Pennsylvania Route 257

PA Route 257
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	5.1 mi[1] (8.2 km)
Existed:	1930 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 322 in Cranberry Township
North end:	US 62 in Oil City
Location
Counties:	Venango
Highway system
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Pennsylvania Route 257 (PA 257) is an 5-mile (8.0 km) long state highway located in Venango county in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at US 322 in Cranberry Township. The northern terminus is at US 62 in Oil City.

Route description

PA 257 begins at an intersection with US 322 in Cranberry Township, heading north on a three-lane undivided road with a center left-turn lane. The route passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with residential and commercial development, running by UPMC Northwest hospital. PA 257 continues past homes and businesses in the community of Seneca before heading into wooded areas with residences. The route passes to the east of Woodland Heights through forests as a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. PA 257 curves northeast and comes to its northern terminus at US 62 on the border of Cranberry Township and Oil City.^[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Venango County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Cranberry Township	0.0	US 322 (Twenty-Eighth Division Highway)
Oil City	5.1	US 62 (East 2nd Street/Riverside Drive)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Pennsylvania Route 257 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US+322+and+PA+257&daddr=US+62+and+PA+257&geocode=FS7ydgIdjbM_-ylDC4quRCIziDGDc-Wt0-1DpQ%3BFfkFeAId1dM_-yl9fh4BUyAziDFUCmueSh2WmQ&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=41.532451,-79.714179&sspn=0.014424,0.042272&ie=UTF8&ll=41.385567,-79.707184&spn=0.115657,0.338173&t=h&z=12. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
2. ^ 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.