Pennsylvania Route 791

PA Route 791 marker

PA Route 791
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length: 2.10 mi[1] (3.38 km)
Existed: 1963 – present
Major junctions
South end:
US 22 Bus. / Yellow Belt in Churchill
  I-376 / US 22 in Churchill
North end: PA 380 / Yellow Belt in Penn Hills
Location
Counties: Allegheny
Highway system
← PA 790PA 796 →
← I‑280PA 281 →

Pennsylvania Route 791 (PA 791) is a state highway located in Penn Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It runs 2.10 miles (3.38 km) from US Route 22 Business in Churchill, Pennsylvania to PA 380 in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. The entire route is part of the Pittsburgh Yellow Belt system of roads. The route runs through a suburban area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Route description

PA 791 heads north from the southern terminus on Rodi Road, passing through suburbs.[2] At the terminus, the road continues in both directions as US 22 Business and as part of the Yellow Belt[3] Shortly after the intersection, it heads under Interstate 376 and receives traffic from exit 80. Two miles to the north, it ends at Pennsylvania Route 380 in Penn Hills at a shopping plaza.[2]

History

PA 791 was originally assigned as PA 280, along with the remainder of Rodi Road from Business PA 22 to Thompson Run Road in Wilkins Township, in 1928. The route was decommissioned in 1946 and the northern segment received its current route number in 1963.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Allegheny County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Churchill0.000.00
US 22 Bus. / Yellow Belt		Southern terminus of PA 791
Penn Hills Township2.103.38 PA 380 / Yellow BeltNorthern terminus of PA 791
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing / Google

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 Pennsylvania State Roads - 2010. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2010.
  2. 1 2 Pennsylvania Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (2010 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Allegheny County Belt System - Yellow Belt". Jeffrey J. Kitsko. March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1960 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
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