 Although the Corning and Blossburg Railroad had served as a good travel connection between Wellsboro and Lawrenceville ( the Tioga Valley ) , several communities in the Crooked Creek Valley felt they were not well accommodated . At that time , in locations where railroads were not a feasible option , the construction of plank roads became a highly popular option . In 1848 , the Pennsylvania State Legislature approved and chartered construction of a brand new plank road in the valley , to be called the Tioga and Elmira Plank Road , following the alignments of current @-@ day Route 287 , Pennsylvania Route 328 and New York State Route 328 to Elmira , New York . Construction was unable to start in 1848 , so a supplement to the charter was amended on April 5 , 1849 , which extended the work period to continue until 1856 . Yet another supplement was added in 1850 , when the Tioga and Lawrenceville Plank Road was chartered on May 14 . 
