Pennsylvania Route 52
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Pennsylvania Route 52 (PA 52) is a 11.8-mile-long (19.0 km) state highway located in southeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Pennsylvania-Delaware state line near Kennett Square, where the road continues as Delaware Route 52 (DE 52). The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 322 Business (US 322 Bus.) in West Chester. Near the Kennett Township community of Longwood, it has about a 1-mile (1.6 km) wrong-way concurrency with US 1. PA 52 passes through suburban and rural areas along its route.
PA 52 was first designated by 1928, continuing northeast from West Chester to
Route description
PA 52 begins at the
Past this intersection, the road passes through forested residential areas, crossing into
The section of PA 52 south of West Chester is part of the
History
When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, what would become PA 52 was legislated as Legislative Route 134 between the Delaware border and West Chester, Legislative Route 143 between West Chester and
In 2010, construction began to relocate PA 52 onto a new alignment between US 1 and PA 926 in order to improve traffic flow.[11] This shortened but did not eliminate the wrong-way concurrency between US 1 and PA 52. The new alignment of PA 52 opened on October 25, 2011 at a cost of $15.4 million.[12] With completion of the new alignment, the former PA 52 south of Webb Barn Lane became an access road to Longwood Gardens while the rest of the road was slated to be torn up.[13]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Chester County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Pennsbury Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | DE 52 south (Kennett Pike) – Wilmington | Delaware state line; southern terminus | |
Kennett Township | 2.987 | 4.807 | US 1 north (Baltimore Pike) – Chadds Ford | Southern terminus of US 1 concurrency | |
3.675 | 5.914 | US 1 south (Baltimore Pike) – Kennett Square | Northern terminus of US 1 concurrency | ||
Newtown Square | |||||
West Chester | 11.782 | 18.961 | US 322 Bus. (South High Street) | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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PA 52 Alternate Truck
Location | Kennett Square-West Chester |
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Length | 12.0 mi[14] (19.3 km) |
Existed | 2017–present |
Pennsylvania Route 52 Alternate Truck is a
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Pennsylvania 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.
- Chester County (PDF)
- ^ a b Google (2010-11-27). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 52" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ a b Chester County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Brandywine Valley". VisitPA.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1911. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Highway Map (Philadelphia Metro) (Map). Gulf Oil. 1928. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ Petersen, Nancy (October 9, 2003). "Route 100 loses its way through West Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ Schwartzman, Rich (September 15, 2010). "Relocation of Route 52 is underway". Chadds Ford Live. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ "PennDOT to Open New Route 52 Alignment in Chester County". PennDOT. October 25, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ Maye, Fran (August 6, 2010). "Work set to begin on Route 52 relocation". Daily Local News. West Chester, PA. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Google (March 13, 2024). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 52 Alternate Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 13, 2024.