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| Length | 18.9 mi[1] (30.4 km) | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Allegheny | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 48 (PA 48) is an 18.9-mile-long (30.4 km)state highway located in thePittsburgh,Pennsylvania area. The route is predominantly a two-lane highway as it runs throughMcKeesport and othersuburbs. The entire routing of PA 48 is part of theOrange Belt, both reaching their southern termini atPA 51, southeast ofElizabeth. Until 1998, the northern terminus of PA 48 was at the intersection of Old Haymaker and Center Roads, about 1/2 mile from its current terminus atU.S. Route 22 Business (US 22 Bus.) inMonroeville.[citation needed]
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PA 48 begins at an intersection withPA 51 inForward Township, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Scenery Drive. PA 48 is concurrent with theOrange Belt of theAllegheny County belt system at this point, with which it remains concurrent with for the entire length. The route immediately turns to the north-northwest and forms the border between Forward Township to the west andElizabeth Township to the east, passing through a mix of fields and woods with some homes. The road fully enters Elizabeth Township and curves north-northeast. At an intersection with Weigles Hill Road east ofElizabeth Forward High School, PA 48 makes a turn to the east, passing residences and turning to the northwest. The road passes through more areas of housing and woods, curving northeast as it passes more residential areas. The route makes a bend northeast prior to turning north at the Simpson Howell Road intersection and running past a mix of homes and businesses. PA 48 winds north through more areas of woodland and development, with the name becoming Boston Hollow Road at the Lovedale Road junction. Farther north, the road becomes the border between the borough ofLincoln to the west and Elizabeth Township to the east as it heads through more forested areas with a few homes. The route fully enters Elizabeth Township again and heads into commercial areas as it comes to the community ofBoston, crossing theYoughiogheny River on theBoston Bridge.[1][2]
At this point, PA 48 heads northwest into the borough ofVersailles, passing overCSX'sKeystone Subdivision railroad line and becoming Walnut Street as it passes a mix of homes and businesses. The route crosses into the city ofMcKeesport and widens into adivided highway as it comes to an intersection withPA 148. Here, PA 148 continues along Walnut Street and PA 48 turns east onto four-lane undivided Long Run Road, passing through more residential and commercial areas. The road curves south by more businesses prior to curving east past a mix of woods and commercial development, briefly entering Versailles again before crossing back into McKeesport. The route curves north before heading northeast and entering the borough ofWhite Oak. Upon crossing Lincoln Way, PA 48 becomes Jacks Run Road and narrows to two lanes, entering more forested areas with occasional homes and businesses. The road continues north and heads intoNorth Versailles Township and passes through more wooded areas of development, passing east ofEast Allegheny High School and turning northeast before coming to an intersection withUS 30.[1][2]
Past this junction, the route becomes Mosside Boulevard and runs past businesses prior to heading into forested areas. The road briefly passes through the borough ofWall prior to crossing back into North Versailles Township and heading into commercial areas, turning northeast. The route widens into a four-lane divided highway and passes overNorfolk Southern'sPittsburgh Line andTurtle Creek, entering the borough ofMonroeville. Here, PA 48 becomes an undivided road as it comes to an intersection withPA 130. Following this, the road narrows to two lanes and passes through woods, curving more to the north. Farther north, the route enters commercial areas, widening into a four-lane road at the Haymaker Road intersection, where it passes betweenGateway High School to the west and Forbes Hospital to the east. PA 48 turns northwest, passing more businesses and reaching its northern terminus at an intersection withUS 22 Bus. near an interchange that has access toI-376/US 22 andI-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike).[1][2]
