Pennsylvania Route 339

PA Route 339
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	32 mi[1] (51 km)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
South end:	PA 54 in Mahanoy City
	PA 924 in Girard Manor I 80 in Mifflin Township.
North end:	PA 93 in Nescopeck
Location
Counties:	Schuylkill, Columbia. Luzerne
Highway system
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Pennsylvania Route 339 is a 32-mile (51 km) long, north–south state highway located in Schuylkill, Columbia, and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 54 in Mahanoy City. The northern terminus is at PA 93 in Nescopeck

Route description

PA 339 along it route goes by multiple names. The names include Main Street, Creek Road, Catawissa Creek Road, State Road, Mainville Road, Main Mifflin Drive, Third Street, and Broad Street. Though signed north–south, the route from Mahanoy City to the village of Mainville goes southeast-northwest, and from the village of Mifflinville to Nescopeck, primarily east–west.^[2]

Schuylkill County

The route starts at an intersection with PA 54 in Mahanoy City, and heads north to the village of Brandonville, where it has a short concurrency with PA 924 to the village of Girard Manor. The route then continues to the northwest.

Columbia County

The route continues to the northwest to the village of Mainville, where it makes its turn to the northeast. In the village of Mifflinville, I 80 has an interchange with the route. After crossing through Mifflinville, the route heads east, and parallels the Susquehanna River.

Luzerne County

The route continues east for a short distance before making a turn north to the town of Nescopeck, where it terminates at PA 93.

History

Signed in 1928 from Bloomsburg, to Benton^[3], the route was paved in its entirety through the 1930s. Parts of the route were signed different during the years, as PA 44, PA 242 and PA 342. In the 1960s, the route was moved around, with its southern terminus eventually being placed in Mahanoy City, and its northern terminus eventually being placed in Nescopeck.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Schuylkill	Mahanoy City	0	PA 54 (Centre Street)
	East Union Township		PA 924 south	South end of PA 924 concurrency
			PA 924 north	North end of PA 924 concurrency
Columbia	Mifflin Township		I-80	Exit 242
Luzerne	Nescopeck		PA 93 (3rd Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 339
2. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/MAPS/Statewide/otm/2007/otmne_2007.PDF
3. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf
4. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1970fr.pdf