Pennsylvania Route 944

PA Route 944
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	30.8 mi[1] (50 km)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
West end:	PA 233 in Lower Mifflin Township
	PA 74 in North Middleton Township PA 34 in Middlesex Township PA 114 in Silver Spring Township I-81 in Hampden Township
East end:	US 11 / US 15 in East Pennsboro Township
Location
Counties:	Cumberland
Highway system
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Pennsylvania Route 944 (PA 944) is a 31-mile (50 km) long state highway located in Cumberland county in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 233 in Lower Mifflin Township. The eastern terminus is at US 11/US 15 in East Pennsboro Township.

Route description

PA 944 begins at an intersection with PA 233 in Lower Mifflin Township, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Enola Road. The road heads through agricultural areas with some woods a short distance to the south of Blue Mountain, turning east and entering Upper Frankford Township. The route heads through more rural areas before coming to the residential community of Bloserville, where it turns north before curving back to the east. The road passes more farms before heading into Lower Frankford Township and running through a mix of woods and fields. Entering more agricultural areas, PA 944 curves northeast before heading east into North Middleton Township and intersecting PA 74. From this junction, the route continues east, heading through forests before passing more farms as it enters Middlesex Township. In this area, PA 944 comes to a junction with PA 34, at which point the route turns northeast to form a concurrency with that route on Spring Road, passing through the community of Carlisle Springs.^[1][2]

PA 944 splits from PA 34 by heading east onto Wertzville Road, passing through more farmland with occasional homes. The road curves north and then east again as it runs through a mix of farms and woods with some homes, passing through Donnellytown. The route continues into Silver Spring Township and comes to an intersection with the western terminus of PA 114. From here, PA 944 heads into residential development, passing through Wertzville. The road heads through a mix of farms and development prior to entering Hampden Township. Here, the route passes through suburban residential subdivisions prior to widening into a four-lane divided highway and reaching an interchange with I-81. Following this, PA 944 narrows back into a two-lane undivided road and passes through woods before heading near more residential neighborhoods, crossing into East Pennsboro Township. In this area, the road passes more inhabited subdivisions along with some commercial development, running through West Enola. The route passes through woodland, coming into Enola where it turns south onto South Enola Drive, passing homes. PA 944 curves to the southeast and bears left onto State Street, reaching its eastern terminus at US 11/US 15 in West Fairview.^[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cumberland County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Lower Mifflin Township	0.0	PA 233 (Doubling Gap Road)
North Middleton Township		PA 74 (Waggoners Gap Road)
Middlesex Township		PA 34 south (Spring Road)	West end of PA 34 overlap
		PA 34 north (Spring Road)	East end of PA 34 overlap
Silver Spring Township		PA 114 east (Conodoguinet Parkway)
Hampden Township		I-81	I-81 exit 61
East Pennsboro Township	30.8	US 11 / US 15 (South Enola Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Pennsylvania Route 944 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=PA+233+and+PA+944&daddr=40.26912,-77.20069+to:US+11+and+PA+944&geocode=FbvlZQIdUWRi-ykd0g_Y9xbJiTEAsAZZFJB5WQ%3BFUB1ZgIdzgJm-ymh30ugcyDJiTHAPe7XhYCFpg%3BFW2TZgIdFkpq-ymjFOpP4MPIiTEsxH9YuUGY7w&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1&sll=40.210868,-77.178955&sspn=0.235443,0.676346&ie=UTF8&ll=40.261713,-77.178955&spn=0.235266,0.676346&t=h&z=11. Retrieved May 15, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} PennDOT (2011). Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/cumberland_GHSN.PDF. Retrieved May 15, 2011.