Pennsylvania Route 199 (PA 199) is a
state highway
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located in
Bradford County in
Pennsylvania
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. The southern terminus is at
U.S. Route 220 (US 220) near
Athens
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. The northern terminus is the
New York
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state line in
Sayre, where it connects to
New York State Route 34
New York State Route 34 (NY 34) is a north–south New York state route located in Central New York. Its southern terminus is at the Pennsylvania state line in the village of Waverly, where it connects to Pennsylvania Route  ...
(NY 34) and an interchange with
Interstate 86 (I-86)/
NY 17
New York State Route 17 (NY 17) is a major state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in Mina and follows the Southern T ...
. PA 199 runs north–south through the
Penn-York Valley
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...
communities of Athens and Sayre, following Main Street in Athens and Keystone Avenue, Mohawk Street, and Spring Street in Sayre. The section of PA 199 between the southern terminus and the intersection of Keystone Avenue and Mohawk Street in Sayre was designated as part of
US 711 when the
U.S. Highway System
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was created in 1926, being renumbered to US 220 a year later. Between 1930 and the 1960s,
US 309 was
concurrent
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with this portion of US 220. In the 1970s, US 220 was moved to a western bypass of the towns and PA 199 was designated onto its current alignment.
Route description
PA 199 begins at an intersection with
US 220
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in
Athens Township,
Bradford County, heading east on a two-lane undivided road. The route immediately passes over the Lehigh Secondary railroad line, which is owned by
Norfolk Southern and operated by the
Lehigh Railway
The Lehigh Railway is a shortline railroad in Wyoming County and Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It connects to the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad in Mehoopany and to Norfolk Southern in Athens, just south of Sayre. It operates a ...
, and turns to the north. The road runs between homes and commercial development to the west and farm fields to the east a short distance west of the
Chemung River. PA 199 curves east and crosses the Chemung River into the borough of
Athens
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, where it heads into residential areas and turns north onto South Main Street. The route continues past homes a short distance to the west of the
Susquehanna River
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before it passes through the downtown area of Athens, becoming North Main Street upon crossing the Lehigh Secondary at-grade in an industrial area. The road heads past residences and crosses into the borough of
Sayre, where the name changes to South Keystone Avenue. PA 199 runs past a mix of homes and businesses in Sayre, becoming North Keystone Avenue at the West Lockhart Street intersection. Farther north, the route turns east-northeast onto Mohawk Street and passes through residential areas. The road turns north-northeast and becomes Spring Street, running past businesses and crossing the Lehigh Secondary at-grade again. The road curves north and passes more commercial development before bending to the northwest. PA 199 comes to the eastbound entrance/exit ramp for the
NY 17
New York State Route 17 (NY 17) is a major state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in Mina and follows the Southern T ...
freeway before reaching the
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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state line, where the road becomes
NY 34 and immediately passes under NY 17 prior to the westbound entrance/exit ramp for the I-86 freeway.
History
When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, what is now PA 199 between the southern terminus and the intersection of Keystone Avenue and Mohawk Street in Sayre was designated as part of Legislative Route 287, which ran from
Towanda north to
South Waverly.
With the creation of the
U.S. Highway System
The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. As the designation and numbering of these hi ...
in 1926, Legislative Route 287 became part of
US 711.
The US 711 designation was replaced by US 220 in 1927, with
PA 42 also designated concurrent with US 220. The concurrent PA 42 designation was removed from US 220 in 1928.
By 1930,
US 309 was designated
concurrent
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with US 220 between Towanda and
Waverly, New York.
By 1964, the concurrent US 309 designation was removed from this portion of US 220 when the northern terminus of that route was cut back to
Tunkhannock.
[ ] In 1974, US 220 was realigned to a freeway bypass to the west of Athens, Sayre, and South Waverly, and PA 199 was designated onto the former alignment of US 220 from south of Athens to Mohawk Street in Sayre as well as previously-unnumbered Mohawk and Spring streets to connect to NY 17 and NY 34 at the state line.
The current southern terminus of PA 199 is about north of the original southern terminus at US 220. The original road met US 220 at a much sharper angle than the present intersection which was built in 2008.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 199
199
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U.S. Route 220