Pennsylvania Route 61 (PA 61) is an 81.14 mi (130.58 km)-long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route is signed on a north–south direction, from U.S. Route 222 Business in Reading to U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15 in Shamokin Dam. PA 61 meets up with Pennsylvania Route 54 in Ashland and these highways split just outside of Ashland. PA 54 goes towards Mount Carmel and PA 61 heads towards Centralia.
PA 61 was assigned in 1963, comprising the section of the decommissioned U.S. Route 122 from Sunbury to Reading.
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