Route information | ||||
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 44.890 mi[1] (72.243 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | PA 35 in Tuscarora Township | |||
PA 75 in Tuscarora Township PA 17 in Northeast Madison Township PA 274 in Northeast Madison Township to Tyrone Township PA 233 from Tyrone Township to Landisburg PA 74 in Spring Township PA 34 in Carroll Township | ||||
East end | US 11 / US 15 in Marysville | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Juniata, Perry | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Pennsylvania Route 850 (PA 850) is a 44-mile-long (71 km) state highway located in Juniata and Perry counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 35 in Tuscarora Township. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 11 (US 11)/US 15 in Marysville. PA 850 is a two-lane undivided road that runs through rural areas in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. The route heads southeast from PA 35 and crosses PA 75 in Honey Grove before it traverses Tuscarora Mountain and leaves Juniata County for Perry County. PA 850 continues southeast and crosses PA 17 in Kistler before running east concurrent with PA 274 between Fort Robinson and Loysville. The route turns back to the southeast and heads south concurrent with PA 233 into Landisburg. PA 850 heads east, crossing PA 74 in Alinda before following PA 34 southeast between Dromgold and Shermans Dale. From here, the route continues east to its terminus in Marysville. PA 850 was designated in 1928 to run from PA 274 in Fort Robinson northwest to Kistler, with the road between Landisburg and Dromgold designated as part of PA 233. In 1937, the route was extended to its current length between PA 35 in Tuscarora Township and PA 14 (now US 11/US 15) in Marysville, replacing the portion of PA 233 between Landisburg and Dromgold.