Pennsylvania Route 257 (PA 257) is a 5.12-mile-long (8.24 km) state highway located in Venango County in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 322 (US 322) in Cranberry Township. The northern terminus is at US 62 in Oil City.
 Pennsylvania Route 257 | ||||
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| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.12 mi[1] (8.24 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930–present | |||
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| South end |  US 322 in Cranberry Township | |||
| North end |  US 62 in Oil City | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Venango | |||
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Route description
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PA 257 begins at an intersection with US 322 in Cranberry Township, heading north on a three-lane undivided road with a center left-turn lane. The route passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with residential and commercial development, heading east of the Cranberry Mall past the US 322 intersection and running west of UPMC Northwest hospital. PA 257 continues past homes and businesses in the community of Seneca before heading into wooded areas with residences. The route passes to the east of Woodland Heights through forests as a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. PA 257 curves northeast and comes to its northern terminus at US 62 on the border of Cranberry Township and the city of Oil City.[2][3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Venango County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Cranberry Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 322 (Twenty-Eighth Division Highway) – Franklin, Clarion | Southern terminus | |
| Oil City | 5.12 | 8.24 | US 62 (East 2nd Street/Riverside Drive) – Franklin, Tionesta | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ "overview of Pennsylvania Route 257" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ Venango County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
External links
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