U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania

U.S. Route 6
GAR Highway; Roosevelt Highway
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	403 mi[1] (649 km)
Existed:	1926 (1924 as PA 7) – present
Tourist routes:	Gateway to the Endless Mountains Scenic Byway Governor Casey Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end:	US 6 near North Richmond, OH
	I-79 near Meadville US 19 / US 322 in Meadville US 62 in Warren US 219 near Mount Jewett US 15 in Mansfield US 220 near Towanda I-81 / I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension / US 11 near Scranton I-81 / I-84 / I-380 in Dunmore US 209 in Milford I-84 in Matamoras
East end:	US 6 / US 209 in Port Jervis, NY
Location
Counties:	Crawford, Erie, Warren, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative ← PA 5 PA 6 → ← US 6N PA 8 →

US Route 6 in Matamoras, Pennsylvania

U.S. Route 6 travels east–west near the north edge of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from the Ohio state line near Pymatuning Reservoir east to the Mid-Delaware Bridge over the Delaware River into Port Jervis, New York. It is the longest highway segment in the Commonwealth. Most of it is a two-lane rural highway, with some freeway bypasses around larger towns. Except east of Scranton, where it is paralleled by Interstate 84, it is the main route in its corridor. What is now Interstate 80—the Keystone Shortway—was once planned along the US 6 corridor as a western extension of I-84.^[2] The corridor was originally the Roosevelt Highway from Erie, Pennsylvania to Port Jervis, New York, designated Pennsylvania Route 7 in 1924.^[3] The PA 7 designation soon disappeared, but as US 6 was extended and relocated, the Roosevelt Highway followed it. The Pennsylvania section of US 6 was renamed the Grand Army of the Republic Highway in 1946; this name was applied to its full transcontinental length by 1953.^[4]

US 6 meets with U.S. Route 19 near Meadville, where it turns north with US 19 to a point east of Edinboro. There it turns east (while U.S. Route 6N heads west to U.S. Route 20 at West Springfield) and passes through the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. At Towanda it turns more southeasterly to reach Scranton, then turning back northeast out of Scranton to Carbondale and generally east and southeast to New York. US 6 fully encompasses two Pennsylvania Scenic Byways: the Gateway to the Endless Mountains Scenic Byway along the bypass of Tunkhannock and the Governor Casey Scenic Byway along the freeway portion in Lackawanna County between I-81 in Dunmore and PA 247 in Jessup.^[5][6]

History

As approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 11, 1926, the west end of US 6 was at Kane, where U.S. Route 120 continued west to Erie. (US 6 ended concurrent with U.S. Route 219, which ran east to Mt. Jewett along US 6 before turning north to New York.) US 6 also used present Pennsylvania Route 706, U.S. Route 11 and Pennsylvania Route 106 between Wyalusing and Carbondale, while U.S. Route 106 took the southerly route via Scranton.^[7][8]

By the end of 1927, US 6 had replaced US 120 in running west from Kane to Erie (making US 120 no longer connect to its "parent" U.S. Route 20), and had swapped places with US 106 via Scranton; this took it along the Jefferson Highway. It was defined by AASHO to serve the following places in Pennsylvania: Erie, Waterford, Corry, Warren, Kane, Farmers Valley, Coudersport, Wellsboro, Canoe Camp, Mansfield, Towanda, Wyalusing, Tunkhannock, Clarks Summit, Scranton, Carbondale, Honesdale, Milford, and Matamoras.^[9] By 1930 its west end was at 26th Street (U.S. Route 20) and State Street (US 6 - now Pennsylvania Route 505) in Erie. (By then U.S. Route 19 ended a block to the west on Peach Street, where it still ends today.)^[10]

This original routing deviates majorly from present US 6 in the following places, roughly using the following current routes:^[8]

• Pennsylvania Route 505 and Pennsylvania Route 97, Erie to Union City
• Pennsylvania Route 46, Pennsylvania Route 446 and Pennsylvania Route 155, Smethport to Port Allegany
• Pennsylvania Route 660 and U.S. Route 15 Business west of Mansfield
• Pennsylvania Route 92 and Pennsylvania Route 307, Tunkhannock to Clarks Summit

