 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2014) |
 Pennsylvania Route 5 | ||||
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 PA 5 highlighted in red, PA 5 Alternate in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 44.849 mi[1] (72.177 km) | |||
| Tourist routes |  Great Lakes Seaway Trail Lake Erie Circle Tour | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 20 in Springfield Township | |||
  I-79 / PA 290 in Erie | ||||
| East end |  NY 5 in North East Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Erie | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) is a westward continuation of New York State Route 5 (NY 5). Located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States, it runs from North East, Pennsylvania at the New York-Pennsylvania border to Springfield Township in western Erie County, for a total of 44.85 miles (72.18 km).
This highway has been designated as the Purple Heart Highway but is most frequently referred to as Lake Road. The Seaway Trail runs along PA 5 for most of its course in Pennsylvania.
- ^ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Erie County Archived 2011-02-17 at Wikiwix (PDF)