Pennsylvania Route 982

Pennsylvania Route 982 (PA 982) is a state highway which runs 32.15 miles across Fayette and Westmoreland counties, in southwestern Pennsylvania. The highway begins at U.S. Route 119 in Moyer, Pennsylvania, and runs northward into Westmoreland County, passing through the towns of Youngstown, Latrobe, and Derry before ending at U.S. Route 22/U.S. Route 119 near Blairsville.

Pennsylvania Route 982
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	32.151 mi[1] (51.742 km)
Existed	1928[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 119 at Moyer
	PA 31 near Mount Pleasant PA 130 near Pleasant Unity US 30 near Youngstown
North end	US 22 / US 119 near Blairsville
Location
Counties	Fayette, Westmoreland
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative ← PA 981 PA 983 →

Route description

PA 982 begins at U.S. Route 119 near Moyer. From there, it runs northeast across rural Fayette County, meeting Pennsylvania Route 31 at the Fayette/Westmoreland county line. The route continues into rural Westmoreland County, crossing the Pennsylvania Turnpike without access.[3]

The route intersects Pennsylvania Route 130 about two miles (3 km) southeast of Pleasant Unity, where it is briefly concurrent with PA 130 as the route heads north and east through the village of Lycippus.[4] The route then passes through Youngstown, and then meets U.S. Route 30 at a cloverleaf interchange.

The route runs along the eastern end of Latrobe, Pennsylvania and through McChesneytown. PA 982 then ends at U.S. Route 22 and U.S. Route 119 near Blairsville. Before the construction of the Conemaugh Dam, PA 982 used to occupy Livermore Road, across from its current terminus, and continued on, crossing the Conemaugh River at Livermore, Pennsylvania, and connecting with PA 217 a few miles north in Indiana County.

Remnants of this section, before Newport Road, can still be seen at the Virginia Farms tract, which is owned by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, and leased to the Game Commission for public use. A small parking spot next to the gate provides easy access, and the remaining surface is well intact, running all the way to the Conemaugh River, at the former site of Fillmore, on the opposite side from Livermore. This area (Virginia Farms), has a rich history dating back to colonial settlement, and along the former surface, foundations as well as a small bridge crossing a creek can still be seen.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Fayette	Bullskin Township	0.0	0.0	US 119 (Memorial Boulevard)
		7.98	12.84	PA 31 (Three Mile Hill Road)
Westmoreland	Mount Pleasant Township	14.31	23.03	PA 130 – Lycippus	200 foot concurrency
	Unity Township	20.01	32.20	US 30 (Lincoln Highway) – Greensburg, Ligonier	Interchange
	Derry Township	32.15	51.74	US 22 / US 119 (William Penn Highway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

PA 982 Truck

Pennsylvania Route 982 Truck
Location	Loyalhanna-Derry Township
Length	12.4 mi[5] (20.0 km)
Existed	2013–present

Pennsylvania Route 982 Truck is a spur route of PA 982 beginning at PA 982 and running concurrent with PA 981, US 22/119, and ends at PA 982. It was signed in 2013.

See also

•  U.S. Roads portal
•  Pennsylvania portal

References

Template:Attached KML/Pennsylvania Route 982

KML is from Wikidata

1. Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2018). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2018 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
   • Fayette County (pp 137-141) (PDF)
   • Westmoreland County (pp 317-331) (PDF)
2. "Pennsylvania Highways: PA 951 – PA 999". Pennsylvania Highways. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
3. Google (July 18, 2018). "Google Maps image of PA 982 at I-76" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
4. Google Maps image of PA 982/PA 130 intersection
5. Google (July 19, 2018). "Overview of Pennsylvania Route 982 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 19, 2018.