Pennsylvania Route 163

This article is about the current PA 163. For the 1920s PA 163, see Pennsylvania Route 232. For the 1930s PA 163, see Pennsylvania Route 63.

PA Route 163
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	2.4 mi[1] (3.9 km)
Major junctions
West end:	MD 63 in Antrim Township
	I-81 in Antrim Township
East end:	US 11 in Antrim Township
Location
Counties:	Franklin
Highway system
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Pennsylvania Route 163 (PA 163) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Known for most of its length as Mason Dixon Road, the state highway runs 2.4 miles (3.9 km) from the Maryland state line, where the highway continues south as Maryland Route 63 (MD 63), east to U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in Antrim Township in southern Franklin County.

Route description

PA 163 begins at the Maryland state line in Antrim Township. The roadway continues south as MD 63 (Greencastle Pike) toward Cearfoss and Williamsport. PA 163 begins heading north from the state line, then immediately turns east onto Mason Dixon Road. The roadway continues straight as SR 3001 (Williamsport Pike) toward Greencastle. PA 163 parallels the north side of the Maryland–Pennsylvania state line at a distance of about 200 feet (61 m) at Williamsport Pike. The distance reduces to less than 50 feet (15 m) after the state highway crosses Norfolk Southern Railway's Lurgan Branch at-grade. PA 163 continues east through farmland, intersecting Maugansville Road on the Maryland side before reaching its interchange with I-81 (American Legion Memorial Highway). The ramps to and from southbound I-81 are on the Maryland side of the highway, while the ramps to and from northbound I-81 are in Pennsylvania. PA 163 continues east into the unincorporated village of State Line where the highway reaches its eastern terminus at US 11 (Molly Pitcher Highway) just north of where US 11 enters Maryland.^[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Antrim Township in Franklin County.

Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
0.0	MD 63 south (Greencastle Pike) – Williamsport	Western terminus; Maryland state line
0.1	SR 3001 (Williamsport Pike) – Greencastle	PA 163 turns east onto Mason Dixon Road
1.9	I-81 (American Legion Memorial Highway) – Chambersburg, Hagerstown	I-81 Exit 1; southbound I-81 ramps are in Maryland and northbound I-81 ramps are in Pennsylvania
2.4	US 11 (Molly Pitcher Highway) – Greencastle, Hagerstown	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Google, Inc. Google Maps – Pennsylvania Route 163 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Williamsport+Pike&daddr=US-11+N%2FPennsylvania+Ave+S&hl=en&geocode=FYoZXgIdclld-w%3BFZoZXgIdFgZe-w&mra=ls&sll=39.721596,-77.766938&sspn=0.007575,0.01929&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 
2. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PDF). General Highway Map: Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Map) (2010 ed.). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/franklin_GHSN.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 

External links

• Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 163