Pennsylvania Route 696

Pennsylvania Route 696
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	16.017 mi[1] (25.777 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
South end	PA 997 in Greene Township
Major intersections	I-81 in Greene Township I-81 in Southampton Township US 11 / PA 533 in Shippensburg PA 641 in Newburg
North end	PA 997 in Hopewell Township
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Franklin, Cumberland
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← I-695 → PA 701

Pennsylvania Route 696 (PA 696) is a 16.0-mile-long (25.7 km) state highway located in Franklin and Cumberland counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 997 in Greene Township. The northern terminus is at PA 997 in Hopewell Township. PA 696 begins at PA 997 adjacent to an interchange with Interstate 81 (I-81) and heads northeast through farmland parallel to the interstate. The route turns north and has an interchange with I-81 before it continues into Shippensburg, where it has a brief concurrency with U.S. Route 11 (US 11) and PA 533 in the downtown area. Past Shippensburg, PA 696 runs north through more farmland and heads to Newburg, where it has a short concurrency with PA 641. The route heads northwest from here to its terminus at PA 997.

In 1928, the road between Shippensburg and Newburg was designated as part of PA 333. PA 696 was designated in 1930 to run from US 11 in Chambersburg northeast to PA 996 (Main Street) in Scotland, running along Scotland Road. In 1937, PA 696 was extended north from Scotland to PA 641 in Newburg, replacing the section of PA 333 between Shippensburg and Newburg. The south end of the route was cut back to its current location at PA 997 in the 1960s, with the road between Chambersburg and Scotland becoming unnumbered. In the 1970s, PA 696 was extended north from Newburg to PA 997.