Pennsylvania Route 981
Pennsylvania Route 981 (PA 981) is a state highway which runs  across Westmoreland County, in southwestern Pennsylvania. The highway begins at Pennsylvania Route 51 in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, and runs northward across Westmoreland County, passing through the towns of Mount Pleasant, Latrobe, and New Alexandria before ending at Pennsylvania Route 819 in Salina.

Route description
PA 981 begins at Pennsylvania Route 51 in Rostraver Township. From Rostraver, the route runs eastward to Mount Pleasant, where it meets Pennsylvania Route 31. PA 981 then turns northward, meeting U.S. 30 outside Latrobe, near the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The route then continues northward through Latrobe, passing by Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Continuing northward, PA 981 meets U.S. 119 and U.S. 22 at New Alexandria. The route then ends at Pennsylvania Route 819 near Salina.

History
PA 981 previously ended at Pennsylvania Route 156, but was extended in 1998 to its current terminus at Pennsylvania Route 819.

Future
PennDOT began construction in 2006 to improve the intersection between PA 981 and U.S. 30 near Latrobe.

Major intersections