Pennsylvania Route 724

Pennsylvania Route 724
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	30.553 mi[1] (49.170 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 422 in Sinking Spring
Major intersections	US 222 in Spring Township US 222 Bus. in Shillington PA 625 in Kenhorst PA 10 in Cumru Township I-176 in Cumru Township PA 568 in Robeson Township PA 345 in Birdsboro PA 100 in North Coventry Township US 422 in North Coventry Township
East end	PA 23 in East Pikeland Township
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Berks, Chester
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 722 → PA 729

Pennsylvania Route 724 (PA 724) is a 30-mile (48 km) road in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania that runs from U.S. Route 422 (US 422) in Sinking Spring southeast to PA 23 near Phoenixville. PA 724 travels through Berks and Chester counties. The route runs through the southern suburbs of Reading, passing through Shillington and Kenhorst. Past the Reading area, PA 724 continues southeast parallel to the Schuylkill River, passing through or near Birdsboro, Pottstown, and Spring City. The route intersects many roads including US 222 near Shillington, PA 10 and Interstate 176 (I-176) southeast of Reading, PA 345 in Birdsboro, and PA 100 and US 422 near Pottstown.

The portion of PA 724 between Poplar Neck Road southeast of Reading and PA 23 was designated as part of PA 83 in 1927. By 1966, PA 724 was assigned to its current alignment and replaced the portion of PA 183 (which replaced PA 83 in 1961) between the Reading area and Phoenixville. PA 724 was referenced in Hall & Oates' 1973 album Abandoned Luncheonette, with the defunct Rosedale Diner that was located along the route near Pottstown on the album cover.