Pennsylvania Route 61

PA Route 61
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT and City of Reading
Length:	81.801 mi (131.646 km)
Existed:	1963 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 222 Bus. in Reading
	PA 12 in Reading US 222 in Reading PA 73 in Leesport I-78 / US 22 near Hamburg PA 443 in Schuylkill Haven US 209 in Pottsville I-81 in Frackville PA 54 in Ashland PA 42 in Centralia PA 147 in Sunbury
North end:	US 11 / US 15 in Shamokin Dam
Location
Counties:	Berks, Schuylkill, Columbia, Northumberland, Snyder
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative ← PA 60 US 62 →

U.S. Route 122
Location:	Morgantown – Sunbury
Existed:	1935–1963

PA Route 61 Truck
Location:	Reading
Existed:	2013–present

PA Route 61 Truck
Location:	Sunbury
Existed:	1970–present

Pennsylvania Route 61 (PA 61) is an 81.801 mi (131.65 km)-long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route is signed on a north–south direction, from U.S. Route 222 Business in Reading to U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15 in Shamokin Dam. PA 61 meets up with Pennsylvania Route 54 in Ashland and these highways split just outside Ashland. PA 54 goes towards Mount Carmel and PA 61 heads towards Centralia.

Current PA 61 was assigned in 1963, comprising the section of the decommissioned U.S. Route 122 from Sunbury to Reading.

PA 61 begins at US 222 Bus. in the city of Reading in Berks County, heading west on two-lane undivided Greenwich Street, which is maintained by the city. The road intersects Centre Avenue and North 4th Street a short distance apart, at which points the route briefly splits into the one-way pair of Centre Avenue northbound and North 4th Street southbound and becomes state-maintained. At the intersection of North 4th Street and Centre Avenue, both directions of PA 61 continue northwest on two-lane undivided Centre Avenue, passing through urban areas of homes. The road becomes three lanes with one northbound land and two southbound lanes and curves north, running between residences and businesses to the west and a large cemetery to the east. The route narrows to two lanes and continues past urban development. PA 61 heads into commercial areas and widens to four lanes, crossing a Norfolk Southern railroad spur before passing to the east of FirstEnergy Stadium, the home ballpark of Minor League Baseball's Reading Fightin Phils. The road heads into Muhlenberg Township and becomes a divided highway as it reaches a partial cloverleaf interchange with the PA 12 freeway (Warren Street Bypass).

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