US 6 in Ansonia
Triple Continental Divide in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has is home to Triple Continental Divide in Potter County. Situated in close proximity to Gold, PA, to the north of Route 6, this location marks the origin of three significant rivers: the Allegheny River, the Genesee River, and Pine Creek. It is the sole Triple Continental Divide found east of the Mississippi River in the United States.
![Triple Continental Divide in Pennsylvania [Expires November 15 2023]](https://andyarthur.org//data/photo_010984_large.jpg)
Gold PA is the headwaters of the Genesee River (Lake Ontario), Alleghany River (ultimately Gulf of Mexico), and Pine Creek (ultimately Chesapeake Bay)
In 1993, US 15 was only a Super 2 South of Tioga
While many of grade crossings had been removed at that point, the highway including bridges were only two lanes as the wound through the Tioga State Forest. South of Mansfield, the highway was at grade.
