Along the Bucktail Highway

The Bucktail Highway, Pennsylvania Route 120, traverses over 100 miles of the commonwealth�s historic northern tier, linking Ridgway in the west with Lock Haven in the east. The Bucktail Highway crosses the eastern continental divide east of St. Marys and closely follows the picturesque, deep valleys carved by Sinnemahoning Creek and the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Originally a Native American path and later a road that carried settlers west beyond the Allegheny Front, today�s Bucktail