Route description Pennsylvania Route 487

1 route description

1.1 northumberland county
1.2 columbia county
1.3 luzerne , sullivan counties

route description
northumberland county

pennsylvania route 487 @ southern terminus, looking north

pa 487 begins @ intersection pa 61 in community of paxinos in shamokin township, northumberland county, heading northeast on two-lane undivided road. route heads through commercial areas, crossing shamokin valley railroad before heading across shamokin creek ralpho township, becomes west valley avenue. road passes more businesses , continues mix of farmland, woodland, , homes. pa 487 reaches community of elysburg intersects pa 54. after this, road becomes east valley avenue , runs through more agricultural , wooded areas few residences, becoming unnamed road. route heads woodland , passes west of knoebels amusement resort.

columbia county

pennsylvania route 487 looking northwards in stillwater, columbia county

pa 487 crosses south branch roaring creek franklin township, columbia county , turns more north, heading through wooded areas east of creek. road curves east , becomes southern drive, heading open agricultural areas homes , crossing roaring creek. route turns northeast , runs through more farmland woods , residences. pa 487 enters catawissa township , continues more wooded areas, coming intersection pa 42. @ point, pa 487 joins pa 42 concurrency, 2 routes heading north through more woodland on numidia drive. road crosses catawissa creek catawissa , becomes mill street, heading northwest residential areas. pa 42 splits pa 487 heading west-northwest on main street, pa 487 continuing north-northeast onto north 4th street, passing more homes. route turns northeast onto merceron street , leaves catawissa catawissa township again, becoming riverhill drive , heading open farmland residences. road curves north , passes through neighborhood of breezy acres, heading more wooded areas of homes , turning northwest. pa 487 runs through dense forests before coming bridge carries on norfolk southern s sunbury line , across susquehanna river east bloomsburg bridge, known ferry road.

upon crossing river, road heads bloomsburg , becomes ferry avenue, passing west of bloomsburg municipal airport. route continues residential areas , becomes poplar street before turning onto east street , heading past few businesses. pa 487 crosses north shore railroad , intersects 11, @ point route joins pa 487. road continues northwest past homes, coming commercial downtown of bloomsburg. here, 11 turns southwest onto east main street , pa 487 turns northeast onto lightstreet road, lined more homes. road passes south of bloomsburg hospital , heads north of bloomsburg university of pennsylvania campus. route passes few more residences , crosses scott township, heads mix of farmland, woodland, , homes. pa 487 widens four-lane divided highway comes interchange i-80 in commercial area.

past interchange, route becomes 2 lanes , undivided again, becoming main street , heading north areas of farms, woods, , residences, passing through community of light street. road enters orange township , runs along east bank of fishing creek, heading through wooded areas farm fields , homes. pa 487 turns east away creek , heads open farmland woods , residences. road curves north again , heads orangeville, running past homes intersects northern terminus of pa 93. route heads northeast through more of town before crossing orange township, becomes unnamed road heads through forests southeast of fishing creek. pa 487 crosses creek , continues through mix of farmland , woodland homes. road heads more east , enters fishing creek township, running through open farmland before turning north woods west of fishing creek, passing through forks. route heads through more agricultural areas woodland , residences, crossing stillwater. in borough, pa 487 passes through more rural areas before heading near few homes , turning northwest, crossing fishing creek again. road continues through more farmland homes, heading fishing creek township again before entering benton township. here, route becomes maple grove road , heads north through rural areas of homes, intersecting eastern terminus of pa 254.

pa 487 runs through more agricultural areas residences, heading benton. @ point, road becomes mill street , passes homes, coming intersection pa 239. here, pa 239 turns north join route, crossing fishing creek , becoming main street, passing businesses in center of town. road heads through more residential areas before crossing benton township , running through rural areas of homes , businesses. pa 239 splits northwest , pa 487 continues through farmland , homes red rock road. road crosses creek again , heads through coles mills, heading more wooded areas farm fields , residences east of fishing creek. route continues sugarloaf township , passes through coles creek, heading northeast through more rural areas away creek. pa 487 heads dense forests occasional development, passing through tri mills. farther northeast, route comes intersection pa 118 , turns east join route on unnamed road.

luzerne , sullivan counties

route 118 , route 487 along concurrency in columbia , luzerne counties

the road enters fairmount township in luzerne county , runs through more wooded areas fields before pa 487 splits pa 118 heading north. route continues dense forests, heading ricketts glen state park.

pa 487 crosses sullivan county becomes border between davidson township west , colley township east, heading through more forested areas of state park. road enters colley township , passes west of lake jean, continuing along western border of ricketts glen state park. past state park, route heads through more dense forest , passes through ricketts, curving northwest. pa 487 heads wooded areas fields , homes, curving west , coming community of lopez. here, route turns north , crosses loyalsock creek, continuing northwest more dense forests. road becomes border between cherry township southwest , colley township northeast before entering cherry township , curving west. route turns north , passes through residential community of mildred, continuing through more woodland farm fields , homes. pa 487 curves northwest farmland woods , homes, entering dushore bernice road , reaching northern terminus @ pa 87.