Pennsylvania Route 183

Pennsylvania Route 183
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT and City of Reading
Length	31.681 mi[1] (50.986 km)
Existed	1961[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 422 Bus. in Reading
Major intersections	PA 12 in Reading US 222 in Bern Township I-78 / US 22 near Strausstown PA 419 in Bethel Township PA 895 in Wayne Township PA 443 in Wayne Township PA 901 in Cressona
North end	PA 61 near Schuylkill Haven
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Berks, Schuylkill
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 182 → PA 184
← I-83 PA 83 → I-84

Pennsylvania Route 183 (PA 183) is a 31.7-mile-long (51.0 km) route that runs north to south in southeastern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 422 Business (US 422 Bus.) in Reading in Berks County. Its northern terminus is at PA 61 near Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill County. The road passes through developed areas near Reading before continuing north through rural areas, crossing from Berks County into Schuylkill County at Blue Mountain. PA 183 serves the communities of Bernville, Strausstown, and Cressona.

Much of what is now PA 183 was originally designated as part of Pennsylvania Route 83 (PA 83) in 1927, a route that ran from US 30/PA 1 in Devon northwest to US 120/PA 42 (now PA 61) near Schuylkill Haven. PA 83 was realigned to a more direct route in northern Berks County by 1960, bypassing a jog to the west through Rehrersburg. In 1961, PA 83 was renumbered to PA 183 to avoid duplication with Interstate 83 (I-83) and the southern terminus was cut back to PA 23 near Phoenixville. The southern terminus was truncated to its current location in Reading by 1966. The former alignment between Devon and Reading became a part of other state routes, with some portions becoming unnumbered.