Pennsylvania Route 949

PA Route 949
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	45.1 mi[1] (73 km)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
South end:	PA 28 in Summerville
	US 322 in Corsica I 80 in Corsica PA 36 in Eldred Township.
North end:	PA 948 in Ridgway
Location
Counties:	Jefferson, Elk
Highway system
Roads in Pennsylvania Interstate • US • State • Legislative ← PA 948 PA 950 →

Pennsylvania Route 949 is a 45-mile (72 km) long, north–south state highway located in Jefferson and Elk counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 28 in Summerville. The northern terminus is at PA 948 in Ridgway.

Route description

PA 949, along its course, goes by, and has many different street names along its route. The names of the streets that the route goes by is Corsica Summerville Road, 28th Division Highway, Olean Road, Clear Creek Road, State Street, South Street, and Mill Street.

Jefferson County

PA 949 begins in the town of Summerville at the intersection of PA 28. The route goes north to US Route 322, where a small concurrency occurs in the town of Corsica. Outside of Corsica, there is an interchange with Interstate 80 (Exit 73). The route continues north to the village of Sigel, where there is an intersection with PA 36. The route then makes a northeast turn to the Clarion River, where it parallels the river going east for a short distance, then turns away from the river at the Clear Creek State Forest and Heath Pump Station, where it continues east. The intersection with the former PA 968 is in the State Forest.

Elk County

PA 949 goes on a northeast course before paralleling the Clarion River again for the rest of the route into the town of Ridgway. It enters the town from the southwest, and terminates in the center of town, at an intersection with PA 948.

History

The route was signed in 1928. In the 1930s, the route was fully completed as was intended.^[2] The route has stayed on the same route for most of its existence, however, it was recently extended from its former southern terminus in Corisca, to its current terminus in Summerville.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Jefferson	Summerville	0	PA 28
	Corsica		US 322 (28th Division Highway)	Southern terminus of concurrency
			US 322 (28th Division Highway)	Northern terminus of concurrency
	Union Township		I 80	Exit 73
	Eldred Township		PA 36
	Polk Township		Richardsville Road	Former PA 968
Elk	Ridgway		PA 948 (Main Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 949
2. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf