Pennsylvania Route 388

PA Route 388 marker

PA Route 388
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 8.37 mi[1] (13.47 km)
Existed: 1928 – present
Major junctions
South end: PA 65 in Energy
  US 422 in Shenango Township
North end: PA 168 in East Brook
Location
Counties: Lawrence
Highway system
← PA 387PA 390 →

Pennsylvania Route 388 (PA 388) is a north–south state highway in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in Western Pennsylvania. It travels 8.4 miles (13.5 km) between PA 168 in East Brook and PA 65 in Energy.

Route description

View northward along PA 388 in Hickory Township, just north of the intersection with PA 108.

PA 388 begins at an intersection with PA 65 in the community of Energy in Shenango Township, heading north on a two-lane undivided road. The route passes through rural areas of homes, crossing into Slippery Rock Township. The road continues past areas of farms and woods with some rural residences, becoming the border between Shenango Township to the west and Slippery Rock Township to the east. PA 388 bends slightly to the east to fully enter Slippery Rock Township, crossing into Shenango Township again as it comes to an intersection with US 422. After this junction, the route passes through rural residential areas in the community of Wiegletown, becoming the border of Shenango Township and Slippery Rock Township again. The road passes through more areas of farmland and woodland with a few homes, bending west into Shenango Township prior to entering Hickory Township. In this area, PA 388 comes to a junction with PA 108. The route continues through more rural areas before coming to its northern terminus at PA 168.[2][3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lawrence County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Shenango Township0.0000.000 PA 65 (Ellwood Road)
3.1155.013 US 422 (New Butler Road/Benjamin Franklin Highway) – New Castle, Butler
Hickory Township5.7979.329 PA 108 (Harlansburg Road) – Slippery Rock, New Castle
8.37013.470 PA 168 (Eastbrook Volant Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Google (May 21, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 388" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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