Pennsylvania Route 42
Encyclopedia
Pennsylvania Route 42 is a 45 miles (72.4 km) long state route located in central Pennsylvania
. The southern terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 61
in Centralia
. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 220 in Laporte
. In Beech Glen, Sullivan County, it concurs with U.S. 220, loops through Eagles Mere and meets U.S. 220 farther north in Laporte at its northern terminus.
Until 1999, Pennsylvania Route 54
was also present at the southern terminus of PA 42.
. While the final miles of Route 42 wind through state forest land toward Laporte
, trucks are designated to follow the much simpiler alignment of U.S. Route 220
, with which Truck 42 is cosigned for its entire length. The truck route also uniquely terminates at same same intersection as its parent route.
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 of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 61
Pennsylvania Route 61
Pennsylvania Route 61 is an -long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route is signed on a north–south direction, from U.S. Route 222 Business in Reading to U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15 in Shamokin Dam. PA 61 meets up with Pennsylvania Route 54 in Ashland and these...
in Centralia
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Centralia is a borough and ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 12 in 2005, 9 in 2007, and 10 in 2010, as a result of a mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962...
. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 220 in Laporte
Laporte, Pennsylvania
Laporte is a borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 316 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sullivan County. Laporte is surrounded by Laporte Township. It was named for John Laporte...
. In Beech Glen, Sullivan County, it concurs with U.S. 220, loops through Eagles Mere and meets U.S. 220 farther north in Laporte at its northern terminus.
Until 1999, Pennsylvania Route 54
Pennsylvania Route 54
Pennsylvania Route 54 is a state highway which runs for in eastern Pennsylvania. It runs from U.S. Route 209 in Nesquehoning, Carbon County in the east to U.S. Route 15, which is three miles west of Montgomery, Lycoming County in the west...
was also present at the southern terminus of PA 42.
Major intersections
PA 42 Truck
Pennsylvania Route 42 Truck is a 9 miles (14.5 km) long truck route in Sullivan County, PennsylvaniaSullivan County, Pennsylvania
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population is 6,428. Sullivan County was created on March 15, 1847, from part of Lycoming County and named for Charles Sullivan, leader of the Pennsylvania Senate...
. While the final miles of Route 42 wind through state forest land toward Laporte
Laporte, Pennsylvania
Laporte is a borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 316 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sullivan County. Laporte is surrounded by Laporte Township. It was named for John Laporte...
, trucks are designated to follow the much simpiler alignment of U.S. Route 220
U.S. Route 220
U.S. Route 220 is a long U.S. Route in the eastern United States.US 220 is a spur route of U.S. Route 20 but at present, the two routes do not intersect nor do they connect via other spurs of US 20. The former U. S. Route 120, which was signed in Pennsylvania between 1926 and 1967, intersected...
, with which Truck 42 is cosigned for its entire length. The truck route also uniquely terminates at same same intersection as its parent route.