In 1931,^[4] US 6 was extended west to Greeley, Colorado. It left its old route - which then became U.S. Route 6N - at Waterford, and headed south on former Pennsylvania Route 5 and U.S. Route 19 and west on U.S. Route 322 and former Pennsylvania Route 77 into Ohio. This whole section from Waterford to Cleveland, Ohio was regarded as temporary, but the only change was a relocation by 1936 along Pennsylvania Route 79 from Union City west to US 19 south of Waterford. (Former US 6 from Mount Union to Waterford became Pennsylvania Route 97. At the same time, US 6N was moved to the rest of former PA 79 from US 19 west to U.S. Route 20 - its current route.)^[11]

Since then, only minor realignments and bypasses have been made to the route of US 6.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Crawford	Ohio state line	0.0	0.0		US 6 west	Continues into Ohio
	Sadsbury Township	13.4	21.6		PA 618 north – Conneautville, Girard	Southern terminus of PA 618
	Conneaut Lake	13.9	22.4		PA 285 west – Espyville	Western end of concurrency with PA 285
		14.3	23.0		US 322 west / PA 18 south (4th Street)	Western end of concurrencies with US 322 and PA 18
		14.4	23.2		PA 285 east (3rd Street)	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 285
	Sadsbury Township	15.3	24.6		PA 18 north – Conneautville, Girard	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 18
	Vernon Township	19.9	32.0		US 19 south / PA 98 north (Perry Highway) – Fairview, Mercer	Southern end of concurrency with US 19, southern terminus of PA 98
		21.0	33.8		I-79 – Pittsburgh, Erie	I-79 exit 147
		21.8	35.1		PA 102 north (Pennsylvania Avenue)	Southern terminus of PA 102
	Meadville	22.8	36.7		US 322 east (Linden Street)	Eastern end of concurrency with US 322
	Saegertown	29.3	47.2		PA 198 east (State Street)	Southern end of concurrency with PA 198
		30.0	48.3		PA 198 west to I-79	Northern end of concurrency with PA 198
	Cambridge Springs	38.1	61.3		PA 86 south (Main Street) / PA 408 east (Church Street)	Northern and Western termini of PA 86/408 respectively
		38.2	61.5		PA 99 north (McClellan Street)	Southern terminus of PA 99
Erie	LeBoeuf Township	44.2	71.1		US 6N west / US 19 north	Northern end of concurrency with US 19, eastern terminus of US 6N
	Union City	52.9	85.1		PA 8 south (Main Street) – Titusville	Southern end of concurrency with PA 8
		53.5	86.1		PA 8 north (Main Street) to PA 97 – Erie, North East	Northern end of concurrency with PA 8
	Elgin	59.2	95.3		PA 89 north – North East	Western end of concurrency with PA 89
	Wayne Township	60.8	97.8		PA 89 south	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 89
	Corry	64.8	104.3		PA 426 (Center Street) to PA 77 west
Warren	Columbus Township	67.6	108.8		PA 957 east (Pike Road) – Sugar Grove	Western terminus of PA 957
	Freehold Township	77.0	123.9		PA 958 north	Southern terminus of PA 958
	Pittsfield Township	82.6	132.9		PA 27 west – Titusville	Western end of concurrency with PA 27
	Youngsville	85.3	137.3		PA 27 east (Main Street) – Youngsville Business District	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 27
					Youngsville, Irvine	Interchange
	Brokenstraw Township	89.1	143.4		US 62 south – Tidioute, Tionesta	Western end of concurrency with US 62, interchange
	Warren	94.0	151.3		US 6 Bus. east / US 62 north (Ludlow Street) – Business District	Western terminus of US 6 BUS, eastern end of concurrency with US 62, interchange
					Main Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Mead Township	96.9	155.9		US 6 Bus. west (Pennsylvania Avenue) – Warren	Eastern terminus of US 6 BUS
		97.1	156.3		PA 59 east (Kinzua Road) – Kinzua Dam	Western terminus of PA 59
	Sheffield Township	107.1	172.4		PA 666 west to PA 948 – Ridgway, Tionesta	Eastern terminus of PA 666
McKean	Kane	122.6	197.3		PA 66 south (Fraley Street) – Clarion	Northern terminus of PA 66