In 1963, a new PA 48 expressway was proposed to run parallel to the current PA 48 alignment from PA 51 in Elizabeth to the PA Turnpike/Parkway East Interchange in Monroeville. Although several houses and an amusement complex of swimming pool, amusement park and drive-in theater (called Rainbow Gardens) were demolished in the process, the project was scrapped by the 1970s. The route of the proposed highway is now followed roughly by theMon–Fayette Expressway (PA 43).[3]
The entire route is inAllegheny County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Elizabeth | 0.0 | 0.0 |      PA 51 /PA 48 Truck north (Hayden Boulevard) –Uniontown,McKeesport  Orange Belt begins | Southern terminus; southern terminus of PA 48 Truck; southeastern terminus of Orange Belt | |
| Youghiogheny River | 7.1– 7.2 | 11.4– 11.6 | Boston Bridge | ||
| McKeesport | 8.1 | 13.0 |   PA 148 north /PA 48 Truck south (Walnut Street) –McKeesport | Northern terminus of PA 48 truck; southern terminus of PA 148 | |
| North Versailles | 13.2 | 21.2 |  US 30 (Lincoln Highway) –Turtle Creek,Forest Hills,Irwin | ||
| Monroeville | 15.6 | 25.1 |  PA 130 (Broadway Boulevard) –Pitcairn,Turtle Creek,Trafford | ||
| 18.9 | 30.4 |      I-376 west /US 22 west /US 22 Bus. (William Penn Highway) /Orange Belt (Haymaker Road) –Monroeville,Murrysville,Plum | Northern terminus; northern end of Orange Belt concurrency; exit 84A on I-376 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 Pennsylvania Route 48 Truck | |
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| Location | Allegheny County |
| Existed | 2013–present |
Pennsylvania Route 48 Truck (PA 48 Truck) is atruck route of PA 48 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over a branch of Wylie Run in Lincoln, on which trucks over 32 tons are prohibited. The route follows PA 51, McKeesport Road, Lincoln Boulevard, Glassport-Elizabeth Road, theClairton-Glassport Bridge over theMonongahela River,PA 837, theMcKeesport-Duquesne Bridge over the Monongahela River, PA 148,PA 148 Truck, and PA 148.[4][5] As of 2022, the route is still intact;[6] however, any weight restrictions on Wylie Creek bridges were removed by 2021.[7]
The entire route is inAllegheny County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Elizabeth | 0.00 | 0.00 | PA 48 north /Orange Belt (Scenery Drive) /PA 51 south (Hayden Boulevard) / Payday Drive –Uniontown,McKeesport | Southern terminus of PA 48 Truck; southern end of PA 51 concurrency | |
| 3.36 | 5.41 |   PA 51 north toPA 837 / 2nd Avenue –Pittsburgh,BunolaPA 51 Truck begins | Northern end of PA 51 concurrency; southern end of PA 51 Truck concurrency | ||
| Glassport | 7.21 | 11.60 | Ohio Avenue toPA 148 –Glassport,McKeesport | ||
| Monongahela River | 7.21– 7.66 | 11.60– 12.33 | Clairton-Glassport Bridge | ||
| Clairton | 7.66 | 12.33 |  PA 837 south /PA 51 Truck south (North State Street) toPA 885 / Carnegie Avenue –Clairton | Northern end of PA 51 Truck concurrency; southern end of PA 837 concurrency | |
| Duquesne | 13.10 | 21.08 |  PA 837 north /Green Belt (South Duquesne Boulevard) –Duquesne | Interchange; northern end of PA 837 concurrency; southern end of Green Belt concurrency | |
| Monongahela River | 13.10– 13.60 | 21.08– 21.89 | McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge | ||
| McKeesport | 13.60 | 21.89 |  PA 148 north /Yellow Belt (5th Avenue) / Bowman Avenue toUS 30 –North Versailles,East Pittsburgh Green Belt ends | Interchange; northern end of PA 148 concurrency; northern end of Yellow Belt concurrency; southern end of Green Belt concurrency | |
| 13.85 | 22.29 | 5th Avenue –UPMC McKeesport | No northbound entrance | ||
| 14.83 | 23.87 | PA 148 south (Walnut Street)PA 148 Truck begins | Northern end of PA 148 concurrency; southern end of PA 148 Truck concurrency | ||
| 14.92 | 24.01 | Yellow Belt (Lysle Boulevard) / Market Street –Dravosburg | Southern end of Yellow Belt concurrency | ||
| 15.70 | 25.27 | PA 148 north (Walnut Street) / 13th StreetPA 148 Truck ends | Southern end of PA 148 concurrency; northern end of PA 148 Truck concurrency | ||
| 17.55 | 28.24 | PA 48 /Orange Belt (Walnut Street / Long Run Road) –North Versailles,ElizabethPA 148 ends | Northern terminus; northern end of PA 148 concurrency | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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