Pennsylvania Route 711

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PA Route 711
Length:	55 mi[1] (89 km)
Formed:	1928
South end:	US 119/PA 201 in Connellsville
Major junctions:	PA 381 from Springfield Twp. to Donegal Twp. PA 31 from Donegal Twp. to Donegal PA 130 in Donegal Twp. US 30 in Ligonier PA 271 in Ligonier Twp. PA 56 in Seward
North end:	PA 403 in East Wheatfield Twp.
Counties:	Fayette, Westmoreland, Indiana
Pennsylvania State Routes < PA 709 PA 712 > Minor - Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 711 is an 55 mile long, north-south state highway located in Fayette, Westmoreland and Indiana counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at US 119/PA 201 in Connellsville. The northern terminus is at PA 403 in East Wheatfield Twp.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Fayette County 1.2 Westmoreland County 1.3 Indiana County 2 History 3 PA 711 Truck 4 Major intersections 5 References

[edit] Route description

PA 711 goes by many names along its route. The names include Crawford Avenue, Synder Street, Springfield Pike, Main Street, Ligonier Street, Stahlstown-Ligonier Road, Market Street, Market Street Extension, 13th Street, Second Street, Charles Road, and Indian Creek Valley Road.

Even though its signed north-south along its route, the route in Fayette County takes a more east-west direction, and most of the rest of the route in Westmoreland and Indiana counties goes more of a southwest-northeast direction.

Communities[2]
Connellsville Donegal Ligonier New Florence Seward

[edit] Fayette County

The route begins at an intersection of US 119 and PA 201 in the western part of Connellsville. The route goes east from the town to PA 381 in the village of Normalville, and begins a concurrency that spans for a 8 miles before the route enters Westmoreland County.

[edit] Westmoreland County

The route continues its concurrency with PA 381 for another 2 miles until it splits at Jones Mills. As soon as the concurrency ends, the route has another short concurrency with PA 31 from Jones Mills to the town of Donegal. Continuing on PA 31 will take you to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, where the Donegal Exit (Exit 91) lies very close to PA 711 (Signage on the Turnpike shows this as a route to PA 711). After PA 711 itself passes under the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the route passes through Donegal, and heads northeast to the village of Stahlstown, where it has an intersection with PA 130. The route continues northeast to the town of Ligonier, where and intersection with US 30. After passing through town, the route continues northeast to PA 271 in the village of Oak Grove. The route heads north to the village of West Fairfield, where the route starts to parallel the Conemaugh River, and pass through the towns of New Florence and Seward. In the town of Seward, the route has a concurrency with PA 56, where it continues to Indiana County.

[edit] Indiana County

The route continues with PA 56 for a short distance to the village of Robindale Heights, where PA 56 splits from the route, and PA 711 heads east. It continues east to the village of Cramer, where the route terminates at PA 403.

[edit] History

PA 711 has a long history of changes and news along its route. The route was first signed in 1928^[3], but construction along the route did not get completed until the early 1930s. In the 1950s, the routes southern terminus was moved from Pleasant Grove to PA 71 at the intersection at I 70 in the town of Belle Vernon^[4]. In the 1960s, the southern terminus was moved yet again to its current location.

Today, the road faces many issues, with many trucks using the route to access many companies for lumber, quarries, and argiculturial purposes, traffic around Ligonier, and many other issues. PennDOT has been in the works for years finding out a way to ease problems along the route.

[edit] PA 711 Truck

Length:	3 mi[1] (5 km)
Formed:	1975
South end:	PA 201/PA 711 Connellsville
North end:	PA 711 in Connellsville
Counties:	Fayette

Pennsylvania Route 711 Truck is a 3 mile long truck route located in Fayette County in Pennsylvania. The route, which also known as Memorial Boulevard, Crawford Avenue Extension, and Crawford Avenue in Connellsville. The route is intended as a bypass north of downtown Connellsville for trucks.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Fayette	Connellsville	0	US 119 at PA 201
	Springfield Township		PA 381	Southern terminus of concurrency
Westmoreland	Donegal Township		PA 381	Northern terminus of concurrency
			PA 31	Southern terminus of concurrency
	Donegal		PA 31	Northern terminus of concurrency To I 70/I 76 PA Turnpike
			I 70/I 76 PA Turnpike	PA 711 passes under PA Turnpike
	Donegal Township		PA 130
	Ligonier		US 30
	Ligonier Township		PA 271	Southern terminus of PA 271
	Seward		PA 56	Southern terminus of concurrency
Indiana	East Wheatfield Township		PA 56	Northern terminus of concurrency
			PA 403

[edit] References