		123.1	198.1		PA 321 north (Hacker Street) – Marshburg	Western end of concurrency with PA 321
		123.2	198.3		PA 321 south – Wilcox	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 321
	Hamlin Township	130.6	210.2		US 219 (Buffalo Pittsburgh Highway) – Bradford, Wilcox, Ridgway
		140.3	225.8		PA 146 east – Clermont	Western terminus of PA 146
	Smethport	147.9	238.0		PA 59 west (Main Street) – Warren	Eastern terminus of PA 59
		148.9	239.6		PA 46 north – Eldred, Bradford, Olean	Western end of concurrency with PA 46
	Keating Township	149.6	240.8		PA 46 south – Emporium	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 46
	Port Allegany	157.3	253.1		PA 155 north (Main Street) – Olean	Northern end of concurrency with PA 155
		158.5	255.1		PA 155 south – Emporium	Southern end of concurrency with PA 155
Potter	Coudersport	174.7	281.2		PA 44 north (Main Street) – Shinglehouse	Western end of concurrency with PA 44
		176.7	284.4		PA 872 south – Austin	Northern terminus of PA 872
	Sweden Township	178.8	287.8		PA 44 south (Coudersport Jersey Shore Turnpike) – Jersey Shore	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 44
	Ulysses Township	189.3	304.6		PA 449 north (Brooklyn Road) – Brookland, Genesee	Southern terminus of PA 449
	Galeton	196.9	316.9		PA 144 south (Bridge Street) – Germania, Renovo, Jersey Shore	Northern terminus of PA 144
Tioga	Gaines Township	201.5	324.3		PA 349 north (Bridge Street) – Sabinsville, Westfield	Southern terminus of PA 349
	Shippen Township	208.9	336.2		PA 362 east	Western terminus of PA 362
	Delmar Township	216.9	349.1		PA 287 north – Tioga	Western end of concurrency with PA 287
	Wellsboro	219.5	353.3		PA 287 south / PA 660 west (Main Street) – Grand Canyon	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 287, western end of concurrency with PA 660
	Charleston Township	225.8	363.4		PA 660 east – Covington	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 660
	Mansfield	231.5	372.6		US 15 – Corning, Williamsport	Interchange
		232.2	373.7		US 15 Bus. (Main Street) – Corning, Williamsport
	Richmond Township	234.0	376.6		PA 549 north – Roseville	Southern terminus of PA 549
Bradford	Troy	249.2	401.0		PA 14 south (Canton Street) – Canton, Williamsport	Western end of concurrency with PA 14
		249.9	402.2		PA 14 north – Elmira	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 14
	North Towanda Township	266.7	429.2		US 220 – Sayre, Williamsport	Interchange
	Wysox Township	272.8	439.0		PA 187 (Rome Road) – Rome, Durell
	Wyalusing Township	280.3	451.1		PA 409 north – Camptown	Southern terminus of PA 409
	Wyalusing	285.1	458.8		PA 706 east (Church Street) – Camptown	Western terminus of PA 706
Wyoming	Braintrim Township	293.2	471.9		PA 367 north	Southern terminus of PA 367
	Meshoppen	300.2	483.1		PA 267 north (Auburn Street) – Lawton	Southern terminus of PA 267
	Washington Township	303.6	488.6		PA 87 south – Mehoopany, Dushore	Northern terminus of PA 87
	Tunkhannock Township	307.8	495.4		US 6 Bus. east – Tunkhannock	Western terminus of US 6 BUS
	Tunkhannock	309.6	498.3		PA 29 (Bridge Street) to US 6 Bus. – Montrose, Wilkes-Barre
	Tunkhannock Township	310.2	499.2		PA 92 south (Roosevelt Highway) – Pittston	Western end of concurrency with PA 92
		310.4	499.5		US 6 Bus. west – Tunkhannock	Eastern terminus of US 6 BUS
		312.7	503.2		PA 92 north – Nicholson	Eastern end of concurrency with PA 92
	Clinton Township	318.7	512.9		US 11 north (Lackawanna Trail) – Nicholson, Binghamton	Northern end of concurrency with US 11
	Factoryville	319.3	513.9		PA 107 east – Lake Sheridan, Fleetville	Western terminus of PA 107
Lackawanna	La Plume Township	321.3	517.1		PA 438 east (La Plume Road)	Western terminus of PA 438
	Dalton	323.1	520.0		PA 632 east (Main Street) – Dalton	Western terminus of PA 632, interchange
	South Abington Township	328.0	527.9		PA 407 north (South Abington Road) – Clarks Green
				Western terminus of freeway
