Pennsylvania Route 235
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Perry County
PA 235 officially begins at an intersection with US 11U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 11 roughly parallels Interstate 81 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It serves Harrisburg and Scranton. Between those two cities, US 11 follows the Susquehanna River, while I-81 follows a shorter route over the mountains.-Route description:...
/US 15
U.S. Route 15 in Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 15 is a north-south U.S. Highway in Pennsylvania.-Route description:US 15 enters Pennsylvania south of Gettysburg, Adams County. The route heads to the north toward Harrisburg. It joins with U.S. 11 going along the west shore of the Susquehanna River until they split across the river...
in Liverpool
Liverpool, Pennsylvania
Liverpool is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States, about from Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Perry County
Perry County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,602 people, 16,695 households, and 12,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 79 people per square mile . There were 18,941 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...
, heading north as an unsigned highway
Unsigned highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear conventional road markings that would normally be used to identify the route with that number...
that is concurrent
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with PA 17
Pennsylvania Route 17
Pennsylvania Route 17 is a long state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 274 in Blain. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 11 and U.S...
. The road heads into Liverpool Township
Liverpool Township, Pennsylvania
Liverpool Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 966 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.0 square miles , of which, 21.0 square miles of it is land and...
and runs through wooded areas with some fields. PA 17 splits to the west and PA 235 becomes a signed route, passing through woodland before heading into open agricultural areas with a few homes and turning west. At Pfouts Valley, the route turns to the north.
Juniata County
PA 235 crosses into Susquehanna TownshipSusquehanna Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,261 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.5 square miles , all of it land.Susquehanna Township is bordered by Monroe...
in Juniata County
Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Juniata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 24,636. Juniata County was created on March 2, 1831, from part of Mifflin County and named for the Juniata River. Its county seat is Mifflintown....
and runs through a mix of farms and woods, turning to the west again. The road heads through agricultural areas with some woodland and residences, making a right turn to continue west. The route enters Greenwood Township
Greenwood Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Greenwood Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
and heads through more rural areas, turning northwest and passing through Seven Stars. PA 235 curves to the west again and continues into Delaware Township
Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Delaware Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.Delaware Township is bordered by...
, where it heads through farms and woods with some residences, turning south and then west again to pass through Maze. Farther west, the route comes into the residential community of East Salem, where it turns north at an intersection with PA 333
Pennsylvania Route 333
Pennsylvania Route 333 is an long state highway located in Mifflin and Juniata counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 103 in Juniata Terrace. The eastern terminus is at PA 235 near Thompsontown.-Mifflin County:...
. The road heads back into agricultural areas with some woods, curving west again. PA 235 crosses into Fayette Township
Fayette Township, Pennsylvania
Fayette Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,252 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land...
and becomes Westfall Street, turning north into open farmland. The route heads into the residential community of McAlisterville
McAlisterville, Pennsylvania
McAlisterville is a census-designated place that is part of Fayette Township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:McAlisterville is located at ....
and intersects PA 35
Pennsylvania Route 35
Pennsylvania Route 35 is a long state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 522 in Shade Gap. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 11 and U.S...
, at which point it turns northeast to join that route on an unnamed road. PA 235 splits from PA 35 by heading to the northwest, leaving the community and heading into more farmland. The route heads north into woodland with some fields and homes before entering forested areas. At this point, the road crosses Shade Mountain and heads to the northeast.
Snyder County
PA 235 heads into West Beaver TownshipWest Beaver Township, Pennsylvania
West Beaver Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,124 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.9 square miles , all of it land.West Beaver Township is bordered by Union...
in Snyder County
Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Snyder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 39,702. Snyder County was formed in 1855 from parts of Union County...
and continues through more forests, turning north. The road heads northeast again and crosses into Spring Township
Spring Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Spring Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.0 square miles , of which, 37.0 square miles of it is land and...
, where it heads north again. The route continues northeast into a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, reaching an intersection with US 522
U.S. Route 522 in Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 522 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Powhatan, Virginia to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, the U.S. highway runs from the Maryland state line near Warfordsburg north to its northern terminus at US 11 and US 15 in Selinsgrove...
. At this point, PA 235 turns northeast to form a concurrency with US 522 on Beaver Avenue, heading into Beaver Springs
Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania
Beaver Springs is a census-designated place in Spring Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 634 at the 2000 census....
, where it passes homes and businesses. PA 235 splits from US 522 by turning north onto an unnamed road, passing rural homes. The road passes through a gap in a wooded ridge and winds north through agricultural areas with occasional trees and homes. The route passes through Benfer and continues north into Adams Township
Adams Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Adams Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 852 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.Adams Township is bordered by Union County...
, heading through more rural areas. In the residential community of Troxelville
Troxelville, Pennsylvania
Troxelville is a census-designated place in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Troxelville is located at near Walker Lake....
, PA 235 turns to the northeast before making another turn to the north. The route heads through farmland with some homes prior to heading into forested areas and ascending Penns Creek Mountain. The road turns northeast into Bald Eagle State Forest
Bald Eagle State Forest
Bald Eagle State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #7. The main office is located in Laurelton in Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The forest is found in Centre, Clinton, Mifflin, Snyder, and Union Counties...
before making another curve to the north.
Union County
PA 235 crosses into Hartley TownshipHartley Township, Pennsylvania
Hartley Township is a township in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,714 at the 2000 census.The unincorporated village of Laurelton, where the office for Bald Eagle State Forest is located, is in the township. R. B...
in Union County
Union County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 41,624 people, 13,178 households, and 9,211 families residing in the county. The population density was 131 people per square mile . There were 14,684 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...
and winds across the summit of the mountain before descending it to the north, leaving the Bald Eagle State Forest. The road curves northwest and crosses Penns Creek
Penns Creek
Penns Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania in the United States. Originally named "John Penn's Creek" after William Penn's younger brother, it was renamed Penns Creek in 1802 by an Act of Assembly...
, heading into the community of Glen Iron. Here, the route turns east before curving north and heading through a mix of farmland, woodland, and homes. PA 235 turns east and then north through rural residential areas, passing through Laurelton. The route heads through more woodland with some fields and homes, turning northwest and ending at PA 45
Pennsylvania Route 45
Pennsylvania Route 45 or State Route 45 is an long state highway located in central Pennsylvania. PA 45 is called the Purple Heart Highway.The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 453 in the Morris Township near the community of Water Street...
.