US 15 highlighted in red and business loops in blue | ||||
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| Maintained byPennDOT | ||||
| Length | 194.89 mi[1] (313.65 km) | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Adams,York,Cumberland,Perry,Dauphin,Juniata,Snyder,Union,Lycoming,Tioga | |||
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U.S. Route 15 (US 15) isUnited States Numbered Highway that runs fromWalterboro, South Carolina, north toPainted Post, New York. InPennsylvania, the highway runs for 194.89 miles (313.65 km), from theMaryland state line just south ofGettysburg, north to theNew York state line nearLawrenceville.

US 15 enters Pennsylvania south ofGettysburg,Adams County, fromFrederick County,Maryland, on afreeway alignment. The route heads to the north and bypasses Gettysburg, where the route has an interchange withUS 30. The freeway alignment ends atYork Springs, carrying US 15 on a four-laneexpressway, then becoming a four-lanearterial road inDillsburg, until the route upgrades to a freeway again. The route continues north towardHarrisburg, where the freeway terminates again as US 15 joins withUS 11. The two routes begin to follow the west shore of theSusquehanna River with limited-access sections until they split across the river fromSunbury. US 15 continues north intoWilliamsport, joiningInterstate 180 (I-180) andUS 220. At I-180's western terminus, US 220, signed south, heads due west towardJersey Shore andLock Haven, while US 15 turns due north throughMansfield and crosses intoNew York nearLawrenceville,Tioga County.

The majority of US 15 is four lanes, alternating between limited and unlimited access. There are two segments where the road is two lanes. One is fromEast Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, just north of theI-81 interchange, to just south ofDuncannon. The other is betweenWhite Deer andSouth Williamsport. The segment between Williamsport and the New York state line will eventually be designatedI-99.
| Location | Shamokin Dam–Williamsport |
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| Existed | 1928–1941 |
With the adoption of the U.S. Numbered Highway System, US 15 originally terminated at Harrisburg, whileUS 111 serviced the modern route north of that point. In 1937, US 15 was extended north to the New York state line, effectively replacing US 111 north of Harrisburg. However, instead of replacing US 111's old routing directly, US 15 ran along the east bank of the Susquehanna River between Harrisburg and Williamsport. Meanwhile, the road on the western bank of the river wasPennsylvania Route 14 (PA 14) between Lemoyne and Duncannon, US 11 between Duncannon and Shamokin Dam, and PA 404 between Shamokin Dam and Williamsport.[2] In 1941, US 15 was rerouted to follow the western bank of the river between Harrisburg and Williamsport, replacing PA 14 between Lemoyne and Duncannon, running concurrent with US 11 between Lemoyne and Shamokin Dam, and replacing the entire length of PA 404. The former alignment of US 15 on the east side of the river became PA 14.[3][4]
The section of US 15 north of Williamsport will gain the additional designation ofI-99 when the connection fromI-76 toI-86 is completed. No additional work is needed to upgrade this stretch, as it is already up toInterstate standards.[5]
As part of the construction of theCentral Susquehanna Valley Thruway, US 15 is planned to be rerouted to the new freeway betweenSelinsgrove andUnion Township, bypassingShamokin Dam. The former alignment of US 15 through Shamokin Dam will be designated asUS 15 Business, partly running concurrent with US 11.[6]
| County | Location[7] | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Adams | Freedom Township | 0.0 | 0.0 | Continuation intoMaryland | ||||
| 1.74 | 2.80 | |||||||
| Cumberland Township | 5.88 | 9.46 | ||||||
| Mount Joy Township | 8.15 | 13.12 | Northern terminus of PA 97; access toGettysburg National Military Park | |||||
| Straban Township | 10.01 | 16.11 | ||||||
| 11.52 | 18.54 | Access toGettysburg College | ||||||
| 14.71 | 23.67 | Northern terminus of US 15 Bus.; access toGettysburg College | ||||||
| Tyrone Township | 19.59 | 31.53 | ||||||
| Huntington Township | 23.59 | 37.96 | Hanover not signed northbound | |||||
| York | Dillsburg–Carroll Township line | Northern end of limited-access section | ||||||
| 32.51 | 52.32 | Southern end of PA 74 concurrency | ||||||
| 32.72 | 52.66 | Northern end of PA 74 concurrency | ||||||
| Cumberland | Upper Allen Township | Southern end of freeway section | ||||||
| 36.32 | 58.45 | Lisburn Road | ||||||
| 37.68 | 60.64 | |||||||
