Pennsylvania Highways
Path of Progress

Path of Progress clockwise
Path of Progress counter-clockwise

Southern Terminus: Friendship Hill National Historic Site on PA 166 in New Geneva.
Western Terminus: Monongahela River on US 40 in Brownsville.
Length: 500 miles
Counties: Fayette, Westmoreland, Indiana, Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Fulton, Bedford, and Somerset
Route
(clockwise):
PA 166:  Friendship Hill National Historic Site to US 119
US 119:  PA 166 to SR 1029
SR 1029:  US 119 to Westmoreland County line
SR 3087:  Fayette County line to PA 819 in Scottdale
PA 819:  SR 3087 to SR 3089
SR 3089:  PA 819 to PA 981
PA 981:  SR 3089 to PA 31 in Mount Pleasant
PA 31:  PA 981 to PA 711 in Donegal
PA 711:  PA 31 to US 30 in Ligonier
US 30:  PA 711 to PA 981 in Latrobe
PA 981:  US 30 to PA 286 in Saltsburg
PA 286:  PA 981 to SR 4005 in Indiana
SR 4005:  PA 286 to Business US 422
Business US 422:  SR 4005 to US 119/PA 56
US 119/PA 56:  Business US 422 to PA 56 in Homer City
PA 56:  US 119 to PA 160 in Windber
PA 160:  PA 56 to PA 869 in Sidman
PA 869:  PA 160 to SR 3048
SR 3048:  PA 869 to SR 3024
SR 3024:  SR 3048 to PA 53 in Summerhill
PA 53:  SR 3024 to SR 2014 in Cresson
SR 2014:  PA 53 to US 22
US 22:  SR 2014 to SR 4001
SR 4001:  US 22 to Cambria County line
SR 1015:  Blair County line to SR 4008
SR 4008:  SR 1015 to SR 4003 in Altoona
SR 4003:  SR 4008 to PA 36 in Lakemont
PA 36:  SR 4008 to US 22 in Hollidaysburg
US 22:  SR 4008 to US 522 in Mount Union
US 522:  US 22 to US 30 in McConnellsburg
US 30:  US 522 to Business US 30 in McConnellsburg
Business US 30:  US 30 to US 30 in McConnellsburg
US 30:  Business US 30 to Business US 30 in Bedford
Business US 30:  US 30 to US 30 in Bedford
US 30:  Business US 30 to PA 985 in Jennerstown
PA 985:  US 30 to PA 601 near the Somerset Historical Center
PA 601:  PA 985 to PA 31/PA 281 in Somerset
PA 31/PA 281:  PA 601 to PA 281 south
PA 281:  PA 31 to PA 653 in New Centerville
PA 281/PA 653:  PA 281 to PA 653 west in New Lexington
PA 281:  PA 653 west to PA 532 in Confluence
PA 532:  PA 281 to US 40 in Addison
US 40:  PA 532 to Business US 40 in Hopwood
Business US 40:  US 40 to US 40 in Uniontown
US 40:  Business US 40 to Brownsville
Spurs: SR 2014:  PA 53 to SR 1005 in Cresson
SR 1005:  SR 2014 to SR 1001 in Loretto
SR 1001:  SR 1005 to PA 36 in Chest Springs
PA 36:  SR 1001 to Seldom Seen Mine
PA 381:  US 40 in Farmington to Mill Run
History: The path, which was signed in 1995, connects sites of historical and cultural significance within the area of southwestern Pennsylvania.  Square shields denoted travel in a clockwise direction, while circular shields denote travel in a counter-clockwise direction.
Links: Path of Progress National Heritage Tour Route - National Park Service
Pennsylvania Path of Progress - Bruce Cridlebaugh

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Page updated April 11, 2009.
Content and graphics, unless otherwise noted, copyright © Jeffrey J. Kitsko. All rights reserved.
Path of Progress shields courtesy of Bruce Cridlebaugh.
Information courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Bruce Cridlebaugh.