Pennsylvania Route 849

Pennsylvania Route 849 marker
Pennsylvania Route 849
Map
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length24.779 mi[1] (39.878 km)
Major junctions
West end PA 74 in Saville Township
Major intersections PA 34 in Newport
East end US 22 / US 322 near Duncannon
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesPerry, Dauphin
Highway system
PA 848 PA 850

Pennsylvania Route 849 (PA 849) is a 24.8-mile-long (39.9 km) state highway located in Perry and Dauphin counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 74 in Saville Township, Perry County. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 22 (US 22)/US 322 in Reed Township, Dauphin County, near Duncannon. PA 849 winds east from PA 74 through farms and woods to Newport, where it forms a concurrency with PA 34. From Newport, the route heads southeast through more rural land to Duncannon, where it turns east and crosses the Juniata River to reach its terminus at US 22/US 322 just north of the Susquehanna River.

PA 849 was designated in 1928 to run from PA 74 in Saville Township east to PA 5 (now PA 34) in Newport. The same year, the present route between Duncannon and US 22 became part of PA 33. In 1937, PA 849 was extended east from Newport to PA 14 (which replaced PA 33) in Duncannon. US 11/US 15 replaced the PA 14 designation on the road between Duncannon and US 22/US 322 in 1941. PA 849 was extended east to its current end at US 22/US 322 in the 1950s after US 11/US 15 were moved to a bypass of Duncannon.

  1. ^ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 20, 2015.