Route information | ||||
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Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length | 10.144 mi[1] (16.325 km) | |||
Existed | 1928–present | |||
Tourist routes | Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | PA 82 / PA 842 in Unionville | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Chester | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.