Pennsylvania Route 12

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PA Route 12

Length:

10 mi^[1] (16 km)

Formed:

1965

South end:

US 222/US 422 in Reading

North end:

PA 662 near Fleetwood

Counties:

Berks

Pennsylvania State Routes
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Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 12 is a 10 mile long part-freeway located in eastern Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 422 and U.S. Route 222 near Reading. Its eastern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 662 south of Fleetwood in Pricetown. In Reading, the freeway is named the Warren Street Bypass and has six exits. Heading east, the freeway terminates and PA 12 continues towards Pricetown as a local road. Heading west, PA 12 ends at an interchange with US 222 and US 422 northwest of downtown Reading.

1 Route description
- 1.1 Warren Street Bypass
- 1.2 At-grade section
2 Communities along the route
3 Major intersections
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Route description

[edit] Warren Street Bypass

Main article: Warren Street Bypass

PA 12 is called the Warren Street Bypass for a significant portion of its routing. The bypass itself begins 2 miles southwest of PA 12 at the US 222/US 422 interchange in West Lawn. At the US 222/US 422 junction in Reading, US 222 and US 422 both leave the bypass, giving way to PA 12. As a limited-access highway, the route interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 183, Pennsylvania Route 61 and U.S. Route 222 Business before returning to grade level east of Reading in Hyde Park.

[edit] At-grade section

PA 12 continues towards Pricetown as a local road east of the Warren Street Bypass. About 1 mile west of Pricetown it meets Pennsylvania Route 73, which heads to the southeast towards Philadelphia as a local road. In the Ruscombmanor Township community of Pricetown, PA 12 terminates at an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 662.

[edit] Communities along the route

Communities in bold are designated control cities for signs.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Berks	Reading	0.0	US 422 east - Pottstown
		1.5	PA 183 (Schuylkill Avenue)	to Reading Regional Airport.
		2.4	River Road
		4.2	PA 61 (Centre Avenue)	Eastbound only. to FirstEnergy Stadium.
		4.9	US 222 BUS (5th Street) - Allentown	to US 222 north. to PA 61.
	Hyde Park	6.5	11th Street
		8.1	Spring Valley Road
		PA 12 continues east at-grade.