Pennsylvania Route 741

Pennsylvania Route 741 marker

Pennsylvania Route 741

Map
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT and East Hempfield Township
Length25.277 mi[1] (40.679 km)
Major junctions
West endRohrerstown Road near East Petersburg
Major intersections PA 283 near Lancaster
US 30 near Lancaster
PA 23 near Lancaster
PA 462 near Lancaster
PA 999 in Millersville
PA 324 in New Danville
US 222 / PA 272 in Willow Street
PA 896 near Strasburg
East end PA 41 in Gap
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesLancaster
Highway system
PA 739 PA 742

Pennsylvania Route 741 (PA 741) is a 26.3-mile-long (42.3 km) state highway that runs through western and southern Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The western terminus is along Rohrerstown Road north of an intersection with Commercial Avenue near East Petersburg. The eastern terminus is at PA 41 in Gap. PA 741 heads south from East Petersburg and runs through the western suburbs of Lancaster. The route turns southeast and passes through Millersville before it turns east at New Danville. PA 741 forms a concurrency with U.S. Route 222 (US 222) between Willow Street and Lampeter before it continues east through farmland in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country that is home to several Amish families, passing through Strasburg before reaching Gap.

The section of road between Willow Street and Lampeter was designated as part of US 230 in 1926 and concurrent with PA 72 in 1927, with US 222 replacing US 230 by 1928. In 1928, the road between Willow Street and Gap became part of PA 41. PA 741 was designated by 1930 to run from PA 41 north to US 30 in Gap. In the 1930s, PA 41 and PA 741 switched alignments, with PA 741 running between US 222 in Lampeter and PA 41 in Gap and PA 41 heading north to US 30. PA 741 was extended west to PA 324 south of New Danville in the 1970s. The route was extended west to PA 722 in East Petersburg in the 1980s. The western terminus was cut to its current location after 2005.

  1. ^ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

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