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Pennsylvania Route 97 (Adams County)

Pennsylvania Route 97 (PA 97) is one of two Pennsylvania state highways that carries the PA 97 designation; the other PA 97 is in Erie County. This southern PA 97, known for most of its length as Baltimore Pike, runs 9.363 miles (15.068 km) from the Maryland state line near Littlestown, where the highway continues as Maryland Route 97 (MD 97), northwest to U.S. Route 15 (US 15) near Gettysburg. PA 97 connects Gettysburg and Littlestown in southeastern Adams County. The highway also links those communities with Westminster and Baltimore. From PA 97's northern end, Baltimore Pike continues toward Gettysburg as State Route 2035 (SR 2035) through the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District, where it provides access to the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center.

Pennsylvania Route 97

Pennsylvania Route 97 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length9.363 mi[1] (15.068 km)
Existed1979–present
Major junctions
South end MD 97 near Littlestown
Major intersections PA 194 in Littlestown
North end US 15 near Gettysburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesAdams
Highway system
PA 96 PA 98

Baltimore Pike was built as a turnpike in the early 19th century to connect Gettysburg, Littlestown, and Baltimore. The turnpike was a prominent linear feature during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg despite not being the focus of a particular skirmish. Baltimore Pike was designated one of the original legislative routes in the early 1910s and became the northernmost part of US 140 in the late 1920s. The U.S. Highway was widened and resurfaced in the 1940s. When the US 140 designation was retired in the late 1970s, the highway became PA 97 to match the adjacent Maryland highway. With the creation of PA 97, the route had its northern terminus at the US 15 interchange while Baltimore Pike north of there became unnumbered.

Route description edit

 
PA 97 northbound past its southern terminus at MD 97 at the Maryland border in Germany Township

PA 97 begins at the Maryland state line in Germany Township. The highway continues south as MD 97 (Littlestown Pike) toward Westminster. PA 97 heads northwest along two-lane Baltimore Pike. The highway crosses Piney Creek and enters the borough of Littlestown, through which the highway follows Queen Street. PA 97 intersects PA 194 (King Street) in the center of the borough. The state highway becomes Baltimore Pike again upon leaving Littlestown and re-entering Germany Township. PA 97 crosses Alloway Creek into Mount Joy Township. The highway crosses Plum Creek east of the hamlet of Germantown and Littles Run within Two Taverns. PA 97 widens to a four-lane divided highway at its crossing of Plum Run just south of Lake Heritage, which is also the name of the surrounding residential development. The state highway passes north of The Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg and reaches its northern terminus at its diamond interchange with US 15. Baltimore Pike continues northwest as SR 2035, an unsigned quadrant route, through the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District toward the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center, Evergreen Cemetery, several units of Gettysburg National Military Park, and the borough of Gettysburg.[1][2]

History edit

The Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike Company was chartered in March 1807 to construct an artificial road from Gettysburg through Petersburg (now Littlestown) to the Maryland state line along the stagecoach route between Baltimore and Chambersburg.[3][4] Baltimore Pike, as it was known colloquially, was a prominent linear feature during the Battle of Gettysburg as it lay along the side of Cemetery Hill and to the west of Culp's Hill. Cemetery Hill served as the tip of the Union forces' "fishhook" defensive formation throughout the three-day battle. Baltimore Pike ran parallel to the Union defensive lines during the Battle of East Cemetery Hill, a Confederate offensive against Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill that started late on July 2 and finished early on July 3, 1863.[5] During and in the time after the battle, the turnpike was lined with several field hospitals, many of which were created in the homes and on the land of civilians such as Henry Spangler.[6]

