Pennsylvania Route 54 (PA 54) is a state highway which runs for 81.4 miles (131.0 km) in eastern Pennsylvania. It runs from U.S. Route 209 in Nesquehoning, Carbon County in the east to U.S. Route 15, which is three miles (5 km) west of Montgomery, Lycoming County in the west. PA 54 meets up with Pennsylvania Route 61 in Ashland, running concurrent for a short distance through the community before splitting just outside of Ashland. PA 54 continues west towards Pennsylvania Route 901 at Merrian while PA 61 heads north towards Centralia. Prior to the current route, highways 54 and 61 were concurrent and went on the current route of 61 through Centralia and Mount Carmel. Now it goes due west from Ashland and meets and concurs with route 901 westbound. After a several mile concurrency, route 901 bears left towards Excelsior outside of Shamokin, while route 54 continues straight ahead. 54 and 61 intersect again in the village of Strong. The road then goes up Second Mountain through the village of Natalie. After going down and up another smaller hill, the road intersects with Pennsylvania Route 487 in Elysburg. The highway then crosses the north branch of the Susquehanna River and into the borough of Danville on Factory Street and Continental Boulevard (separated by Mahoning Street). Shortly after, it turns into an at-grade intersection four-lane highway crossing Pennsylvania Route 642 just before its interchange with Interstate 80. Right before Washingtonville it crosses Pennsylvania Route 254. Next it joins Pennsylvania Route 44 coming from the southeast and has a brief concurrency until the roads split off in Turbotville. Route 54 continues straight ahead, while Route 44 turns left. The road crosses the Susquehanna Trail and immediately arrives at its Interstate 180 interchange. It then meets Pennsylvania Route 405 in Montgomery and finally ends near Allenwood at the intersection with U.S. Route 15.
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