PA Route 5 | |||||||
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Maintained by PennDOT | |||||||
Length: | 44.849 mi (72.177 km) | ||||||
Tourist routes: |
Lake Erie Circle Tour | ||||||
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West end: | US 20 in Springfield Township | ||||||
I-79 / PA 290 in Erie | |||||||
East end: | NY 5 in North East Township | ||||||
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Counties: | Erie | ||||||
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PA Route 5 Alternate |
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Location: | Erie County, Pennsylvania |
Tourist routes: |
Lake Erie Circle Tour |
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.