Pennsylvania Route 850

PA Route 850
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	44.8 mi[1] (72.1 km)
Existed:	1929 – present
Major junctions
West end:	PA 35 in Tuscarora Township
	PA 75 in Tuscarora Township PA 17 in Northeast Madison Township PA 274 in Northeast Madison Township to Tyrone Township PA 233 from Tyrone Township to Landisburg PA 74 in Spring Township PA 34 in Carroll Township
East end:	US 11 / US 15 in Marysville
Location
Counties:	Juniata, Perry
Highway system
Roads in Pennsylvania Interstate • US • State • Legislative ← PA 849 PA 851 →

Pennsylvania Route 850 (PA 850) is a 44-mile (71 km) long state highway located in Juniata and Perry counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 35 in Tuscarora Township. The eastern terminus is at US 11/US 15 in Marysville.

Route description

Juniata County

PA 850 begins at an intersection with PA 35 in Tuscarora Township, Juniata County, heading southeast on a two-lane undivided road. The route passes through farm fields with some woodland before heading into more wooded areas and turning to the northeast. The road comes to McCullochs Mills and curves southeast again, heading through more woodland with a few farms and residences. PA 850 turns northeast and then southeast again, crossing the Tuscarora Creek. PA 850 comes to an intersection with PA 75 in the community of Honey Grove before heading into forested areas and crossing through a gap in Tuscarora Mountain, turning to the northeast.^[1][2]

Perry County

PA 850 crosses into Northeast Madison Township in Perry County and runs east through more forests with a few agricultural clearings and residences, passing through Walsingham. The road curves south and then northeast again as it traverses another portion of Tuscarora Mountain, passing through a tract of Tuscarora State Forest. The route turns south into open agricultural areas, heading more to the southeast as it comes to a junction with PA 17 in Kistler, forming a brief concurrency with that route. PA 850 winds southeast through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, passing through Bixler. In Fort Robinson, the route comes to an intersection with PA 274. At this point, PA 274 forms a concurrency with PA 850 and the two routes head east on Shermans Valley Road, passing through a mix of farms and woods and crossing into Tyrone Township. The road heads through agricultural areas with some homes before coming into the community of Loysville, where PA 850 splits from PA 274 by heading to the southeast. The route heads south past homes prior to turning east out of Loysville and running through farmland with some woods and residences. The road turns to the south and comes to an intersection with PA 233. Here, PA 850 heads south along with PA 233 through more farmland along with some homes. The road crosses into Landisburg and becomes Carlisle Street, passing homes. In the center of town, PA 233 turns to the west and PA 850 turns east onto Main Street, running past more residences.^[1][3]

The road heads back into Tyrone Township and becomes unnamed, entering open agricultural areas. The route soon crosses into Spring Township and intersects PA 74 in Alinda. Here, PA 850 becomes Landisburg Road and runs through more farmland with a few homes, turning southeast. The road heads into forested areas and turns northeast in Falling Spring, running a short distance to the north of the Sherman Creek. The route heads east and enters Carroll Township, coming to an intersection with PA 34 in Dromgold. At this point, PA 34 and PA 850 form a concurrency and continue southeast on Spring Road, passing farm fields and woods with homes as it runs east of the creek. The road crosses Sherman Creek and heads into business areas, with PA 850 splitting from PA 34 by heading east on Valley Road. The route runs through farmland and woodland with some homes in a valley, crossing into Rye Township. PA 850 continues through more rural valley areas, passing through Grier Point and Keystone. Residential developments near the road increase as it heads through Glenvale and turns to the east-northeast. PA 850 enters Marysville and becomes Valley Street, passing homes and coming to its eastern terminus at US 11/US 15.^[1][3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Juniata	Tuscarora Township	0.0	PA 35
			PA 75
Perry	Northeast Madison Township		PA 17 east (Tuscarora Path)	West end of PA 17 overlap
			PA 17 west	East end of PA 17 overlap
			PA 274 west	West end of PA 274 overlap
	Tyrone Township		PA 274 east (Shermans Valley Road)	East end of PA 274 overlap
			PA 233 north (Green Park Road)	West end of PA 233 overlap
	Landisburg		PA 233 south (Doubling Gap Road)	East end of PA 233 overlap
	Spring Township		PA 74 (Waggoners Gap Road)
	Carroll Township		PA 34 north (Spring Road)	West end of PA 34 overlap
			PA 34 south (Spring Road)	East end of PA 34 overlap
	Marysville	44.8	US 11 / US 15 (State Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Pennsylvania Route 850 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=PA+35+and+PA+850&daddr=US+11+and+PA+850&hl=en&geocode=FdsCaQId3cNf-ymVGMCPNEbJiTFpbM9If1ns0Q%3BFfqXZwIdxSRq-ykTiEQqzsXIiTGyOBBoYRHZsQ&mra=ls&sll=40.56233,-77.404861&sspn=0.234217,0.676346&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
2. ^ PennDOT (2011). Juniata County and Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/mifflin_juniata_GHSN.PDF. Retrieved June 5, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} PennDOT (2011). Perry County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/perry_GHSN.PDF. Retrieved June 10, 2011.