Route information | ||||
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 11.782 mi[1] (18.961 km) | |||
Existed | 1928–present | |||
Tourist routes | Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | DE 52 at the Delaware state line in Pennsbury Township | |||
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North end | ||||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Chester | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Pennsylvania Route 52 (PA 52) is a 11.8-mile-long (19.0 km) state highway located in southeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Pennsylvania-Delaware state line near Kennett Square, where the road continues as Delaware Route 52 (DE 52). The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 322 Business (US 322 Bus.) in West Chester. Near the Kennett Township community of Longwood, it has about a 1-mile (1.6 km) wrong-way concurrency with US 1. PA 52 passes through suburban and rural areas along its route.
PA 52 was first designated by 1928, continuing northeast from West Chester to New Hope along a concurrency with US 122 (later US 202). This concurrency was removed by 1930 and the northern terminus of PA 52 was cut back to its current location in West Chester. In 2011, a portion of PA 52 north of US 1 was realigned.