PA Route 654 | |||||||
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Length: | 11.702 mi (18.833 km) | ||||||
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West end: | PA 44 in Limestone Township | ||||||
East end: | US 15 in South Williamsport | ||||||
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Counties: | Lycoming | ||||||
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Pennsylvania Route 654 (designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as PA 654) is an 11.7-mile-long (18.8 km) state highway located in Lycoming County in Pennsylvania. It is known as West Southern Avenue and Riverside Drive in South Williamsport and Riverside Drive and Euclid Avenue in Duboistown. The western terminus is at Route 44 in Limestone Township. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 15 in South Williamsport.
Route 654 begins at an intersection with Route 44 in Limestone Township, just east of the hamlet of Oval. Route 654 proceeds to the northeast through several farms and leaves Limestone for Bastress Township, and almost immediately enters the hamlet of Bastress. After the intersection with Jacks Hollow Road, the route curves from the northeast to the northwest before an elongated curve back to the northeast north of the hamlet. At the intersection with Dincher Lane, Route 654 turns eastward, leaving the clearings for a dense woodland that contains another curve, this time to the north. After making this curve, the highway enters the hamlet of Nisbet, in Susquehanna Township. Unlike the forests that precede it, Route 654 through Nisbet is a stretch of residences on both sides of the highway. After making a curve to the east, the right-of-way merges with nearby East Village Drive, where the name of the road changes to Riverview Drive. At this point, Route 654 parallels the West Branch of the Susquehanna River and nearby railroad tracks. After the merge, the route returns to its wooded setting for several miles along the West Branch.