Pennsylvania Route 218

This article is about the current Pennsylvania Route 218. For the former route, see Pennsylvania Route 218 (1920s).

PA Route 218 marker

PA Route 218
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 13.460 mi[1] (21.662 km)
Major junctions
South end: WV 218 in Blacksville, WV at the West Virginia state line
North end: US 19 / PA 21 in Waynesburg
Location
Counties: Greene
Highway system
← PA 217US 219 →

Pennsylvania Route 218 (PA 218) is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) state highway located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at the West Virginia state line at Blacksville, WV. The northern terminus is at US 19/PA 21 in Waynesburg.

Route description

PA 218 begins at the West Virginia border in Wayne Township, where the road continues south into that state as WV 218. From the state line, the route heads north on two-lane undivided Smith Creek Road, passing through forested areas with a few clearings and rural homes. PA 218 continues through rural areas for several miles, passing through the community of Spraggs. The route continues through more forests and heads into Franklin Township. In Franklin Township, the road continues north through woodland with some farms and residences. PA 218 reaches the community of Blairtown and crosses the South Fork Tenmile Creek into Waynesburg. Here, the road becomes South Morgan Street and crosses a Norfolk Southern railroad line, heading into residential and commercial areas. PA 218 reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with US 19/PA 21 in the commercial center of Waynesburg.[2][3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Greene County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Wayne Township0.0000.000 WV 218 south (Wades Run Road) – BlacksvilleWest Virginia state line
Waynesburg13.38021.533 US 19 south / PA 21 east (Greene Street)
13.46021.662 US 19 north / PA 21 west (High Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing / Google

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Google (May 18, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 218" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  3. ↑ Greene County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
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