Pennsylvania Route 487

PA Route 487
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	63 mi[1] (101 km)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
South end:	PA 61 in Shamokin Township
	PA 54 in Elysburg PA 42 in Catawissa US 11 in Bloomsburg I-80 in Lightstreet
North end:	PA 87 in Dushore
Location
Counties:	Northumberland, Columbia, Luzerne, Sullivan
Highway system
Roads in Pennsylvania Interstate • US • State • Legislative ← PA 484 PA 488 → ← PA 741 PA 743 →

Route 118 and Route 487 along the concurrency in Columbia and Luzerne Counties

Pennsylvania Route 487 is a 63-mile (101 km) long, north–south state highway running from PA 61 in Shamokin Township, Northumberland County to PA 87 (near its intersection with US 220) in Dushore, Sullivan County. In Bloomsburg, PA 487 and US 11 share a brief wrong-way concurrency. After its brief concurrency with PA 118, PA 487 goes up a steep grade through the picturesque Ricketts Glen State Park.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Northumberland	Paxinos	0.0	PA 61	Southern terminus of PA 487
	Elysburg		PA 54 (Market Street)
Columbia	Catawissa		PA 42 south	South end of PA 42 concurrency
			PA 42 north (Main Street)	North end of PA 42 concurrency
	Bloomsburg		US 11 north (6th Street)	South end of US 11 concurrency
			US 11 south (Main Street)	North end of US 11 concurrency
			I-80	Interchange
	Orangeville		PA 93	Northern terminus of PA 93
	Benton		PA 254	Eastern terminus of PA 254
			PA 239 south	South end of PA 239 concurrency
			PA 239 north	North end of PA 239 concurrency
	Red Rock		PA 118 west	South end of PA 118 concurrency
Luzerne			PA 118 east	North end of PA 118 concurrency
Sullivan	Dushore		PA 87 (Carpenter Street, Mill Street)	Northern terminus of PA 487
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Attractions

• Knoebels Amusement Park & Resort is located on PA 487 north of Elysburg

References

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 487

External links

• PA 487 Termini