Route information | ||||
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Maintained by PennDOT and City of Lebanon | ||||
Length | 8.159 mi[1] (13.131 km) | |||
Existed | 1928–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | PA 72 in Lebanon | |||
US 22 in Fredericksburg | ||||
North end | I-78 in Fredericksburg | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Lebanon | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Pennsylvania Route 343 (PA 343) is an 8.16-mile (13.13 km) route running from Lebanon north to Fredericksburg in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It begins at PA 72 and ends at Exit 6 of Interstate 78 (I-78). PA 343 heads mostly through urbanized areas near Lebanon before continuing into rural areas further north. There is a concurrency with U.S. Route 22 (US 22) near the northern terminus.
PA 343 has had a number of different realignments, most of them relating to the northern terminus of the highway. The highway originally terminated at an intersection with PA 443 in Lickdale, moved to end in the community of Bordnersville soon after. The highway was then extended along the local continuation to end at US 22 in Harper Tavern. In 1963, PA 343 was moved back to Lickdale, and seven years after, moved to its northern terminus, thirteen years after the construction of I-78.