Pennsylvania Route 252

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PA Route 252
Length:	20 mi[1] (32 km)
Formed:	1928
South end:	PA 320 near Chester
Major junctions:	US 1 in Upper Providence Township US 30 in Paoli US 202 near Berwyn
North end:	PA 23 in Valley Forge
Counties:	Delaware, Chester, Montgomery
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Pennsylvania Route 252 is a north-south route that connects at its northern terminus Pennsylvania Route 23 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania Route 320 in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania at its southern terminus.

Contents 1 History 2 Route description 2.1 Delaware County 2.2 Chester County 2.3 Montgomery County 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] History

In 1683 the Court of Chester County approved the construction of "Providence Great Road" on what is now PA 252.

PA 252 in its current form was originally established in 1928 to run from Media to Newtown Square. In 1970, the route was changed to its current course.

[edit] Route description

[edit] Delaware County

Less than 5 blocks outside of Chester, PA 252 spurs off PA 320, signed as Providence Road and proceeds northward from that point. Soon, the route passes through the eastern part of borough of Media, the county seat of Delaware County. After interchanging with the Media Bypass (US Route 1), Providence Road passes Rose Tree Park in Upper Providence Township, where there is a fork in the road: Providence Road continues northward from the left-hand branch of the fork, but Route 252 continues northeastward from the right-hand branch, which is signed as Palmer's Mill Road. Route 252 continues across the top of the dam where the Springton Reservoir empties into Crum Creek and into Marple Township, at which point Palmer's Mill Road diverges from Route 252 and Route 252 continues northward, now signed as Newtown Street Road and passes alongside Delaware County Community College's campus. Through Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, 252 crosses West Chester Pike (PA 3) and immediately turns left. Right before the Chester-Delaware County Line, 252 splits from Newtown Street Road, signed as Darby Paoli Road.

[edit] Chester County

Darby Paoli Road becomes a four-lane highway, but soon after entering Chester County it decreases in lanes to two. At Lancaster Avenue (U.S. Route 30) in Paoli, 252 crosses under a railroad bridge and changes names to Swedesford Road. After running beside the highway-like portions of U.S. Route 202, including intersecting U.S. Route 422 just before its end at 202, it interchanges with that route. Soon afterward, drivers are forced to take a left onto Valley Forge Road to continue being on 252. Valley Forge Road continus north (as 252 had been going east-west before), heading toward the historical Valley Forge. Within the park lines and shortly before the county line, 252 drops the Valley Forge Road Moniker in favor of Valley Creek Road.

[edit] Montgomery County

252 briefly enters this county as Valley Creek Road before terminating at PA 23 in the unincorporated community of Valley Forge.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Delaware	Nether Providence Township	0.0	PA 320 (Chester Road)
	Upper Providence Township		US 1 (Media Bypass)	Interchange
	Newtown Township		PA 3 (West Chester Pike)
Chester	Tredyffrin Township		US 30 (Lancaster Avenue)
			US 202	Interchange
			I-76/PA TPK	PA 252 passes over I-76/PA TPK
Montgomery	Upper Merion Township		PA 23 (Valley Forge Road)

[edit] References

• Pictures of each terminus of Route 252

v • d • e Road transportation infrastructure of the metro Philadelphia area Interstates I-76 • I-176 • I-276 • I-476 • I-676 • I-95 (PA·DE) • I-295 • I-495 U.S. Routes US 1 • US 13 (PA·DE) • US 30 (PA·NJ) • US 40 (NJ·DE) • US 130 • US 202 (PA·DE) • US 322 (PA·NJ) • US 422 Pennsylvania Routes PA 3 • PA 23 • PA 29 • PA 32 • PA 63 • PA 73 • PA 100 • PA 113 • PA 132 • PA 152 • PA 232 • PA 252 • PA 263 • PA 291 • PA 309 • PA 313 • PA 320 • PA 332 • PA 352 • PA 363 • PA 401 • PA 413 • PA 420 • PA 452 • PA 463 • PA 532 • PA 611 • PA 663 New Jersey Routes NJ 38 • NJ 41 • NJ 42 • NJ 44 • NJ 45 • NJ 47 • NJ 48 • NJ 49 • NJ 55 • NJ 70 • NJ 73 • NJ 90 • NJ 168 • NJ 413 Delaware Routes DE 1 • DE 2 • DE 4 • DE 7 • DE 9 • DE 41 • DE 71 • DE 92 • DE 100 • DE 141 • DE 273 • DE 299 • DE 896 Named roads/streets Benjamin Franklin Parkway • Broad Street • City Avenue • Front Street • Girard Avenue • Market Street • Roosevelt Boulevard • South Street • Chestnut Street • Walnut Street Pennsylvania Turnpike • New Jersey Turnpike • Delaware Turnpike • Schuylkill Expressway • Delaware Expressway • Blue Route • Vine St Expressway • North South Freeway • Lancaster Avenue • Bethlehem Pike • Baltimore Pike • Black Horse Pike Bridges Delaware Memorial Bridge • Commodore Barry Bridge • Walt Whitman Bridge • Ben Franklin Bridge • Betsy Ross Bridge • Tacony-Palmyra Bridge • Burlington-Bristol Bridge • Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge