Pennsylvania Route 895 (PA 895) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is an east–west route, running from PA 443 in Pine Grove in Schuylkill County east to and PA 248 in Bowmanstown in Carbon County. PA 895 is a two-lane undivided road that passes through rural areas in the southern sections of Schuylkill and Carbon counties, serving Auburn, Deer Lake, and New Ringgold. The entire course is close to the north flank of Blue Mountain. PA 895 was designated in 1928 between Auburn and U.S. Route 120 (US 120, now PA 61) in Pinedale. In the 1930s, the route was extended west to PA 443 in Pine Grove and east to US 309 at White Street in Bowmanstown. In 1961, the east end was moved to an interchange with the PA 29/PA 45 (now PA 248) freeway in Bowmanstown. Contrary to the highway’s designated number, it is not connected to or a bypass of Interstate 95, which runs in the Philadelphia area.
Route description
PA 895 begins at an intersection with PA 443 in the borough of Pine Grove in Schuylkill County, heading east on two-lane undivided East Wood Street. The road runs through residential areas and curves southeast, crossing the Swatara Creek into Pine Grove Township. The route becomes an unnamed road and continues past a few homes, turning east and intersecting the northern terminus of PA 501 in Marstown. PA 895 runs through a mix of farm fields and woods with some homes a short distance to the north of Lower Little Swatara Creek on Rock Road, crossing into Washington Township. The road continues through rural land, passing through the community of Rock. Farther east, the route enters Wayne Township and becomes Fair Road, passing through the community of Moyers. PA 895 heads through agricultural areas, briefly turning north before making a turn back to the east. The road comes to an intersection with PA 183 a short distance to the west of the community of Summit Station.
The route runs northeast through wooded areas with some fields and development parallel to Bear Creek. The roadway passes through Roeders and runs to the north of the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds before it crosses into South Manheim Township. PA 895 runs through the community of Jefferson and continues through rural areas before it crosses into the borough of Auburn. Here, the road becomes Market Street and is lined with homes. The route passes under a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line and enters West Brunswick Township, running through woods and coming to a bridge over the Schuylkill River and intersecting the Schuylkill River Trail. PA 895 heads northeast through rural areas with residential and commercial development, entering the borough of Deer Lake and reaching a junction with PA 61 that is controlled by jughandles.
At this point, PA 895 turns east for a concurrency with PA 61 on Centre Turnpike, a four-lane divided highway with a Jersey barrier, passing through wooded areas with nearby residential neighborhoods. The road leaves Deer Lake for West Brunswick Township again, curving southeast and running through a mix of farm fields and woods. In the community of Molino, PA 895 splits from PA 61 at a jughandle-controlled intersection by turning northeast onto two-lane undivided Summer Valley Road. The road runs through farmland with some trees and homes a short distance to the west of the Little Schuylkill River and Blue Mountain. The route curves north and passes through the community of Millers before it enters East Brunswick Township and heads through Drehersville. PA 895 continues through rural land, curving west and back north before it heads northeast and intersects PA 443 east of the community of McKeansburg. Here, PA 443 joins PA 895 and the two routes run through wooded areas with some homes, curving east. The road crosses the Little Schuylkill River into the borough of New Ringgold and becomes Hughes Avenue, heading southeast past residences and businesses. The roadway bends east and crosses the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad's Reading Division line at-grade immediately before PA 443 turns north onto Railroad Avenue. PA 895 continues east along Hughes Avenue past homes before entering forests.