PA Route 973 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length: | 27.3 mi (43.9 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | PA 44 in Watson Township | |||
East end: | PA 87 in Loyalsockville | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Lycoming | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Pennsylvania Route 973 (PA 973) is a highway which runs for 27.3 miles (43.9 km), generally east–west in Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania in the United States. Its western terminus is on the east bank of Pine Creek at Pennsylvania Route 44 in the unincorporated village of Tomb (or Tombs Run) in Watson Township, and its eastern terminus is at the hamlet of Loyalsockville in Upper Fairfield Township at Pennsylvania Route 87.
Starting at its western end in Tomb, PA 973 runs east along Tombs Run, then northeast along the North Fork of Tombs Run. It then heads east into Mifflin Township, following Mud Run and the First Fork of Larrys Creek before crossing Larrys Creek and Pennsylvania Route 287, and turning north into the borough of Salladasburg. It follows Larrys Creek northeast into Anthony Township, where it leaves Larrys Creek and follows Stoney Gap Run into Lycoming Township.