U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 6.

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"Pennsylvania Route 6" redirects here. For the short-lived Pennsylvania Traffic Route, now U.S. Route 219, see Pennsylvania Route 6 (1920s).

U.S. Route 6 marker

U.S. Route 6
GAR Highway; Roosevelt Highway
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 403 mi[1] (649 km)
Existed: 1926 (1924 as PA 7) – present
Tourist
routes:		 Gateway to the Endless Mountains Scenic Byway
Governor Casey Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end: US 6 near North Richmond, OH
  I-79 near Meadville

US 19 / US 322 in Meadville
US 62 in Warren
US 219 near Mount Jewett
US 15 in Mansfield
US 220 near Towanda
I-81 / I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension / US 11 near Scranton
I-81 / I-84 / I-380 in Dunmore
US 209 in Milford

I-84 in Matamoras
East end: US 6 / US 209 in Port Jervis, NY
Location
Counties: Crawford, Erie, Warren, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike
Highway system
← PA 5 PA 6 →
← x20px US 6N PA-7 (1926).svg PA 8 →
US Route 6 in Matamoras, 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 two-lane rural highway, with some freeway bypasses around larger towns. Except east of Scranton, where it is paralleled by Interstate 84, it is the main route in its corridor. What is now Interstate 80—the Keystone Shortway—was once planned along the US 6 corridor as a western extension of I-84.[2] The corridor was originally the Roosevelt Highway from Erie, Pennsylvania to Port Jervis, New York, designated Pennsylvania Route 7 in 1924.[3] The PA 7 designation soon disappeared, but as US 6 was extended and relocated, the Roosevelt Highway followed it. The Pennsylvania section of US 6 was renamed the Grand Army of the Republic Highway in 1946; this name was applied to its full transcontinental length by 1953.[4]

US 6 meets with U.S. Route 19 near Meadville, where it turns north with US 19 to a point east of Edinboro. There it turns east (while U.S. Route 6N heads west to U.S. Route 20 at West Springfield) and passes through the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. At Towanda it turns more southeasterly to reach Scranton, then turning back northeast out of Scranton to Carbondale and generally east and southeast to New York. US 6 fully encompasses two Pennsylvania Scenic Byways: the Gateway to the Endless Mountains Scenic Byway along the bypass of Tunkhannock and the Governor Casey Scenic Byway along the freeway portion in Lackawanna County between I-81 in Dunmore and PA 247 in Jessup.[5][6]

History

As approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 11, 1926, the west end of US 6 was at Kane, where U.S. Route 120 continued west to Erie. (US 6 ended concurrent with U.S. Route 219, which ran east to Mt. Jewett along US 6 before turning north to New York.) US 6 also used present Pennsylvania Route 706, U.S. Route 11 and Pennsylvania Route 106 between Wyalusing and Carbondale, while U.S. Route 106 took the southerly route via Scranton.[7][8]

By the end of 1927, US 6 had replaced US 120 in running west from Kane to Erie (making US 120 no longer connect to its "parent" U.S. Route 20), and had swapped places with US 106 via Scranton; this took it along the Jefferson Highway. It was defined by AASHO to serve the following places in Pennsylvania: Erie, Waterford, Corry, Warren, Kane, Farmers Valley, Coudersport, Wellsboro, Canoe Camp, Mansfield, Towanda, Wyalusing, Tunkhannock, Clarks Summit, Scranton, Carbondale, Honesdale, Milford, and Matamoras.[9] By 1930 its west end was at 26th Street (U.S. Route 20) and State Street (US 6 - now Pennsylvania Route 505) in Erie. (By then U.S. Route 19 ended a block to the west on Peach Street, where it still ends today.)[10]

This original routing deviates majorly from present US 6 in the following places, roughly using the following current routes:[8]

In 1931,[4] US 6 was extended west to Greeley, Colorado. It left its old route - which then became U.S. Route 6N - at Waterford, and headed south on former Pennsylvania Route 5 and U.S. Route 19 and west on U.S. Route 322 and former Pennsylvania Route 77 into Ohio. This whole section from Waterford to Cleveland, Ohio was regarded as temporary, but the only change was a relocation by 1936 along Pennsylvania Route 79 from Union City west to US 19 south of Waterford. (Former US 6 from Mount Union to Waterford became Pennsylvania Route 97. At the same time, US 6N was moved to the rest of former PA 79 from US 19 west to U.S. Route 20 - its current route.)[11]

Since then, only minor realignments and bypasses have been made to the route of US 6.