In May 1911, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Sproul Roads Act, which created the Pennsylvania state road system and allowed the state to take over turnpikes.[7][8] Baltimore Pike was designated Legislative Route 42 from the Maryland state line northwest to the borough of Gettysburg.[7][9] The Sproul Roads Act was challenged as being unconstitutional, but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the legislation on June 27, 1913. The state took over the Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike and abolished tolls the next day, just in time for the March to Gettysburg ahead of the 1913 Gettysburg reunion.[8] Baltimore Pike was improved as a macadam road from the state line to Gettysburg by 1916.[10] The highway from the state line to US 15 at the intersection of Baltimore Street and Steinwehr Avenue (then Emmitsburg Road) was designated the northernmost part of US 140 in 1927.[11][12] US 140 was widened and resurfaced with concrete from Gettysburg to Littlestown between 1941 and 1943.[13][14][15] The remainder of the highway through Littlestown to the Maryland state line was widened and resurfaced with asphalt between 1943 and 1953.[13][16] US 140's interchange with modern US 15 was completed when the then–two-lane US 15 bypass opened in June 1963, immediately before the centennial of the Battle of Gettysburg.[17][18]

In 1977, plans were made for US 140 to be decommissioned, with PA 97 to replace the section in Pennsylvania.[19] This proposal was made in order to eliminate short routes from the United States Numbered Highways system.[20] The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved the removal of the US 140 designation on October 28, 1977.[21] In December 1978, the borough of Littlestown protested the renumbering of US 140 to PA 97.[20] When the US 140 designation was retired on January 1, 1979, it was replaced by MD 140 from Baltimore to Westminster, and Maryland and Pennsylvania coordinated to have matching routes 97 on both sides of the state line between Westminster and Gettysburg.[20][22] The northern terminus of PA 97 was located at the US 15 interchange, while the stretch of the former US 140 north into Gettysburg became unnumbered Baltimore Pike. With this change, the US 140 signs were removed from the square in downtown Gettysburg, and no signs directing motorists to PA 97 were put in their place. This move hurt businesses in the Littlestown area as motorists were unable to get to them without a marked route. The state did put signs directing motorists to PA 97 at the US 15 interchange and at the intersection of US 15 Business and Baltimore Street; however, signs for PA 97 were not placed in the square due to opposition from local officials in Gettysburg who did not want sign clutter in the square.[23] The stretch of Baltimore Pike from the bypass to US 15 Business became SR 2035 by 1989.[24][25] PA 97 and the adjacent portion of Baltimore Pike were widened through the US 15 interchange in 2000.[26][27]

Major intersections edit

The entire route is in Adams County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Germany Township0.0000.000 
 
MD 97 south (Littlestown Pike) – Baltimore
Maryland state line; southern terminus
Littlestown2.1093.394  PA 194 (King Street) – Frederick, Hanover
Mount Joy Township9.36315.068  US 15 – Frederick, Harrisburg
SR 2035 north (Baltimore Pike) – Gettysburg
Diamond interchange; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
    • Adams County (PDF)
  2. ^ Adams County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:65000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  3. ^ Staff (October 13, 1931). "History of Adams County". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, PA: Herbert L. Grimm. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  4. ^ Staff (September 16, 1807). "The Line of Stages". The Centinal. Gettysburg, PA: Robert Harper. p. 127. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  5. ^ Pfanz, Harry W.; Hartwig, Scott (1994). National Park Civil War Series: The Battle of Gettysburg. Fort Washington, PA: Eastern National. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
    • July 1—The Afternoon's Battle
    • July 2, Evening—Ewell Attacks Culp's Hill
  6. ^ "Death on Baltimore Pike". Civil War Trust. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  7. ^ a b Staff (June 1, 1911). "Seven Roads to Gettysburg". New Oxford Item. New Oxford, PA: H.I. Smith. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  8. ^ a b Staff (July 2, 1913). "Toll Free to Gettysburg". Gettysburg Compiler. Gettysburg, PA: William Arch McClean. p. 1. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  9. ^ Map of Pennsylvania Showing State Highways as Adopted Under the Sproul Road Bill (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1911. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  10. ^ Map of the Public Roads of Adams County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). 1:65000. Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1916. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  11. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  12. ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania Showing the State Highway System and Main Connecting Roads (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  13. ^ a b Staff (January 2, 1943). "Motor Club Recommends Extension Of Highway To Maryland Boundary". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Times Publishing. p. 3. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  14. ^ General Highway Map Adams County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). 1:65000. Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1941. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  15. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000000087". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  16. ^ General Highway Map Adams County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). 1:65000. Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1953. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  17. ^ Staff (May 29, 1962). "Says 2 Lanes of 15 Bypass to Be Ready by July 1, 1963". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Times Publishing. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  18. ^ Staff (June 28, 1963). "Route 15 Bypass Opens Today at 4". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Times Publishing. p. 1. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  19. ^ Staff (June 14, 1977). "Route 140 May Change to Route 97". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Times Publishing. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  20. ^ a b c "Route 140 Is Scheduled To Become Pa. 97 Jan 1, Littlestown Protests". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Times Publishing. December 11, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  21. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 28, 1977). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 488. Retrieved September 30, 2015 – via Wikisource.
  22. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1979). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1979–1980 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  23. ^ "Route 140 Disappeared, And Rt. 97 Only Partly Took Over From Here To Littlestown". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Times Publishing. July 31, 1979. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved April 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  24. ^ Pennsylvania Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1989. Gettysburg inset. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  25. ^ General Highway Map Adams County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). 1:65000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1991. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  26. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 000000000040971". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  27. ^ Staff (December 30, 2000). "2000: Tower Toppling Rises Above List of the Year's Top Stories". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Times Publishing. p. A12. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

