Pennsylvania Route 433 (PA 433) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
located in
Franklin County,
Pennsylvania
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. The southern terminus is at
U.S. Route 11 (US 11) near
Red Bridge. The northern terminus is at
PA 997 in
Lurgan Township. PA 433 is a two-lane undivided road that passes through farmland in northern Franklin County. The route passes to the east of the
Letterkenny Army Depot
Letterkenny Army Depot (originally Letterkenny Ordnance Depot), the Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for Air Defense and Tactical Missile Systems, was established in 1942. The Depot is under the command structure of the U.S. A ...
before it crosses PA 997. The route heads northeast and north before curving northwest and crossing
PA 533 in
Orrstown. PA 433 continues northwest to its end at PA 997.
PA 433 was designated in 1928 to run from US 11 near Red Bridge north to
US 522
U.S. Route 522 (US 522) is a spur route of US 22 in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The U.S. Highway travels in a north-south direction, and runs from US 60 near Powhatan, Virginia, to its northern terminus a ...
in
Shade Gap
Shade Gap is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 105 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Shade Gap is located in southeastern Huntingdon County at (40.180107, -77.865434). It sits at the eastern base of Shad ...
, heading north along its present route and then heading northwest through
Roxbury and
Spring Run before reaching Shade Gap.
PA 641 became
concurrent
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with a portion of PA 433 west of Roxbury in 1937. In the 1960s, the north end of PA 433 was cut back to PA 997 in Lurgan Township, with the former alignment north of there becoming PA 997 to Roxbury, solely PA 641 to the west of Roxbury, unnumbered Cold Spring Road and Amberson Road (now
PA 641 Truck), and an extended PA 641 west to Shade Gap.
Route description
PA 433 begins at an intersection with
US 11
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in
Greene Township, heading north on two-lane undivided Sunset Pike
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
PA 997 Truck. The road passes through agricultural areas with some industrial development, crossing the Pennsylvania & Southern Railway's Main line. At this point, the route passes to the east of an industrial area adjacent to the
Letterkenny Army Depot
Letterkenny Army Depot (originally Letterkenny Ordnance Depot), the Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for Air Defense and Tactical Missile Systems, was established in 1942. The Depot is under the command structure of the U.S. A ...
. PA 433 comes to a junction with
PA 997, where the truck route ends, and turns northeast onto Rowe Run Road, heading into open farm fields. The road continues into
Southampton Township and passes through the community of Pinola, turning to the north into farmland with some woods. The road curves to the northwest and heads into the borough of
Orrstown, where it passes homes and crosses
PA 533. PA 433 crosses back into Southampton Township before crossing the
Conodoguinet Creek
Conodoguinet Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in South central Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The name is Native American, and means "A Long Way with Many Bends".
Conodo ...
into
Lurgan Township and becoming Tanyard Hill Road. The road continues through farmland with some woods and homes before reaching its northern terminus at another intersection with PA 997.
History
When routes were legislated in Pennsylvania in 1911, what would become PA 433 was legislated as part of Legislative Route 264 between Orrstown and
Spring Run and as part of Legislative Route 121 between Spring Run and
Shade Gap
Shade Gap is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 105 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Shade Gap is located in southeastern Huntingdon County at (40.180107, -77.865434). It sits at the eastern base of Shad ...
.
PA 433 was designated in 1928 to run from US 11 northeast of
Chambersburg
Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, and north of Maryland and the Mas ...
north to
US 522
U.S. Route 522 (US 522) is a spur route of US 22 in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The U.S. Highway travels in a north-south direction, and runs from US 60 near Powhatan, Virginia, to its northern terminus a ...
in Shade Gap, following its present alignment before heading northwest and passing through
Roxbury and Spring Run before coming to Shade Gap. Upon designation, PA 433 was paved between US 11 and south of Orrstown while the remainder was unpaved.
By 1930, the route was under construction along the
PA 333 (now PA 997)
concurrency to the south of Roxbury.
In 1937, an extended
PA 641 became concurrent with PA 433 between Roxbury and the point PA 433 turned north onto Cold Spring Road to the west of Roxbury.
[ ] The entire length of PA 433 was paved in the 1930s.
The northern terminus of PA 433 was cut back to its current location at PA 997 in the 1960s. The former alignment became PA 997 (which replaced PA 333) north to Roxbury, solely PA 641 between Roxbury and Cold Spring Road, unnumbered Cold Spring Road and Amberson Road (now
PA 641 Truck), and a westward extension of PA 641 between Amberson Road and US 522 in Shade Gap.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 433
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Transportation in Franklin County, Pennsylvania