Major intersections

County Location mi km Exit Destinations Notes
Crawford Ohio state line 0.0 0.0 US 6 west Continues into Ohio
Sadsbury Township 13.4 21.6 PA 618 north – Conneautville, Girard Southern terminus of PA 618
Conneaut Lake 13.9 22.4 PA 285 west – Espyville Western end of concurrency with PA 285
14.3 23.0 US 322 west / PA 18 south (4th Street) Western end of concurrencies with US 322 and PA 18
14.4 23.2 PA 285 east (3rd Street) Eastern end of concurrency with PA 285
Sadsbury Township 15.3 24.6 PA 18 north – Conneautville, Girard Eastern end of concurrency with PA 18
Vernon Township 19.9 32.0 US 19 south / PA 98 north (Perry Highway) – Fairview, Mercer Southern end of concurrency with US 19,
southern terminus of PA 98
21.0 33.8 I-79 – Pittsburgh, Erie I-79 exit 147
21.8 35.1 PA 102 north (Pennsylvania Avenue) Southern terminus of PA 102
Meadville 22.8 36.7 US 322 east (Linden Street) Eastern end of concurrency with US 322
Saegertown 29.3 47.2 PA 198 east (State Street) Southern end of concurrency with PA 198
30.0 48.3 PA 198 west to I-79 Northern end of concurrency with PA 198
Cambridge Springs 38.1 61.3 PA 86 south (Main Street) / PA 408 east (Church Street) Northern and Western termini of PA 86/408 respectively
38.2 61.5 PA 99 north (McClellan Street) Southern terminus of PA 99
Erie LeBoeuf Township 44.2 71.1 US 6N west / US 19 north Northern end of concurrency with US 19,
eastern terminus of US 6N
Union City 52.9 85.1 PA 8 south (Main Street) – Titusville Southern end of concurrency with PA 8
53.5 86.1 PA 8 north (Main Street) to PA 97 – Erie, North East Northern end of concurrency with PA 8
Elgin 59.2 95.3 PA 89 north – North East Western end of concurrency with PA 89
Wayne Township 60.8 97.8 PA 89 south Eastern end of concurrency with PA 89
Corry 64.8 104.3 PA 426 (Center Street) to PA 77 west
Warren Columbus Township 67.6 108.8 PA 957 east (Pike Road) – Sugar Grove Western terminus of PA 957
Freehold Township 77.0 123.9 PA 958 north Southern terminus of PA 958
Pittsfield Township 82.6 132.9 PA 27 west – Titusville Western end of concurrency with PA 27
Youngsville 85.3 137.3 PA 27 east (Main Street) – Youngsville Business District Eastern end of concurrency with PA 27
Youngsville, Irvine Interchange
Brokenstraw Township 89.1 143.4 US 62 south – Tidioute, Tionesta Western end of concurrency with US 62, interchange
Warren 94.0 151.3
US 6 Bus. east / US 62 north (Ludlow Street) – Business District		 Western terminus of US 6 BUS,
eastern end of concurrency with US 62, interchange
Main Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Mead Township 96.9 155.9
US 6 Bus. west (Pennsylvania Avenue) – Warren		 Eastern terminus of US 6 BUS
97.1 156.3 PA 59 east (Kinzua Road) – Kinzua Dam Western terminus of PA 59
Sheffield Township 107.1 172.4 PA 666 west to PA 948 – Ridgway, Tionesta Eastern terminus of PA 666
McKean Kane 122.6 197.3 PA 66 south (Fraley Street) – Clarion Northern terminus of PA 66
123.1 198.1 PA 321 north (Hacker Street) – Marshburg Western end of concurrency with PA 321
123.2 198.3 PA 321 south – Wilcox Eastern end of concurrency with PA 321
Hamlin Township 130.6 210.2 US 219 (Buffalo Pittsburgh Highway) – Bradford, Wilcox, Ridgway
140.3 225.8 PA 146 east – Clermont Western terminus of PA 146
