sentences:  After leaving Susquehanna Depot and Oakland Township, PA 171 heads on a westward progression along the Susquehanna River.To the south of the highway is the river, to the north of the highway is residential homes and deep forests behind those.After the intersection with Towner Road, PA 171 enters the small community of Hickory Grove, where the route and river makes a curve to the southwest, still paralleling each other.