Pennsylvania Route 10
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Pennsylvania Route 10 (PA 10) is a 43 miles (69 km) long state route in southeastern Pennsylvania. PA 10 runs parallel to Interstate 176
for less than 13 miles (21 km) near Morgantown
. Its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 472
in Oxford
. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 222 Business
in Reading
.
in the borough of Oxford on Third Street. Upon exiting the borough, the highway becomes Limestone Road. Near Wyncote Golf Club, PA 10 interchanges U.S. Route 1. The route proceeds northeast through the plains of Chester County, running east of the golf club. In the hamlet of Russellville, PA 10 intersects Newark Road, signed as PA 896
. Briefly north, PA 10 intersects PA 926
. The road then intersects PA 41
in Cochranville.
After crossing Russellville, the highway runs predominantly north through more agricultural sections of the county. Upon entering Parkesburg as Church Street, PA 10 intersects PA 372
in the downtown district. North of Parkesburg, the highway is known as the Octorara Trail. In the village of West Sadsbury, PA 10 intersects historic Lincoln Highway
(U.S. Route 30
).
North of US 30, PA 10 proceeds northward, through more hilly sections of Chester County. In the hamlet of Compass, the route overlaps PA 340
for about two block
s. After PA 340, PA 10 proceeds northeast, then northward as Compass Road. The road traverses the town of Honey Brook as Conestoga Avenue, intersecting U.S. Route 322
in downtown. North of Honey Brook, PA 10 continues northward, crossing the low elevated Welsh Mountain as Twin County Road.
with PA 23
on Main Street.
West of Morgantown, a grade-level intersection with the Interstate 176
spur provides access to and from Reading only. The two routes cross the town as Main Street. PA 10 turns north onto Reading Road to leave Main Street and PA 23. The road curves east to interchange I-176, at exit 1, and I-76
(Pennsylvania Turnpike
), at exit 298. PA 10 proceeds northward as Reading Road paralleling I-176 for most of the rest of its routing.
North of Plowville, PA 10 becomes Morgantown Road paralleling I-176 to the west closely. Near Green Hills Lake, PA 10 briefly overlaps PA 568
for about a block. North of 568, the highway interchanges I-176, at exit 7 near Flying Hills Golf Club. South of the Schuylkill River
course, PA 10 overlaps Pennsylvania Route 724
for a block. Upon entering the city of Reading, PA 10 parallels the U.S. Route 422
expressway before ending at U.S. Route 222 Business
at the intersection with Lancaster Avenue.
alignment between DuBois and Blairsville
. In the 1927 numbering, when the Pennsylvania Department of Highways signed many two-digit state routes, the entire PA 10 alignment was designated as Pennsylvania Route 42.
From 1935 to the late 1950s, the route was signed as U.S. Route 122 for most its entire length. The current PA 10 was signed in 1956 from Morgantown to Oxford
and US 122 was truncated from Reading to Morgantown. Then in 1963, US 122 was decommissioned and PA 10 replaced it from Pennsylvania Route 23
to its current location.
Interstate 176
Interstate 176 is a spur route of eastern Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. I-176, known locally as the "Morgantown Expressway", travels from Morgantown, Pennsylvania to Reading, Pennsylvania; the entire length of the highway is just over...
for less than 13 miles (21 km) near Morgantown
Morgantown, Pennsylvania
Morgantown is a populated place in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States with a zip code of 19543. It is at an elevation of 597 ft at 40° 9' 18"N and 75°53' 23"W.-General History:...
. Its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 472
Pennsylvania Route 472
Pennsylvania Route 472 is a north–south highway in Lancaster and Chester counties. Its northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 372 in Quarryville, and its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 841 in Lewisville north of the Maryland border....
in Oxford
Oxford, Pennsylvania
Oxford is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Oxford is the closest town to Lincoln University. The population was 4,315 at the 2000 census.-History:The borough was once called Oxford Crossing and Oxford Village....
. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 222 Business
U.S. Route 222 Business (Reading, Pennsylvania)
U.S. Route 222 Business is an auxiliary route of U.S. Route 222 located in Reading, Pennsylvania. Its northern terminus is at US 222 north of Laureldale. The southern terminus is at US 222 near Mohnton. US 222 Business is the only auxiliary route of U.S. Route 222 in Pennsylvania.- Route...
in Reading
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
.
Chester County
PA 10 begins at the intersection with PA 472Pennsylvania Route 472
Pennsylvania Route 472 is a north–south highway in Lancaster and Chester counties. Its northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 372 in Quarryville, and its southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 841 in Lewisville north of the Maryland border....
in the borough of Oxford on Third Street. Upon exiting the borough, the highway becomes Limestone Road. Near Wyncote Golf Club, PA 10 interchanges U.S. Route 1. The route proceeds northeast through the plains of Chester County, running east of the golf club. In the hamlet of Russellville, PA 10 intersects Newark Road, signed as PA 896
Pennsylvania Route 896
Pennsylvania Route 896 is a north–south state highway located in the counties of Lancaster and Chester in southeastern Pennsylvania. The northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 340 in the East Lampeter Township hamlet of Smoketown, just east of Lancaster. The southern terminus is at the...
. Briefly north, PA 10 intersects PA 926
Pennsylvania Route 926
Pennsylvania Route 926 is a long state route located west of Philadelphia in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 10 in Upper Oxford Township. The eastern terminus is at the West Chester Pike in the Philadelphia suburb of Willistown Township,...
. The road then intersects PA 41
Pennsylvania Route 41
Pennsylvania Route 41 is a major long state highway located in southeastern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Delaware state line in New Garden Township, where it continues as Delaware Route 41. The northern terminus is at U.S...
in Cochranville.
After crossing Russellville, the highway runs predominantly north through more agricultural sections of the county. Upon entering Parkesburg as Church Street, PA 10 intersects PA 372
Pennsylvania Route 372
Pennsylvania Route 372 is an east–west highway in York, Lancaster, and Chester counties. Its western terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 74 in Lower Chanceford Township north of Delta and west of Holtwood, and its eastern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 82 in Coatesville.-York and Lancaster...
in the downtown district. North of Parkesburg, the highway is known as the Octorara Trail. In the village of West Sadsbury, PA 10 intersects historic Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America.Conceived and promoted by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, the Lincoln Highway spanned coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco, originally through 13 states: New York, New Jersey,...
(U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 is an east–west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. It is the third longest U.S. route, after U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 6. The western end of the highway is at Astoria, Oregon; the...
).
North of US 30, PA 10 proceeds northward, through more hilly sections of Chester County. In the hamlet of Compass, the route overlaps PA 340
Pennsylvania Route 340
Pennsylvania Route 340 is a long state highway located in Lancaster and Chester counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 462 in Lancaster. The eastern terminus is at U.S...
for about two block
City block
A city block, urban block or simply block is a central element of urban planning and urban design. A city block is the smallest area that is surrounded by streets. City blocks are the space for buildings within the street pattern of a city, they form the basic unit of a city's urban fabric...
s. After PA 340, PA 10 proceeds northeast, then northward as Compass Road. The road traverses the town of Honey Brook as Conestoga Avenue, intersecting U.S. Route 322
U.S. Route 322
U.S. Route 322 is a long, east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926...
in downtown. North of Honey Brook, PA 10 continues northward, crossing the low elevated Welsh Mountain as Twin County Road.
Lancaster and Berks Counties
PA 10 briefly enters Lancaster County as Twin County Road. 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Morgantown, PA 10 turns east to begin a concurrencyConcurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with PA 23
Pennsylvania Route 23
Pennsylvania Route 23 is a state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania. The route begins at Pennsylvania Route 441 in Marietta and heads east to U.S. Route 1 in Philadelphia.-Marietta to Valley Forge:...
on Main Street.
