Pennsylvania Route 729

PA Route 729
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	22.07 mi[1] (35.52 km)
Existed:	1969 – present
Major junctions
South end:	PA 253/PA 453 in Gulich Township.
	PA 53 in Glen Hope PA 969 in Lumber City
North end:	US 219/PA 879 in Grampian
Location
Counties:	Clearfield
Highway system
Roads in Pennsylvania Interstate • US • State • Legislative ← PA 724 PA 731 → ← PA 824 PA 826 →

Pennsylvania Route 729 is a 22.07-mile (35.52 km) long, north–south state highway located in Clearfield county in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 253/PA 453 in Gulich Township. The northern terminus is at US 219/PA 879 in Grampain.

Route description

PA 729 is known by 2 names along its route. The 2 names it goes by are Main Street, and more commonly, the Tyrone Turnpike.

The route begins at the village of Janesville at an intersection of PA 253/PA 453. The route heads northwest to the town of Glen Hope, where the route has an intersection with PA 53. The route continues north to the town of Lumber City. In the town, the route has a short concurrency with PA 969. The route continues north to the town of Grampian, where the route terminates at an intersection with US 219 and PA 879.

History

PA 729 was first signed in 1930, but as a short route in Berks County, from PA 100 (Then PA 62) to PA 29. In the mid-1940s, the route was decommissioned, but in 1969, the route number was revived for its current location today. A very small portion of the current route was signed as PA 825 during the 1930's and early 1940's.^[2][3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Clearfield	Gulich Township	0.00	PA 253/PA 453
	Glen Hope		PA 53
	Lumber City		PA 969	Southern terminus of concurrency
			PA 969	Northern terminus of concurrency
	Grampian	22.07	US 219/PA 879
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Pennsylvania State Roads - 2010. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Tranpsortation. 2010. 
2. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf
3. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Clearfield_1977_Sheet_1.pdf