Pennsylvania Route 285 is an 27 mile (43 km) long, east–west state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 located in Crawford

Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 88,765.Crawford County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named for Colonel William Crawford...

 county in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, United States. The western terminus is the Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 state line on Lake Pymatuning. The eastern terminus is at PA 173

Pennsylvania Route 173

Pennsylvania Route 173 is located in western Pennsylvania, running from PA Route 8 south of Slippery Rock in Butler County, to north of Cochranton in Crawford County.-Route description:...

 in Cochranton

Cochranton, Pennsylvania

Cochranton is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was recorded as 1,148 in the 2000 census.-Geography:Cochranton is located at ....

.

Route description

PA 285 goes by many names along its route. The names along its route includes Steele's Court, Third Street, Brooks Crossing Road, and Townhouse Court.

The route begins on the Ohio state line over Lake Pymatuning in North Shenango Township.

North Shenango Township, Pennsylvania

North Shenango Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,387 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

, at the terminus of OH 85. The route heads east, going in and out of Pymatuning State Park before short concurrencies with US 6

U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6 , also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a name that honors an American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to...

, and US 322

U.S. Route 322

U.S. Route 322 is a long, east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926...

/PA 18

Pennsylvania Route 18

Pennsylvania Route 18 is a major north–south highway in Western Pennsylvania whose southern terminus is at the West Virginia state line in Greene County, Pennsylvania near the village of Garrison, while the northern terminus is at PA Route 5 in Lake City, Pennsylvania...

 in the town of Conneaut Lake

Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania

Conneaut Lake is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania at the southern end of a lake with the same name. The population was 708 at the 2000 census.-History:...

. After exiting the town to the south, the route winds southeast to the intersections of US 19

U.S. Route 19

U.S. Route 19 is a north–south U.S. Highway. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways, the route has remained a long-haul route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Lake Erie....

 and I 79

Interstate 79

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 in Greenwood Township.

Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Greenwood Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,487 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.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  The route continues east for several miles before terminating in the town of Cochranton, at an intersection with PA 173.

History

First signed in 1936 , the route would be signed in different areas along the route. In the early 1970s, the route was moved from its old alignment from Hartstown Road to Conneaut Lake, where it previously had a concurrency with US 322 into the town. Also in the early 1970s, the route's eastern terminus was moved from US 62

U.S. Route 62

U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York, near the United States-Canada border. It is the only east-west US Route that connects Mexico and Canada.Parts of U.S...

 to its current terminus on PA 173.

Major intersections