Route#: 261
Route Name: NW Fayette
Compiler: Mark McConaughy
Directions: Start where the north end of US 119 enters Fayette County
Right off of Route 119 onto the Everson exit.
Follow Everson Valley Road into Everson.
Turn left onto Jones Street and go across the RR tracks.
At the stop sign, turn left onto Broadford Road.
Follow Broadford Road through Owensdale
Turn right onto Dry Hill Road.
Follow Dry Hill Road until you reach a stop sign.
Go straight onto Hickory Square Road.
At the next intersection, turn right and stay on Hickory Square Road.
Follow Hickory Square Road until it intersects with PA 819.
Turn left onto PA 819 (AKA Dawson Scottdale Road).
Turn right onto SR 1002 Banning Road.
Turn around when you get to Bethel Church Road which will be on the right.
Head back on SR 1002 Banning Road to PA 819.
Turn right back onto PA 819 and go into Dawson.
PA 819 makes a right in Dawson then makes a left over the bridge over the Youghiogheny River.
After crossing the PA 819 bridge, you will immediately turn right onto Front Street
Follow Front Street past Dickerson Run village where it makes a quick left and right.
The road then becomes Dickerson Run Road.
Follow Dickerson Run Road (it will make several turns) to Virgin Run Road on the right.
Turn right onto Virgin Run Road.
Follow Virgin Run Road to Lake Road.
Turn left onto Lake Road and take it back almost to PA 201.
Turn around before you get to PA 201 and go back to Virgin Run Road.
Turn left onto Virgin Run Road and then left into the parking area for Virgin Lake.
Go back out to Virgin Run Road and turn left onto Virgin Run Road.
Follow Virgin Run Road to where it intersects with Cemetery Road.
Turn left onto Cemetery Road and take it to its intersection with PA 201 Fayette City Road.
Turn right onto PA 201 and then make a quick left onto SR 4015.
Take SR 4015 to its T intersection with Town Country Road.
Turn right onto Town Country Road.
Take Town Country Road to PA 51, a four lane road.
Carefully (the cars fly down PA 51), turn left onto PA 51.
Turn right off of PA 51 onto Post Office Road.
Post Office Road quickly makes a T intersection with T502 (Old route 51).
Turn left onto T502.
Make a right onto Waltersburg Road.
Take Waltersburg Road to where it eventually intersects with Pleasant View Smock Road.
Turn or bear right onto Pleasant View Smock Road.
Turn left onto Royal Road at the next stop sign (Pleasant View Smock Road goes to the right).
Take Royal Road to US Route 40.
Turn left onto US 40.
Take Route 40 to a light at the intersection with Searight Herbert Road.
Turn right onto Searight Herbert Road.
Follow Searight Herbert Road to where it changes and becomes SR 4010 Fairbank Herbert Road.
Stay straight onto SR 4010 Fairbank Herbert Road and take it into Fairbank.
Turn right onto 1st Street in Fairbank.
1st Street becomes Filbert Orient Road (no turn – just go straight and stay on the same road).
Turn left onto PA 166 at the T intersection.
Turn right onto New Salem Road.
New Salem Road becomes Zubaks Road (just continue to go straight).
Zubaks Road then becomes Penncraft Road as it bears right.
Take Penncraft Road through the village of Penncraft and up to another T intersection.
Turn left at the T intersection onto SR 4020 Hopewell Road.
Hopewell Road quickly becomes Heistersburg Road (again just continue to go straight).
At the next Y intersection, bear right and stay on Heistersburg Road (still SR 4020).
Stay on SR 4020 as it goes right at another Y intersection and becomes Labelle Road.
Follow LaBelle Road past the Fayette State Correctional Institution.
After going down a hill go right on LaBelle Road (now SR 4022) up the hill to LaBelle village.
SR 4022 becomes LaBelle/Narrows Road after you get through LaBelle.
Follow it to Rush Run Road on the right.
Turn right onto Rush Run Road.
Take Rush Run Road back up to Heistersburg Road.
Turn left back onto Heistersburg Road and retrace yourself back through Penncraft to New Salem Road and the intersection with PA 166.
Go straight across PA 166 and stay on New Salem Road.
New Salem Road will turn into New Salem/Main Street in New Salem village.
It is just New Salem Road as you leave the village of New Salem.
Turn left onto Krulock Road.
Follow Krulock Road back to and into Dunlap Creek Park/Lake.
Go back out and turn right back onto Krulock Road.
Turn left onto Miller Farm Road.
Turn right onto Dearth Road.
Take Dearth Road back to US 40.
Go straight across US 40 onto Canistra Road.
Canistra Road crosses the Turnpike US 40 bridge to a stop sign.
Go straight at the stop sign onto Baer Road.
Baer Road intersects with Upper Middletown Road and you will stay straight/or right onto Middletown Road.
Follow Upper Middletown Road to PA 51 and a red light on PA 51.
Go straight across PA 51 and the road becomes Laurel Hill Road.
Follow Laurel Hill Road until it intersects with W Crawford Avenue.
Go straight/left onto W Crawford Avenue at the intersection.
Take W Crawford Avenue into Connellsville.
Turn left onto US 119 (AKA N 8th street) as you pass the Sheetz in Connellsville.
Follow US 119 to PA 982 (another Sheetz will be on the northeast corner).
Turn right onto PA 982 (aka Pleasant Valley Road).
Take PA 982 to Keefer Road on the left.
Turn left onto Keefer Road.
Take Keefer Road to its intersection with Prittstown Road.
Go straight/left onto Prittstown Road.
Prittstown Road will end in a T intersection with Mt. Pleasant Road.
Turn right onto Mt. Pleasant Road.
Turn left onto McClure Road and back out to US 119 where the route ends.
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