Route information | ||||
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Maintained by PennDOT and Pulaski Township | ||||
Length | 33.638 mi[1] (54.135 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | PA 18 in Beaver Falls | |||
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North end | PA 18 near West Middlesex | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 551 (PA 551) is a 34-mile-long (55 km) state highway located in Beaver, Lawrence, and Mercer counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 18 in Beaver Falls. The northern terminus is at PA 18 near West Middlesex.
Though officially a spur route of PA 51, PA 551 is more suited as a spur route of PA 18, due to PA 551 ending at PA 18 at both ends without intersecting with PA 51 at all. (PA 51 and PA 551 come within a mile of each other near Darlington, Pennsylvania at their closest point.) While PA 18 passes through larger cities, PA 551 goes through more rural areas.