Pennsylvania Route 162

Pennsylvania Route 162 marker
Pennsylvania Route 162
Map
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length10.144 mi[1] (16.325 km)
Existed1928–present
Tourist
routes
Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end PA 82 / PA 842 in Unionville
East end
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesChester
Highway system
PA 161 PA 163

Pennsylvania Route 162 (PA 162) is a 10.1-mile-long (16.3 km) state highway in southeast Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at PA 82/PA 842 in Unionville, Chester County. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 322 Business (US 322 Bus.) in West Chester. PA 162 is known as Embreeville Road from its western terminus to the village of Embreeville and Telegraph Road from Embreeville to an intersection with Strasburg Road west of Marshallton. At this point, the route turns east, following Strasburg Road to US 322 Bus. in West Chester. The portion of road between Marshallton and West Chester follows the 17th-century Great Minquas Path and became part of the Strasburg Road linking Strasburg and Philadelphia in the 1770s. PA 162 was designated onto its current alignment by 1930.

  1. ^ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.