Pennsylvania Route 957
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Pennsylvania Route 957 is a 25 miles (40.2 km) long state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 located in Warren
Warren County, Pennsylvania
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 41,815. It was formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming counties; attached to Crawford County until 1805 and then to Venango County until Warren was formally organized in 1819. Its county...

 county in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 , also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a name that honors an American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to...

 in Columbus Township. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York, near the United States-Canada border. It is the only east-west US Route that connects Mexico and Canada.Parts of U.S...

 in Elk Township
Elk Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Elk Township is a township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 551 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 2000, there...

. The route has followed its current alignment since 1936.

Route description

PA 957 begins at an intersection with US 6
U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 6 travels east–west near the north edge of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from the Ohio state line near Pymatuning Reservoir east to the Mid-Delaware Bridge over the Delaware River into Port Jervis, New York. It is the longest highway segment in the Commonwealth. Most of it is a...

 in Columbus Township, heading east-northeast on two-lane undivided Pike Road. The route runs through the residential community of Columbus before continuing east into agricultural areas with a few homes as an unnamed road. The road runs through Wilbur Crossing before continuing through rural areas and entering Freehold Township
Freehold Township, Pennsylvania
Freehold Township is a township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,402 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...

, where it passes through the community of Wells Corners. Farther east, PA 957 runs through areas of farms and woods before crossing a Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad line and intersecting PA 958
Pennsylvania Route 958
Pennsylvania Route 958 is an long state highway located in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The designation's southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 6 in Pittsfield Township...

. At this point, PA 958 turns east to form a concurrency
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 with PA 957 and the road passes more farms as it comes to the residential community of Lottsville. Here, PA 958 turns to the south and PA 957 continues northeast through more farmland and woodland with some homes.

The road heads into Sugar Grove Township
Sugar Grove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Sugar Grove Township is a township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,870 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles , of which, 35.5 square miles of it is land and...

 and runs through Frodelius Corners before coming into Sugar Grove
Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania
Sugar Grove is a borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 613 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sugar Grove is located at ....

. The route becomes West Main Street and passes homes, reaching an intersection with PA 69
Pennsylvania Route 69
Pennsylvania Route 69 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 62 in Conewango Township near Warren north to the New York state line in Sugar Grove Township, where the highway continues north as County Route 69 in Chautauqua County...

. Here, PA 69 turns east for a concurrency with PA 957 and the road heads through the commercial downtown on Race Street, with PA 69 turning to the north. PA 957 continues past more residences before crossing back into Sugar Grove Township and running through areas of farms and woods with some homes, with the road name changing to Russell Lander Road. The route heads into Farmington Township
Farmington Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Farmington Township is a township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,353 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...

 and continues southeast through rural areas. The road heads into more open agricultural areas as it passes through the residential community of Lander
Lander, Pennsylvania
Lander is a small unincorporated community in Farmington Township in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The border town is located on Pennsylvania Route 957 to the east of the borough of Sugar Grove and to the west of the similar unincorporated community of Russell....

 before turning east and heading through Marshtown Corners. PA 957 enters Pine Grove Township
Pine Grove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Pine Grove Township is a township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,712.-Geography:...

 and turns southeast, passing through more forested areas with some farms and homes. The route reaches its eastern terminus 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...

.

Major intersections

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