Smethport 147.9 238.0 PA 59 west (Main Street) – Warren Eastern terminus of PA 59
148.9 239.6 PA 46 north – Eldred, Bradford, Olean Western end of concurrency with PA 46
Keating Township 149.6 240.8 PA 46 south – Emporium Eastern end of concurrency with PA 46
Port Allegany 157.3 253.1 PA 155 north (Main Street) – Olean Northern end of concurrency with PA 155
158.5 255.1 PA 155 south – Emporium Southern end of concurrency with PA 155
Potter Coudersport 174.7 281.2 PA 44 north (Main Street) – Shinglehouse Western end of concurrency with PA 44
176.7 284.4 PA 872 south – Austin Northern terminus of PA 872
Sweden Township 178.8 287.8 PA 44 south (Coudersport Jersey Shore Turnpike) – Jersey Shore Eastern end of concurrency with PA 44
Ulysses Township 189.3 304.6 PA 449 north (Brooklyn Road) – Brookland, Genesee Southern terminus of PA 449
Galeton 196.9 316.9 PA 144 south (Bridge Street) – Germania, Renovo, Jersey Shore Northern terminus of PA 144
Tioga Gaines Township 201.5 324.3 PA 349 north (Bridge Street) – Sabinsville, Westfield Southern terminus of PA 349
Shippen Township 208.9 336.2 PA 362 east Western terminus of PA 362
Delmar Township 216.9 349.1 PA 287 north – Tioga Western end of concurrency with PA 287
Wellsboro 219.5 353.3 PA 287 south / PA 660 west (Main Street) – Grand Canyon Eastern end of concurrency with PA 287,
western end of concurrency with PA 660
Charleston Township 225.8 363.4 PA 660 east – Covington Eastern end of concurrency with PA 660
Mansfield 231.5 372.6 US 15 – Corning, Williamsport Interchange
232.2 373.7
US 15 Bus. (Main Street) – Corning, Williamsport
Richmond Township 234.0 376.6 PA 549 north – Roseville Southern terminus of PA 549
Bradford Troy 249.2 401.0 PA 14 south (Canton Street) – Canton, Williamsport Western end of concurrency with PA 14
249.9 402.2 PA 14 north – Elmira Eastern end of concurrency with PA 14
North Towanda Township 266.7 429.2 US 220 – Sayre, Williamsport Interchange
Wysox Township 272.8 439.0 PA 187 (Rome Road) – Rome, Durell
Wyalusing Township 280.3 451.1 PA 409 north – Camptown Southern terminus of PA 409
Wyalusing 285.1 458.8 PA 706 east (Church Street) – Camptown Western terminus of PA 706
Wyoming Braintrim Township 293.2 471.9 PA 367 north Southern terminus of PA 367
Meshoppen 300.2 483.1 PA 267 north (Auburn Street) – Lawton Southern terminus of PA 267
Washington Township 303.6 488.6 PA 87 south – Mehoopany, Dushore Northern terminus of PA 87
Tunkhannock Township 307.8 495.4
US 6 Bus. east – Tunkhannock		 Western terminus of US 6 BUS
Tunkhannock 309.6 498.3
PA 29 (Bridge Street) to US 6 Bus. – Montrose, Wilkes-Barre
Tunkhannock Township 310.2 499.2 PA 92 south (Roosevelt Highway) – Pittston Western end of concurrency with PA 92
310.4 499.5
US 6 Bus. west – Tunkhannock		 Eastern terminus of US 6 BUS
312.7 503.2 PA 92 north – Nicholson Eastern end of concurrency with PA 92
Clinton Township 318.7 512.9 US 11 north (Lackawanna Trail) – Nicholson, Binghamton Northern end of concurrency with US 11
Factoryville 319.3 513.9 PA 107 east – Lake Sheridan, Fleetville Western terminus of PA 107
Lackawanna La Plume Township 321.3 517.1 PA 438 east (La Plume Road) Western terminus of PA 438
Dalton 323.1 520.0 PA 632 east (Main Street) – Dalton Western terminus of PA 632, interchange
