Pennsylvania Route 970 (PA 970) is a
state highway
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in
Clearfield County
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...
,
Pennsylvania
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. The route runs from
U.S. Route 322
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(US 322) in
Woodland
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to
PA 879 in
Shawville.
Route description
PA 970 begins at an intersection with
US 322
U.S. Route 322 (US 322) is a long, east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926. A portion of it at one time was concurrent with ...
in
Bradford Township, heading north on Shawville Highway, a three-lane undivided road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane. The road runs through a mix of fields and woods with some commercial development, with the lane configuration changing to two southbound lanes and one northbound lane as it runs near a shopping center. Farther north, the route comes to an interchange with
I-80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...
. Past this interchange, PA 970 becomes a two-lane road and continues north through agricultural areas with some woods and homes, passing through Pleasant Valley. The route heads into more forested areas and heads north-northwest, crossing a
R.J. Corman Railroad line and running near the Shawville Generating Station before crossing the
West Branch Susquehanna River
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into
Goshen Township, where it ends at
PA 879 in
Shawville.
History
PA 970 once extended further south into Clearfield County and western
Centre County
Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The lands ...
. Its former southern terminus was at
PA 350 in
Sandy Ridge. It traveled northwest along present-day SR 3049 into
Osceola Mills.
In Osceola Mills, PA 970 ran along Curtin Street to
PA 53 (Stone Street), turned left onto PA 53 forming a
wrong-way concurrency
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with it along Stone Street and Sarah Street until leaving the concurrency by making a right onto Elizabeth Street.
The designation followed Drane Highway and Salem Road north through
Decatur and
Boggs Townships. Prior to 2002, PA 970 turned left onto Salem Road following present-day SR 2049 to Bigley, SR 2030 west to Woodland, and SR 2049 north to US 322 at its present southern terminus.
After 2002 but before its truncation to Woodland, PA 970 traveled east along Link Road (SR 2034 and SR 2029) to US 322 outside of
Wallaceton. PA 970 then turned left onto US 322 following it northwest to its present southern terminus near Woodland.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
{{commons category, Pennsylvania Route 970
Pennsylvania Highways: PA 970
970
Year 970 (Roman numerals, CMLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 970th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' designations, the 970th year of the 1st millennium, ...
Transportation in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania