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Pennsylvania Route 420 is a short, north-south state highway in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The route runs from Pennsylvania Route 291 in Tinicum Township, a short distance west of the Philadelphia International Airport, to Pennsylvania Route 320 in Springfield Township.
[edit] Route description
Northbound PA 420 at interchange with
I-95.
Pennsylvania Route 420 heads north from Pennsylvania Route 291 on Wanamaker Avenue. Shortly after the PA 291 intersection, Pennsylvania Route 420 features a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95. The route then crosses the Darby Creek into the borough of Prospect Park, and the name changes to Lincoln Avenue. Pennsylvania Route 420 intersects U.S. Route 13 in Prospect Park. The route then enters Ridley Township, where it becomes known as Kedron Avenue. Pennsylvania Route 420 crosses MacDade Boulevard and continues north into the borough of Morton. At the intersection with Morton Avenue near the crossing of the SEPTA R3 line, Pennsylvania Route 420 becomes known as Woodland Avenue. Woodland Avenue continues into Springfield Township, intersecting the Baltimore Pike and continues north to Pennsylvania Route 320, a short distance south of U.S. Route 1.
[edit] History
PA 420 was signed in 1928. In 1946, PA 420's southern terminus was extended from PA 191 to its current terminus at PA 291 via Wanamaker Avenue.
[edit] Major intersections
[edit] References
PA 291 in Tinicum Twp.
I-95 in Tinicum Twp.
US 13 in Prospect Park
PA 320 in Springfield Twp.
