PA 441 crosses the Conewago Creek into Londonderry Township in Dauphin County and continues north between farmland and some woods to the east and the Norfolk Southern Royalton Branch and the Susquehanna River to the west . The route passes to the east of Three Mile Island , which is the location of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station , the site of a partial nuclear meltdown in 1979 . Past the nuclear power plant , the road curves northwest and then north as it runs through wooded areas of homes with the river and railroad tracks to the west of the road . PA 441 crosses the Royalton Branch at-grade and enters the borough of Royalton , heading northwest through residential areas along Canal Street . The route becomes parallel to Amtrak 's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line to the east and crosses the Swatara Creek into the borough of Middletown . Here , PA 441 follows Ann Street northwest before it turns north onto South Union Street , with PA 441 Truck continuing along Ann Street . The route runs past businesses and passes under Amtrak 's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line near Middletown Station . The road heads through the commercial downtown , crossing the Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad which runs along Brown Street , before it crosses Emaus Street and continues into residential areas along North Union Street . PA 441 curves northwest and comes to an intersection with PA 230 , at which point PA 441 Truck returns to the route . The route passes more homes and heads to the east of a cemetery , becoming the border between Lower Swatara Township to the west and the borough of Middletown to the east as it continues north and comes to a bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike ( I-76 ) . PA 441 curves northwest and fully enters Lower Swatara Township , where the name becomes Oberlin Road . The road passes north of Middletown Area High School and winds northwest through a mix of farm fields and woods with some homes . The route turns north and comes to a bridge over the PA 283 freeway at its interchange with the northern terminus of the Airport Connector , with PA 441 passing over PA 283 on the same bridge as the ramps connecting to the Airport Connector from PA 283 . PA 441 has access to PA 283 by way of Fulling Mill Road to the north of the interchange , which heads west to a ramp to westbound PA 283 and east to North Union Street , which heads south to intersect PA 283 at a diamond interchange . PA 441 has no direct access to the Airport Connector . From here , the route heads north as a brief divided highway near the Fulling Mill Road intersection before it again becomes a two-lane undivided road and turns west into residential areas in the community of Ebenezer . The road continues west-northwest through a mix of farmland and homes before it crosses Laurel Run into Swatara Township . PA 441 becomes Lindle Road and runs through more farms and trees before continuing west into business areas as a four-lane road . The route comes to an interchange with I-283 , at which point it becomes a divided highway . Past this , PA 441 turns southeast onto Eisenhower Boulevard , a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane that passes businesses . The route turns west onto two-lane undivided Highland Street and passes through fields before it comes to the residential community of Oberlin . PA 441 turns northwest onto North Harrisburg Street and heads past more homes , running through the community of Oberlin Gardens . The road passes between woods to the southwest and commercial development to the northeast and turns west , passing to the south of the Harrisburg Mall . The route curves north past more commercial development along South 28th Street before it turns west onto Sycamore Street . PA 441 continues past businesses and comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with SR 3010 ( Paxton Street ) to the east of the Harrisburg city line
partial nuclear meltdown
Three Mile Island accident
Pennsylvania Route 441