How to Contact Congressman Murtha

Field offices have been established across the sprawling 12th Congressional District. However, because of the small number of staff, long travel times and the need to have staff at various meetings and events, people should not just drop by any of our offices except the main office in Johnstown. The main office is at:

647 Main Street
Suite 401
Johnstown, PA 15901
(This is NOT our Postal mailing address -- see that below.)

ALL MAIL should be sent to:

PO Box 780
Johnstown, PA 15907-0780

Before visiting a field office, call the toll-free number

800-289-2642

for assistance. If you have scheduled business at a field office, here are the addresses and telephone numbers
(DO NOT send mail to these addresses):

Directions to Congressman Murtha's Main District Office

People sometimes need or want to find our main office in Johnstown for various reasons. We can't offer directions from every community in this sprawling new 12th District, but these should be sufficient for most people to find their way.

     From Uniontown, the fastest route is:

• Take US-119 North.
• Turn Right onto PA-31 East.
• Turn Left onto PA-711 at Donegal and proceed through Ligonier.
• Turn Right onto PA-271 about five miles north of Ligonier.
• Remain on PA-271 into the City of Johnstown -- the Route becomes Menoher Boulevard, makes a right turn onto Haynes Street at a traffic signal, passes through 3 traffic signals and turns left at the 5th traffic signal onto Bedford Street.
• Proceed one block on Bedford Street and turn Right onto Main Street
• 647 Main Street is called the Feeder Canal Building and on the left immediately past the railroad tracks. Parking is available on Feeder Street across from the building.
• Estimated Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes; Total Distance: 67 miles.

     From Washington , PA , the fastest route is:

• Take I-70 E toward New Stanton .
• Take Exit-9 at Donegal.
• Turn Left onto PA-31 east for a very short distance.
• Turn Left onto PA-711 North, and follow 711 through Ligonier.
• Turn Right onto PA-271 about five miles north of Ligonier.
• Remain on PA-271 into the City of Johnstown -- the Route becomes Menoher Boulevard, makes a right turn onto Haynes Street at a traffic signal, passes through 3 traffic signals and turns left at the 5th traffic signal onto Bedford Street.
• Proceed one block on Bedford Street and turn Right onto Main Street
• 647 Main Street is called the Feeder Canal Building and on the left immediately past the railroad tracks. Parking is available on Feeder Street across from the building.
• Estimated Time: 1 hour and 50 minutes; Total Distance: 90 miles.

     From the New Kensington area, the fastest route is:

• Take PA-366 East.
• Turn Right onto PA-66.
• Merge onto US-22 East toward Blairsville.
• Turn Right on PA-56 East.
• After entering the City of Johnstown , remain on Route 56 through several turns and a series of traffic signals on Broad Street , which is both PA-56 and PA-403.
• The road turns right and follows the Conemaugh River under a railroad overpass.
• Turn Left at the next traffic signal onto Washington Street .
• Turn Right at the fourth traffic signal onto PA-271/Clinton Street .
• Turn Left at the second traffic signal onto Main Street .
• 647 Main Street is called the Feeder Canal Building and on the left immediately past the railroad tracks. Parking is available on Feeder Street across from the building.
• Estimated Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes; Total Distance: 60 miles.

     From most places in Cambria or Somerset Counties , the fastest route is:

• Take Route 219 North or South toward Johnstown .
• Merge onto Route 56 West/Johnstown Expressway.
• Take the first Downtown Johnstown exit -- Bedford Street .
• Turn Right at the end of the exit ramp onto Adams Street .
• Proceed one block and turn Left at the stop sign onto Main Street
• 647 Main Street is called the Feeder Canal Building and on the right immediately past Feeder Street (just before the railroad tracks). Parking is available on Feeder Street across from the building.

DO NOT SEND MAIL to the Washington office or any field office unless specifically directed to do so. Mail deliveries to Congressional offices in Washington are screened for protection from biological or other potentially hazardous substances, which delays delivery by several weeks. Because the Congressional District is spread out over parts of nine counties, field offices are not continually staffed, so delays of at least a few days and sometimes up to a few weeks occur when mail is sent to field offices.

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