Pennsylvania Route 152

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PA Route 152
Length: 25 mi[1] (40 km)
Formed: 1928
South end: PA 309 in Cheltenham Township
Major
junctions:		 PA 63 in Horsham Township
US 202 in Chalfont
North end: PA 309 near Telford
Counties: Bucks, Montgomery
Pennsylvania State Routes
< PA 151 PA 153 >
Minor - Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 152 (abbreviated PA 152) is a 25 mile (40 km) long state highway located in the US state of Pennsylvania. The route, traveling north-south from PA Route 309 located in Cedarbrook north to PA Route 309 located east of Telford.

PA 152 is unique to other Pennsylvania Highways because it ends at two interchanges of the same route. From a junction with PA Route 73 to Silverdale, a 21 mile portion of PA 152 is known as Limekiln Pike. North of Silverdale, PA 152 runs opposite to its alignment leading up to the northern terminus at another interchange with PA 309.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Montgomery County

Communities[2]

PA 152 begins at an interchange with PA Route 309 in Cedarbrook, located in Montgomery County about 3,000 feet north of the Philadelphia city line. This interchange, formerly a complex web of ramps, was reconstructed with a simpler alignment in 2007. PA 152 begins as Easton Road on a north alignment, and then diverts left onto Limekiln Pike just before intersecting PA Route 73.

North of PA 73, PA 152 continues on a north alignment through the Philadelphia suburb of Cheltenham Township. In Upper Dublin Township, PA 152 passes under Interstate 276, the Pennsylvania Turnpike. North of I-276, the alignment of PA 152 begins to change to a north west alignment through the hamlet of Jarrettown before changing to a solid north alignment.

Then, PA 152 has several important junctions. The first junction is with Norristown Road, then with PA Route 63, and a final junction with Butler Pike. After all of these junctions, PA 152 intersects PA Route 463 in the hamlet of Prospectville. Then it continues on a north alignment as Limekiln Pike.

[edit] Bucks County

Upon entering Bucks County, the alignment of PA 152 begins to change more to the west. After entering the borough of Chalfont, the route instantly has a concurrency with U.S. Route 202. Later, PA 152 continues to the north west as Limekiln Pike through rural Bucks County. In the hamlet of Mount Pleasant, the route has wide turns before reaching Silverdale.

PA 152 enters Silverdale from the south as Limekiln Pike, then it has a short wrong-way concurrency with PA Route 113. Then, PA 152 enters the borough of Perkasie as Walnut Street. In Perkasie, the route changes its course to the south to become Constitution Avenue and Park Avenue. Then upon exiting Perkasie it turns to west to become State Road and terminate at another interchange with PA Route 309.[2][3]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[4] Roads intersected Notes
Montgomery Cheltenham Township 0.0 PA 309 (Fort Washington Expressway) Interchange.
0.2 PA 73 (Church Road)
Upper Dublin Township 3.8 I-276/PA Tpk PA 152 passes under I-276/PA Turnpike.
6.8 PA 63 (Welsh Road)
Horsham Township 9.0 PA 463 (Horsham Road)
Bucks Chalfont 14.3 US 202 (Butler Avenue) Southern terminus of concurrency.
14.5 US 202 (Butler Avenue) Northern terminus of concurrency.
Silverdale 20.5 PA 113 (Main Street) Southern terminus of concurrency.
20.6 PA 113 (Main Street) Northern terminus of concurrency.
West Rockhill Township 25.1 PA 309 Interchange.

[edit] History

History timeline.[1]

  • 1928 - PA 152 is signed.
  • 1932 - Section from Silverdale to Hilltown Pike is paved
  • 1936 - Section from Hilltown Pike to Newville was paved
  • 1938 - Section from Newville to Chalfont was paved
  • 1946 - the northern terminus was moved from PA Route 113 in Silverdale to U.S. Route 309 at Stenton Avenue in Sellersville
  • 1954 - The southern terminus was moved from Ogontz Avenue and Broad Street via Stenton Avenue to US 309 at Stenton Avenue.
  • 1960 - All terminuses were moved to their current location.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Information on Pennsylvania Route 152. Pennsylvania Highways. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
  2. ^ a b Pennsylvania Official Tourism and Transportation Map 2006 (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
  3. ^ Randmcnally Motor Carriers Atlas 2007 Deluxe Edition: Page 89
  4. ^ Calculated using DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007

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