Pennsylvania Route 10

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PA Route 10

Length:

49 mi^[1] (79 km)

Formed:

1956

South end:

PA 472 in Oxford

Major
junctions:

US 1 near Oxford

US 30 near Parkesburg

US 322 in Honey Brook

I-76/PA Tpk./I-176 in Morgantown

I-176 in Robeson Township

North end:

US 222 BUS in Reading

Counties:

Berks, Chester, Lancaster

Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 9		US 11 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 10 (PA 10) or State Route 10 is a 49 mile (79 km) long state route in southeastern Pennsylvania. PA 10 runs parallel to Interstate 176 for less than 13 miles (21 km) near Morgantown. Its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 472 in Oxford. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 222 Business in Reading.

1 Route description
2 Communities along the route
3 Major intersections
4 History
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Route description

[edit] Chester County

The southern terminus is of PA 10 is at an intersection with PA 472 in Oxford. Then about 2 miles north east of Oxford, it meets the Kennet-Oxford Bypass (US 1) at an interchange. In Upper Oxford Township, PA 10 meets with PA 896 which enters the state of Delaware and connects to US 301. 2 miles north of the intersection with PA 896, PA 10 meets with PA 926, a local route in the Chester County area. In West Fallowfield Township, PA 10 meets with PA 41 which also heads into Delaware. In Parkesburg, PA 10 meets with PA 372. A few miles north of the PA 372 intersection, PA 10 meets the Lincoln Highway now signed as U.S. Route 30 in Sadsbury Township. In West Caln Twp., PA 10 intersects PA 340; PA 340 is referred as The Old Philadelphia Pike. North of the intersection with PA 340, PA 10 meets with the 28th Division Highway, which is US 322 in Honey Brook.

[edit] Lancaster County

Note that PA 10 slides over into Lancaster County for less than 5 miles and enters the only township in Lancaster County which is Caernarvon Township. Near the Berks County line, PA 10 merges with PA 23.

[edit] Berks County

In Berks County, PA 10 enters with a concurrency with PA 23. West of Morgantown, passengers can see a ramp from southbound I-176 which no no access from PA 10 because is a one way ramp going south. The concurrency with PA 23 comes to end in Morgantown. A mile north of Morgantown, PA 10 meets the southern terminus of I-176 and an entrance to I-76 the Pa Turnpike. PA 10 intersects exit 1 of I-176 and the Morgantown (298) exit of the Pa Turnpike. North of the I-76/I-176 interchange, PA 10 will parallel I-176 for most iof its routing. In Robeson Township PA 10 has a short concurrency with PA 568 and has an interchange with I-176 at exit 7. In Cumru Township, PA 10 has a very short concurrency with PA 724 which is called Philadelphia Avenue. PA 10 terminates at an intersection with US 222 BUS in Reading. If passengers take US 222 BUS North, they will find US 422 at an interchange.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Cities

Reading

[edit] Boroughs

[edit] Townships

[edit] Places

Morgantown

[edit] Major intersections

This section contains a table that is missing mileposts for one or more junctions. You can help by adding the missing mileposts.

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Chester	Oxford	0.0	PA 472
	Lower Oxford Township		US 1	Interchange.
	Upper Oxford Township		PA 896
	Upper Oxford Township		PA 926	Western terminus of PA 926.
	West Fallowfield Township		PA 41
	Parkesburg		PA 372
	West Caln Township		US 30	Lincoln Highway.
			PA 340	Southern terminus of concurrency.
			PA 340	Northern terminus of concurrency.
	Honey Brook		US 322
Lancaster	Caernarvon Township		PA 23	Southern terminus of concurrency.
Berks	Morgantown		PA 23	Northern terminus of concurrency.
	Caernarvon Township		I-76/PA Turnpike I-176	Southern terminus of I-176. Exit 1 (I-176). Exit 298 (Morgantown Exit) (I-76/PA Turnpike).
	Robeson Township		PA 568	Southern terminus of concurrency.
			PA 568	Northern terminus of concurrency.
			I-176	Exit 7 (I-176).
	Cumru Township		PA 724	Southern terminus of concurrency.
	Cumru Township		PA 724	Northern terminus of concurrency.
	Reading		US 222 BUS

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] History

From 1935 to the late 1950s and early 1960s, The current PA-10 designation was U.S. Route 122 for most of its length. PA-10 was first signed from 1928 to 1930 on the current U.S. Route 119 alignment between DuBois and Blairsville. The current PA-10 was signed in 1956. Then in 1963, the northern terminus was moved from Pennsylvania Route 23 to its current location.