PA 436
Route description
PA 436 begins at an intersection with US 119 in Punxsutawney. A park and ride lot is located at the southwest corner of the intersection. The elevation of the highway is at about 1,500 feet (460 m) high. The route goes northward, parallelling US 119 for most of its length. The highway intersects with SR 3010 (Sportsburg Road), which heads westward and ends in the small village of Sportsburg. PA 436 continues northward, intersecting with local roads and beginning to go down in elevation. There it enters downtown Punxsutawney and terminates at an intersection with PA 36 (West Main Street).
History
PA 436 was signed along its current routing in 1928, like most routes in Pennsylvania. The route then was not paved and this did not occur for another four years, when the road was paved in 1932.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Jefferson County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 119 – Indiana | Southern terminus | |
Punxsutawney | 1.969 | 3.169 | PA 36 – Brookville | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ "overview map of PA 436" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 436