It roughly follows a portion of the path of the historic 1799 State Road[2] from "Bald Eagle's Nest" (Milesburg) to Fort Le Boeuf (Waterford, PA), which was laid out and cleared under contract with the Pennsylvania Assembly and opened for travel by 1802. The State Road was an important thoroughfare during the War of 1812, and was for many years the primary route for mail, goods and travelers between Philadelphia and Erie. Many of the original, 19th-century stone mileposts are preserved along the northern side of the highway.
PA 504 begins at an intersection with PA 53 and PA 350 at the square in the center of the borough of Philipsburg, heading east-northeast on two-lane undivided East Presqueisle Street. West of the square, the road continues as a part of PA 53. The route passes through residential areas, passing woods to the south as it forms the border between Philipsburg to the north and Rush Township to the south. PA 504 fully enters Philipsburg again and passes more homes before coming to an intersection with US 322. Following this, the road heads into Rush Township and becomes Black Moshannon Road, curving east through rural residential areas. The route passes through a mix of farmland and woodland prior to entering Moshannon State Forest. PA 504 continues into Black Moshannon State Park, where it passes over Black Moshannon Creek and runs through the former community of Antes. Once leaving the park, the road becomes Rattlesnake Pike and continues through more of the Moshannon State Forest.[3][4]
One of the historic mile markers from 1821 along the highway, within Black Moshannon State Park
The route heads into Union Township. It leaves the state forest, then passes through more woodland with some agricultural clearings and local housing, making a few curves. PA 504 turns southeast and passes through more rural areas before crossing into the borough of Unionville and becoming Allegheny Street, passing homes and intersecting US 220 Alternate. At this point, PA 504 turns northeast to form a concurrency with US 220 Alternate on Union Street, running past more residences. The road leaves Unionville for Union Township once again, becoming South Eagle Valley Road and running through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes. The two routes continue into Boggs Township and reach an intersection with PA 144, Runville Road, and Davidson Road in the community of Wingate. Here, PA 504 ends and PA 144 turns northeast to join US 220 Alternate.[3][4]
^ abBureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
Centre County Archived 2011-02-17 at Wikiwix (PDF)
^"A Pioneer Outline History of Western Pennsylvania" McKnight, Dr. William J.
^ abGoogle (May 27, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 504" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
^ abCentre County, Pennsylvania Highway Map(PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 504
January 01, 1970
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Pennsylvania Route 504 PA 504 is a 24 5 mile long 39 4 km state highway located in Centre County in the U S state of Pennsylvania The western terminus is at PA 53 PA 350 in Philipsburg The eastern terminus is at US 220 Alternate PA 144 in Wingate Pennsylvania Route 504Route informationMaintained by PennDOTLength24 540 mi 1 39 493 km Major junctionsWest endPA 53 PA 350 in PhilipsburgMajor intersectionsUS 322 in Philipsburg US 220 Alt in UnionvilleEast endUS 220 Alt PA 144 in WingateLocationCountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountiesCentreHighway systemPennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative PA 503 PA 505 It roughly follows a portion of the path of the historic 1799 State Road 2 from Bald Eagle s Nest Milesburg to Fort Le Boeuf Waterford PA which was laid out and cleared under contract with the Pennsylvania Assembly and opened for travel by 1802 The State Road was an important thoroughfare during the War of 1812 and was for many years the primary route for mail goods and travelers between Philadelphia and Erie Many of the original 19th century stone mileposts are preserved along the northern side of the highway Contents 1 Route description 2 Major intersections 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRoute description edit nbsp PA 504 eastbound in Black Moshannon State Park PA 504 begins at an intersection with PA 53 and PA 350 at the square in the center of the borough of Philipsburg heading east northeast on two lane undivided East Presqueisle Street West of the square the road continues as a part of PA 53 The route passes through residential areas passing woods to the south as it forms the border between Philipsburg to the north and Rush Township to the south PA 504 fully enters Philipsburg again and passes more homes before coming to an intersection with US 322 Following this the road heads into Rush Township and becomes Black Moshannon Road curving east through rural residential areas The route passes through a mix of farmland and woodland prior to entering Moshannon State Forest PA 504 continues into Black Moshannon State Park where it passes over Black Moshannon Creek and runs through the former community of Antes Once leaving the park the road becomes Rattlesnake Pike and continues through more of the Moshannon State Forest 3 4 nbsp One of the historic mile markers from 1821 along the highway within Black Moshannon State Park The route heads into Union Township It leaves the state forest then passes through more woodland with some agricultural clearings and local housing making a few curves PA 504 turns southeast and passes through more rural areas before crossing into the borough of Unionville and becoming Allegheny Street passing homes and intersecting US 220 Alternate At this point PA 504 turns northeast to form a concurrency with US 220 Alternate on Union Street running past more residences The road leaves Unionville for Union Township once again becoming South Eagle Valley Road and running through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes The two routes continue into Boggs Township and reach an intersection with PA 144 Runville Road and Davidson Road in the community of Wingate Here PA 504 ends and PA 144 turns northeast to join US 220 Alternate 3 4 Major intersections editThe entire route is in Centre County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotes Philipsburg0 0000 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp PA 53 PA 350 south Centre Street West Presqueisle Street Coalport ClearfieldWestern terminus northern terminus of PA 350 0 5970 961 nbsp US 322 Railroad Street Clearfield State College Unionville20 76533 418 nbsp nbsp nbsp US 220 Alt south Union Street TyroneWestern end of US 220 Alt concurrency Boggs Township24 54039 493 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 220 Alt north PA 144 South Eagle Valley Road Runville Road Milesburg Bellefonte Snow ShoeEastern terminus eastern end of US 220 Alt concurrency 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusSee also edit nbsp U S Roads portal nbsp Pennsylvania portalReferences edit a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations January 2015 Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams Report 2015 ed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Archived from the original on February 17 2011 Retrieved June 30 2015 Centre County Archived 2011 02 17 at Wikiwix PDF A Pioneer Outline History of Western Pennsylvania McKnight Dr William J a b Google May 27 2011 overview of Pennsylvania Route 504 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved May 27 2011 a b Centre County Pennsylvania Highway Map PDF Map PennDOT 2011 Archived from the original PDF on August 29 2011 Retrieved May 27 2011 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Pennsylvania Route 504KML is from Wikidata nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pennsylvania Route 504 Pennsylvania Highways PA 504 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pennsylvania Route 504 amp oldid 1155318897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
