Pennsylvania Route 829 (PA 829) is a
state highway
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located in
Huntingdon County
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,
Pennsylvania
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. The southern terminus is at
PA 655 in
Cass Township. The northern terminus is at
U.S. Route 22 (US 22) in
Mill Creek.
Route description
PA 829 begins at an intersection with
PA 655 in the community of
Knightsville in
Cass Township, heading west on a two-lane undivided road. The route runs through forested areas with some fields across a gap in Clear Ridge, curving to the north into a narrow agricultural valley. The road passes through an area of woods before coming into more farmland with some homes. At this point, PA 829 turns west and begins to ascend forested
Sideling Hill
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, curving southwest and then northwest as it crosses the hill. After descending Sideling Hill, the route enters the Trough Creek Valley and heads north into the borough of
Cassville and becomes Walnut Street, passing homes. Farther north, the road becomes Water Street and heads back into Cass Township, passing through agricultural areas with some residences and becoming an unnamed road. PA 829 curves to then north-northeast and runs through more areas of farms and woods with occasional homes. The route enters
Union Township and passes through
Calvin. The road continues northeast through more rural areas of the valley, passing through
Colfax. Past here, PA 829 becomes Trough Creek Valley Road and heads into forests, crossing Sideling Hill again. After crossing the hill, the route continues through forests and crosses the
Juniata River
The Juniata River () is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed August 8, 2011 in central Pennsylvania. The river is ...
. At this point, PA 829 heads into
Henderson Township and runs through rural areas of homes, crossing
Norfolk Southern's
Pittsburgh Line before ending at
US 22
U.S. Route 22 (US 22) is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at U.S. Route 27, US 27, U.S. Route 42, US 42, U.S. Route 127, US 127, and U.S. Route 52, US 52 to Newark, New ...
.
History
PA 829 was designated in spring 1964 to run from
PA 747 and
PA 994 in
Three Springs north to US 22 near Mill Creek, replacing PA 376 between Three Springs and
Saltillo
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and PA 76 between Saltillo and Mill Creek. This change was made to remove numbering conflicts that resulted from the designation of
I-76
Interstate 76 may refer to:
Interstate Highways in the United States
* Interstate 76 (Colorado–Nebraska)
* Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey), running through Pennsylvania
Video gaming
* ''Interstate '76
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and
I-376
Interstate 376 (I-376) is a major auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of Pennsylvania, located within the Allegheny Plateau. It runs from I-80 near Sharon south and east to a junction with the Pennsylvania Tur ...
in Pennsylvania.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Year 829 ( DCCCXXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* October 2 – Emperor Michael II dies after an 8-year reign in C ...
Transportation in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania