Pennsylvania Route 760 (PA 760) is a
state highway located in
Mercer County, Pennsylvania. The route runs from an interchange with
Interstate 80 (I-80) and
I-376 in
Shenango Township to an intersection with
U.S. Route 62 Business (US 62 Bus.) and
PA 718 in
Sharon. The road was designated as the northernmost part of
PA 60 until 2009, when I-376 was extended from the
Pittsburgh
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area to I-80 along PA 60.
Route description
PA 760 begins at an interchange with
I-80
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and
I-376 in
Shenango Township, heading to the west as a four-lane
freeway
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. South of here, the road continues as I-376. A short distance after beginning, the route reaches the
PA 18 interchange, at which point the freeway ends. From this point, PA 760 turns to the northwest and becomes two-lane undivided Broadway Avenue. The road enters the city of
Hermitage and passes a mix of woods and industrial establishments. The route turns more to the west as it comes into the borough of
Wheatland and intersects
PA 718 and the southern terminus of
PA 418. At this intersection, PA 718 forms a
concurrency with PA 760, and the two routes pass residential areas to the north and industrial areas to the south with a few businesses. The road enters the city of
Farrell
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* Farrell Lines, shipping company (acquired by Maersk)
* Farrell, Nevada, an American city
* Farrell, Pennsylvania, an American city
* Farr ...
and turns to the north, continuing to the west of developed neighborhoods and to the east of
Norfolk Southern
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's Wheatland Industrial Track railroad line as it passes more industry, including a large steel mill. PA 718/PA 760 crosses into the city of
Sharon, where the road becomes Dock Street and passes under
US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada ...
, with a connection provided by local streets. From here, the road continues into downtown Sharon and reaches a
roundabout at Connelly Boulevard and an intersection with
US 62 Business. At this junction, PA 760 ends and PA 718 makes a left turn to head west on US 62 Business.
History
What is now PA 760 was originally designated as solely PA 718 and as an unnumbered road east of the PA 418/PA 718 intersection
though the portion south of the PA 18 intersection was part of PA 18 constructed as a bypass of
West Middlesex.
When the
PA 60 freeway was completed up to I-80, the PA 60 designation was applied onto this stretch of road.
After I-376 was extended up the PA 60 freeway to I-80 from the
Pittsburgh
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area in November 2009, PA 60 was reduced to its current alignment in
Allegheny County while the former PA 60 north of I-80 became PA 760.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 760
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