Pennsylvania Route 663
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 22.134 mi[1] (35.621 km) | |||
Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | PA 100 in Pottstown | |||
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North end | PA 309 / PA 313 in Quakertown | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Montgomery, Bucks | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 663 (PA 663) is a 22.13-mile-long (35.61 km)
Route description
PA 663 begins at an intersection with
Farther northeast, PA 663 intersects PA 73 in the community of Layfield and turns east to form a concurrency with that route on Big Road. The road crosses Swamp Creek before PA 663 splits from PA 73 by heading northeast on Layfield Road. The route runs through farmland and woodland with some development, passing through the community of Hoffmansville. Farther northeast, the road heads into Upper Hanover Township and crosses the Green Lane Reservoir along the Perkiomen Creek. PA 663 heads into the borough of Pennsburg, where it becomes Pottstown Avenue and runs past homes and a few businesses, passing east of the terminus of an East Penn Railroad line. In the center of the borough, the route intersects PA 29. Past this intersection, the road name changes to Quakertown Avenue and it passes more development before leaving Pennsburg for Upper Hanover Township again. At this point, the route becomes John Fries Highway and heads through farm fields and woods.[3][4]
Past the Geryville Pike intersection, PA 663 enters
History
PA 663 was once part of the Steinsburg and Milford Square Turnpike. The
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Montgomery | Pottstown | 0.000 | 0.000 | PA 100 (Pottstown Pike) | Southern terminus of PA 663 |
New Hanover Township | 7.037 | 11.325 | PA 73 west (Big Road) – Gilbertsville | Southern terminus of concurrency | |
7.273 | 11.705 | PA 73 east (Big Road) – Zieglerville | Northern terminus of concurrency | ||
Pennsburg | 13.936 | 22.428 | PA 29 (Main Street) – East Greenville, Red Hill | ||
toll-by-plate | |||||
Quakertown | 22.134 | 35.621 | PA 309 (West End Boulevard) – Allentown, Sellersville PA 313 east (West Broad Street) – Quakertown | Northern terminus of PA 663; western terminus of PA 313 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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PA 663 Alternate Truck
Pottstown
Location | Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
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Length | 2.6 mi[13] (4.2 km) |
Existed | 2013–present |
Pennsylvania Route 663 Alternate Truck is a
Upper Hanover Township
Location | Upper Hanover Township, Pennsylvania |
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Length | 14.8 mi[16] (23.8 km) |
Existed | 2013–2018 |
Pennsylvania Route 663 Alternate Truck was 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.
- Montgomery County (PDF)
- Bucks County (PDF)
- ^ a b Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c Google (April 15, 2013). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 663" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0-87530-775-2.
- ISBN 0-87530-774-4.
- ^ Calvin Gustavus Beitel (1874). A Digest of Titles of Corporations Chartered by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, Between the Years 1700 and 1873 Inclusive: Giving the Dates of Acts of Incorporation, with the Several Supplements Thereto, with a Reference to the Pages of the Pamphlet Laws, where They May be Found. J. Cambbell & son. p. 439. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1911. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ Carefree Holidays About You in Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Scenic and Historic Commission. 1936.
- ^ Montgomery County (PDF) (Map) (Sheet 1 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1967. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ Official Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1970. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ Pennsylvania Official Transportation Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1973.
- ^ Pennsylvania Official Transportation Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1974.
- ^ a b Google (October 30, 2016). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 663 Alternate Truck Pottstown" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Risk-Based Bridge Postings - State and Local Bridges" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Details". Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ a b Google (October 30, 2016). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 663 Alternate Truck Upper Hanover Township" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
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