Pennsylvania Route 901

Pennsylvania Route 901
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	26.370 mi[1] (42.438 km)
Existed	1928–present
Major junctions
West end	PA 61 in Coal Township
Major intersections	PA 54 in Mount Carmel Township I-81 in Foster Township US 209 in Pottsville
East end	PA 183 in Cressona
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Northumberland, Schuylkill
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 900 → PA 902

Pennsylvania Route 901 (PA 901) is a 26.4-mile-long (42.5 km) state route located in eastern Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at PA 61 in the Coal Township hamlet of Ranshaw. Its eastern terminus is at PA 183 in Cressona. PA 901 runs northwest-southeast through forested mountains in the Coal Region within Northumberland and Schuylkill counties. The route runs concurrent with PA 54 between Locust Gap and Merrian in Mount Carmel Township before it leaves Northumberland County for Schuylkill County. PA 901 has an interchange with Interstate 81 (I-81) and continues southeast to Minersville. The route runs concurrent with U.S. Route 209 (US 209) to Pottsville before it splits south and continues to PA 183.

PA 901 was designated in 1928 along a short loop of US 209 between Llewellyn and west of Pottsville, bypassing Minersville to the south. US 209 and PA 901 switched alignments in the 1930s, with PA 901 routed to run from US 209 in Llewellyn northeast to Minersville and southeast to US 209 west of Pottsville. PA 901 east of Minersville became a divided highway in the 1960s. The route was rerouted and extended northwest to PA 61 in 1971 and extended south to PA 183 in the 1980s.