Mercer Multiplexes

Base map from the PennDOT
2003 Mercer County map
Pennsylvania Route 58 joins US 19/US 62 for two blocks through Mercer
in Mercer County. Part of the duplex is joined by Pennsylvania Route 258
in the US 19/US 62/PA 58/PA 258 quadruplex.

David Brunot 2/03
Northbound on US 19/US 62/PA 58 leaving Mercer. These three routes conspire
with PA 258 for more than six multiplexes in the Mercer borough.

David Brunot 2/03
Two blocks north of the town square and southern split, PA 58 splits
from US 19/US 62. I-79 is about four miles to the northeast along US 62.

David Brunot 2/03
Both PA 58 and US 19/US 62 enter Mercer from the north, and there is
no reason to enter Mercer to go south on one route just to go back north
on the other. Penn Street provides a shortcut east-west link between the
two routes. This view is US 19/US 62 south, and a right turn takes you
directly to PA 58.

David Brunot 2/03
Similarly, a left turn onto Penn Street from PA 58 east directs you to
US 19/US 62.

David Brunot 2/03
Further south, reassurance shields stand for the southbound triplex.
United States Routes 19 and 62 join for a half-mile, same-way
duplex through Mercer in Mercer County. The southern part of the duplex
is joined by PA 58/PA 258 in the US 19/US 62/PA 58/PA 258 quadruplex.

David Brunot 2/03
Northbound on US 19/US 62 north of where PA 58 splits to
the northnorthwest.

David Brunot 2/03
US 19/US 62 by itself is only a quarter-mile long, and
the routes soon split apart.

David Brunot 2/03
The northern split.US 19 continues due north toward Sheakleyville
while US 62 meets I-79 near Jackson Center.

David Brunot 2/03
A closer view of the signs at the split. US 19 leaves
the Mercer multiplex mess to join another in Meadville with US
6/US 322.

David Brunot 2/03
US 62 splits into two separated lanes to meet US 19. US
62 south meets US 19 a tenth of a mile from where the two routes split,
as seen in the above photos.

David Brunot 2/03
The northern split as seen from US 19 south.

David Brunot 2/03
US 19/US 62 south between where US 62 south joins US 19
and where US 19 north and US 62 north split.

David Brunot 2/03
The northern split passed by US 19/US 62 south.
Terraserver Imagery
- 1990
Topo. · Mercer town square and courthouse with surrounding
multiplexes. Shows old routing using only three sides of the square.
- 1990
Topo. · US 19/US 62/PA 58 northern split and US 19/US 62
northern split
- 1993
Aerial · Mercer town square and courthouse with surrounding
multiplexes.
- 1993
Aerial · US 19/US 62/PA 58 nothern split
- 1993
Aerial · US 19/US 62 northern split
Adjacent Multiplexes
   
     
   
   
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