Pennsylvania Route 17

PA Route 17
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	36 mi[1] (57 km)
Major junctions
West end:	PA 274 in Blain
	PA 850 in Kistler PA 74 in Ickesburg US 22 / US 322 in Millerstown via Market Street PA 235 near Liverpool
East end:	US 11 / US 15 in Liverpool
Location
Counties:	Perry
Highway system
Roads in Pennsylvania Interstate US State Legislative ← PA 16 PA 18 →

Pennsylvania Route 17 (PA 17) is a 35.6-mile-long (57.3 km) state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 274 in Blain. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15 in Liverpool.

From 1986 to 1999, PA 17 existed in two unconnected segments, with the second segment (now designated I-86) located in northwest Pennsylvania near Erie.

Route description

PA 17 begins at an intersection with PA 274 in Blain, heading northwest on a two-lane undivided road. The route passes homes and turns north, crossing into Jackson Township. The road heads into open agricultural areas with a few homes, curving to the northeast. PA 17 crosses into Southwest Madison Township and runs through more farmland with some woods and residences, passing through Hench and Stony Point. The route turns east and enters Northeast Madison Township, coming to Pine Grove and curving northeast again. The road forms a brief concurrency with PA 850 in Kistler and becomes Tuscarora Path, running through more agricultural areas with occasional homes and heading more to the north. PA 17 curves northeast and heads into Saville Township, passing through more rural areas. The route curves northwest before turning northeast onto Raccoon Valley Road and heading into the residential community of Ickesburg, where it crosses PA 74. Past here, the road runs through more farmland with some woods, crossing into Tuscarora Township. In this area, PA 17 runs through wooded areas with some fields before heading into a narrow agricultural valley with a few homes. The route runs through more rural areas, passing through Donnally Mills and Gramere.^[1][2]

The road comes to a bridge over a Norfolk Southern railroad line and the Juniata River, crossing into Millerstown and becoming Sunbury Street. PA 17 passes under the US 22/US 322 freeway and passes businesses in the center of town before continuing into residential areas as East Sunbury Street. The route heads into Greenwood Township and becomes Sunbury Path, heading into open farmland. The road crosses the Cocolamus Creek and runs through more agricultural areas with some woods and homes. PA 17 passes through more open farmland as it continues into Liverpool Township, turning more to the east. The route becomes an unnamed road and turns south into forested areas and heads east and then southeast to pass through a gap in Wildcat Ridge. The road turns east through more woods and comes to a junction with PA 235. At this point, PA 17 turns south and begins a concurrency with unsigned PA 235, heading through wooded areas with some fields before crossing into Liverpool and ending at US 11/US 15.^[1][2]

History

In 1986, PA 17 was also assigned to the expressway connecting Interstate 90 with New York State Route 17, the Southern Tier Expressway.^[3] The designation remained in place until 1999, when Interstate 86 was assigned to PA 17/NY 17 between Erie, PA and Corning, NY, resulting in the decommissioning of the northwest segment of PA 17.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Perry County.

Location	Mile	km	Destinations	Notes
Blain	0.00	0.00	PA 274 (Main Street)	Western terminus
Kistler			PA 850 east	West end of PA 850 concurrency
			PA 850 west	East end of PA 850 concurrency
Ickesburg			PA 74 (Veterans Way)
Liverpool			PA 235	Signed eastern terminus of PA 235, west end of unsigned PA 235 overlap
			US 11 / US 15 (Susquehanna Trail)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Pennsylvania portal

References