Pennsylvania Route 731 (PA 731, designated by the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
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as State Route 0731) is a
state highway located in the southwest region of
Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Fulton County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,556, making it the fourth-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is McConnellsburg. The county was created on April 19, ...
. The route, known locally as Fairview Road and McKees Gap Road, begins at an intersection with
PA 484 in
Union Township. The highway heads northeast, through hilly regions before reaching the northern terminus at
Interstate 70
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a park and ride lot just east of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth-longest Interstate in the co ...
(I-70) in Union Township. I-70 continues north to get to the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
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, and south to pass into
Maryland
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.
PA 731 was originally signed in 1930. It was assigned to a series of local roads north of
Philadelphia
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. It was numbered this way until the PA 731 designation was removed in 1952. In 1964, the route was designated onto its current alignment.
Route description
PA 731 begins at an intersection with
PA 484 in the rural farmlands of
Union Township.
The highway, locally known as Fairview Road, progresses northeast and intersects with Zach's Ridge Road for the first time. Here, the highway turns left.
After passing through a small wooded area, PA 731 comes to another intersection with McKees Gap Road, at which point it makes a right turn.
The route now turns due east, and the woods break up at this point. A short distance later the road comes to the northern end of Zach's Ridge Road and soon after that Henderson Road, which is a long connector back to PA 484. Immediately after this, PA 731 comes to its terminus at an interchange with
I-70
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a park and ride lot just east of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth-longest Interstate in the c ...
.
I-70 goes south towards the Pennsylvania /
Maryland
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border and north to the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for across the state. The turnpike's w ...
.
History
Originally, PA 731 was signed in 1930 for a series of roads to the north of
Philadelphia
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in
Montgomery County, connecting
U.S. Route 309
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in
Fort Washington to
PA 152 in
Glenside.
The route was around 4 miles long and included some of the larger, unmarked roads in the area.
Later, in 1947, the route's eastern terminus was moved from Glenside to
Fox Chase.
Five years later, the PA 731 designation was removed. In 1964, the route was designated onto its current alignment in Fulton County.
In August 2009, the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently Yassmin Gramian. Presently, Pe ...
completed reconstruction of the interchange with I-70.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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