Pennsylvania Route 136

PA Route 136
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	44.8 mi[1] (72.1 km)
Existed:	September 1964[2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 40 / PA 18 in Washington
	US 19 in Washington I-70 / I-79 in Washington PA 519 in Eighty Four Toll PA 43 near New Eagle PA 51 near New Eagle Toll PA 66 in Hempfield Township
East end:	US 30 in Greensburg
Location
Counties:	Washington, Allegheny, Westmoreland
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative ← PA 135 PA 137 →

Pennsylvania Route 136 (PA 136) is a 40-mile-long (64 km) state highway located in Washington, Allegheny, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at US 40 & PA 18 in Washington. The eastern terminus is at US 30 in Greensburg.

PA 136 was established in September 1964 to replace the stretch of PA 31 from Greensburg to Washington while the section west of Washington was re-designated as PA 844.

Route description

Washington County

PA 136 begins at an intersection with US 40/PA 18 in Washington, Washington County, heading east on two-lane undivided West Beau Street. The road heads through the commercial downtown of Washington, becoming East Beau Street at the Main Street junction. The route intersects the one-way pair carrying US 19 as it passes through the Washington & Jefferson College campus. PA 136 heads into residential areas and enters East Washington, turning to the northeast. The road heads into South Strabane Township and comes to an interchange with I-70/I-79, at which point it becomes a divided highway. Past this interchange, the route becomes undivided again and passes a few businesses before continuing past more homes. PA 136 winds east through areas of woods and housing developments before heading through a mix of farmland and woodland with a few residences. The road becomes the border between North Strabane Township to the north and South Strabane Township to the south as it heads into more industrial areas as an unnamed road. The route passes over a CSX railroad line and comes to an intersection with PA 519, at which point it crosses into Somerset Township. PA 136 continues east through areas of farms and woods with occasional homes. The road winds to the northeast and becomes the border between Nottingham Township to the north and Somerset Township to the south, passing through Dunningsville. The route heads east through more agricultural areas with a few woods and residences, heading southeast into more wooded areas of homes, running through Kammerer. PA 136 turns northeast and fully enters Somerset Township again, running through more rural areas. The road becomes the border between Nottingham Township and Somerset Township again. The route forms the border between Nottingham Township to the north and Fallowfield Township to the south as it curves northeast again and continues through more wooded areas with some fields and homes. PA 136 turns east and heads through residential areas, turning southeast onto Dry Run Road as it becomes the border between Carroll Township to the north and Fallowfield Township to the south. A short distance later, the road comes to Ginger Hill and intersects the northern terminus of PA 917.^[1][3]

Here, the route turns east into Carroll Township, passing through woodland and coming to an interchange with the PA 43 toll road, where it becomes a divided highway. Following this interchange, PA 136 becomes undivided and heads through wooded areas with some homes, crossing under a Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway line and passing through Baidland. The road runs east-northeast through areas of fields and woods with some homes, curving east into woodland as it forms the border between New Eagle to the north and Carroll Township to the south. PA 136 turns northeast through more woods with some homes, running along the border between New Eagle to the northwest and Monongahela to the southeast briefly before fully entering Monongahela. The route heads north to an intersection with PA 88/PA 837, turning east to form a concurrency with the two routes on West Main Street, a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The road passes businesses before heading into residential areas as a two-lane road, turning southeast and heading through the commercial downtown of Monongahela. The three routes intersect PA 481 and become East Main Street, crossing a Norfolk Southern railroad line. The road passes more businesses as a four-lane divided highway, with PA 837 splitting to the southeast and PA 88/PA 136 becoming unnamed. A short distance later, PA 136 splits from PA 88 by turning northeast onto a two-lane undivided road, heading onto the Monongahela City Bridge that carries the route over PA 837 and a Norfolk Southern railroad line before crossing over the Monongahela River.^[1][3]

Allegheny County

In the middle of the river, PA 136 crosses into Forward Township in Allegheny County and passes over more of the river before heading over a CSX railroad line. After leaving the Monongahela City Bridge, the route briefly becomes a divided highway and curves east-southeast onto Bunola River Road. The road becomes undivided again and passes between woodland to the north and industry to the south with the CSX line and the Monongahela River located further south. PA 136 curves east at the residential community of Manown and becomes Rainbow Run Road. The road passes more woods and industrial establishments before running through Gallatin and Sunny Side. Farther east, the route passes between woods to the north and the railroad tracks to the south, coming to an intersection with PA 906 in Milesville. At this point, PA 136 curves northeast away from the river and runs through dense woodland with a few homes. The road passes through the center of Beckets Run Woodlands, the 2015 National Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year ^[4] and agricultural fields as it reaches an interchange with PA 51, turning east and crossing into Elizabeth Township immediately after the interchange. Here, the route becomes West Newton Road and heads through wooded areas with some farm fields and homes, briefly turning southeast before heading east again.^[1][5]

