About: Pennsylvania Route 296

Pennsylvania Route 296 (PA 296) is a 16.23-mile-long (26.12 km) state highway located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 191 in Lake Ariel. The northern terminus is at PA 247 in Clinton Township. The route is a two-lane undivided road which passes through rural areas. PA 296 heads northwest from PA 191 to , where it intersects the northern terminus of PA 196 and turns to the north. The route continues through Waymart, where it crosses U.S. Route 6 (US 6), before heading north to its end at PA 247 west of . The portion of PA 296 north of PA 196 follows the Belmont and Easton Turnpike, a turnpike between and Easton that was chartered in 1812 and completed in 1820. PA 296 was designated on its present routing in the 1930s.