Pennsylvania Route 895

PA Route 895
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	47.19 mi[1] (75.94 km)
Major junctions
West end:	PA 443 in Pine Grove
East end:	PA 248 in Bowmanstown
Location
Counties:	Schuylkill, Carbon
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative ← I-895 PA 896 →

Pennsylvania Route 895 (PA 895) is a 47.19 mi (75.94 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is designated as an east–west route, with termini at Route 443 in Pine Grove^[2] and Route 248 in Bowmanstown.^[3] The entire course is close to the north flank of Blue Mountain.

Route description

PA 895 begins at an intersection with Route 443 in Pine Grove. A little west of that point on 443, it is a termination point for Route 501.^[2] From there, it starts heading east for 10 miles until it reaches Route 183.^[4]

After that, the route starts heading northeast and follows the left bank of Bear Creek, passing through Auburn along the way. The Schuylkill County Fairgrounds is on the right side approximately 1 1/2 miles east of 183. While exiting Auburn, 895 crosses the Schuylkill River and continues to Route 61 in Deer Lake. It turns right on 61 south to Molino, where it turns left northward following the Little Schuylkill River to McKeansburg, where it joins Route 443.

PA 895 westbound at the junction with PA 183 in Wayne Township

443 and 895 depart in New Ringgold, where 443 turns north and 895 continues east and crosses to the Lehigh watershed in West Penn Township. It follows the Lizard Creek and intersects Route 309 in Snyders. The boundary with Carbon County is just beyond Andreas (locally pronounced "ANN-dreez.")

895 continues its eastward course through the Lizard Valley across East Penn Township. It passes through the village of Ashfield, and immediately after crossing the Lehigh River, interchanges with the 248 expressway at its eastern terminus in Bowmanstown.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Schuylkill	Pine Grove	0.00	0.00	PA 443 (Tulpehocken Street) to I-81 – Fort Indiantown Gap, Tremont
	Pine Grove Township	0.60	0.97	PA 501 south (Bethel Road) – Bethel	Northern terminus of PA 501
	Wayne Township	10.16	16.35	PA 183 – Cressona, Reading
	Deer Lake	19.24	30.96	PA 61 north – Pottsville	West end of PA 61 concurrency
	North Manheim Township	20.83	33.52	PA 61 south – Reading	East end of PA 61 concurrency
	East Brunswick Township	26.28	42.29	PA 443 west (Chestnut Street) – Orwigsburg	West end of PA 443 concurrency
	New Ringgold	27.62	44.45	PA 443 east (Railroad Avenue) – South Tamaqua, Lehighton	East end of PA 443 concurrency
	West Penn Township	35.66	57.39	PA 309 – Tamaqua, Allentown
Carbon	Bowmanstown	47.19	75.94	PA 248 – Palmerton, Bowmanstown, Lehighton	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Pennsylvania portal

References

External links

Route map: Bing

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