Westmoreland County

PA 136 enters Rostraver Township in Westmoreland County and becomes an unnamed road, running through more farmland and woodland with a few homes and curving east-southeast. The road turns east and intersects PA 201, becoming West Main Street at this point. The route passes through more woods with some businesses before crossing into West Newton and heading through residential areas. PA 136 passes a few businesses before turning southeast and crossing the Youghiogheny River. Here the route becomes East Main Street and crosses CSX's Keystone Subdivision railroad line, heading through the commercial downtown of West Newton. The road passes more homes before turning south and forming the border between residential West Newton to the west and wooded South Huntingdon Township to the east. The route turns east, fully entering South Huntingdon Township and becoming Mt. Pleasant Road as it passes farm fields and a few homes. PA 136 comes to an intersection with PA 31, with that route continuing east on Mt. Pleasant Road and PA 136 turning north-northeast onto Greensburg Pike.^[1][6]

The road passes through rural areas of homes, curving to the east-northeast. The route heads into wooded areas and crosses the Sewickley Creek into Sewickley Township and turns southeast, heading through a mix of farmland and woodland with a few residences. PA 136 turns northeast and runs through more agricultural areas with a few woods and homes. The road winds northeast through more rural areas before heading into Madison and passing residences. The route turns northwest onto Main Street and runs through more residential areas, turning northeast onto an unnamed road and crossing into Hempfield Township. PA 136 passes through wooded areas with some homes, heading north. The road heads into a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, turning east in the residential community of Darragh. The road runs through areas of homes with some commercial development, passing over I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) before turning northeast and entering Arona. Here, the route passes homes before crossing back into Hempfield Township. PA 136 continues through more agricultural areas and woodland with a few residences, curving east. The road heads through dense woods, turning northeast again. The route turns east onto a four-lane divided highway and comes to an interchange with the PA 66 toll road. PA 136 narrows back into a two-lane undivided road and turns northeast through rural residential areas before heading into areas of residential subdivisions, passing through Fort Allen. The road gains a center left-turn lane and passes a few businesses. The route becomes West Newton Road and is two lanes again as it passes more homes, crossing a Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad line. PA 136 continues east through dense residential areas and becomes the border between Greensburg to the north and Hempfield Township to the south. The route becomes a divided highway and ends at an interchange with the US 30 freeway, with West Newton Street continuing east toward downtown Greensburg.^[1][6]

History

PA 31 previously continued west to the West Virginia state line, but in September 1964, the route was truncated twice, with the section between Washington and Greensburg becoming PA 136 while the section from the West Virginia line to Washington became PA 844.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Washington	Washington	0.0	0.0	US 40 / PA 18 (Jefferson Avenue)	Western terminus of PA 136
				US 19 south (College Street)
				US 19 north (Lincoln Street)
	South Strabane Township			I-70 / I-79 (Raymond P. Shafer Highway) – Wheeling, Pittsburgh, New Stanton, Morgantown	I-70/I-79 exit 20
	Somerset Township			PA 519 – Canonsburg, Glyde
	Fallowfield Township			PA 917 south
	Carroll Township			Toll PA 43 (Mon-Fayette Expressway) – Pittsburgh, California	PA 43 exit 44
	Monongahela			PA 88 north / PA 837 north (Main Street) – New Eagle	Western terminus of PA 88/PA 837 concurrency
				PA 481 south (Park Avenue)
				PA 837 south (East Main Street) – Donora	Eastern terminus of PA 837 concurrency
				PA 88 south – Charleroi	Eastern terminus of PA 88 concurrency
Monongahela River				Monongahela City Bridge
Allegheny	Forward Township			PA 906 south (Rainbow Run Road)
				PA 51 (Hayden Boulevard) – Pittsburgh, Uniontown	Interchange
Westmoreland	Rostraver Township			PA 201 south (Rostraver Road) – Belle Vernon
	South Huntingdon Township			PA 31 east (Mt. Pleasant Road) – Mount Pleasant	Western terminus of PA 31
	Hempfield Township			Toll PA 66 (Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass) – Delmont, New Stanton	PA 66 exit 4
	Greensburg	44.8	72.1	US 30 (Lincoln Highway) – Pittsburgh, Latrobe	Interchange, eastern terminus of PA 136
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Pennsylvania portal

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Google (September 2, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 136" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
2. "Rt. 201 Replaces Rt. 711 From C'ville to West". Uniontown, PA: The Evening Standard. September 10, 1964. Retrieved August 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Washington County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
4. https://vimeo.com/141950389
5. Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
6. Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.