Pennsylvania Route 981 (PA 981) is a state highway which runs 50.4 miles (81.1 km) across Westmoreland County, in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States. The highway begins at PA 51 in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, and runs northward across Westmoreland County, passing through the towns of Mount Pleasant, Latrobe, and New Alexandria before ending at PA 819 in Salina.[2]
 Pennsylvania Route 981 | ||||
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| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 50.483 mi[1] (81.245 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  PA 51 at Rostraver Township | |||
 US 30 near Lawson Heights  US 22 / US 119 near New Alexandria | ||||
| North end |  PA 819 near Salina | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Westmoreland | |||
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Route description
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PA 981 begins at PA 51 in Rostraver Township. From Rostraver, the route runs eastward to the borough of Mount Pleasant, where it meets PA 31. PA 981 then turns northward, meeting US 30 outside the city of Latrobe, near the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The route then continues northward through Latrobe, passing by Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Continuing northward, PA 981 meets US 119 and US 22 at the borough of New Alexandria. The route then ends at PA 819 near Salina.
History
editPA 981 previously ended at PA 156, but was extended in 1998 to its current terminus at PA 819.[3]
PennDOT began construction in 2006 to improve the intersection between PA 981 and US 30 near Latrobe.[4]
In 2021, A petition to rename a section of Pennsylvania Route 981 as Honorable Mike Reese Memorial Highway from Kecksburg Road in Mount Pleasant Township Pennsylvania, to Pennsylvania Route 819 in Mount Pleasant Township was approved by the state legislature and became official on August 11, 2021, in a special ceremony dedicated to honor the late Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Reese.[5]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Westmoreland County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Rostraver Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | PA 51 – Uniontown, Pittsburgh | Southern terminus | |
| Youghiogheny River | 1.594– 1.656 | 2.565– 2.665 | Smithton Low-Level Bridge | ||
| Mount Pleasant | 13.819 | 22.240 |   PA 31 west (West Main Street) | South end of PA 31 overlap | |
| 14.187 | 22.832 |  PA 31 east (West Main Street) | North end of PA 31 overlap | ||
| Mount Pleasant Township | 15.356 | 24.713 | PA 819 | ||
| Unity Township | 23.061 | 37.113 |  PA 130 west (Main Street) | South end of PA 130 overlap | |
| 23.540 | 37.884 | PA 130 east – Lycippus | North end of PA 130 overlap | ||
| 28.273 | 45.501 | US 30 (Lincoln Highway) – Greensburg, Ligonier | |||
| Derry Township | 38.169 | 61.427 | US 22 / US 119 (William Penn Highway) – Pittsburgh, Ebensburg | ||
| Loyalhanna Township | 45.892 | 73.856 |  PA 286 east (Washington Street) – Saltsburg | South end of PA 286 overlap | |
| 46.090 | 74.175 | PA 286 west (Waukeena Road) | North end of PA 286 overlap | ||
| Bell Township | 48.594 | 78.204 |   PA 156 north – Avonmore | Southern terminus of PA 156 | |
| 50.483 | 81.245 | PA 819 – Slickville, Apollo | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Westmoreland County Archived 2011-02-17 at Wikiwix (PDF)
- ^ "Pennsylvania Route 981" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Pennsylvania Highways: Route 981[unreliable source]
- ^ PennDOT: State Route 981 and U.S. 30 Improvements Project Archived February 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PA 981 Renaming: Honorable Mike Reese Memorial Highway
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