Pennsylvania Route 52

Pennsylvania Route 52 marker
Pennsylvania Route 52
Map
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length11.782 mi[1] (18.961 km)
Existed1928–present
Tourist
routes
Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end DE 52 at the Delaware state line in Pennsbury Township
Major intersections
North end
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesChester
Highway system
PA 51 PA 53

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.

  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.