Pennsylvania Route 885

Pennsylvania Route 885
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	14.18 mi (22.82 km)
Existed	1928–present
Major junctions
South end	PA 837 in Clairton
North end	I-579 in Pittsburgh
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Allegheny
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 880 → PA 890

Pennsylvania Route 885 is a state highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. The northern terminus is at Interstate 579 as the Boulevard of the Allies in downtown Pittsburgh. The southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 837 in the Wilson section of Clairton.

The route resides on the Boulevard of the Allies until Bates Street, and continues on 2nd Avenue, eventually crossing the Glenwood Bridge and reaching Century III Mall.

Route description

Route 885 starts in the Wilson section of Clairton at the intersection with State Street (Pennsylvania Route 837). From there, the route runs uphill heading southwest as Walnut Avenue before turning north at the west end of Clairton. Outside the vicinity, the route journeys northwest as Clairton Road while traversing a rural and mountainous region of Allegheny County. Route 885 then travels towards the north while passing through the western regions of West Mifflin. Shortly after becoming a four-lane undivided highway, it bypasses the Century III Mall to the east, the fourth largest shopping mall in the Greater Pittsburgh area.

Route 885 briefly runs concurrent with Lebanon Church Road before bearing north as Lebanon Road where it passes underneath a runway of Allegheny County Airport. North of the airport, it journeys past elevations of up to 1,200 feet before turning northwest onto Mifflin Road. Route 885 then enters the Hays sector of Pittsburgh as Ashby Street where it meets Pennsylvania Route 837 at an interchange. Shortly after, it crosses the Monongahela River via the Glenwood Bridge and enters the neighborhood of Hazelwood.

In Hazelwood, Route 885 travels northwest as Second Avenue and Irvine Street. In the northern section of Hazelwood, the route turns onto Greenfield Avenue before running beneath the railroad tracks. From there, Route 885 again becomes Second Avenue and parallels the Monongahela River to the south and the Three Rivers Heritage Trail to the north. Upon entering Oakland, the academic and cultural center of Pittsburgh, the route turns north onto Bates Street and right away has an interchange with Interstate 376 (overlapped with US 22 and US 30). Route 885 follows Bates Street before bearing west onto the Boulevard of the Allies.

Boulevard of the Allies

Main article: Boulevard of the Allies