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Local Area Info: Pennsylvania Route 405

Pennsylvania Route 405 (PA 405) is a 27.963-mile-long (45.002 km) state highway that runs in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of PA 147 in West Chillisquaque Township near the borough of Milton. The route heads northward along the West Branch Susquehanna River through Milton, Watsontown and Muncy until entering Hughesville, where it terminates at an intersection with U.S. Route 220 (US 220).

PA 405 originated as the Muncy and Hughesville Plank Road, a 5-mile (8.0 km) plank road from Muncy to Hughesville, created in 1853. The plank road also consisted of a bridge over the Muncy Canal on the outskirts of the community. PA 405 was assigned in 1941, after switching between numerous designations, including alignments of US 15, US 111, US 220, and US 711. The alignment of PA 405 was extended to its current southern terminus when PA 147 was realigned onto a new highway. As part of the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation Project, PA 405 will continue south from its current southern terminus, replacing the stretch of PA 147 until its junction with PA 61 in Sunbury, its new southern terminus. PA 147 will have a new alignment between those two junctions and will not be duplexed with PA 405 at any point.

PA 405 begins at an intersection with PA 147 in Chillisquaque. The route heads to the northwest, heading along a parallel to PA 147 near rural farms and houses. The route reaches the center of Chillisquaque, where it turns westward for a distance through an isolated area along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. The route meets the shoreline, where PA 405 turns to the northwest along a rural, unpopulated stretch of West Chillisquaque Township. The route heads northward, crossing through a deep patch of forests. A short distance later, the forests dissipate, and PA 405 intersects with PA 45 (the Purple Heart Highway) just across the river from Lewisburg. PA 405 continues northward along the Susquehanna River, intersecting with a former alignment of PA 45 a short distance later. The route continues through the rural farmland along the river, entering the small community of East Lewisburg. North of East Lewisburg, PA 405 passes a large farmland plot before leaving the shoreline of the Susquehanna West Branch. The route continues northward a short distance from the Susquehanna River before entering the community of Milton.