External links edit

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This article describes Pennsylvania Route 97 in Adams County For the same numbered route in Erie County see Pennsylvania Route 97 Erie County Pennsylvania Route 97 PA 97 is one of two Pennsylvania state highways that carries the PA 97 designation the other PA 97 is in Erie County This southern PA 97 known for most of its length as Baltimore Pike runs 9 363 miles 15 068 km from the Maryland state line near Littlestown where the highway continues as Maryland Route 97 MD 97 northwest to U S Route 15 US 15 near Gettysburg PA 97 connects Gettysburg and Littlestown in southeastern Adams County The highway also links those communities with Westminster and Baltimore From PA 97 s northern end Baltimore Pike continues toward Gettysburg as State Route 2035 SR 2035 through the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District where it provides access to the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center Pennsylvania Route 97Pennsylvania Route 97 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by PennDOTLength9 363 mi 1 15 068 km Existed1979 presentMajor junctionsSouth endMD 97 near LittlestownMajor intersectionsPA 194 in LittlestownNorth endUS 15 near GettysburgLocationCountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountiesAdamsHighway systemPennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative PA 96 PA 98 Baltimore Pike was built as a turnpike in the early 19th century to connect Gettysburg Littlestown and Baltimore The turnpike was a prominent linear feature during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg despite not being the focus of a particular skirmish Baltimore Pike was designated one of the original legislative routes in the early 1910s and became the northernmost part of US 140 in the late 1920s The U S Highway was widened and resurfaced in the 1940s When the US 140 designation was retired in the late 1970s the highway became PA 97 to match the adjacent Maryland highway With the creation of PA 97 the route had its northern terminus at the US 15 interchange while Baltimore Pike north of there became unnumbered Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description edit nbsp PA 97 northbound past its southern terminus at MD 97 at the Maryland border in Germany Township PA 97 begins at the Maryland state line in Germany Township The highway continues south as MD 97 Littlestown Pike toward Westminster PA 97 heads northwest along two lane Baltimore Pike The highway crosses Piney Creek and enters the borough of Littlestown through which the highway follows Queen Street PA 97 intersects PA 194 King Street in the center of the borough The state highway becomes Baltimore Pike again upon leaving Littlestown and re entering Germany Township PA 97 crosses Alloway Creek into Mount Joy Township The highway crosses Plum Creek east of the hamlet of Germantown and Littles Run within Two Taverns PA 97 widens to a four lane divided highway at its crossing of Plum Run just south of Lake Heritage which is also the name of the surrounding residential development The state highway passes north of The Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg and reaches its northern terminus at its diamond interchange with US 15 Baltimore Pike continues northwest as SR 2035 an unsigned quadrant route through the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District toward the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center Evergreen Cemetery several units of Gettysburg National Military Park and the borough of Gettysburg 1 2 History editThe Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike Company was chartered in March 1807 to construct an artificial road from Gettysburg through Petersburg now Littlestown to the Maryland state line along the stagecoach route between Baltimore and Chambersburg 3 4 Baltimore Pike as it was known colloquially was a prominent linear feature during the Battle of Gettysburg as it lay along the side of Cemetery Hill and to the west of Culp s Hill Cemetery Hill served as the tip of the Union forces fishhook defensive formation throughout the three day battle Baltimore Pike ran parallel to the Union