Pennsylvania Route 965

PA Route 965
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	11.5 mi[1] (18.5 km)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 62 in Jackson Township
East end:	US 62 in Frenchcreek Township
Highway system
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Pennsylvania Route 965 (PA 965) is a 12-mile (19 km) long state highway located in Mercer County and Venango County, Pennsylvania. The route terminates on at each end at U.S. Route 62. In the west, it begins in Jackson Township, before travelling through rural areas to its end in Frenchcreek Township.

Route description

PA 965 begins at an intersection with US 62 in the community of Nesbits Corners in Jackson Township, Mercer County, heading east-northeast on two-lane undivided Henderson Road. The road passes through a mix of farms and woods with some homes before passing through open agricultural areas and crossing into Worth Township. The route becomes Jackson Center Polk Road and runs through wooded areas with some fields and residences, crossing PA 173 in Perrine Corners. Past this intersection, PA 965 heads northeast through more rural areas and passes through Henderson.^[1][2] PA 965 enters Mineral Township in Venango County and heads through forested areas with some homes, passing through the community of Mount Pleasant. The road continues northeast through more woodland with some farmland and residences. Farther northeast, PA 965 crosses the Sandy Creek into Frenchcreek Township and ends at another intersection with US 62 in Waterloo Bridge.^[1][3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Mercer	Jackson Township	0.0	US 62 (Franklin Road)
	Worth Township		PA 173 (Sandy Lake-Grove City Road)
Venango	Frenchcreek Township	11.5	US 62 (Mercer Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Pennsylvania Route 965 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=franklin+road+and+henderson+road&daddr=41.33005,-79.96228+to:41.352447,-79.941268+to:US+62+and+PA+965+mineral&hl=en&ll=41.316239,-80.032654&spn=0.121453,0.338173&sll=41.316239,-80.032654&sspn=0.121453,0.338173&geocode=FY3UdQIdgGI5-ynPS4L3FacziDEOlfXTxLKGfg%3BFYKldgIdWN87-ykZMqwiggUziDHdHFV3hNpqbA%3BFf_8dgIdbDE8-ynniKKAIgUziDE0BMroNnx4sA%3BFcQGdwIdEjU8-ynHXSD1IQUziDHMIcl-1ymW7w&mra=ls&via=1,2&dirflg=w&t=h&z=12. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
2. ^ PennDOT (2011). Mercer County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/mercer_GHSN.PDF. Retrieved May 19, 2011. 
3. ^ PennDOT (2011). Venango County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/venango_GHSN.pdf. Retrieved May 23, 2011.