Pennsylvania Route 764
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Pennsylvania Route 764 is a north–south state highway in Blair County
, of the U.S. state
of Pennsylvania
. The route is one of many major north–south throughfares in Altoona. South of the city near Duncansville
, a suburb and unofficial section of Altoona, it terminates at an interchange with U.S. Route 22. The northern terminus is located several miles north of Altoona in Pinecroft, at an interchange with Interstate 99
and U.S. Route 220, at exit 39.
. The junction is composed of two trumpet-style interchanges connecting PA 764 with the US 22 freeway. However the road itself (known as the 6th Avenue Road) continues much farther south and north of its designation as Route 764.
From there, 764 is aligned north–south past the southern Altoona suburbs and small hamlets. The route is also parallel west of I-99/US 220. Upon entering the city, 764 becomes 6th Avenue. 6th Avenue begins intersecting high street-numbers from the south to lower numbers in the north. Approaching the downtown area, 764 splits into the 6th and 7th Avenue one-way pair
upon entering the commercial district of Altoona. 6th Avenue is mostly the boundary between the downtown and Dutch Hill (except near the school zones). The two pairs intersect Union Avenue (PA 36
) near the heart of the city, around the edge of the downtown.
The 764 one-way couple remain parallel and separate for a long distance into the northern portions of Altoona. In the northern section of the city, the two pairs merge and turn right onto Lloyd Street; Lloyd Street turns north to become Walton Avenue. Outside of Altoona, 764 merges onto U.S. Route 220 Business, to begin a long overlap with the route on Pleasant Valley Boulevard. Even though the route itself turns onto Lloyd Street, the Sixth Avenue Road continues northward.
In Pinecroft, 764 leaves US 220 BUS to turn east. A short distance east of the overlap, 764 terminates an at interchange with I-99/US 220, at exit 39.
north of Altoona
. From the 1940s to the 1990s, the designation was in place. Before the bill was passed to form the high, from Duncansville to Altoona, it was designated as Pennsylvania Route 264, following the decommission of Pennsylvania Route 64.
Blair County, Pennsylvania
-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...
, of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of 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 route is one of many major north–south throughfares in Altoona. South of the city near Duncansville
Duncansville, Pennsylvania
Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Duncansville is one of the communities that comprises the Altoona Urban Area...
, a suburb and unofficial section of Altoona, it terminates at an interchange with U.S. Route 22. The northern terminus is located several miles north of Altoona in Pinecroft, at an interchange with Interstate 99
Interstate 99
Interstate 99 is an intrastate Interstate Highway located in central Pennsylvania in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at exit 146 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike north of Bedford, where the road continues south as U.S. Route 220 . The northern terminus is at...
and U.S. Route 220, at exit 39.
Route description
Route 764 begins interchanging U.S. Route 22, south of downtown AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
. The junction is composed of two trumpet-style interchanges connecting PA 764 with the US 22 freeway. However the road itself (known as the 6th Avenue Road) continues much farther south and north of its designation as Route 764.
From there, 764 is aligned north–south past the southern Altoona suburbs and small hamlets. The route is also parallel west of I-99/US 220. Upon entering the city, 764 becomes 6th Avenue. 6th Avenue begins intersecting high street-numbers from the south to lower numbers in the north. Approaching the downtown area, 764 splits into the 6th and 7th Avenue one-way pair
One-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or just couplet is a pair of parallel, usually one-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major traffic flow, or sometimes opposite directions of a bus or streetcar route....
upon entering the commercial district of Altoona. 6th Avenue is mostly the boundary between the downtown and Dutch Hill (except near the school zones). The two pairs intersect Union Avenue (PA 36
Pennsylvania Route 36
Pennsylvania Route 36 is a long state highway located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 26 near the Hopewell Township community of Yellow Creek...
) near the heart of the city, around the edge of the downtown.
The 764 one-way couple remain parallel and separate for a long distance into the northern portions of Altoona. In the northern section of the city, the two pairs merge and turn right onto Lloyd Street; Lloyd Street turns north to become Walton Avenue. Outside of Altoona, 764 merges onto U.S. Route 220 Business, to begin a long overlap with the route on Pleasant Valley Boulevard. Even though the route itself turns onto Lloyd Street, the Sixth Avenue Road continues northward.
In Pinecroft, 764 leaves US 220 BUS to turn east. A short distance east of the overlap, 764 terminates an at interchange with I-99/US 220, at exit 39.
History
Throughout much of its history, PA 764 was U.S. Route 220U.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...
north of Altoona
Altoona, Pennsylvania
-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
. From the 1940s to the 1990s, the designation was in place. Before the bill was passed to form the high, from Duncansville to Altoona, it was designated as Pennsylvania Route 264, following the decommission of Pennsylvania Route 64.