Pennsylvania Route 981

Pennsylvania Route 981 marker
Pennsylvania Route 981
Map
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length50.483 mi[1] (81.245 km)
Major junctions
South end PA 51 at Rostraver Township
Major intersections US 30 near Lawson Heights
US 22 / US 119 near New Alexandria
North end PA 819 near Salina
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesWestmoreland
Highway system
← PA 980→ PA 982

Pennsylvania Route 981 (PA 981) is a state highway which runs 50.4 miles (81.1 km) across Westmoreland County, in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States. The highway begins at PA 51 in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, and runs northward across Westmoreland County, passing through the towns of Mount Pleasant, Latrobe, and New Alexandria before ending at PA 819 in Salina.[2]

Route description

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PA 981 southbound in Bell Township

PA 981 begins at PA 51 in Rostraver Township. From Rostraver, the route runs eastward to the borough of Mount Pleasant, where it meets PA 31. PA 981 then turns northward, meeting US 30 outside the city of Latrobe, near the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The route then continues northward through Latrobe, passing by Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Continuing northward, PA 981 meets US 119 and US 22 at the borough of New Alexandria. The route then ends at PA 819 near Salina.

History

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PA 981 previously ended at PA 156, but was extended in 1998 to its current terminus at PA 819.[3]

PennDOT began construction in 2006 to improve the intersection between PA 981 and US 30 near Latrobe.[4]

In 2021, A petition to rename a section of Pennsylvania Route 981 as Honorable Mike Reese Memorial Highway from Kecksburg Road in Mount Pleasant Township Pennsylvania, to Pennsylvania Route 819 in Mount Pleasant Township was approved by the state legislature and became official on August 11, 2021, in a special ceremony dedicated to honor the late Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Reese.[5]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Westmoreland County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Rostraver Township0.0000.000 PA 51 – Uniontown, PittsburghSouthern terminus
Youghiogheny River1.594–
1.656		2.565–
2.665		Smithton Low-Level Bridge
Mount Pleasant13.81922.240
 PA 31 west (West Main Street) / Braddock Road		Southern end of PA 31 concurrency
14.18722.832
 PA 31 east (West Main Street) / South Church Street		Northern end of PA 31 concurrency
Mount Pleasant Township15.35624.713 PA 819
Unity Township23.06137.113
 PA 130 west (Main Street) / Marguerite Road		Southern end of PA 130 concurrency
23.54037.884
 PA 130 east – Lycippus		Northern end of PA 130 concurrency
28.27345.501 US 30 (Lincoln Highway) – Greensburg, Ligonier
Derry Township38.16961.427 US 22 / US 119 (William Penn Highway) – Pittsburgh, Ebensburg
Loyalhanna Township45.89273.856
 PA 286 east (Washington Street) – Saltsburg		Southern end of PA 286 concurrency
46.09074.175
 PA 286 west (Waukeena Road)		Northern end of PA 286 concurrency
Bell Township48.59478.204
 PA 156 north / Nelson Road – Avonmore		Southern terminus of PA 156
50.48381.245 PA 819 – Slickville, ApolloNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania Route 981" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Pennsylvania Highways: Route 981[unreliable source]
  4. ^ PennDOT: State Route 981 and U.S. 30 Improvements Project Archived February 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ PA 981 Renaming: Honorable Mike Reese Memorial Highway
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