Pennsylvania Route 285
PA 285 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	27.1 mi[1] (43.6 km)
Existed	1936–present
Tourist routes	Crawford Lakelands Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end	SR 85 at the Ohio state line on Lake Pymatuning
Major intersections	US 6 / US 322 / PA 18 in Conneaut Lake US 19 in Greenwood Township I-79 in Greenwood Township
East end	PA 173 in Cochranton
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Crawford
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 284 → PA 286

Pennsylvania Route 285 (PA 285) is an 27.1-mile-long (43.6 km), east–west state highway located in Crawford County in Pennsylvania, United States. The western terminus is the Ohio state line on Lake Pymatuning, where the road becomes Ohio State Route 85 (SR 85). The eastern terminus is at PA 173 in Cochranton.

Route description

PA 285 goes by many names along its route. The names along its route includes Steele's Court, Third Street, Brooks Crossing Road, and Townhouse Court.

The route begins on the Ohio state line over Lake Pymatuning in North Shenango Township, at the terminus of SR 85. The route heads east, going in and out of Pymatuning State Park before short concurrencies with US 6, and US 322/PA 18 in the town of Conneaut Lake. After exiting the town to the south, the route winds southeast to the intersections of US 19 and I-79 in Greenwood Township. The route continues east for several miles before terminating in the town of Cochranton, at an intersection with PA 173.

History

First signed in 1936,^[2] the route would be signed in different areas along the route. In the early 1970s, the route was moved from its old alignment from Hartstown Road to Conneaut Lake, where it previously had a concurrency with US 322 into the town. Also in the early 1970s, the route's eastern terminus was moved from US 62 to its current terminus on PA 173.^[3][4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Crawford County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Pymatuning Reservoir	0.00– 1.34	0.00– 2.16	SR 85 west	Continuation into Ohio
			Pymatuning Causeway[5] Pennsylvania–Ohio line
Conneaut Lake	10.7	17.2	US 6 west (Water Street) – Linesville	Western terminus of US 6 concurrency
	11.2	18.0	US 322 west / PA 18 south (4th Street)	Western terminus of US 322 / PA 18 concurrencies
	11.2	18.0	US 6 east / US 322 east / PA 18 north (Water Street) / 3rd Street – Meadville	Eastern terminus of US 6 / US 322 / PA 18 concurrencies
Greenwood Township	19.6	31.5	US 19 (Perry Highway) – Meadville, Mercer
	19.8	31.9	I-79 – Pittsburgh, Erie	Exit 141 (I-79)
Fairfield Township	27.1	43.6	PA 173 – Cochranton, Sandy Lake	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus