Pennsylvania Route 232
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 25.157 mi[1] (40.486 km) | |||
Existed | 1928[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 1 / US 13 in Philadelphia | |||
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North end | PA 32 in New Hope | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 232 (PA 232) is a 25.2-mile-long (40.6 km)
South of
. PA 232 was rerouted south along PA 163 in 1937 and extended to US 1/US 13 at the Oxford Circle by 1960.Route description
Philadelphia County
PA 232 begins along Oxford Avenue at the
After passing the naval facility, Oxford Avenue continues northeast at the intersection with Robbins Street/Martins Mill Road and crosses Levick Street.
Montgomery County
Leaving Philadelphia at the Filmore Avenue intersection, PA 232 crosses into the borough of
Past the PA 63 junction, PA 232 narrows into a two-lane undivided road and is lined with homes before passing a few businesses, heading through the center of Huntingdon Valley and reaching an intersection with Red Lion Road.[4] The road continues into the borough of Bryn Athyn and runs through wooded residential areas west of the Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools before passing between the Bryn Athyn Cathedral, the Glencairn Museum, and the historic home Cairnwood to the west and Bryn Athyn College to the east. The route continues into less dense wooded residential development as it briefly forms the border between Lower Moreland Township to the west and Bryn Athyn to the east before fully entering Lower Moreland Township again. The road turns northeast as it passes near a few businesses at the Byberry Road intersection, where Spur Road serves as a connector road in the southwest quadrant of the intersection, before heading through wooded residential subdivisions.[4][6]
Bucks County
After this intersection, the road narrows back to two lanes and turns northeast into residential areas, reaching a junction with Maple Avenue.[4] PA 232 makes a curve to the north as it crosses Bristol Road into Northampton Township.[7] The route turns northeast again and continues past more housing developments with a few businesses.[4] At Richboro, the road crosses Ironworks Creek and passes shopping centers and businesses as Bustleton Pike merges into Second Street Pike and PA 232 continues due north. The route widens to four lanes and passes more commercial development as it crosses PA 332 (Almshouse Road/Newtown Richboro Road).[4][7] Following the PA 332 junction, the road narrows to two lanes and passes more residential areas, with Worthington Mill Road branching to the northeast.[4] As the route approaches the Sacketts Ford Road intersection, the settings become more rural as the road passes near farms and woods with some homes.[4][7]
The road crosses the
A short distance past the Street Road intersection, PA 232 passes into
History
In colonial times, the current alignment of PA 232 was referred to as the Middle Road because it was roughly midway between Old York Road and Bustleton Pike.[8] What is now PA 232 in Montgomery County was originally chartered in 1846 as the Fox Chase and Huntingdon Valley Turnpike. This road was a turnpike that connected the Fox Chase area and ran through eastern Montgomery County to County Line Road at the Bucks County border.[8][9] Further south into Philadelphia, the road was known variously as Oxford Avenue, Oxford Pike, and Oxford Turnpike.[8] The Fox Chase and Huntingdon Valley Turnpike was also known as the Second Street Turnpike.[10] The Second Street Pike continued the Huntington Pike north from the border of Montgomery and Bucks counties to Wrightstown in Bucks County and served as a route for farmers into Philadelphia.[11][12][13]
In 1928, PA 232 was designated between
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Oxford Circle ; southern terminus | |||||
2.171 | 3.494 | PA 73 (Cottman Avenue) | |||
Montgomery | Lower Moreland Township | 6.893 | 11.093 | PA 63 (Welsh Road/Philmont Avenue) – Willow Grove | |
Bucks | Upper Southampton Township | 11.020 | 17.735 | PA 132 (Street Road) | |
Northampton Township | 14.470 | 23.287 | PA 332 (Almshouse Road/Newtown Richboro Road) – Ivyland, Jamison, Newtown | ||
Wrightstown Township | 19.242 | 30.967 | PA 413 (Durham Road) | ||
New Hope | 25.157 | 40.486 | PA 32 (South Main Street) – Lumberville, Washington Crossing | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Pennsylvania portal
- Philadelphia portal
References
- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Philadelphia County (PDF)
- Montgomery County (PDF)
- Bucks County (PDF)
- ^ a b Map of Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania Official Tourism and Transportation Map" (PDF). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Google (2010-06-24). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 232" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87530-777-0.
- ^ ISBN 0-87530-775-2.
- ^ ISBN 0-87530-774-4.
- ^ ISBN 9780738501901. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Hamilton, A. Boyd (1856). Laws of the State of Pennsylvania Passed at the Session of 1856. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Page, Howard W. (1916). The District Reports of Cases Decided in All the Judicial Districts of the State of Pennsylvania. Howard W. Page. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ The District Reports of Cases Decided in All the Judicial Districts of the State of Pennsylvania. Howard W. Page. 1908. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ISBN 9780738505251. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1911. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ a b "State Highways Are Renumbered" (PDF). The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 2, 1937. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1960. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
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