Pennsylvania Route 770

Pennsylvania Route 770 (PA 770) is a 12-mile-long (19 km), east–west state highway that is located in McKean County in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Route 770 marker
Pennsylvania Route 770
Map
PA 770 in red, and PA 770 Truck in blue
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length12.2 mi[1] (19.6 km)
ExistedDecember 1962[2]–present
Major junctions
West end PA 59 in Lafayette Township
Major intersections US 219 in Bradford Township
East end PA 646 in Keating Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesMcKean
Highway system
PA 766 PA 772

The western terminus is situated at PA 59 in Lafayette Township. The eastern terminus is located at PA 646 in Keating Township.

Route description

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PA 770 westbound in Bradford Township

PA 770 begins in Lafayette Township at an intersection with PA 59. The route progresses east to the village of Custer City, where it has a short concurrency with US 219.

After the concurrency with US 219, the route continues southeast to its terminus at PA 646 in the village of Aiken. This route is known by three different names at various points: Warren Road, Buffalo–Pittsburgh Highway and Minard Run Road.

History

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The route was signed in December 1962 alongside the creation of PA 321,[2] and has stayed on the same roads since its inception.[3]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in McKean County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Lafayette Township0.00.0  PA 59 – Warren, SmethportWestern terminus
Bradford Township6.710.8 
 
US 219 south – Ridgway
Western terminus of US 219 concurrency
7.311.7 
 
US 219 north – Bradford
Eastern terminus of US 219 concurrency
Keating Township12.219.6  PA 646 – Smethport, OleanEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

PA 770 Truck

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Pennsylvania Route 770 Truck
LocationLafayette TownshipBradford Township
Length13 mi[4] (21 km)
Existed1980[citation needed]–present
 
PA 770 Truck following PA 59 from its eastern terminus.

Pennsylvania Route 770 Truck is a 13-mile-long (21 km) truck route bypassing a segment of PA 770 where trucks over ten tons are prohibited in McKean County. It begins at the PA 770 terminus in Lafayette Township.[5] It ends at PA 770 in Bradford Township.

The route is an oddity, as it is longer than its main route (PA 770) by one mile,[4] and that its only signed as such westbound, instead of both directions.[6] The entire route follows PA 59 on its western end, and US 219 on its eastern end.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pennsylvania Route 770" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "New Highway Rt. 321 Designation Approved". The Kane Republican. December 7, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/McKean_2002.pdf[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c "PA-770 to 1 E Warren Rd". PA-770 to 1 E Warren Rd. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  5. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  6. ^ PA State Route 770 Ends[unreliable source] Archived May 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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