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PA Route 5

PA Route 5 marker

PA Route 5
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 44.849 mi (72.177 km)
Tourist
routes:
Lake Erie Circle Tour
Major junctions
West end: US 20 in Springfield Township
  I-79 / PA 290 in Erie
East end: NY 5 in North East Township
Location
Counties: Erie
Highway system
PA 4 US 6
PA 394 PA 399 PA 401

PA Route 5 Alternate
Location: Erie County, Pennsylvania
Tourist
routes:
Lake Erie Circle Tour

PA Route 5 marker

Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) is a westward continuation of New York State Route 5 in Pennsylvania. It runs from North East, Pennsylvania at the New York-Pennsylvania border to near Erie, a total of 44.85 miles (72.18 km). The highway is called the Purple Heart Highway and mostly called Lake Road. The Seaway Trail runs along PA 5 for most of its course in Pennsylvania.

PA 5 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 in Springfield Township 1.4 miles (2.3 km) east of the Ohio state line. The Seaway Trail, a scenic route runs along PA 5 for its entire routing in Pennsylvania except in Erie.

PA 5 begins as Lake Road heading towards the northeast paralleling Lake Erie through western Erie County. In the village of North Springfield, PA 5 intersects the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 215. As PA 5 enters Lake City, PA 5 is only 2,000 feet (610 m) south of Lake Erie. Then, PA 5 intersects the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 18, a road that crosses the entire state of Pennsylvania.


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