Pennsylvania Route 179
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| PA Route 179 |
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| Length: | 1 mi[1] (2 km) | ||||||||||||
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| West end: |  US 202 in New Hope |
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| East end: |  NJ 179 in New Hope |
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| Counties: | Bucks | ||||||||||||
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Pennsylvania Route 179 is a short, 1 mile long state highway in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The route serves as a connector between U.S. Route 202 and New Jersey Route 179, which PA 179 becomes upon crossing the New Jersey state line, via the town of New Hope.
PA 179 is part of what was once known as the Old York Road, a road that dates back to the American colonial era and connected New York City with Philadelphia and eventually ended at York. Today, portions of the roadway are still signed as York Road or Lower York Road; inside the town of New Hope, PA 179 is named Bridge Street.
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[edit] Route description
PA 179 begins at US 202 approximately 1 mile west of New Hope, passes through town then crosses the Delaware River via the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge, where it ends at the New Jersey state line and becomes NJ 179.
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[edit] History
From at least 1935 until 1971, this route was part of US 202. In 1971, US 202 was re-routed slightly to the north of New Hope, where it now crosses the Delaware River at the New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge, and the former route was re-designated as PA 179, to correspond with the road it connects to at the state line, NJ 179.
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