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Pennsylvania Route 168 (PA 168) is a highway in Western Pennsylvania that runs for 55 miles (89 km) from PA 18 in Frankfort Springs to PA 208 in Volant. PA 168 intersects or runs concurrently with PA 18 at several points, including in New Castle .
Harlansburg is an unincorporated community located in Scott Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of the city of New Castle. The community is the home of the Harlansburg Station Transportation Museum [1] and the Harlansburg cave, reputedly the longest cave in Pennsylvania. [2]
New Castle is the county seat of Lawrence County which has a population of approximately 91,000. In 1998, New Castle was a host city for the History Channel Great Race. Over 15,000 spectators gathered downtown for the festivities. The city celebrated its 200th birthday in 1998 with a downtown fireworks festival that attracted over 30,000 people.
Pennsylvania Route 108 (PA 108) is a highway in Western Pennsylvania that runs for 32 miles (51 km) from the Ohio state line near SNPJ to PA 8 in Adams Corner. PA 108 intersects Interstate 376 (I-376) near New Castle and U.S. Route 19 (US 19) near Harlansburg. PA 108 also has an interchange with Interstate 79 (I-79) at exit 105.
The township was linked to New Castle, Ellwood and Pittsburgh in 1908 by the Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway, an interurban trolley line. The line closed on August 15, 1931, and the trolleys were replaced by buses. The New Castle Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [6]
PA Route 51, State Route 3109, State Route 3077, State Route 3007, State Route 3002, PA Route 18, State Route 6018, State Route 4042, PA Route 68: 77 Beaver: New Castle: 78 Beaver: Butler: 79 Butler: New Castle: 80 New Castle: Mercer: 81 New Castle: Ohio state line 82 Mercer: Meadville: 83 Conneaut Lake: Ohio state line 84 Meadville: Erie: 85 ...
The route is not marked as PA 88 on the official 1930 map [4] but is so marked on the 1940 map. [5] The Pittsburgh-to-New Castle section was largely split off on July 15, 1960 to form Pennsylvania Route 65, in honor of the 65th Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War II. The 7.7 mile stretch of PA 88 from PA 65's current ...
In 1961, the routes were split, with the northern portion (New Castle–Pittsburgh) gaining the PA 65 badging while the southern portion (Pittsburgh–Point Marion) retained the PA 88 badging. [2] This was done because the New Castle–Pittsburgh portion was dedicated to the 65th Infantry Division, and the number was changed in honor of that unit.