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Pennsylvania Route 868

{{Short description|State highway in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, US}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox road

|state=PA

|type=PA

|route=868

|map={{maplink-road}}

|map_custom=yes

|length_mi=5.23

|length_round=2

|length_ref={{cite web|url=http://www.pasda.psu.edu/uci/SearchResults.aspx?originator=Pennsylvania+Department+of+Transportation&Keyword=&sessionID=5419057282012122415330&searchType=originator&entry=PASDA|title=Pennsylvania state roads |work=Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access|year=2012|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|accessdate=December 24, 2012}}

|established=1928

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a= {{jct|state=PA|PA|36}} in South Woodbury Township

|junction=

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b= {{jct|state=PA|PA|867}} in Bloomfield Township

|counties=Bedford

|previous_type=PA

|previous_route=867

|next_type=PA

|next_route=869

}}

Pennsylvania Route 868 (PA 868) is a {{convert|5.23|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway located in Bedford County in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 36 in South Woodbury Township. The northern terminus is at PA 867 in Bloomfield Township.

Route description

File:2021-10-27 11 32 07 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 868 (Potter Creek Road) at Cowan School Road in Bloomfield Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.jpg

PA 868 begins at an intersection with PA 36 in the community of Waterside in South Woodbury Township, heading northwest on two-lane undivided Potter Creek Road. The road heads through an agricultural valley with some woods and residences, passing through a corner of Woodbury Township before entering Bloomfield Township. The route passes through the community of Maria prior to continuing through more forested areas with some farm fields and homes. PA 868 curves to the north through open farmland and comes to its northern terminus at PA 867.{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=PA+36+and+PA+868&daddr=PA+867+and+PA+868&geocode=FQQ_ZQIdjxNU-ykjCfYxNrfLiTH2QCJtPi5TOg%3BFdYoZgIdSV1T-ylPU7hBUbrLiTG0yIALySkFQg&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=40.0158,-78.474762&sspn=0.007444,0.021136&ie=UTF8&ll=40.220044,-78.399467&spn=0.117706,0.338173&t=h&z=12|title=overview of Pennsylvania Route 868|accessdate=May 20, 2011}}{{Cite FTP |title=Bedford County, Pennsylvania Highway Map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/bedford_GHSN.PDF|year=2011|server=PennDOT|url-status=dead|accessdate=May 20, 2011}}

Major intersections

{{PAinttop|county=Bedford|length_ref=}}

{{PAint

|location=South Woodbury Township

|mile=0.00

|road={{jct|state=PA|PA|36|name1=Woodbury Pike}}

|notes=Southern terminus

}}

{{PAint

|location=Bloomfield Township

|ctdab=Bedford

|mile=5.23

|road={{Jct|state=PA|PA|867|name1=Lafayette Road|city1=Osterburg|city2=Roaring Spring}}

|notes=Northern terminus

}}

{{PAintbtm}}

See also

  • {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
  • {{Portal-inline|Pennsylvania}}

References

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External links

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  • [https://www.pahighways.com/state/PA851-900.html#PA868 Pennsylvania Highways: PA 868]

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