Pennsylvania Route 994

Pennsylvania Route 994 (PA 994) is a Pennsylvania highway which runs for 27 1⁄2 miles (44.3 km). It runs from PA 26 in Entriken to U.S. Route 522 (US 522) in Orbisonia.

Pennsylvania Route 994
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length27.497 mi[1] (44.252 km)
Major junctions
West end PA 26 in Entriken
  PA 655 near Saltillo
PA 747 in Three Springs
PA 475 near Rockhill
East end US 522 in Orbisonia
Location
CountiesHuntingdon
Highway system
← PA 993PA 995 →

This highway crosses Raystown Lake via a bridge over the lake. Fireworks are held at the Raystown Lake Resort on Memorial Day Weekend, July 3 and the Sunday night before Labor Day. The fireworks at the resort are watched on the lake but they can be seen from the bridge because the resort is just south of the Route 994 bridge which crosses Raystown Lake.

Route description
PA 994 westbound in Orbisonia

Traveling east from Entriken, the route travels to the southeast before turning to the north and making a U-turn to parallel the shore of Raystown Lake. Route 994 then crosses the lake twice, once on a small bridge crossing a small "finger" of the lake and the second time on a bridge that is combination of a land bridge and a man-made bridge. Following the second crossing, the route returns to a southeasterly path.

For the next 4.5 miles (7.2 km), Route 994 parallels the southern border of the Trough Creek State Park, turning to the south in the progress. The route returns east near Quadrant Route 3019 in Cooks before taking an erratic path eastward due to the terrain up to an intersection with Route 655 south of Saltillo. After forming a short 170-yard (160 m) concurrency with Route 655, Route 994 continues east to Three Springs.

In the center of Three Springs, Route 994 intersects the southern terminus of Route 747 and the former southern terminus of Route 829. Route 994 takes the south exit at this intersection, curving to the east outside of town and gradually shifts northeast toward Orbisonia.

Southwest of Orbisonia, Route 994 intersects the northern terminus Route 475. From this point, Route 994 runs north–south before jutting back to the east in Orbisonia towards its eastern terminus at US 522.

History

Signed in 1928. In 1932, the route was paved. In 1936, the route was moved from the PA 915 alignment and SR 4006 to Houstontown to its current location between Entriken to Robertsdale. In spring 1964, the eastern terminus moved from PA 913 north of Robertsdale to its current location.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Huntingdon County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Lincoln Township0.0000.000 PA 26 (Raystown Road) – Everett, Huntingdon
Clay Township19.12630.780 PA 655 north (Waterfall Road) – SaltilloWest end of PA 655 overlap
19.22630.941 PA 655 south (Waterfall Road) – HustontownEast end of PA 655 overlap
Three Springs20.55733.083 PA 747 north (Church Street) / Hudson Street – Mount Union, SaltilloSouthern terminus of PA 747
Cromwell Township26.12242.039 PA 475 south (Maddensville Pike) – HustontownNorthern terminus of PA 475
Orbisonia27.49744.252 US 522 (Ridgely Street) / Elliot Street – Mount Union, McConnellsburg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  • U.S. Roads portal
  • Pennsylvania portal

References
  1. Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2019). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (PDF) (Report) (2019 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  2. "County Road Numbers to be Changed". Mount Union Times. January 10, 1964. p. 1-2. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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