Pennsylvania Route 549
State highway in Pennsylvania, US
Pennsylvania Route 549 (PA 549, designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as SR 549) is a 19.15-mile-long (30.82 km) state highway located in Tioga and Bradford counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in Richmond Township near Mansfield. The northern terminus is at PA 328 in Wells Township. PA 549 was first designated in 1928 onto the current alignment from Richmond Township and US 6 to an intersection with then-PA 826 in Wells Township. This was changed in 1941 to extend to the New York state line nearby, but was extended and truncated twice between 1946 and 1961. In 1961, it was truncated to its current alignment.
Route description
PA 549 begins at an intersection with US 6 (East Roosevelt Highway) just east of the borough of Mansfield in Richmond Township. The route progresses northeast as Roseville Road, crawling through farms for a distance until the intersection with Tickner Lane, where it curves north. Entering Rutland Township, PA 549 remains rural, curving eastward and soon southeastward into the borough of Roseville. Through Roseville, the road remains two-lane and passes residences and businesses before leaving just east of Pumpkin Hill Road.
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