West of Morgantown, a grade-level intersection with the Interstate 176
Interstate 176
Interstate 176 is a spur route of eastern Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. I-176, known locally as the "Morgantown Expressway", travels from Morgantown, Pennsylvania to Reading, Pennsylvania; the entire length of the highway is just over...
spur provides access to and from Reading only. The two routes cross the town as Main Street. PA 10 turns north onto Reading Road to leave Main Street and PA 23. The road curves east to interchange I-176, at exit 1, and I-76
Interstate 76 (east)
Interstate 76 is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles from an interchange with Interstate 71 west of Akron, Ohio, east to Interstate 295 near Camden, New Jersey....
(Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. The three sections of the turnpike system total . The main section extends from Ohio to New Jersey and is long...
), at exit 298. PA 10 proceeds northward as Reading Road paralleling I-176 for most of the rest of its routing.
North of Plowville, PA 10 becomes Morgantown Road paralleling I-176 to the west closely. Near Green Hills Lake, PA 10 briefly overlaps PA 568
Pennsylvania Route 568
Pennsylvania Route 568 is an long state route in east central Pennsylvania, United States. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 222 near Adamstown, where PA 568 continues to the southwest as Pennsylvania Route 272...
for about a block. North of 568, the highway interchanges I-176, at exit 7 near Flying Hills Golf Club. South of the Schuylkill River
Schuylkill River
The Schuylkill River is a river in Pennsylvania. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River.The river is about long. Its watershed of about lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania. The source of its eastern branch is in the Appalachian Mountains at Tuscarora Springs, near Tamaqua in...
course, PA 10 overlaps Pennsylvania Route 724
Pennsylvania Route 724
Pennsylvania Route 724 is a road spanning from Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania to Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. 724 travels through the counties of Berks and Chester...
for a block. Upon entering the city of Reading, PA 10 parallels the U.S. Route 422
U.S. Route 422
U.S. Route 422 is a long spur route of US 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western spur begins in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and ends at Ebensburg, Pennsylvania...
expressway before ending at U.S. Route 222 Business
U.S. Route 222 Business (Reading, Pennsylvania)
U.S. Route 222 Business is an auxiliary route of U.S. Route 222 located in Reading, Pennsylvania. Its northern terminus is at US 222 north of Laureldale. The southern terminus is at US 222 near Mohnton. US 222 Business is the only auxiliary route of U.S. Route 222 in Pennsylvania.- Route...
at the intersection with Lancaster Avenue.
History
PA 10 was first signed from 1927 to 1928 on the current U.S. Route 119U.S. Route 119
U.S. Route 119, commonly abbreviated as US 119, is a spur of US 19. It is a north–south route that was an original United States highway of 1926. It is often referred to as Corridor G east of US 23 and KY 80 in Kentucky to Interstate 64 at Charleston, West Virginia.- Kentucky :US 119 is a two...
alignment between DuBois and Blairsville
Blairsville, Pennsylvania
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. In the 1927 numbering, when the Pennsylvania Department of Highways signed many two-digit state routes, the entire PA 10 alignment was designated as Pennsylvania Route 42.
From 1935 to the late 1950s, the route was signed as U.S. Route 122 for most its entire length. The current PA 10 was signed in 1956 from Morgantown to Oxford
Oxford, Pennsylvania
Oxford is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Oxford is the closest town to Lincoln University. The population was 4,315 at the 2000 census.-History:The borough was once called Oxford Crossing and Oxford Village....
and US 122 was truncated from Reading to Morgantown. Then in 1963, US 122 was decommissioned and PA 10 replaced it from Pennsylvania Route 23
Pennsylvania Route 23
Pennsylvania Route 23 is a state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania. The route begins at Pennsylvania Route 441 in Marietta and heads east to U.S. Route 1 in Philadelphia.-Marietta to Valley Forge:...
to its current location.