Pennsylvania Route 151
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Pennsylvania Route 151 is an 13.3 miles (21.4 km) long state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The population density was 418 people per square mile . There were 77,765 housing units at an average density of 179 per square mile...

. The western terminus of the route is at US 30
U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 is an east–west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. It is the third longest U.S. route, after U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 6. The western end of the highway is at Astoria, Oregon; the...

 near Harshaville
Harshaville, Pennsylvania
Harshaville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the junction of Pennsylvania Route 18 and U.S. Route 30, near Raccoon Creek State Park. The community is located at the terminus of Pennsylvania Route 151.- External...

. The eastern terminus is at PA 51 in South Heights
South Heights, Pennsylvania
South Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 542 at the 2000 census. South Heights was first known as Ethel's Landing, a docking point on the Ohio River. The name of the town was changed to Shannopin when the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad...

. The route heads through a mix of suburban and rural areas of southern Beaver County as a two-lane road except at the junction with I-376
Interstate 376
Interstate 376 is a major auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located entirely within the Allegheny Plateau. It runs from I-80 near Sharon south and east to a junction with the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Monroeville, after having crossed the Turnpike...

 near Gringo
Gringo, Pennsylvania
Gringo is an unincorporated community in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 151, near the border with Raccoon Township. The area was the site of an oil field in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; there was at least one...

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Route description

PA 151 begins at an intersection with US 30
U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania
In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 30 runs east–west across the southern part of the state, passing through Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on its way from the West Virginia state line east to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey...

 in Greene Township
Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Greene Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,705 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greene Township is a largely rural area in the southwestern part of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total...

, heading east on two-lane undivided Bocktown Road. The road heads through forested areas with some farms and homes, crossing into Raccoon Township
Raccoon Township, Pennsylvania
Raccoon Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,397 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.3 square miles , of which, 18.5 square miles of it is land and...

 and intersecting PA 18
Pennsylvania Route 18
Pennsylvania Route 18 is a major north–south highway in Western Pennsylvania whose southern terminus is at the West Virginia state line in Greene County, Pennsylvania near the village of Garrison, while the northern terminus is at PA Route 5 in Lake City, Pennsylvania...

. Past this intersection, the route continues southeast through more rural areas, passing through the northeastern corner of Hanover Township
Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Hanover Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,529 at the 2000 census.-History:Two historic sites in Hanover Township are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the David Littell House, a nineteenth-century farmhouse, and the...

 before heading east into Independence Township
Independence Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Independence Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,802 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

. PA 151 heads through a mix of farmland and woodland with a few residences, reaching the community of Bocktown. Here, the route turns to the south before heading northeast through forested areas and entering Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Hopewell Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 13,254 at the 2000 census....

 and becoming Gringo Road. PA 151 comes to an interchange with I-376
Interstate 376
Interstate 376 is a major auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located entirely within the Allegheny Plateau. It runs from I-80 near Sharon south and east to a junction with the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Monroeville, after having crossed the Turnpike...

 and continues into the community of Gringo
Gringo, Pennsylvania
Gringo is an unincorporated community in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 151, near the border with Raccoon Township. The area was the site of an oil field in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; there was at least one...

, passing a mix of homes and businesses. The route makes a turn east onto Laurel Road and heads through woodland. PA 151 reaches its eastern terminus at an intersection with PA 51
Pennsylvania Route 51
Pennsylvania Route 51 is a major state highway in Western Pennsylvania. It runs for from Uniontown to the Ohio state line near Darlington, where it connects with Ohio State Route 14. Route 51 is the termination point for Pennsylvania Route 43, Pennsylvania Route 48 and Pennsylvania Route 88. ...

 on the border of Hopewell Township and South Heights
South Heights, Pennsylvania
South Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 542 at the 2000 census. South Heights was first known as Ethel's Landing, a docking point on the Ohio River. The name of the town was changed to Shannopin when the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad...

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Major intersections

The entire route is located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The population density was 418 people per square mile . There were 77,765 housing units at an average density of 179 per square mile...

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Harshaville
Harshaville, Pennsylvania
Harshaville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the junction of Pennsylvania Route 18 and U.S. Route 30, near Raccoon Creek State Park. The community is located at the terminus of Pennsylvania Route 151.- External...

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Gringo
Gringo, Pennsylvania
Gringo is an unincorporated community in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 151, near the border with Raccoon Township. The area was the site of an oil field in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; there was at least one...

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South Heights
South Heights, Pennsylvania
South Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 542 at the 2000 census. South Heights was first known as Ethel's Landing, a docking point on the Ohio River. The name of the town was changed to Shannopin when the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad...

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