Pennsylvania Route 100

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PA Route 100

Length:

58.8 mi^[1] (95 km)

South end:

US 202 in West Chester

Major
junctions:

US 30 at Exton

I-76/PA Tpk. near Lionville

US 422 near Pottstown

US 222 near Lower Macungie

I-78/US 22 near Upper Macungie

North end:

PA 309 in Pleasant Corners

Counties:

Chester, Montgomery, Berks, Lehigh

Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 99		PA 102 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 100 is a Pennsylvania highway that runs north and south for 58 miles throughout the eastern part of the state, replacing former Pennsylvania Route 62, although most child routes of PA 62 still retain their x62 number. It runs from Pennsylvania Route 309 in Pleasant Corners, Pennsylvania to U.S. Route 202 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

1 Route description
2 Major intersections
3 Miscellanea
4 References

[edit] Route description

Communities Bolded cities/communities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
Fogelsville Trexlertown Macungie Bechtelsville Bally Pottstown Exton West Chester (via U.S. Route 202)

[edit] Chester County

PA 100 begins in West Goshen Township north of West Chester at an interchange with U.S. Route 202. Only northbound lanes of US 202 have access to PA 100 and PA 100 southbound has only access to US 202 Southbound. In West Whiteland Township, the expressway ends when PA 100 meets its old alignment that is called Pottstown Pike that was decommissioned in 2003. It then passes under U.S. Route 30/Exton Bypass at an interchange in the southern portion of Exton. Just north of the US 30 interchange in the center of Exton , PA 100 intersects U.S. Route 30 Business also known as Lincoln Highway. In Uwchlan Township, PA 100's next big intersection is with Pennsylvania Route 113, connecting Downingtown and Phoenixville. Less than a mile north of PA 113, PA 100 intersects Interstate 76 the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the Downingtown exit (312). In West Vincent Township, PA 100 meets Pennsylvania Route 401 in the village of Ludwigs Corner. It winds north into South Coventry Township meeting Pennsylvania Route 23 in the village of Bucktown. About a mile south of Pottstown, PA 100 meets Pennsylvania Route 724 at an interchange. In North Coventry Township, PA 100 meets U.S. Route 422 also known as the Pottstown Expressway. US 422 and PA 100 meet at an full Cloverleaf interchange.

[edit] Montgomery County

After crossing the Schuylkill River, PA 100 enters Montgomery and the town of Pottstown. At the southern tip of Pottstown, PA 100 intersects the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 663. North of Pottstown, PA 100 is multilaned and divided road with some exits but not at limited-access level. One of those exits is in Douglass Township when PA 100 meets Pennsylvania Route 73 at a Diamond interchange.

[edit] Berks County

North of the PA 73 interchange, PA 100 returns to a two laned local road in Berks County. In Berks County, PA 100 passes through the towns of Bechtelsville and Bally. PA 100 becomes Main Street in Bally. In Hereford Township Just north of Bally, PA 100 begins a long duplex with Pennsylvania Route 29 into Lehigh County.

[edit] Lehigh County

PA 100 enters Lehigh County on a duplex with Pennsylvania Route 29. As PA 100/PA 29 enter Lehigh County, they're known as Chestnut Street. In Upper Milford Township marks the northern terminus of the concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 29. Northwest of the duplex with PA 29, PA 100 is called Kings Highway. PA 100 enters Macungie as Main Street. A mile south of Trexlertown, PA 100 becomes a newly form 4 laned divided highway around Trexlertown called Trexlertown Bypass. The Highway was completed on 2005 and the US 222 segment will be completed on 2007. In Upper Macungie Township, PA 100 intersects U.S. Route 222 at an interchange. US 222 will merge with PA 100 when the eastern segment of the highway is completed. North of Trexlertown, PA 100 passes by an area with a lot of factories and companies like Nestle and Shop Rite. in Fogelsville, PA 100 intersect Interstate 78 and U.S. Route 22 at exits 49A-B north of the industrial area. North of the I-78 interchange, PA 100 meets Tilghman Street/Main Street the former segment of US 22. For more than 10 miles north of the I-78 interchange, PA 100 is a two-laned local road runing through many farms and rivers. In Heidelberg Township, PA 100 terminates (ends) at an "T" intersection with Pennsylvania Route 309.

[edit] Former Routing

Before 2003, south of Exton Route 100 used to exit off the 202 connector expressway and continued south following Pottstown Pike towards West Chester. Once it entered West Chester it became High Street, the main north-south artery route through the town, it also shared a multiplex with Business U.S. 322. Several blocks north of West Chester University it turned right onto Price Street multiplexing with PA 52. At the Brandywine Picnic Park in East Bradford Township it forked to the left onto Creek Rd. leaving the Rt 52 multiplex. It continued south winding through southern Chester and Delaware Counties following the Brandywine Creek into Delaware, with a short multiplex with U.S. Route 1/Baltimore Pike, then becoming Delaware Route 100.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Chester	West Goshen Township	0.0	US 202	The new southern terminus after 2003 of PA 100.
	West Whiteland Township	2.2^[2]	PA 100	Former routing of PA 100 before 2003.
		2.8	US 30	Interchange.
		3.4	US 30 BUS
	Uwchlan Township	6.4	PA 113
	Uwchlan Township	7.3	I-76/PA Tpk	Exit 312 (Downingtown Exit) (I-76/PA Turnpike).
	West Vincent Township	11.3	PA 401
	South Coventry Township	16.1	PA 23
	North Coventry Township	20.3	PA 724	Interchange.
	North Coventry Township	20.7	US 422	Interchange.
Montgomery	Pottstown	21.2	PA 663	Southern terminus of PA 663.
Montgomery	Douglass Township	27.3	PA 73	Interchange.
Berks	Hereford Township	37.1	PA 29	Southern terminus of concurrency.
Lehigh	Upper Milford Township	41.2	PA 29	Northern terminus of concurrency.
	Trexlertown	47.2	US 222 Hamilton Blvd.	A temporary routing of US 222.
	Trexlertown	48.7	US 222	Expected to be completed in early 2007.
	Upper Macungie Township	50.4	I-78/US 22	Exit 49 (I-78/US 22).
	Heidelberg Township	58.8	PA 309

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] Miscellanea

Route 100 is home to one of the six Yocco's Hot Dogs restaurants, a world-famous fast food restaurant, known for exceptional hot dogs and cheesesteaks.