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Pennsylvania Route 655

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PA 76
  
PA 77 →

Constructed
  
1964

Length
  
133.4 km

Pennsylvania Route 655

South end:
  
North end:
  
Old US 322 in Reedsville

Counties
  
Fulton County, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Route 655 (PA 655) is an 83-mile-long (134 km) north–south state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason–Dixon line in Thompson Township, where the road becomes a local road (Pennsylvania Avenue) in Hancock, Maryland. The northern terminus is at old U.S. Route 322 in Reedsville.

Contents

Map of PA-655, Pennsylvania, USA

History

Most of PA 655 was once Pennsylvania Route 76. From 1930 to 1964, PA 76 occupied what is now PA 655 from the Maryland state line to Pennsylvania Route 829 in Cass Township, as well as PA 829 from Cass to Mill Creek and PA 655 from Mill Creek to Reedsville.

PA 655 Truck

Pennsylvania Route 655 Truck is a truck route of PA 655 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over Saddlers Run on which trucks over 36 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. It was signed in 2013.

References

Pennsylvania Route 655 Wikipedia