 The route becomes State Street and turns southeast and heads through residential areas before heading into the commercial downtown and intersecting the northern terminus of PA 453.PA 879 heads through woods and crosses under a R.J. Corman Railroad line, continuing between the railroad line to the north and the West Branch Susquehanna River to the south.The road passes under another R.J. Corman Railroad line and heads through more wooded areas, crossing back into Pike Township and turning to the northeast as Clearfield Curwensville Highway.