Pennsylvania Route 346

PA Route 346 marker

PA Route 346
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 34.2 mi[1] (55.0 km)
Existed: 1928[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: NY 280 at the New York state line in the Allegheny National Forest
  PA 321 in the Allegheny National Forest
US 219 / PA 46 in Bradford
East end: PA 446 in Eldred
Location
Counties: Warren, McKean
Highway system
← PA 345PA 347 →
← PA 158PA 160 →

Pennsylvania Route 346 (designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as SR 0346) is a 34-mile (55 km) state highway located in Warren and McKean Counties in Pennsylvania, United States The western terminus is at the New York state line in the Allegheny National Forest, where it becomes New York State Route 280. The eastern terminus is at an intersection with PA 446 in Eldred.

Route description

Intersection of PA 346 and PA 646 in Derrick City, outside of Bradford

History

The routing of PA 159 along the Allegheny River in 1941

PA 346 was assigned in the original assignment of state highways in Pennsylvania. It originally began in Foster Brook, north of Bradford, and ended in Eldred.[2] It was extended westward in 1935 to a new terminus at Corydon, where it ended at PA 159,[3] a north–south route assigned in 1928 that began at PA 59 in Cornplanter and followed the Allegheny River north to the New York state line.[2] This 10-mile (16 km) alignment of PA 159 remained in place until 1946, when all of PA 159 south of Corydon was replaced by an extended PA 346. The short segment of PA 159 between Corydon and the state line became unnumbered.[4]

When the Allegheny Reservoir was completed in 1967, the portion of PA 346 near the Allegheny River was permanently inundated. As a result, PA 346 was rerouted slightly on its existing western end to head northwest to the state line, where it connected to the rebuilt New York State Route 280.[5][6] Originally, PA 346 followed East Main Street in Bradford and Foster Brook.[7] When the Bradford Bypass (US 219) was finished in 1977, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation realigned PA 346 onto the bypass as well.[8]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WarrenNew York state line NY 280Western terminus of PA 346, continues as NY 280
McKeanCorydon Township PA 321Northern terminus of PA 321
West end of freeway (on US 219)
Bradford US 219 southInterchange, West end of US 219 concurrency
PA 46 (Kendall Avenue)Interchange, northern terminus of PA 46
US 219 northInterchange, East end of US 219 concurrency
East end of freeway (on US 219)
Foster Township PA 646 north (Olean Road)West end of PA 646 concurrency
PA 646 south (Old Plank Road)East end of PA 646 concurrency
Otto Township PA 546Southern terminus of PA 546
PA 246 (Looker Mountain Trail)Eastern terminus of PA 246
Eldred PA 446Eastern terminus of PA 346
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google (May 30, 2013). "Pennsylvania Route 346" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Map Showing Pennsylvania State Highways (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928.
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Highways and Parks Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Recreation. 1935.
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Official Road Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1946.
  5. ↑ Official Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1960. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  6. ↑ Official Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1970. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  7. ↑ Discover The New Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1976.
  8. ↑ Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1977.

External links

Route map: Bing