisbury. There, the highway passes several residences before intersecting and terminating at an intersection with U.S. Route 219 (Grant Street). Ord Street continues eastward until changing names to Engles Mills Road soon after.[2]

History

During the 1930s, the Maryland Department of Highways began the modernization of Springs Road on their side of the border to basic state highway standards.[3][4] Route 669 was first designated along its current alignment in 1963 from the Maryland state line to the borough of Salisbury and the intersection with U.S. Route 219.[5] By 1968, the Maryland State Highway Administration had renumbered Maryland Route 417, which ran southward from Route 669 as Maryland Route 669.[6] The two bridges Route 669 uses to cross waterways in Salisbury and West Salisbury have both been deemed structurally deficient by the United States Department of Transportation. The one over the Casselman River in Salisbury was constructed in 1922 and handles an average of 1,469 vehicles per day.[7] The second bridge, the one over Tub Mill Run in West Salisbury is in similar shape, but constructed three years later.[8]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Somerset County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Elk Lick Township 0.00 MD 669 Maryland / Pennsylvania state line
Salisbury 5.80 US 219 (Grant Street) Northern terminus of Route 669; Ord Street continues eastward from Route 219.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – overview map of PA 669 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=39.752723&lon=-79.092186&zoom=16&q1=39.72223%2C-79.159563&q2=39.752954%2C-79.081628. Retrieved June 3, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Microsoft. Map of Overview map of Pennsylvania Route 669 – Bing Maps (Map). Cartography by NavTEQ, Inc. http://www.maps.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH9#JmNwPTM5LjczODc1NDE0NTgwMTA1fi03OS4xMjA1NDk4NTc2MTY0MiZsdmw9MTMmc3R5PXImcnRwPXBvcy4zOS43MjIxMTI2MDI0MDk5Nl8tNzkuMTU5ODEwMTc5Mzk4NjVfbmVhciUyMDE1OTklMjBTcHJpbmdzJTIwUmQlMkMlMjBHcmFudHN2aWxsZSUyQyUyME1EJTIwMjE1MzYtMTIxOF9fX2FffnBvcy4zOS43NTI1MjI5MzA1MDI4OV8tNzkuMDgxNTk1NDY1NTQwODhfX19fYV8mcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 
  3. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (JPG). Map of Maryland (Map) (1930 ed.). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1930.jpg. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
  4. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (PDF). Map of Maryland (Map) (1933 ed.). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1933.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
  5. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways (1962). Pennsylvania (Map). Cartography by Pennsylvania Department of Highways (1962-3 ed.). 
  6. ^ "How to turn a weekend into an extra vacation". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). July 17, 1968. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lisNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4836,2387711&dq=maryland+route+669&hl=en. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 
  7. ^ "Structure #550669011008660". National Bridge Inventory. Washington D.C.: United States Department of Transportation. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=42&struct=550669011008660. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 
  8. ^ "Structure #550669011000000". National Bridge Inventory. Washington D.C.: United States Department of Transportation. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=42&struct=550669011000000. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 

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