Pennsylvania Route 63

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PA Route 63
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	36.21 mi[1] (58.27 km)
Formed:	1928
West end:	PA 29 in Green Lane
Major junctions:	I-476 near Lansdale US 1 in Philadelphia
East end:	I-95 in Bensalem Township
Counties:	Montgomery, Bucks, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania State Routes < US 62 PA 64 > Minor - Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 63 is a 37 mile long state highway located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 29 in Green Lane. The eastern terminus is at I-95 in Bensalem Township.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Montgomery County 1.2 Philadelphia 1.3 Bucks County 2 Major intersections 3 Controversy over Woodhaven Road 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Route description

[edit] Montgomery County

PA 63 begins at a "T" intersection with PA 29 in Green Lane. PA 63 begins as Sumneytown Pike. In Upper Salford Township, PA 63 meets the southern terminus of PA 563 (Ridge Road). In Harleysville, PA 63 is called Main Street and meets PA 113 (Harleysville Pike). South east of Harleysville, PA 63 is called Sumneytown Pike again. In Towamencin Township, PA 63 intersects I-476 the Pennsylvania Turnpike at exit 31 (Lansdale). South east of I-476, PA 63 turns toward the northeast and is called Forty Foot Road. Less than a 1 mile southwest of Hatfield, PA 63 meets the western terminus of PA 463. In Lansdale, PA 63 is called Main Street and meets the northern terminus of PA 363 (Valley Forge Road). In Upper Gwynedd Township, PA 63 becomes Welsh Road and meets US 202. In Lower Gwynedd Township, PA 63 meets PA 309 (Bethlehem Pike). In Horsham Township, PA 63 meets PA 152 (Limekiln Pike). Southeast of PA 152, It passes over I-276 the Pennsylvania Turnpike. In Upper Moreland Township, PA 63 is called Moreland Road and meets PA 611 (York Road). Southeast of PA 611, PA 63 begins to curve many times and changes its name from Edge Hill Road to Old Welsh Road. In Lower Moreland Township, PA 63 is called Welsh Road again and meets PA 232 (Huntingdon Pike) and east of PA 232 its called Philmont Avenue.

[edit] Philadelphia

Communities
Green Lane Harleysville Lansdale Philadelphia

In Philadelphia, PA 63 is called Red Lion Road. The first route PA 63 meets in Philadelphia is PA 532 (Bustleton Avenue). East of PA 532, PA 63 merges with US 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard). The concurrency with US 1 ends at an a Cloverleaf interchange, when PA 63 becomes the freeway called Woodhaven Road.

[edit] Bucks County

In Bucks County, PA 63 has a single exit to US 13. East of US 13, PA 63 ends at an interchange with I-95 at exit 35.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Montgomery	Green Lane	0.0	PA 29 (Gravel Pike)
	Upper Salford Township		PA 563 north (Ridge Road)
	Harleysville		PA 113 (Harleysville Pike)
	Towamencin Township		I-476 / PA Turnpike	Interchange
	Hatfield Township		PA 463 east (Forty Foot Road)
	Lansdale		PA 363 south (Valley Forge Road)
	Montgomery Township		US 202 (Dekalb Pike)
	Lower Gwynedd Township		PA 309 (Bethlehem Pike)
	Maple Glen		PA 152 (Limekiln Pike)
	Willow Grove		PA 611 (Old York Road)
	Lower Moreland Township		PA 232 (Huntingdon Pike)
Philadelphia	Philadelphia		PA 532 (Bustleton Avenue)
			US 1 south (Roosevelt Boulevard)	West end of US 1 overlap
		West end of expressway section
			US 1 north (Roosevelt Boulevard) - Morrisville	East end of US 1 overlap
			Thornton Road
			Academy Road	Westbound exit
			Knights Road
			Millbrook Road, Franklin Mills Bouleavrd
Bucks	Bensalem Township		US 13 (Bristol Pike)
			I-95 – Central Philadelphia, Trenton

[edit] Controversy over Woodhaven Road

Original plans called for the highway to be extended across the full width of Northeast Philadelphia, but local opposition brought construction to a halt.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 63
• PennDOT's Woodhaven Road project page
• Stop Woodhaven Road
• Phillyroads.com

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