Pennsylvania Route 97 (PA 97) is one of two

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that carries the PA 97 designation; the other PA 97 is in Adams County. This northern PA 97, in length, is a north-south highway that terminates at PA 8 at both ends. The southern terminus is in Union City and the northern terminus is in

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. The

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(PennDOT) internally designates this road SR 0197 to distinguish it from the other PA 97.

Route description

PA 97 starts in the borough of Union City at the junction of PA 8 and PA 97. It travels west for about until it reaches the borough of

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. South of the borough, PA 97 merges with

U.S. Route 19 U.S. Route 19 or U.S. Highway 19 (US 19) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in the Eastern United States. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways, the route has remained a long-haul road, connecting the Gulf of Mex ...

(US 19), joining the

Perry Highway Perry or pear cider is an alcoholic beverage made from fermentation (food), fermented pears, traditionally in England (particularly Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire), parts of South Wales, France (especially Normandy and Duch ...

and following the U.S. route northward for through Waterford. North of Waterford, PA 97 splits from US 19 but remains on the Perry Highway. Although both roads head north to the city of Erie, PA 97 takes a more easterly alignment as it travels northward. After , PA 97 meets

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(I-90) at exit 27 immediately south of Erie. from the exit, PA 97 meets the southern terminus of PA 505. At PA 505, PA 97 separates from the Perry Highway and follows Old French Road north through downtown Erie to its terminus at an intersection with PA 8 two blocks south of

US 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Highway, United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major ...

History

The first designation of PA 97 existed in the 1930s, from US 6 in

to US 19 in Kearsarge on what is now US 19. US 6 traveled along the current PA 97 designation from Waterford to Erie as the

Lakes-to-Sea Highway The Lakes-to-Sea Highway, also known as the "Ship-to-Shore" highway, was an auto trail in the Northeastern United States, running from Erie, Pennsylvania on Lake Erie southeast via Harrisburg and Philadelphia to Atlantic City, New Jersey on the Atl ...

. By 1940, PA 97 was moved to its current alignment.

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External links

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PA 97 at AARoads.com
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Route description

History

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