Pennsylvania Route 288

Pennsylvania Route 288 (PA 288) or State Route 288 is an east–west route in western Pennsylvania, United States. The highway is 15.4 miles (24 km) long and runs from PA 18 in Wampum east to the US 19/PA 68 concurrency in Zelienople.

Route description

PA 288 begins at an intersection with PA 18 in the borough of Wampum, Lawrence County, heading north on two-lane undivided Main Street. The road passes through wooded areas and turns northwest, crossing under Norfolk Southern's Koppel Secondary railroad line before running to the west of CSX's Pittsburgh Subdivision railroad line and passing under Norfolk Southern's Youngstown Line. The route heads into residential areas and turns northeast onto Wampum Road, passing over the CSX line before crossing the Beaver River into Wayne Township. PA 288 passes through woods before curving southeast and running through the residential community of Chewton, running to the southwest of the P&W Subdivision railroad line, which is owned by CSX and operated by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, before passing over it. The road continues between farmland to the northeast and woods, along with the P&W Subdivision, the Youngstown Line, and the Beaver River, to the southwest.

The route curves south into forested areas, turning east to head away from the river and railroad lines and pass through the residential community of Rock Point. PA 288 runs between homes to the north and woods to the south, heading into the borough of Ellwood City. Here, the route comes to an intersection with PA 65 and turns south to form a concurrency with that route on 5th Street, crossing the Connoquenessing Creek.