Pennsylvania Route 272

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PA Route 272
Length:	55 mi[1] (89 km)
Formed:	1928
South end:	MD 272 near Nottingham
Major junctions:	US 1 in Nottingham US 222 in Fulton Township US 222/PA 741 in Willow Street US 30/US 222 in Lancaster US 322 near Ephrata I-76/PA Tpk/US 222 near Denver
North end:	US 222/PA 568 in Adamstown
Counties:	Berks, Chester, Lancaster
Pennsylvania State Routes < PA 271 PA 274 > Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 272 is a 55 mile long state highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason-Dixon Line southeast of Nottingham, where PA 272 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 272. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 222 and Pennsylvania Route 568 in Adamstown, where PA 568 continues eastward on the PA 272 right-of-way.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Major intersections 3 History 3.1 Former designations 4 References

[edit] Route description

PA Route 272 is mostly a tow-laned local road. Except for about a mile at the northern terminus where it enters Berks County, Route 272 runs mostly in Lancaster County. In the Willow Street area, Route 272 is a multi-laned divided highway. Route 272 parallels U.S. Route 222 many times. It merges with U.S. Route 222 multiple times as well. The southern terminus of Route 272 is at the Maryland state line a mile south of Chrome where it continues as Maryland Route 272. 4 miles north of the Mayland State Line, it meets U.S. Route 1 as an interchange. In Wakefield, in merges with U.S. Route 222 for about a mile. In East Drumore Twp., it meets with Pennsylvania Route 372. In Willow Street, it splits before meeting with Pennsylvania Route 741 and merging with U.S. Route 222 into Lancaster. In the southern tip of the Lancaster city line, PA 272 and US 222 meet with the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 324. south of the downtown area of Lancaster, the US 22/PA 272 duplex meets the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 72. In downtown Lancaster, both directions split up, before meeting with the Pennsylvania Route 23 and Pennsylvania Route 462 duplex. Outside of Lancaster, PA 272 heads north while US 222 slips off while merging with U.S. Route 30. About 3 miles north of Neffsville, it meets the eastern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 722. Near Browstown, it meets with Pennsylvania Route 772. In Ephrata, it meets U.S. Route 322. Near Denver, PA, it meets the connector to the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) and U.S. Route 222. In Adamstown it meets with Pennsylvania Route 897. A mile east of Adamstown and in Berks County, Pennsylvania Route 272 ends at an interchange with U.S. Route 222, it continues as Pennsylvania Route 568.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Lancaster	Nottingham Township	0.0	MD 272	Northern terminus of MD 272.
	Nottingham		US 1	Interchange.
	Fulton Township		US 222	Southern terminus of duplex.
			US 222	Northern terminus of duplex.
	East Drumore Township		PA 372
	Willow Street		US 222/PA 741	Southern terminus of US 222/PA 272 duplex.
	Lancaster		PA 324	Northern terminus of PA-324.
			PA 72	Southern terminus of PA 72.
			PA 23/PA 462
			US 30/US 222	Northern terminus of US 222/PA 272 duplex.
	Neffsville		PA 722	Eastern terminus of PA 722.
	Brownstown		PA 772
	Ephrata		US 322
	Denver		I-76/PA Turnpike US 222	Connector to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and US 222.
	East Cocalico Township		PA 897
Berks	Adamstown		US 222/PA 568

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] History

PA 272 was signed in 1928. In 1965, the northern terminus was moved from the Fulton Township community of Wakefield to Willow Street, south of Lancaster. In 1975, the northern terminus was moved from Willow Street to the Pennsylvania Turnpike connector in Denver. In 1978, the northern terminus was moved to its current location.

[edit] Former designations

• Pennsylvania Route 41 (1926-1928)
• Pennsylvania Route 72 (1936-1965)
• U.S. Route 222 (1936-1978)

[edit] References

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 272