Pennsylvania Route 956 Explained

State:PA
Type:PA
Route:956
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:10.986
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Scott Township
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in New Wilmington
Counties:Lawrence
Previous Type:PA
Previous Route:955
Next Type:PA
Next Route:957

Pennsylvania Route 956 (PA 956) is a 10.98adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway located in Lawrence County in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 19 (US 19) in Scott Township. The northern terminus is at PA 208 in New Wilmington. The route has followed its current alignment since 1932 and has been fully paved since 1940.

Route description

PA 956 begins at an intersection with US 19 in Scott Township, heading to the west on a two-lane undivided road. The route passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, turning to the northwest. The road continues through more rural areas, crossing into Washington Township. Farther northwest, PA 956 heads into Hickory Township and reaches an intersection with PA 168. After this junction, the route heads into a rural area of northern Lawrence County that is home to an Amish community and enters Wilmington Township, where it turns more to the west as it crosses the Neshannock Creek.[2] The road continues along the northern bank of the creek, heading southwest through rural residential areas before bending northwest in the community of Neshannock Falls. PA 956 crosses the Little Neshannock Creek and continues through farms and woods with some homes, curving west before making a turn to the north. The road continues through rural areas before coming into the borough of New Wilmington, where it becomes South Market Street. Here, the route passes to the west of Westminster College before heading into the commercial downtown. PA 956 reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with PA 158 and PA 208, where the road continues north as part of PA 158.[3]

PA 956 Truck

State:PA
Type:PA-Truck
Route:956
Location:Wilmington Township, Pennsylvania
Formed:2013
Decommissioned:2019

Pennsylvania Route 956 Truck was a truck route around a weight-restricted bridge over the Neshannock Creek in Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. The route followed PA 208 and PA 168. It was signed in 2013. The route was decommissioned before 2019 following a bridge repair.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pennsylvania State Roads - 2010. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 2010.
  2. Web site: Amish Countryside. Visit Lawrence County. February 5, 2019.
  3. PennDOT. [ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/lawrence_GHSN.PDF Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Highway Map]. 2011. May 21, 2011. dead. http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110805220347/ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/lawrence_GHSN.PDF. August 5, 2011.
  4. Web site: [ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/InfoBridge/PennDOT-Risk-Based-Postings_REPORT_all-bridges-by-county.pdf Risk-Based Bridge Postings - State and Local Bridges]. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. October 8, 2013. August 17, 2017.