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Pennsylvania Route 134

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1841.—Contract with John Camp, for a covered bridge of two spans of 60 feet each, across Rock creek, at Horner's mill, on the Taneytown road—dated January 4, 1841; price $ 2,000. Commissioners, Daniel Diehl, Joseph J. Kuhn and William Douglass. This bridge was swept away by a flood about a year ago,
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in 1905 following Congressional authorization, 2,443 feet (745 m) from the borough line to beyond Meade's headquarters was "reconstructed on the Telford system" (graded and "piked") to a width of 16 feet (4.9 m). A west gate for the Gettysburg National Cemetery was built on Taneytown Road
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was delivered. PA 134 was designated to its current alignment in 1928, with the section north of Round Top paved. The southern portion of the route was paved in the 1930s.
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for Grand Central Avenue's north end on the Taneytown Road's west side. In 1915, the portion of the road from Steinwehr Avenue to the United States arsenal was
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before reaching its northern terminus. Taneytown Road was created in 1800 to connect Gettysburg with
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and has since been replaced by another of the same character, on foundations several feet higher.
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In 1808, the county court approved a petition for a road from Gettysburg past
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operated over 800 feet (240 m) of the road on the south slope of
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border, where Harney Road continues south into that state, leading to
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freeway. Past this interchange, the road enters the grounds of
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Gettysburg National Military Park Commission (June 30, 1905).
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for the procession to the cemetery consecration at which the
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015).
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Pennsylvania Route 134 marker
PennDOT
Maryland
Barlow
US 15
Gettysburg
US 15 Bus.
United States
Pennsylvania
Adams
Pennsylvania State Route System
Interstate
US
State
Scenic
Legislative
PA 133
PA 135
/ˈtɔːnitaʊn/
TAW-nee-town
state highway
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Maryland
Mason–Dixon line
Mount Joy Township
U.S. Route 15 Business
Gettysburg
US 15
Round Top
Gettysburg National Military Park

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