defensive lines during the Battle of East Cemetery Hill a Confederate offensive against Culp s Hill and Cemetery Hill that started late on July 2 and finished early on July 3 1863 5 During and in the time after the battle the turnpike was lined with several field hospitals many of which were created in the homes and on the land of civilians such as Henry Spangler 6 In May 1911 the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Sproul Roads Act which created the Pennsylvania state road system and allowed the state to take over turnpikes 7 8 Baltimore Pike was designated Legislative Route 42 from the Maryland state line northwest to the borough of Gettysburg 7 9 The Sproul Roads Act was challenged as being unconstitutional but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the legislation on June 27 1913 The state took over the Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike and abolished tolls the next day just in time for the March to Gettysburg ahead of the 1913 Gettysburg reunion 8 Baltimore Pike was improved as a macadam road from the state line to Gettysburg by 1916 10 The highway from the state line to US 15 at the intersection of Baltimore Street and Steinwehr Avenue then Emmitsburg Road was designated the northernmost part of US 140 in 1927 11 12 US 140 was widened and resurfaced with concrete from Gettysburg to Littlestown between 1941 and 1943 13 14 15 The remainder of the highway through Littlestown to the Maryland state line was widened and resurfaced with asphalt between 1943 and 1953 13 16 US 140 s interchange with modern US 15 was completed when the then two lane US 15 bypass opened in June 1963 immediately before the centennial of the Battle of Gettysburg 17 18 In 1977 plans were made for US 140 to be decommissioned with PA 97 to replace the section in Pennsylvania 19 This proposal was made in order to eliminate short routes from the United States Numbered Highways system 20 The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved the removal of the US 140 designation on October 28 1977 21 In December 1978 the borough of Littlestown protested the renumbering of US 140 to PA 97 20 When the US 140 designation was retired on January 1 1979 it was replaced by MD 140 from Baltimore to Westminster and Maryland and Pennsylvania coordinated to have matching routes 97 on both sides of the state line between Westminster and Gettysburg 20 22 The northern terminus of PA 97 was located at the US 15 interchange while the stretch of the former US 140 north into Gettysburg became unnumbered Baltimore Pike With this change the US 140 signs were removed from the square in downtown Gettysburg and no signs directing motorists to PA 97 were put in their place This move hurt businesses in the Littlestown area as motorists were unable to get to them without a marked route The state did put signs directing motorists to PA 97 at the US 15 interchange and at the intersection of US 15 Business and Baltimore Street however signs for PA 97 were not placed in the square due to opposition from local officials in Gettysburg who did not want sign clutter in the square 23 The stretch of Baltimore Pike from the bypass to US 15 Business became SR 2035 by 1989 24 25 PA 97 and the adjacent portion of Baltimore Pike were widened through the US 15 interchange in 2000 26 27 Major intersections editThe entire route is in Adams County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotes Germany Township0 0000 000 nbsp nbsp MD 97 south Littlestown Pike BaltimoreMaryland state line southern terminus Littlestown2 1093 394 nbsp PA 194 King Street Frederick Hanover Mount Joy Township9 36315 068 nbsp US 15 Frederick Harrisburg SR 2035 north Baltimore Pike GettysburgDiamond interchange northern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S Roads portal nbsp Pennsylvania portal nbsp American Civil War portalReferences edit a b c Bureau of Maintenance and Operations January 2015 Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams Report 2015 ed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Retrieved June 30 2015 Adams County PDF Adams County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map 1 65000 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2012 