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==Transportation== ===Roads=== The main roads in the eastern part of Juniata County are [[Pennsylvania Route 235]], [[Pennsylvania Route 35]], [[Pennsylvania Route 104]], and [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]]/[[U.S. Route 15 (Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 15]]. The main roads in western Juniata County are [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 22]]/[[U.S. Route 322 (Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 322]], [[Pennsylvania Route 74]], [[Pennsylvania Route 850]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 333]].<ref name = "chapter02"/> U.S. Route 22/U.S. Route 322 experiences the most traffic.<ref name = "chapter08">{{Citation|url = http://co.juniata.pa.us/docs/comp_plan/Chapter_08.pdf|title = Juniata County Comprehensive Plan: Chapter 8 β Transportation|access-date = May 15, 2014}}</ref> It and U.S. Route 11/U.S. Route 15 are considered major arterial roads. Pennsylvania Route 75 and Pennsylvania Route 35 northeast of U.S. Route 22/U.S. Route 322 are minor [[arterial road]]s. Major rural [[collector road]]s in the county include Pennsylvania Route 850 Pennsylvania Route 74, Pennsylvania Route 235, and Pennsylvania Route 35 southwest of U.S. Route 22/U.S. Route 322. Minor rural collector roads include Pennsylvania Route 333 and numerous less prominent roads. There are also many local roads throughout the county, most of which are in its northeastern and central parts.<ref name = "chapter08"/> There are approximately {{convert|735|mi|km}} of roads in Juniata County's road system. {{convert|372.6|mi|km}} of the roads are locally owned, {{convert|354.9|mi|km}} are owned by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]], and {{convert|8.0|mi|km}} are owned by Pennsylvania or the United States. {{convert|508.3|mi|km}} are local roads, {{convert|89.7|mi|km}} are minor collector roads, {{convert|68.7|mi|km}} are major collector roads, {{convert|46.8|mi|km}} are minor arterial roads, and {{convert|21.4|mi|km}} are major arterial roads.<ref name = "chapter08"/> The daily traffic of Juniata County's arterial roads ranges from several dozen to several thousand vehicles per day. Pennsylvania Route 75 carries 50 vehicles per day in the southwestern part of the county and 7,000 vehicles per day in the northeastern part of the county. Pennsylvania Route 104 carries 2,900 vehicles per day in the county. The most heavily traveled road there, however, is U.S. Route 22/U.S. Route 322, which carries 11,000 to 18,000 vehicles per day. The least-trafficked major rural connector road is State Route 2026, which is used by 350 vehicles per day and the most-trafficked major rural connector road is Pennsylvania Route 35, which gets up to 7100 vehicles per day. Traffic on minor rural collector roads ranges from 100 vehicles per day on Academia Road to over 1000 vehicles per day on several roads. The volume of vehicle traffic in the county has changed little since the late 1990s.<ref name = "chapter08"/> U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15 allow Juniata County residents to access numerous locations in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. It receives approximately 12,000 vehicles per day in the county. Pennsylvania Route 35 allows access to Mifflin and Mifflintown from other locations in the county. Pennsylvania Route 75 is used by trucks in the county to access the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]].<ref name = "chapter08"/> There are 21 road intersections in Juniata County that were the site of five or more crashes between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2006.<ref name = "chapter08"/> ===Bridges=== There are 254 state-owned bridges in Juniata County, of which 77 are considered structurally deficient by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.<ref name = "chapter08"/> The longest bridge in Juniata County is the First Street Bridge over the Juniata River in Port Royal. It is {{convert|1087|ft|m}} long and was built in 1937. The second-longest bridge in the county crosses the Juniata River at Thompsontown Station and is {{convert|808.1|ft|m}} long. It was built in 1994. All other bridges in the county are less than {{convert|500|ft|m}} long.<ref>{{Citation|author = [[National Bridge Inventory]]|url = http://uglybridges.com/pa/juniata/|title = Juniata County|access-date = May 15, 2014}}</ref> ===Other transportation=== For air travel, Juniata County is served by the privately owned [[Mifflintown Airport]] and the Stottle Memorial Heliport in Tuscarora Township.<ref name = "chapter08"/> The [[BicyclePA Route J]] runs through Juniata County on U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15.<ref name = "chapter08"/>
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