South Abington Township 328.0 527.9 PA 407 north (South Abington Road) – Clarks Green
Western terminus of freeway
328.2 528.2 US 11 south (Northern Boulevard) – Scranton Eastern end of concurrency with US 11
I-476 south / Penna Turnpike NE Extension south – Allentown Northern terminus of I-476, I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension exit 131 (Clarks Summit)
I-81 north – Binghamton Western end of concurrency with I-81, I-81 exit 194
Scranton 191 US 6 Bus. east / US 11 (North Scranton Expressway) – Dickson City, North Scranton Western terminus of US 6 BUS
190 Main Avenue – Dickson City
Dunmore 334.0 537.5 188 PA 347 – Throop, Dunmore
335.6 540.1 I-81 south – Wilkes-Barre
I-84 east / I-380 south – Mt. Pocono, Milford		 Eastern end of concurrency with I-81, I-81 exit 187;
Western terminus of I-84 and northern terminus of I-380, I-84/I-380 exit 1
Throop 1 Marshwood Road – Mount Cobb, Throop
Olyphant 2 East Lackawanna Avenue – Olyphant
Jessup 340.2 547.5 3 PA 247 – Jessup
Archbald 4 Salem Road – Archbald, Cortez
Mayfield 345.6 556.2 5 PA 107 west – Jermyn, Mayfield Eastern terminus of PA 107
Carbondale Township 6 Meredith Street – Carbondale, Childs
Eastern terminus of freeway
350.6 564.2 7 US 6 Bus. west – Carbondale, Whites Crossing, Simpson Eastern terminus of US 6 BUS
Wayne Waymart 354.3 570.2 PA 296 – Pleasant Mount, South Canaan
Prompton 358.5 576.9 PA 170 north – Aldenville Southern terminus of PA 170
Honesdale 362.8 583.9 PA 191 north (Main Street) to PA 670 – Bethany, Hancock, NY, Dyberry Northern end of concurrency with PA 191
363.4 584.8 PA 191 south (Sunrise Avenue) – Lake Ariel Southern end of concurrency with PA 191
Texas Township 366.2 589.3 PA 652 east – Beach Lake, Narrowsburg, NY Western terminus of PA 652
Hawley 371.6 598.0 PA 590 east (Hudson Street) – Rowlands Northern end of concurrency with PA 590
Palmyra Township 373.5 601.1 PA 590 west – Lakeville, Hamlin Southern end of concurrency with PA 590
Pike Palmyra Township 374.9 603.3 PA 507 south – Newfoundland Northern terminus of PA 507
377.4 607.4 PA 402 south to I-84 – Blooming Grove Northern terminus of PA 402
Blooming Grove Township 380.9 613.0 PA 739 south (Valley Road) – Lords Valley, Dingmans Ferry Northern terminus of PA 739
384.7 619.1 PA 434 (Shohola Road/Well Road) – Shohola Western end of concurrency with PA 434
Milford Township 395.5 636.5 I-84 – Port Jervis, Scranton Interchange, I-84 exit 46
Milford 397.7 640.0 US 209 south (Harford Street) to US 206 – Stroudsburg, Newton Western end of concurrency with US 209
Westfall Township 402.9 648.4 I-84 – Scranton, Port Jervis Interchange, I-84 exit 53
Delaware River Mid-Delaware Bridge
Orange Port Jervis US 6 east / US 209 north Continues into New York
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, August 14, 1957
    Note: the corridor had already been shifted south by September 1955, but the numbering was done on a map from August 2, 1947.
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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 1927 map of Pennsylvania
  9. ↑ United States Numbered Highways, 1927
  10. ↑ 1930 map of Pennsylvania, back side PDF (5.75 MiB)
  11. ↑ Ohio Transportation Maps

External links

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