Pennsylvania Route 474
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| Length: | 3.200 mi (5.150 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1984 – present | |||
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  PA 8 / PA 89 in Wattsburg
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 NY 474 in Venango Township
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| Counties: | Erie | |||
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Route 474 (designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as SR 0474) is a short state highway in Venango Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. The route begins at an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 8 and Pennsylvania Route 89 (which are concurrent) in the borough of Wattsburg, heading for 3.20 miles (5.15 km) into the rural parts of Venango Township before crossing the state line into New York, where it continues to Sherman, New York as New York State Route 474. The route in Pennsylvania was assigned in 1984 as a continuation of NY 474, which was designated in the early 1970s as a replacement to New York State Route 74.
The route itself began as the privately maintained and tolled Wattsburg and State Line Plank Road. The plank road was chartered on March 25, 1851, running from North Street in Wattsburg to the state line, where it would continue to Sherman. The plank road was set $6,250 (1851 USD) in shares to begin.
Route 474 begins at an intersection with Route 8 and Route 89 in the community of Wattsburg. The route heads eastward along Jamestown Street in downtown Wattsburg, passing residential homes for several blocks. At the intersection with Raun Street, Route 474 intersects with the local roads serving the Wattsburg Cemetery in the community. At the intersection with the second cemetery street, the highway leaves the community of Wattsburg and turns to the northeast along Jamestown Road. Route 474 continues to the northeast in the farmlands in rural Erie County, passing small patches of woodlands for most of its length. The route progresses for a distance along this alignment until an intersection with Macedonia Road, where the route turns and begins to wind to the northeast.
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