Pennsylvania Route 157 is a 14 miles (22.5 km) state highway in Pennsylvania. The route runs from US 62

U.S. Route 62 in Pennsylvania

U.S. Route 62 is a east-west U.S. Highway in Pennsylvania, which runs diagonally through the industrial northeastern part of the state. Although initial portions of the route opened in 1926 in other areas of the country, U.S. 62 was not designated in the commonwealth until 1932...

 near Seneca

Seneca, Pennsylvania

Seneca is a census-designated place in Venango County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 966.-Geography:Seneca is located at ....

 east to PA 208

Pennsylvania Route 208

Pennsylvania Route 208 is located in Western Pennsylvania; its western terminus just west of the village of New Bedford in Lawrence County at US 422 and the Ohio state line...

 in Fryburg.

Route description

PA 157 begins at an intersection with US 62

U.S. Route 62 in Pennsylvania

U.S. Route 62 is a east-west U.S. Highway in Pennsylvania, which runs diagonally through the industrial northeastern part of the state. Although initial portions of the route opened in 1926 in other areas of the country, U.S. 62 was not designated in the commonwealth until 1932...

 in Cranberry Township

Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Cranberry Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

, Venango County

Venango County, Pennsylvania

Venango County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,984. Its county seat is Franklin.-History:Venango County was created on March 12, 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming Counties...

, heading south-southeast on a two-lane undivided road. The route heads through wooded areas with occasional homes, curving east into more woodland with some farm fields and residences. The road passes through Stanleys Corners and Sadlers Corners before crossing into Pinegrove Township. Here, PA 157 becomes Fryburg Road and runs through more rural areas, heading through Coal Hill and Hampton Station. The road continues through more forests with some farmland and homes, turning southeast and coming to Venus. At this point, PA 157 heads into Washington Township

Washington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

Washington Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,037 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.5 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

 in Clarion County

Clarion County, Pennsylvania

As of the census of 2000, there were 41,765 people, 16,052 households, and 10,738 families residing in the county. The population density was 69 people per square mile . There were 19,426 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

 and continues southeast through more agricultural areas with some woods and residences. The route turns east and comes to its eastern terminus at an intersection with PA 208

Pennsylvania Route 208

Pennsylvania Route 208 is located in Western Pennsylvania; its western terminus just west of the village of New Bedford in Lawrence County at US 422 and the Ohio state line...

, where Fryburg Road continues east as part of PA 208.

Major intersections