Pennsylvania Route 643

Pennsylvania Route 643 (PA 643) is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km) state highway located in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 522 (US 522) in Bethel Township. The western terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70) in Brush Creek Township.

Pennsylvania Route 643
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length7.34 mi[1] (11.81 km)
Existed1963–present
Major junctions
West end I-70 in Brush Creek Township
East end US 522 in Bethel Township
Location
CountiesFulton
Highway system
← PA 642→ PA 645

Route description
PA 643 approaching US 522 in Bethel Township.

PA 643 begins at an interchange with I-70 in Brush Creek Township, heading south on two-lane undivided Old 126. The route crosses forested Town Hill before heading into agricultural areas, forking to the southeast onto Flickerville Road. The road passes through the residential community of Town Hill before ascending forested Sideling Hill. PA 643 curves northeast to reach the summit of the hill, at which point it makes a sharp turn to the south into Bethel Township to descend the hill. The road comes to the community of Sideling Hill and turns east into agricultural areas with some woods and homes. The route heads southeast before turning south and coming to its eastern terminus at US 522.[2][3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fulton County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Brush Creek Township0.0000.000 I-70 – Breezewood, HancockExit 156 (I-70); western terminus
Bethel Township7.34011.813 US 522 (Great Cove Road) – McConnellsburg, WarfordsburgEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  •  U.S. Roads portal
  •  Pennsylvania portal

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. Google (May 26, 2011). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 643" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  3. Fulton County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
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