Retrieved 2013 12 22 Staff October 13 1931 History of Adams County Gettysburg Times Gettysburg PA Herbert L Grimm p 4 Retrieved 2014 01 10 Staff September 16 1807 The Line of Stages The Centinal Gettysburg PA Robert Harper p 127 Retrieved 2014 01 10 Pfanz Harry W Hartwig Scott 1994 National Park Civil War Series The Battle of Gettysburg Fort Washington PA Eastern National Retrieved 2014 01 10 July 1 The Afternoon s Battle July 2 Evening Ewell Attacks Culp s Hill Death on Baltimore Pike Civil War Trust Retrieved 2014 01 10 a b Staff June 1 1911 Seven Roads to Gettysburg New Oxford Item New Oxford PA H I Smith p 5 Retrieved 2014 01 10 a b Staff July 2 1913 Toll Free to Gettysburg Gettysburg Compiler Gettysburg PA William Arch McClean p 1 Retrieved 2014 01 10 Map of Pennsylvania Showing State Highways as Adopted Under the Sproul Road Bill PDF Map Pennsylvania Department of Highways 1911 Retrieved 2013 12 22 Map of the Public Roads of Adams County Pennsylvania PDF Map 1 65000 Pennsylvania Department of Highways 1916 Retrieved 2014 01 10 Maryland Geological Survey 1927 Map of Maryland Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads PDF Map Baltimore Maryland Geological Survey Tourist Map of Pennsylvania Showing the State Highway System and Main Connecting Roads PDF Map Pennsylvania Department of Highways 1930 Retrieved 2013 12 22 a b Staff January 2 1943 Motor Club Recommends Extension Of Highway To Maryland Boundary Gettysburg Times Gettysburg PA Gettysburg Times Publishing p 3 Retrieved 2014 01 10 General Highway Map Adams County Pennsylvania PDF Map 1 65000 Pennsylvania Department of Highways 1941 Retrieved 2014 01 10 Federal Highway Administration 2012 NBI Structure Number 000000000000087 National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration General Highway Map Adams County Pennsylvania PDF Map 1 65000 Pennsylvania Department of Highways 1953 Retrieved 2014 01 10 Staff May 29 1962 Says 2 Lanes of 15 Bypass to Be Ready by July 1 1963 Gettysburg Times Gettysburg PA Gettysburg Times Publishing pp 1 3 Retrieved 2014 01 10 Staff June 28 1963 Route 15 Bypass Opens Today at 4 Gettysburg Times Gettysburg PA Gettysburg Times Publishing p 1 Retrieved 2014 01 10 Staff June 14 1977 Route 140 May Change to Route 97 Gettysburg Times Gettysburg PA Gettysburg Times Publishing pp 1 5 Retrieved 2014 01 10 a b c Route 140 Is Scheduled To Become Pa 97 Jan 1 Littlestown Protests Gettysburg Times Gettysburg PA Gettysburg Times Publishing December 11 1978 p 1 Retrieved September 30 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Special Committee on U S Route Numbering October 28 1977 Route Numbering Committee Agenda Report Washington DC American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials p 488 Retrieved September 30 2015 via Wikisource Maryland State Highway Administration 1979 Maryland Official Highway Map PDF Map 1979 1980 ed Baltimore Maryland State Highway Administration Route 140 Disappeared And Rt 97 Only Partly Took Over From Here To Littlestown Gettysburg Times Gettysburg PA Gettysburg Times Publishing July 31 1979 pp 1 3 Retrieved April 30 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp Pennsylvania Official Transportation Map PDF Map Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 1989 Gettysburg inset Retrieved 2013 12 22 General Highway Map Adams County Pennsylvania PDF Map 1 65000 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 1991 Retrieved 2013 12 22 Federal Highway Administration 2012 NBI Structure Number 000000000040971 National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Staff December 30 2000 2000 Tower Toppling Rises Above List of the Year s Top Stories Gettysburg Times Gettysburg PA Gettysburg Times Publishing p A12 Retrieved 2014 01 10 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Pennsylvania Route 97 Adams County KML is from Wikidata nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pennsylvania Route 97 Adams County Pennsylvania Highways PA 97 South PA 97 at AARoads com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pennsylvania Route 97 Adams County amp oldid 1178440373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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