Pennsylvania Route 286

PA Route 286
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	71.1 mi[1] (114 km)
Existed:	1961 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 22 in Monroeville
	PA 66 (via Mamont Road) near Murrysville US 422 near Indiana US 119 in Indiana
East end:	US 219 near Burnside
Location
Counties:	Allegheny, Westmoreland, Indiana, Clearfield
Highway system
Roads in Pennsylvania Interstate • US • State • Legislative ← PA 285 PA 287 →

Pennsylvania Route 286 is an 71.1-mile (114.4 km) long, east–west state highway located in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Indiana, and Clearfield counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at US 22 in Monroeville. The eastern terminus is at US 219 near Burnside.

Route description

PA 286 goes by many names along its route. The names it goes by includes Golden Mile Highway, Saltsburg Road, Washington Street, Salt Street, Main Street, Oakland Avenue, Philadelphia Street, and Franklin Street. Though signed east–west, the route takes a more northeast-southwest direction, especially in Indiana and Clearfield counties.

Allegheny County

The route starts at an interchange at US 22 in the rural portion of the municipality of Monroeville and continues into Plum Borough. The route spends only a little over four miles in Allegheny County before crossing the Allegheny/Westmoreland county line.

Westmoreland County

The route continues north before turning east at the intersection of PA 380, where the two routes exchange the Golden Mile Highway and Saltsburg Road in the town of Murrysville. The route continues east in Westmoreland County, where it overpasses PA 66 in the village of Mamont (accessible by Pfeffer Road southbound or Mamont Road). It then intersects PA 819 in Bell Township, and PA 380 in the village of Wakena, where it terminates. The route then has a short concurrency with PA 981 before crossing the Kiskiminetas River and entering the town of Saltsburg,Indiana County, after spending about 15.5 miles in Westmoreland County.

Indiana County

The route starts going northeast after exiting the town of Saltsburg, before entering the city of Indiana, the route has an intersection with PA 217 outside the village of Jacksonville, where it terminates, an interchange with US 422/PA 56, and an intersection with US 422 Business, both just outside Indiana. The route enters the city from the southwest, and has a short concurrency with PA 954 in downtown. After passing under US 119, the route continues northeast. After a short concurrency with PA 403 in Clymer, and an intersection with PA 240 in the village of Commodore, the route continues northeast, passing though Glen Campbell It then crosses the Clearfield county line after spending about 50 miles in Indiana County.

Clearfield County

The route continues northeast for a short distance before terminating at an intersection with US 219 in Burnside Township

History

Some of the route before its designation in 1961 included PA 13 from Saltsburg to Indiana, and PA 80 from PA 380 to US 219 and US 22 to PA 380.^[2]. Since its establishment, the route has stayed on the same roads.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Allegheny	Monroeville	0	US 22 (William Penn Highway)
Westmoreland	Murrysville	4.9	PA 380
	Washington Township	10.7	PA 66
	Bell Township	14.2	PA 819
		17.3	PA 380	Eastern terminus of PA 380
		18.8	PA 981 (Harvat Road)	Western terminus of concurrency
		19.0	PA 981 (Harvat Road)	Eastern terminus of concurrency
Indiana	Blacklick Township	31.4	PA 217	Northern terminus of PA 217
	White Township	36.6	US 422 / PA 56 / PA 286 Truck (Ben Franklin Highway)	Western terminus of PA 286 Truck
		37.5	US 422 BUS
	Indiana	39.6	PA 954	Western terminus of concurrency
		40.0	PA 954	Eastern terminus of concurrency
		42.5	PA 286 Truck to US 119	Eastern terminus of PA 286 Truck
	Clymer	51.6	PA 403	Western terminus of concurrency
		51.8	PA 403	Eastern terminus of concurrency
	Green Township	57.4	PA 240	Western terminus of PA 240
Clearfield	Burnside Township	71.1	US 219
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

PA 286 Truck

PA Route 286 Truck
Location:	Indiana, Pennsylvania
Existed:	1995–present

Pennsylvania Route 286 Truck is a 7-mile (11 km) long truck route in Indiana County in Pennsylvania. The route starts at the interchange of PA 286 on US 422/PA 56. After a short distance, the route heads north on US 119. The route eventually goes west, and eventually meets up again with PA 286 just east of Indiana.

References

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 286
2. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1960fr.pdf