Pennsylvania Route 349
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Pennsylvania Route 349 is an 13.4 miles (21.6 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 Tioga
Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Tioga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,981. Tioga County was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for the Tioga River. Its county seat is Wellsboro....

 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 southern terminus is at US 6
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 , also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a name that honors an American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to...

 in Gaines Township
Gaines Township, Pennsylvania
Gaines Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 553 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 0.02% is water.Gaines Township is bordered by Clymer...

. The northern terminus is at PA 49
Pennsylvania Route 49
Pennsylvania Route 49 is a long state highway located in northern Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 44 three miles north of Coudersport. The eastern terminus is at PA 287 in Lawrenceville less than south of the New York-Pennsylvania border...

 in Westfield
Westfield, Pennsylvania
Westfield is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 1,190 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Westfield is located at ....

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Route description

PA 349 begins at an intersection with US 6
U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 6 travels east–west near the north edge of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from the Ohio state line near Pymatuning Reservoir east to the Mid-Delaware Bridge over the Delaware River into Port Jervis, New York. It is the longest highway segment in the Commonwealth. Most of it is a...

 in Gaines Township
Gaines Township, Pennsylvania
Gaines Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 553 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 0.02% is water.Gaines Township is bordered by Clymer...

, heading north on a two-lane undivided road. The route heads through forested areas of mountains within State Game Lands Number 208, running to the west of Long Run. Farther north, the road enters Clymer Township
Clymer Township, Pennsylvania
Clymer Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 597 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.- Adjacent townships and areas...

 and passes through Davis as it turns northeast into areas of farmland and wooded mountains, heading away from Long Run and following Elklick Run. PA 349 reaches the residential community of Sabinsville and curves north again as it heads into Westfield Township
Westfield Township, Pennsylvania
Westfield Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.7 square miles , all of it land.Westfield Township is bordered by...

. Here, the route passes through more rural areas of farms and woods with a few homes, running to the west of Mill Creek. Upon reaching Westfield
Westfield, Pennsylvania
Westfield is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 1,190 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Westfield is located at ....

, PA 349 becomes Church Street and runs past residences before ending at PA 49
Pennsylvania Route 49
Pennsylvania Route 49 is a long state highway located in northern Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 44 three miles north of Coudersport. The eastern terminus is at PA 287 in Lawrenceville less than south of the New York-Pennsylvania border...

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Major intersections

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