 Route 287 , after the split with Route 6 , heads to the northeast , entering the community of Wellsboro Junction . Wellsboro Junction is mainly fields , with the route heading as the main highway . After passing a few factories , Route 287 turns to the northeast and out of Wellsboro Junction . The highway passes a large pond , as well as a few residential homes . Route 287 continues along the rural alignment , entering a small community of residential homes and fields . The route continues to the northeast , entering the community of Middlebury Center , where it intersects with the terminus of Pennsylvania Route 249 and Mill Plank Road . The route turns to the northeast in the barren residential community . The route crosses over a river and heads on a straight northeast alignment , passing through a residential community . A short distance later , Route 287 turns to the northeast , paralleling a railroad . The route widens to three lanes where it passes a large field . Route 287 turns to the north , reaching the northern terminus of the nearby railroad . The route heads to the north , crossing the Tioga Dam along the Hammond Reservoir and entering the community of Crooked Creek . 
