Germantown Pike

Germantown Pike
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT, Montgomery County, and City of Philadelphia
Existed1687–present
Major junctions
West endRidge Pike near Collegeville
Major intersections PA 363 in Fairview Village
US 202 in East Norriton Township
I-276 / Penna Turnpike in Plymouth Meeting
I-476 in Plymouth Meeting
US 13 in Philadelphia
PA 611 in Philadelphia
East endFront Street / Laurel Street in Philadelphia
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesMontgomery, Philadelphia
Highway system

Germantown Pike (also known as Germantown Avenue for a portion of its length) is a historic road in Pennsylvania that opened in 1687,[1] running from Philadelphia northwest to Collegeville. The road is particularly notable for the "imposing mansions" that existed in the Germantown neighborhood in Philadelphia. The road was left in ruins after the British destroyed it in the Revolutionary War during the 1777 Battle of Germantown, and was not rebuilt until 1809.[2][3] Portions of Germantown Pike were signed as U.S. Route 422 (US 422) before the latter was rerouted along a freeway alignment to King of Prussia.

  1. ^ "Whitemarsh Township: History".
  2. ^ "History of Evansburg State Park".
  3. ^ "Germantown Avenue, One End to the Other". Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.