Pennsylvania Route 214
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Pennsylvania Route 214 is an 10 miles (16.1 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 York
York County, Pennsylvania
York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....

 county in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. The western terminus is at PA 616
Pennsylvania Route 616
Pennsylvania Route 616 is an long state highway located in York county in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 851 in Railroad. The northern terminus is at US 30 in West Manchester Township.-Route description:...

 in Seven Valleys
Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania
Seven Valleys is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 517 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Seven Valleys is located at ....

. The eastern terminus is at PA 74
Pennsylvania Route 74
Pennsylvania Route 74 is a long north–south state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason-Dixon Line southwest of Delta, where PA 74 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 165...

 in Dallastown
Dallastown, Pennsylvania
Dallastown is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,049 at the 2010 census.-History:Dallastown was named after George M. Dallas of Philadelphia during the presidential campaign of 1844...

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Route description

PA 214 begins at an intersection with PA 616
Pennsylvania Route 616
Pennsylvania Route 616 is an long state highway located in York county in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 851 in Railroad. The northern terminus is at US 30 in West Manchester Township.-Route description:...

 in North Codorus Township
North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania
North Codorus Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,905 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.22%, is water...

, heading southeast on two-lane undivided Main Street into Seven Valleys
Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania
Seven Valleys is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 517 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Seven Valleys is located at ....

. The route crosses the South Branch Codorus Creek
Codorus Creek
Codorus Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania in the United States.-Course:Codorus Creek rises on Beecher Hill in Manheim Township, just north of the Pennsylvania-Maryland line and the town of Lineboro, Maryland...

 and passes businesses, crossing under the York County Heritage Rail Trail
York County Heritage Rail Trail
The York County Heritage Rail Trail is long and runs from York, Pennsylvania, south to the Mason-Dixon line. The trail was built in 1999 by York County Government and connects with the Northern Central Railroad Trail in Maryland, which extends for another to Ashland...

 before turning northeast onto Church Street. The road passes several homes before turning north and then northeast again to run immediately to the southeast of the rail trail, entering agricultural areas. PA 214 leaves Seven Valleys for Springfield Township
Springfield Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,152 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.17%, is water...

 and becomes Valley Road, heading farther to the east from the rail trail as it passes through a mix of farmland and woodland. The route makes a curve to the east and passes rural areas of residences before passing more farms and turning south onto Reynolds Mill Road. The road heads through agricultural areas with some woods and homes before making a sharp turn to the east.

At this point, PA 214 enters a mix of farmland and residential subdivisions, with the route splitting from Reynolds Mill Road by becoming West Ore Street and entering Loganville
Loganville, Pennsylvania
Loganville, founded in 1820 and named after Colonel Henry Logan, is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Loganville is located at ....

. Here, the road passes more homes and crosses Main Street. After this, the road crosses back into Springfield Township and becomes Dunkard Valley Road as it runs past more farms, crossing under I-83
Interstate 83
Interstate 83 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its southern terminus is in Baltimore, Maryland at the Fayette Street exit; its northern terminus is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at Interstate 81....

. Here, the route turns northeast into agricultural areas with patches of homes and woodland, crossing the East Branch Codorus Creek into York Township
York Township, Pennsylvania
York Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 27,793 at the 2010 census.-History:York Township was formed in 1753 when very few settlers lived there. Most lived in the southeast part, most of which subsequently seceded into the boroughs of Dallastown,...

. PA 214 continues north on Hess Farm Road, turning east onto South Pleasant Avenue. The road turns north through more rural areas with increasing residential development. PA 214 continues into Dallastown
Dallastown, Pennsylvania
Dallastown is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,049 at the 2010 census.-History:Dallastown was named after George M. Dallas of Philadelphia during the presidential campaign of 1844...

 and passes homes as it reaches its eastern terminus at PA 74
Pennsylvania Route 74
Pennsylvania Route 74 is a long north–south state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason-Dixon Line southwest of Delta, where PA 74 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 165...

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Major intersections

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