Pennsylvania Route 232

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Pennsylvania Route 232 marker

Pennsylvania Route 232

Map
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length25.157 mi[1] (40.486 km)
Existed1928[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 1 / US 13 in Philadelphia
Major intersections
North end PA 32 in New Hope
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesPhiladelphia, Montgomery, Bucks
Highway system
PA 231 PA 233

Pennsylvania Route 232 (PA 232) is a 25.2-mile-long (40.6 km)

Wrightstown Township
, PA 232 enters rural areas and becomes Windy Bush Road as it heads north to New Hope.

South of

PA 163 was designated onto current PA 232 between PA 73 in Philadelphia and PA 63 in Bethayres
. 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 (Oxford Avenue) northbound past Verree Road in Northeast Philadelphia

PA 232 begins along Oxford Avenue at the

traffic circle that has direct access to the local lanes of the Roosevelt Boulevard, with the express lanes passing under it. From here, the route continues north on Oxford Avenue, a two-lane undivided road.[4][5] The road passes through urban areas of businesses before turning northwest into areas of rowhouses.[4] The route runs to the west of Har Nebo Cemetery and turns north through locations of homes and businesses, passing to the east of Naval Support Activity Philadelphia.[4][5]

After passing the naval facility, Oxford Avenue continues northeast at the intersection with Robbins Street/Martins Mill Road and crosses Levick Street.

Fox Chase neighborhood, crossing SEPTA's Fox Chase Line at-grade south of its terminus at the Fox Chase station.[4][5] The route heads into the downtown area of Fox Chase and passes east of SEPTA's Fox Chase Bus Loop before coming to the Rhawn Street intersection, where the road makes a turn to the northwest.[4][5]

Montgomery County

PA 232 northbound past PA 63 in Bethayres

Leaving Philadelphia at the Filmore Avenue intersection, PA 232 crosses into the borough of

divided highway with some intersections controlled by jughandles. PA 232 crosses over the Pennypack Creek and the Pennypack Trail before it enters Lower Moreland Township at the Moreland Road intersection.[4][6] Here, the route passes over SEPTA's West Trenton Line west of the Bethayres station and crosses PA 63 (Welsh Road/Philmont Avenue) in the community of Bethayres.[6]

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

Interstate 276).[4][7] The route crosses the Newtown Rail Trail west of the former Southampton station before intersecting PA 132 (Street Road) in the community of Southampton.[4][7]

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

Wrightstown Township.[4][7] The road continues through agricultural areas and passes to the east of a quarry following the Swamp Road junction. PA 232 curves north again and passes a mix of rural areas and residential and commercial development, intersecting Cherry Lane, prior to crossing PA 413 (Durham Road) in the community of Penns Park. Now signed as Windy Bush Road, the road continues past wooded areas of homes, crossing Jericho Creek. After the Pine Lane/Pineville Road intersection, the route enters Upper Makefield Township and continues through woodland before heading into farmland.[4][7]

A short distance past the Street Road intersection, PA 232 passes into

Dark Hollow Run, briefly passing through farm fields.[4][7] The road enters the borough of New Hope, where it ends at a junction with PA 32 (South Main Street).[7]

History

PA 232 northbound past County Line Road in Upper Southampton Township

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

PA 163.[2][14] PA 232 was rerouted to head south and replace PA 163 between Bethayres and Philadelphia in 1937.[15][16] The same year, PA 232 was realigned to bypass Pineville to the east.[15] The route was extended further south down Oxford Avenue to US 1/US 13 at the Oxford Circle by 1960.[17] Since then, there have been no alignment changes to PA 232.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Oxford Circle
; southern terminus
2.1713.494 PA 73 (Cottman Avenue)
MontgomeryLower Moreland Township6.89311.093 PA 63 (Welsh Road/Philmont Avenue) – Willow Grove
BucksUpper Southampton Township11.02017.735 PA 132 (Street Road)
Northampton Township14.47023.287 PA 332 (Almshouse Road/Newtown Richboro Road) – Ivyland, Jamison, Newtown
Wrightstown Township
19.24230.967 PA 413 (Durham Road)
New Hope25.15740.486 PA 32 (South Main Street) – Lumberville, Washington CrossingNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Map of Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Pennsylvania Official Tourism and Transportation Map" (PDF). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
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  8. ^ . Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  9. ^ Hamilton, A. Boyd (1856). Laws of the State of Pennsylvania Passed at the Session of 1856. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ The District Reports of Cases Decided in All the Judicial Districts of the State of Pennsylvania. Howard W. Page. 1908. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  12. . Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  13. Pennsylvania Department of Highways
    . 1911. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  14. ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  15. ^ a b "State Highways Are Renumbered" (PDF). The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 2, 1937. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  16. ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  17. ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1960. Retrieved 2010-06-25.

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