page_title: Pennsylvania Route 199
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: Pennsylvania Route 199 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: PA&#160;199 in Sayre, Pennsylvania.
context_page_description: Pennsylvania Route 199 is a 4.8-mile-long state highway located in Bradford County in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 220 near Athens. The northern terminus is the New York state line in Sayre, where it connects to New York State Route 34 and an interchange with Interstate 86 and NY 17. PA 199 runs north–south through the Penn-York Valley communities of Athens and Sayre, following Main Street in Athens and Keystone Avenue, Mohawk Street, and Spring Street in Sayre. The section of PA 199 between the southern terminus and the intersection of Keystone Avenue and Mohawk Street in Sayre was designated as part of US 711 when the U.S. Highway System was created in 1926, being renumbered to US 220 a year later. Between 1930 and the 1960s, US 309 was concurrent with this portion of US 220. In the 1970s, US 220 was moved to a western bypass of the towns and PA 199 was designated onto its current alignment.
context_section_description: PA 199 begins at an intersection with US 220 in Athens Township, Bradford County, heading east on a two-lane undivided road. The route immediately passes over the Lehigh Secondary railroad line, which is owned by Norfolk Southern and operated by the Lehigh Railway, and turns to the north. The road runs between homes and commercial development to the west and farm fields to the east a short distance west of the Chemung River. PA 199 curves east and crosses the Chemung River into the borough of Athens, where it heads into residential areas and turns north onto South Main Street. The route continues past homes a short distance to the west of the Susquehanna River before it passes through the downtown area of Athens, becoming North Main Street upon crossing the Lehigh Secondary at-grade in an industrial area. The road heads past residences and crosses into the borough of Sayre, where the name changes to South Keystone Avenue. PA 199 runs past a mix of homes and businesses in Sayre, becoming North Keystone Avenue at the West Lockhart Street intersection. Farther north, the route turns east-northeast onto Mohawk Street and passes through residential areas. The road turns north-northeast and becomes Spring Street, passing businesses and crossing the Lehigh Secondary at-grade again. The road curves north and passes more commercial development before bending to the northwest. PA 199 comes to the eastbound entrance/exit ramp for the NY 17 freeway before reaching the New York state line, where the road becomes NY 34 and immediately passes under NY 17 prior to the westbound entrance/exit ramp for the I-86 freeway.
caption: PA 199 in Sayre
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