Pennsylvania Route 625

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PA Route 625
Length: 16 mi[1] (26 km)
Formed: 1962
South end: PA 23 in East Earl Township
North end:
US 222 BUS in Reading
Counties: Lancaster, Berks
Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 624 PA 632 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 625 is a 16 mile long state route in east central Pennsylvania, United States. The southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 23 in East Earl Township. The northern terminus is U.S. Route 222 Business in Reading.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Lancaster County

PA 625 is a mostly 2-lane road that travels through regions of Pennsylvania heavily populated with farmland. PA 625 begins in East Earl Township in Lancaster County, just west of the village of Goodville, at an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 23. The route proceeds northward, snaking through East Earl and the southern portion of Brecknock Township before passing under the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) north of Bowmansville. Two miles north of the I-76 overpass, PA 625 enters Berks County but remains in Brecknock Township.

[edit] Berks County

Northeast of its point of entrance into the county, PA 625 meets Pennsylvania Route 568 in the hamlet of Knauers. Between Knauers and the southern edge of Reading, PA 625 forms a large arc. At Knauers, the route points almost directly east. As PA 625 continues along, the road gradually turns to the north, eventually pointing due north at an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 724 in West Reading.

From PA 724, PA 625 curves to the northeast, then returns to a northerly alignment just ahead of its northern terminus at US 222 Business southwest of downtown Reading.

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile Road(s) Notes
Lancaster East Earl Township 0.0 PA 23  
Brecknock Township   I-76/PA Turnpike PA 625 passes under I-76/PA Turnpike.
Berks   PA 568  
West Reading   PA 724  
 
US 222 BUS
 
Legend
Crossing, no access Concurrency termini Decommissioned Unconstructed Closed

[edit] History

From 1928 to 1962, PA 625 was designated Pennsylvania Route 73.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 625