Pennsylvania Route 724

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PA Route 724

Length:

30 mi^[1] (48 km)

Formed:

1962

West end:

US 422 in Sinking Spring

Major
junctions:

US 222 in Spring Township

US 222 Business in Shillington

I-176 in Cumru Township

US 422 in North Coventry Twp.

East end:

PA 23 in East Pikeland Township

Counties:

Berks, Chester

Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 722		PA 729 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 724 is a 30 mile road spanning from Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania to Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. 724 travels through the counties Berks and Chester. The road was signed in 1962, taking place of Route 83, which extended to Ridgewood, as well as additional unsigned roads to reach its current terminus.

PA 724 shares stretches of road with PA 82 in Birdsboro, PA 10 in Reading, and US 222 Business in Shillington.

1 Route description
2 Communities along the route
3 Major intersections
4 References

[edit] Route description

A PA Route 724 sign

[edit] Berks County

PA 724 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 422 in Sinking Spring as Shillington Avenue. PA 724 begins heading towars the southeast as Revere Road. In Spring Township, PA 724 interchanges with U.S. Route 222 at the newly built highway. Before 2004, US 222 use to run where US 222 Business runs today. In Shillington, PA 724 has a concurrency with US 222 Business for less than a mile. After leaving US 222 BUS, PA 724 starts to just head east. In the borough of Kenhorst, PA 724 is called Philadelphia Avenue and PA 724 intersects Pennsylvania Route 625. In Cumru Township, has a small concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 10. East of PA 10, PA 724 begins to parallel the Schuylkill River and intersects Interstate 176 at exit 10 in a Diamond interchange. In Robeson Township, PA 724 is called Main Street and intersects the eastern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 568. In Birdsboro, PA 724 enters the borough as Main Street and has a concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 82. After leaving PA 82, PA 724 meets the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 345. PA 724 continues east as East Main Street paralleling the Schuylkill River.

[edit] Chester County

PA 724 enters Chester County as Schuylkill Avenue. In the village of Pottstown Landing, PA 724 interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 100. In the village of Kenilworth, PA 724 interchanges with U.S. Route 422 at a Trumpet interchange. East of US 422, PA 724 continues southeast as a straight road named Schuylkill Road. PA 724 passes by the borough of Spring City. Two miles southeast of Spring City, PA 724 terminates (ends) at an "Y" intersection with Pennsylvania Route 23.

[edit] Names

Along the route, 724 has some alternative names which include Shillington Road, Schuylkill Road, Revere Boulevard, West Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue, Furnace Street, Thomas Avenue, East Main Street, West Schuylkill Road, and New Schuylkill Road.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Berks	Sinking Spring	0.0 ^[2]	US 422
	Spring Township	1.3	US 222	Interchange.
	Shillington	2.4	US 222 Business	Western terminus of concurrency.
	Shillington	2.9	US 222 Business	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
	Kenhorst	4.2	PA 625
	Cumru Township	5.3	PA 10	Southern terminus of concurrency.
		5.4	PA 10	Northern terminus of concurrency.
		7.0	I-176	Hamlet of Ridgewood. Exit 10 (I-176).
	Robeson Township	8.8	PA 568	Hamlet of Gibraltar.
	Birdsboro	12.4	PA 82	Northern terminus of concurrency.
		12.5	PA 82	Southern terminus of concurrency.
		13.2	PA 345	Northern terminus of PA 345.
Chester	North Coventry Township	21.2	PA 100	Interchange.
	North Coventry Township	22.9	US 422	Interchange.
	East Pikeland Township	30.4	PA 23