| 38.72 | 62.31 | Winding Hill Road / Cumberland Parkway | ||||||
| 39.29 | 63.23 | Exit 236 (Gettysburg Pike) on I-76 / Penna Turnpike | ||||||
| Lower Allen Township | 40.31 | 64.87 | Wesley Drive / Rossmoyne Road | |||||
| 41.03 | 66.03 | Slate Hill Road | ||||||
| 41.76 | 67.21 | Lower Allen Drive | ||||||
| Camp Hill | 42.49 | 68.38 | Exit 5 on PA 581; southern end of US 11 concurrency | |||||
| Northern end of freeway section | ||||||||
| 42.99 | 69.19 | Eastern terminus of PA 641 | ||||||
| Camp Hill–East Pennsboro Township line | M. Harvey Taylor Bridge –Harrisburg | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||||
| East Pennsboro Township | 47.34 | 76.19 | Eastern terminus of PA 944 | |||||
| 50.35 | 81.03 | Exit 65 on I-81 | ||||||
| Perry | Marysville | 52.61 | 84.67 | Eastern terminus of PA 850 | ||||
| Penn Township | Southern end of freeway section | |||||||
| Penn Township–Duncannon line | 60.10 | 96.72 | Eastern terminus of PA 274 | |||||
| Dauphin | Reed Township | 62.59 | 100.73 | |||||
| Perry | Watts Township | Northern end of freeway section | ||||||
| Buffalo Township | 72.78 | 117.13 | Northern terminus of PA 34 | |||||
| Liverpool | 74.54 | 119.96 | Eastern terminus of PA 17 | |||||
| Liverpool Township | 78.90 | 126.98 | Southern terminus of PA 104 | |||||
| Juniata | No major junctions | |||||||
| Snyder | Penn Township | Southern end of freeway section | ||||||
| 91.15 | 146.69 | Northern terminus of PA 35 | ||||||
| Monroe Township | 95.58 | 153.82 | Northern terminus of US 522 | |||||
| Northern end of freeway section | ||||||||
| Shamokin Dam | 96.63 | 155.51 | Interchange; northern terminus of PA 61; southern end of PA 147 concurrency | |||||
| 96.98 | 156.07 | Northern end of US 11 concurrency | ||||||
| Union | Union Township | Interchange; northern end of PA 147 concurrency | ||||||
| 101.83 | 163.88 | Eastern terminus of PA 304 | ||||||
| East Buffalo Township–Lewisburg line | 105.79 | 170.25 | ||||||
| Lewisburg | 106.25 | 170.99 | Eastern terminus of PA 192 | |||||
| Kelly Township | Southern end of freeway section | |||||||
| 110.21 | 177.37 | Western terminus of PA 642 | ||||||
| White Deer Township | 111.78 | 179.89 | New Columbia | |||||
| 112.57 | 181.16 | Exit 210 on I-80 | ||||||
| 114.29 | 183.93 | Watsontown,White Deer | ||||||
| Northern end of freeway section | ||||||||
| Gregg Township | 116.81 | 187.99 | ||||||
| Lycoming | Clinton Township | 122.66 | 197.40 | Western terminus of PA 54 | ||||
| South Williamsport | 128.34 | 206.54 | Northern terminus of PA 554 | |||||
| 128.95 | 207.52 | Eastern terminus of PA 654 | ||||||
| Williamsport | 129.35 | 208.17 | Southern end of freeway section | |||||
| 27A | Southern end of I-180/US 220 concurrency | |||||||
| 129.85 | 208.97 | 27B | Hepburn Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| 130.53 | 210.07 | 28 | Maynard Street | Access toPennsylvania College of Technology | ||||
| 131.67 | 211.90 | 29 | Northern end of US 220 concurrency; current southern terminus of I-99; exit number not signed southbound | |||||
| 132.09 | 212.58 | 136 | Third Street | Northbound exit and entrance | ||||
| 132.37 | 213.03 | 136 | Fourth Street | Southbound exit and entrance | ||||
| Old Lycoming Township | 132.99 | 214.03 | 137 | Foy Avenue / High Street / Lycoming Creek Road | ||||
| Lycoming Township | 136.34 | 219.42 | 140 | Hepburnville | ||||
| 138.90 | 223.54 | 143 | Southbound exit only | |||||
| Lewis Township | 144.00 | 231.75 | 148 | Southern terminus of PA 14 | ||||
| Cogan House Township | 148.27 | 238.62 | 152 | Cogan House | Southbound exit and entrance; access viaState Route 4011 | |||
| 148.89 | 239.62 | 152 | Northbound exit and entrance; access viaState Route 4011 | |||||
| 150.90 | 242.85 | 155 | Eastern terminus of PA 184 | |||||
| Jackson Township | 153.68 | 247.32 | 158 | Eastern terminus of PA 284 | ||||
| Tioga | Liberty | 158.81 | 255.58 | 162 | ||||
| 160.96 | 259.04 | 165 | Sebring | |||||
| Blossburg | 168.08 | 270.50 | 172 | Blossburg | ||||
| Richmond Township | 175.55 | 282.52 | 179 | Southern terminus of US 15 Bus.; eastern terminus of PA 660 | ||||
| Mansfield | 177.82 | 286.17 | 182 | Access toHills Creek State Park andMansfield University | ||||
| Richmond Township | 179.16 | 288.33 | 183 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of US 15 Bus. | ||||
| Tioga Township | 187.65 | 301.99 | 191 | |||||
| Lawrence Township | 192.46 | 309.73 | 196 | Access toCowanesque Lake | ||||
| Lawrenceville | 194.89 | 313.65 | Continuation intoNew York | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
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