PA Route 44 | ||||||||||
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||||||||
Length: | 149.24 mi (240.18 km) | |||||||||
Existed: | 1927 – present | |||||||||
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South end: | I-80/PA 42 in Buckhorn | |||||||||
US 220 in Jersey Shore US 6 in Coudersport |
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North end: | NY 417 at the New York-Pennsylvania border in Ceres Township | |||||||||
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Counties: | Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Union, Lycoming, Clinton, Potter, McKean | |||||||||
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Pennsylvania Route 44 (PA 44) is a 149.24 mi (240.18 km)-long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route is designated from Interstate 80 and Pennsylvania Route 42 in Buckhorn to the New York state line near New York State Route 417 in Ceres Township.
Commissioned in 1927 by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways, PA 44 originally ran from the NY state line to Jersey Shore. Today, the highway is a scenic route from Columbia County to Potter County.
PA 44 begins in the census-designated place of Buckhorn at an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 42 and exit 232 of Interstate 80. From there, the highway runs northwest as Buckhorn Road through the Appalachians. In Jerseytown, the route intersects Pennsylvania Route 642 and Pennsylvania Route 254. Outside of Jerseytown, PA 44 turns westward as White Hall Road.