PA Route 54 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length: | 81 mi (131 km) | |||
Existed: | 1928 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | US 15 near Montgomery | |||
I-180 near Milton I-80 near Danville US 11 in Danville I-81 in Mahanoy City PA 309 in Hometown |
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East end: | US 209 in Nesquehoning | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Lycoming, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia, Schuylkill, Carbon | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Pennsylvania Route 54 (PA 54) is a state highway which runs for 81.4 miles (131.0 km) in eastern Pennsylvania. It runs from U.S. Route 209 in Nesquehoning, Carbon County in the east to U.S. Route 15, which is three miles (5 km) west of Montgomery, Lycoming County in the west.
Pennsylvania Route 54 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 15 in Clinton Township. It travels east and becomes known as Main Street in Montgomery. It briefly turns to the left onto Montgomery Street, where it intersects Pennsylvania Route 405, before making a right turn as 2nd Street and then crossing over the West Branch Susquehanna River. Pennsylvania Route 54 and Pennsylvania Route 405 end their concurrency in Delaware Township. PA 54 passes through the village of Delaware Run and later intersects Interstate 180 at an interchange. After I-180, the route has an intersection with the Susquehanna Trail. In Turbotville, PA 54 intersects Pennsylvania Route 44 and the two have a concurrency which ends a couple of miles east of Turbotville. PA 54 continues as Continental Blvd. PA 54 passes through the small Washingtonville as Water Street, before returning to its Continental Blvd designation and intersecting Pennsylvania Route 254. PA 54 heads south and adds a lane in each direction for the interchange with Interstate 80.