Pennsylvania Route 981

PA Route 981
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	50.4 mi[1] (81.11 km)
Major junctions
South end:	PA 51 at Rostraver Township
	PA 31 at Mount Pleasant PA 819 at Mount Pleasant PA 130 at Pleasant Unity US 30 near Latrobe US 22/US 119 at New Alexandria PA 286 at Saltsburg
North end:	PA 819 near Salina
Location
Counties:	Westmoreland
Highway system
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Pennsylvania Route 981 is a state highway which runs 50.4 miles (81.1 km) across Westmoreland County, in southwestern Pennsylvania. The highway begins at Pennsylvania Route 51 in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, and runs northward across Westmoreland County, passing through the towns of Mount Pleasant, Latrobe, and New Alexandria before ending at Pennsylvania Route 819 in Salina.

Route description

Pennsylvania Route 981 begins at Pennsylvania Route 51 in Rostraver Township. From Rostraver, the route runs eastward to Mount Pleasant, where it meets Pennsylvania Route 31. Route 981 then turns northward, meeting U.S. Route 30 outside Latrobe, near the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The route then continues northward through Latrobe, passing by Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Continuing northward, Route 981 meets U.S. Route 119 and U.S. Route 22 at New Alexandria, Pennsylvania. The route then ends at Pennsylvania Route 819 near Salina.

History

Pennsylvania Route 981 previously ended at Pennsylvania Route 156, but was extended in 1998 to its current terminus at Pennsylvania Route 819.^[1]

Future

PennDOT began construction in 2006 to improve the intersection between Pennsylvania Route 981 and U.S. Route 30 near Latrobe.^[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Westmoreland County.

Mile	Destinations	Notes
0.0	PA 51	PA 981 begins
4.6	Pennsylvania Route 3035
7.0	Pennsylvania Route 3037
8.3	Pennsylvania Route 3073
13.8	PA 31 To I-70 / I-76 / US 119	Access to I-70/I-76 via US 119.
15.3	PA 819
23.0	PA-130
27.4	US 30
35.3	Slag Road	Access to Keystone State Park
38.1	US 22/US 119
45.8,46.0	PA 286/To PA 380
48.5	PA 156
50.4	PA 819	PA 981 ends

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Pennsylvania Highways: Route 981
2. ^ PennDOT: State Route 981 and U.S. 30 Improvements Project