 The northern terminus of the route is at PA 487 in Orangeville, the part of the road west of the Susquehanna and Berwick once being part of the Susquehanna & Tioga Turnpike (1806).The route heads northwest as an undivided road from Nesquehoning through mountainous areas, passing through Beaver Meadows.The road reaches the city of Hazleton, where it passes through developed areas and crosses PA 309.