Pennsylvania Route 171

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PA Route 171
Length:	40 mi[1] (64 km)
Formed:	1961
South end:	US 6 BUS in Carbondale
North end:	I-81 in Great Bend
Counties:	Lackawanna, Susquehanna
Pennsylvania State Routes < PA 170 PA 173 > < I-70 PA 71 > Minor - Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 171 is a 40 mile long north-south state highway located in northeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 6 Business in Carbondale. The northern terminus is officially located at the southbound on-ramp to Interstate 81 in Great Bend; however, signage for PA 171 is present at an intersection with U.S. Route 11 a mere 250 feet to the west of I-81.

[edit] History

From 1928 to 1961, PA 171 was known as Pennsylvania Route 70. In 1961, all of PA 70 except a segment between the New York-Pennsylvania border (where PA 70 met New York State Route 7A) and US 11 south of Great Bend in Hallstead was redesignated PA 171.^[1][2]

Although the New York-Hallstead stretch has been decommissioned for over 40 years, it is still shown as PA 70 on some maps.^[3]

[edit] References

v • d • e Roads of the Wyoming Valley Interstate Highways I-80, I-81, I-84, I-380, I-476 (Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike) Expressways Cross Valley Expressway, Central Scranton Expressway, North Scranton Expressway U.S. Routes US 6, US 11 Pennsylvania Routes PA 29, PA 92, PA 93, PA 106, PA 107, PA 115, PA 118, PA 171, PA 239, PA 247, PA 307, PA 309, PA 315, PA 347, PA 348, PA 407, PA 415, PA 424, PA 435, PA 437, PA 438, PA 502, PA 524, PA 590, PA 632, PA 690, PA 924, PA 940