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PA 42 curves to the northwest as it heads through more rural areas, crossing the Roaring Creek and continuing into Catawissa Township.
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PA and 42
In the center of the borough, PA 61 meets the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 42 at the junction of Locust Avenue and Centre Street.
While PA 42 continues north on Locust Avenue, PA 61 turns west onto Centre Street, passing two all-but-barren streets before quietly exiting Centralia.
PA 61 as seen from Pennsylvania Route 42 | PA 42 in Centralia, Pennsylvania | Centralia
Pennsylvania Route 42 ( PA 42 ) is a long state route located in central Pennsylvania.
Until 1999, Pennsylvania Route 54 was also present at the southern terminus of PA 42.
Southern terminus of PA 42 in Centralia at Pennsylvania Route 61 | PA 61.
PA 42 begins at an intersection with PA 61 in the ghost town of Centralia in Columbia County, heading north on two-lane undivided Locust Avenue.
PA 42 becomes a four-lane road and heads to the northwest, passing through the residential community of Aristes, where it narrows back to two lanes.
Continuing to the west-northwest, PA 42 enters Locust Township as it crosses Little Mountain, leaving the state forest and turning to the north.
PA 42 comes to an intersection with PA 487, at which point that route joins PA 42 for a concurrency, with the two routes heading north through more woodland as a two-lane road.
PA 42 splits from PA 487 by heading west-northwest on Main Street, heading through the commercial downtown of Catawissa.
PA and curves
The route curves to the northeast in Peanut and passes over a Norfolk Southern railroad line, coming to an intersection with PA 551.
After crossing the village of Laurys Station, PA 145 curves to the west and leaves Lehigh County while crossing the Lehigh River on the Treichlers Bridge.
PA 145 curves to the south as Riverview Drive, later diverging to the west and back to the north, parallel to the Lehigh River.
After this, the road curves east into agricultural areas with a few homes, with PA 329 making a turn southeast onto Old Post Road.
After crossing the Lehigh River, PA 940 makes a left turn to the north to become River Street, then curves to the east to become State Street.
PA and northwest
The borough is situated in the valley of Mahanoy Creek, approximately 4 miles southeast of Shenandoah, PA and 11 miles northwest of Tamaqua, PA. Mahanoy City has an elevation of 1240 ft. above the sea ; Broad Mountain ( 1795 ft ), a ridge extending through Schuylkill county, overlooks it on the S. E.
Early plans for that section would have instead taken it from PA 60 where it splits with PA Route 60 Business northwest to US 30 near Campmeeting Road at Clinton.
* Dixmont State Hospital, a former psychiatric hospital northwest of Pittsburgh, PA
After PA 441, the road continues northwest before turning north and passing an industrial park.
North of I-78 and US 22, PA 61 takes a notably northwest routing as it passes over the Schuylkill again and enters the appropriately named Schuylkill County.
Past the mountain and its surrounding hills, PA 61 heads northwest and, eventually, due west through moderately level terrain, intersecting Pennsylvania Route 895 and running concurrent with the route near Deer Lake in West Brunswick Township before passing south of Orwigsburg on a bypass.
The road heads into more forested areas with a few homes, turning northwest and intersecting PA 118.
PA 42 continues through agricultural areas and heads into Lycoming County, turning to the northwest and passing through more farmland and woodland with a few residences.
The road crosses the Muncy Creek and PA 42 splits from US 220 in Muncy Valley by heading northwest on an unnamed road.
Just to the northwest of Howard in Bald Eagle State Park, PA 26 terminates at an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 150.
PA and heads
Upon crossing the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad, the route heads into the downtown of New Hope and intersects PA 32.
US 219 runs directly through the towns of Brockway, Ridgway, and Johnsonburg before reaching Wilcox, where PA Route 321 splits and heads for the borough of Kane.
PA 54 goes towards Mount Carmel and PA 61 heads towards Centralia.
Here, PA 61 separates from the Schuylkill once more as the river heads west from the borough while PA 61 follows the Little Schuylkill River north out of town.
The route heads into the heart of the large community, turning north on Market Street before resuming its westward track on East Avenue, West Avenue and Poplar Street, the latter of which leads PA 61 out of Mount Carmel to the northeast.
PA 54 continues west towards Pennsylvania Route 901 at Merrian while PA 61 heads north towards Centralia.
At this point, PA 42 heads northeast concurrent with US 11 on four-lane divided Montour Boulevard, crossing the Fishing Creek into Bloomsburg.
PA 42 heads through wooded areas with some nearby commercial development, turning to the north and passing near some farmland, widening back into a four-lane divided highway.
PA 42 narrows into a two-lane undivided road and heads northeast through agricultural areas.
PA 42 heads back to the north and continues through more rural areas, crossing into Madison Township and turning to the west, becoming an unnamed road.
The route heads north-northeast into a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes and intersects the eastern terminus of PA 442.
PA 42 crosses the creek into Pine Township and heads north through Sereno, running through more farms and woods with occasional residences before heading into more forested areas.
The road heads through woods as it comes to a junction with the northern terminus of PA 239.
PA 42 heads into Davidson Township in Sullivan County, turning to the north and passing through wooded areas with some fields and homes.
PA 42 heads through wooded areas with a few homes, curving more to the northeast and becoming Eagles Mere Avenue.
PA 42 heads into Laporte Township and turns to the northeast, passing to the west of Celestial Lake.
Upon crossing the Lehigh River, PA 329 enters Northampton in Northampton County and becomes 21st Street, crossing a Norfolk Southern railroad line as it heads into commercial areas.
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