		328.2	528.2		US 11 south (Northern Boulevard) – Scranton	Eastern end of concurrency with US 11
					I-476 south / Penna Turnpike NE Extension south – Allentown	Northern terminus of I-476, I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension exit 131 (Clarks Summit)
					I-81 north – Binghamton	Western end of concurrency with I-81, I-81 exit 194
	Scranton			191	US 6 Bus. east / US 11 (North Scranton Expressway) – Dickson City, North Scranton	Western terminus of US 6 BUS
				190	Main Avenue – Dickson City
	Dunmore	334.0	537.5	188	PA 347 – Throop, Dunmore
		335.6	540.1		I-81 south – Wilkes-Barre I-84 east / I-380 south – Mt. Pocono, Milford	Eastern end of concurrency with I-81, I-81 exit 187; Western terminus of I-84 and northern terminus of I-380, I-84/I-380 exit 1
	Throop			1	Marshwood Road – Mount Cobb, Throop
	Olyphant			2	East Lackawanna Avenue – Olyphant
	Jessup	340.2	547.5	3	PA 247 – Jessup
	Archbald			4	Salem Road – Archbald, Cortez
	Mayfield	345.6	556.2	5	PA 107 west – Jermyn, Mayfield	Eastern terminus of PA 107
	Carbondale Township			6	Meredith Street – Carbondale, Childs
				Eastern terminus of freeway
		350.6	564.2	7	US 6 Bus. west – Carbondale, Whites Crossing, Simpson	Eastern terminus of US 6 BUS
Wayne	Waymart	354.3	570.2		PA 296 – Pleasant Mount, South Canaan
	Prompton	358.5	576.9		PA 170 north – Aldenville	Southern terminus of PA 170
	Honesdale	362.8	583.9		PA 191 north (Main Street) to PA 670 – Bethany, Hancock, NY, Dyberry	Northern end of concurrency with PA 191
		363.4	584.8		PA 191 south (Sunrise Avenue) – Lake Ariel	Southern end of concurrency with PA 191
	Texas Township	366.2	589.3		PA 652 east – Beach Lake, Narrowsburg, NY	Western terminus of PA 652
	Hawley	371.6	598.0		PA 590 east (Hudson Street) – Rowlands	Northern end of concurrency with PA 590
	Palmyra Township	373.5	601.1		PA 590 west – Lakeville, Hamlin	Southern end of concurrency with PA 590
Pike	Palmyra Township	374.9	603.3		PA 507 south – Newfoundland	Northern terminus of PA 507
		377.4	607.4		PA 402 south to I-84 – Blooming Grove	Northern terminus of PA 402
	Blooming Grove Township	380.9	613.0		PA 739 south (Valley Road) – Lords Valley, Dingmans Ferry	Northern terminus of PA 739
		384.7	619.1		PA 434 (Shohola Road/Well Road) – Shohola	Western end of concurrency with PA 434
	Milford Township	395.5	636.5		I-84 – Port Jervis, Scranton	Interchange, I-84 exit 46
	Milford	397.7	640.0		US 209 south (Harford Street) to US 206 – Stroudsburg, Newton	Western end of concurrency with US 209
	Westfall Township	402.9	648.4		I-84 – Scranton, Port Jervis	Interchange, I-84 exit 53
Delaware River				Mid-Delaware Bridge
Orange	Port Jervis				US 6 east / US 209 north	Continues into New York
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Pennsylvania portal

References

1. Google (24 December 2012). "Driving directions From Linesville to Matamoras" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
2. Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, August 14, 1957

   Note: the corridor had already been shifted south by September 1955, but the numbering was done on a map from August 2, 1947.

3. "U.S. 22 - The William Penn Highway". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
4. Richard F. Weingroff. "U.S. 6 - The Grand Army of the Republic Highway". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
5. "Gateway to the Endless Mountains". VisitPA.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
6. "Governor Casey". VisitPA.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
7. Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via University of North Texas Libraries.
8. 1927 map of Pennsylvania
9. United States Numbered Highways, 1927
10. 1930 map of Pennsylvania, back side PDF (5.75 MiB)
11. Ohio Transportation Maps

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• PA Route 6 Tourist Association