Pennsylvania Route 897

Pennsylvania Route 897
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	41.678 mi[1] (67.074 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 30 in Gap
Major intersections	PA 340 in White Horse US 322 in East Earl Township PA 23 in East Earl Township PA 272 near Adamstown PA 419 in Schaefferstown PA 501 in Schaefferstown
North end	US 422 in Lebanon
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Lancaster, Lebanon
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 896 → PA 898

Pennsylvania Route 897 (PA 897) is a 41.7-mile-long (67.1 km) north–south route in eastern Pennsylvania, United States. The southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Gap. The northern terminus is at US 422 on the eastern edge of Lebanon. The route is a two-lane undivided road its entire length. PA 897 is located in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. The route heads north from Gap through agricultural areas in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country in Lancaster County, passing through White Horse, Blue Ball, and Terre Hill before continuing northwest through the northern portion of the county. PA 897 continues into Lebanon County and heads west to Schaefferstown before turning northwest to Lebanon. PA 897 was first designated in 1928 to the road between Reinholds and Kleinfeltersville while the road between Gap and White Horse was designated as the easternmost portion of PA 340. PA 897 was extended to its current length in the 1930s, replacing the portion of PA 340 between Gap and White Horse that was rerouted.