Pennsylvania Route 897
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| Length: | 41.678 mi (67.074 km) | |||
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 US 30 in Gap
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 PA 340 in White Horse US 322 in East Earl Township PA 23 in East Earl Township PA 272 in Adamstown PA 419 in Schaefferstown PA 501 in Schaefferstown |
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 US 422 near Lebanon
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| Counties: | Lancaster, Lebanon | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 897 (PA 897) is a 41.7-mile-long (67.1 km) north–south route in eastern Pennsylvania, United States. The southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Gap. The northern terminus is at US 422 east of Lebanon. The route is a two-lane undivided road its entire length. PA 897 is located in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. The route heads north from Gap through agricultural areas in Lancaster County, passing through White Horse, Blue Ball, and Terre Hill before continuing northwest through the northern portion of the county. PA 897 continues into Lebanon County and heads west to Schaefferstown before turning northwest to Lebanon. PA 897 was first designated in 1928 to the road between Reinholds and Kleinfeltersville while the road between Gap and White Horse was designated as the easternmost portion of PA 340. PA 897 was extended to its current length in the 1930s, replacing the portion of PA 340 between Gap and White Horse that was rerouted.
PA 897 begins at an intersection with US 30 in the community of Gap in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, heading north on two-lane undivided White Horse Road. The road heads northwest into agricultural areas with a few homes and turns to the northeast. The route continues through rural areas and make a brief turn northwest before continuing northeast. PA 897 makes another turn northwest through more farmland and comes to an intersection with PA 340 in the community of White Horse, where it turns west to form a concurrency with that route along Old Philadelphia Pike. The road passes through farmland with some homes. PA 897 splits from PA 340 by heading north along Springville Road, running through more agricultural areas. The route curves northwest and reaches the community of Springville, where it turns northeast before heading north. The road runs through farmland before it briefly turns east and then heads north into forested areas with some homes. PA 897 heads north across forested Welsh Mountain and crosses into East Earl Township. The road passes through residential development in the community of Cedar Lane before it comes to a junction with US 322. At this point, PA 897 turns west to briefly follow US 322 along 28th Division Highway before it splits to the north and resumes along Springville Road. The route runs pass the Shady Maple Smorgasbord and the Shady Maple Farm Market before it reaches an intersection with PA 23 (Main Street) to the east of Blue Ball. PA 897 turns west to form a concurrency with PA 23 on Main Street, running between farmland to the north and development to the south.
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