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Pennsylvania Route 52 (PA 52) is a state highway located in southeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Pennsylvania-Delaware state line near Kennett Square, where PA 52 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 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. ==Route description== PA 52 begins at the Delaware border in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, at which point the road continues south into Delaware as DE 52. From the state line, the road heads north-northwest on two-lane undivided Kennett Pike through wooded residential areas. The road crosses into Kennett Township and heads northwest to the community of Mendenhall, where it crosses an East Penn Railroad line. Farther northwest, PA 52 comes to an intersection with US 1 (Baltimore Pike) and turns west to form a concurrency with that route, which is a four-lane divided highway that passes fields. Near Longwood Gardens, PA 52 splits from US 1 by heading north on Lenape Road. The road runs a short distance east of the border between East Marlborough Township to the west and Pennsbury Township to the east as it passes through a mix of woods and fields, intersecting PA 926. Past this intersection, the road passes through forested residential areas, crossing into Pocopson Township as it winds more to the northeast. In the community of Lenape, PA 52 crosses another East Penn Railroad line prior to crossing the Brandywine Creek into Birmingham Township. Here, the road turns northwest onto Creek Road (the old alignment of PA 100) prior to continuing northeast along Lenape Road into East Bradford Township. The route passes through areas of woods, fields, and housing developments prior to intersecting West Rosedale Avenue. At this point, PA 52 heads northwest on Bradford Avenue, forming the border between East Bradford Township to the west and West Chester to the east, passing homes. The route makes a turn northeast onto Price Street, fully entering West Chester, where it continues through residential areas. The route comes to its northern terminus at US 322 Bus. (South High Street) a short distance north of the West Chester University campus. At this intersection, the old alignment of PA 100 turned left onto High Street.〔〔 The section of PA 52 south of West Chester is part of the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, a Pennsylvania Scenic Byway.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brandywine Valley )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pennsylvania Route 52」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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