Pennsylvania Route 965

PA Route 965 marker

PA Route 965
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 11.552 mi[1] (18.591 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 62 in Jackson Township
East end: US 62 in Frenchcreek Township
Location
Counties: Mercer, Venango
Highway system
← PA 964PA 966 →

Pennsylvania Route 965 (PA 965) is an 11.6-mile-long (18.7 km) state highway located in Mercer County and Venango County, Pennsylvania. The route terminates at each end at U.S. Route 62. In the west, it begins in Jackson Township, before traveling through rural areas to its end in Frenchcreek Township.

Route description

PA 965 begins at an intersection with US 62 in the community of Nesbits Corners in Jackson Township, Mercer County, heading east-northeast on two-lane undivided Henderson Road. The road passes through a mix of farms and woods with some homes before passing through open agricultural areas and crossing into Worth Township. The route becomes Jackson Center Polk Road and runs through wooded areas with some fields and residences, crossing PA 173 in Perrine Corners. Past this intersection, PA 965 heads northeast through more rural areas and passes through Henderson.[2][3] PA 965 enters Mineral Township in Venango County and heads through forested areas with some homes, passing through the community of Mount Pleasant. The road continues northeast through more woodland with some farmland and residences. Farther northeast, PA 965 crosses the Sandy Creek into Frenchcreek Township and ends at another intersection with US 62 in Waterloo Bridge.[2][4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MercerJackson Township0.0000.000 US 62 (Franklin Road) – Mercer, Stoneboro, Sandy Lake
Worth Township2.9454.740 PA 173 (Sandy Lake-Grove City Road) – Sandy Lake, Grove City
VenangoFrenchcreek Township11.55218.591 US 62 (Mercer Road) – Polk, Franklin
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing / Google

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Google (August 13, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 965" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ Mercer County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ Venango County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
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