Pennsylvania Route 729

PA Route 729 marker

PA Route 729
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 22.077 mi[1] (35.529 km)
Major junctions
South end: PA 253 / PA 453 in Gulich Township
North end: US 219 / PA 879 in Grampian
Location
Counties: Clearfield
Highway system
← PA 724PA 731 →
← PA 824PA 826 →

Pennsylvania Route 729 (PA 729) is a 22.07-mile-long (35.52 km), north–south state highway located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 253/PA 453 in Gulich Township. The northern terminus is at US 219/PA 879 in Grampain.

Route description

PA 729 is known by two names along its route. The two names it goes by are Main Street, and more commonly, the Tyrone Turnpike.[1]

The route begins at the village of Janesville at an intersection of PA 253/PA 453. The route heads northwest to the town of Glen Hope, where the route has an intersection with PA 53. The route continues north to the town of Lumber City. In the town, the route has a short concurrency with PA 969. The route continues north to the town of Grampian, where the route terminates at an intersection with US 219 and PA 879.[2]

History

PA 729 was first signed in 1930, but as a short route in Berks County, from PA 100 (Then PA 62) to PA 29. In the mid-1940s, the route was decommissioned, but in 1969, the route number was revived for its current location today. A very small portion of the current route was signed as PA 825 during the 1930s and early 1940s.[3][4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Clearfield County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Gulich Township0.0000.000 PA 253 / PA 453 (Viola Pike) – Glasgow, Tyrone, Houtzdale, Curwensville
Glen Hope5.7789.299 PA 53 (Glen Hope Boulevard) – Coalport, Philipsburg
Lumber City17.87028.759 PA 969 east (Lumber City Highway) – CurwensvilleSouthern terminus of concurrency
18.21329.311 PA 969 west (Lumber City Highway) – MahaffeyNorthern terminus of concurrency
Grampian22.07735.529 US 219 / PA 879 north (Main Street / First Street) – Clearfield, DuBois, Ebensburg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 3 "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Google (May 12, 2013). "Pennsylvania Route 729" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf
  4. ↑ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Clearfield_1977_Sheet_1.pdf
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