Pennsylvania Route 625
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PA Route 625 |
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Length: | 16 mi[1] (26 km) | ||||||||||||
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Formed: | 1962 | ||||||||||||
South end: | PA 23 in East Earl Township | ||||||||||||
North end: | US 222 BUS in Reading |
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Counties: | Lancaster, Berks | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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Crossing, no access | Concurrency termini | Decommissioned | Unconstructed | Closed |
[edit] History
From 1928 to 1962, PA 625 was designated Pennsylvania Route 73.