Pennsylvania Route 89 (PA 89) is a north–south
state highway
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located in northwestern
Pennsylvania
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. The southern terminus of the route is at
PA 8 and
PA 27 in
Titusville. The northern terminus is at
PA 5 north of
North East.
Route description
PA 89 begins running north on Franklin Street in the city of Titusville just after the PA 8/PA 27 junction. PA 89 runs northeast out of the city before arcing back around to the north and passing through the community of
Vrooman. The highway then bypasses
Rome
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and
Buells Corners to the east and then continues north through
Hatchtown. West of the borough of
Spartansburg, PA 89 forms a brief
concurrency with
PA 77. PA 89 then crosses over into
Erie County.
PA 89 continues north to
US 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to ...
, which it overlaps with from
Lovell to the borough of
Elgin. After splitting off to the north once again, the highway turns more northwest and meets
Pennsylvania Route 8
Pennsylvania Route 8 (PA 8) is a major state route in western Pennsylvania. Officially, PA 8 is named the William Flinn Highway. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 376 (I-376)/U.S. Route 22 (US 22)/ US 30 in Pittsburgh. Its northern terminu ...
south of the borough of
Wattsburg. The two routes overlap through Wattsburg (where they meet the western terminus of
PA 474) and split up in
Lowville. At
Colt Station
Judah Colt (July 1, 1761 – October 11, 1832) was an early pioneer of Erie County.
Early Life
Colt was born on July 1, 1761, in Lyme, Connecticut. After the death of his father, Colt decided to move west in 1789 and in Albany, New York, jo ...
, PA 89 crosses
PA 430. North of the PA 430 junction, PA 89 has an interchange with
Interstate 86 (exit 3). later, PA 89 has an interchange with
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...
(exit 41). PA 89 then enters the borough of
North East. There, it serves as the western terminus of
PA 426 before crossing
US 20
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. PA 89 then comes to an end at
PA 5, near
Lake Erie
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.
History
PA 89 was established in 1928. In 1930, the highway ran from
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
in
Beaver Dam
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to
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...
in
North East. By 1941, PA 89 was extended south to the current southern terminus at
Titusville. The northern terminus was also extended to
Pennsylvania Route 5
Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) is a westward continuation of New York State Route 5 (NY 5) in Pennsylvania. It runs from North East, Pennsylvania at the New York-Pennsylvania border to Springfield Township in western Erie County, for a total of ...
in North East.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 89
089
Transportation in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Transportation in Erie County, Pennsylvania