# Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike

The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, first used in 1795, is the first long-distance paved road built in the United States, according to engineered plans and specifications. It links Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia at 34th Street, stretching for sixty-two miles. It was later extended by the Lancaster and Susquehanna Turnpike to the Susquehanna River in Columbia. The route is now designated Pennsylvania Route 462 from the western terminus to US 30 just southeast of Lancaster, at which point US 30 (and US 30 Business in Chester County) follows the route to Philadelphia. The US 30 portion ends at Girard Avenue in the Parkside neighborhood of Philadelphia, where State Route 3012 is designated on the road to Belmont Avenue. At Belmont Avenue, the road changes designation to State Route 3005 and runs to the eastern terminus at 34th Street. Historically, Lancaster Pike terminated at Market Street before Drexel University took over the stretch between 32nd and 34th Streets and turned the road into a pedestrian walkway known as Lancaster Walk.
It was the first turnpike of importance, and because the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania could not afford to pay for its construction, it was privately built by the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company, making it an early example of a public-private partnership for American infrastructure. Credited as the country's first engineered road, its ground was broken in 1792. By the 1840s, the use of railroads and canals dealt a serious blow to the companies who specialized in the manufacture of wagons and coaches. During the next fifty years, the road suffered from lack of use and maintenance, but later saw recovery with the invention of the automobile.
In 1876, the parallel Pennsylvania Railroad bought the turnpike from 52nd Street in Philadelphia west to Paoli for $20,000 (equal to $572,250 today) to prevent competing streetcar companies from building along it. In 1913, the turnpike became part of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway, and tolls continued to be collected until 1917, when the State Highway Department bought it for $165,000, equal to $3,924,000 today. In 1926 it was designated as part of U.S. Route 30 along with the rest of the original United States Numbered Highways.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Lancaster | Columbia | 0.00 | 0.00 | PA 462 west (Chestnut Street) – Wrightsville | Continuation west into Wrightsville on the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge |
| Lancaster | Columbia | 0.00 | 0.00 | North 3rd Street to PA 441 – Washington Boro, Marietta | |
| Lancaster | Lancaster Township | 7.73 | 12.44 | PA 741 (Rorherstown Road / Millersville Road) – East Petersburg, New Danville | |
| Lancaster | Lancaster | 9.76 | 15.71 | PA 23 west (College Avenue) | West end of PA 23 westbound overlap |
| Lancaster | Lancaster | 10.48 | 16.87 | PA 999 west (Manor Street) | Eastern terminus of PA 999; eastbound access only |
| Lancaster | Lancaster | 10.74 | 17.28 | US 222 south / PA 272 south (Prince Street) | Southbound one-way pair of US 222/PA 272 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster | 10.86 | 17.48 | PA 72 north (Queen Street) | Northbound one-way PA 72 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster | 11.10 | 17.86 | US 222 south / PA 272 north (Lime Street) | Northbound one-way pair of US 222/PA 272 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster | 11.84 | 19.05 | PA 23 east (Broad Street) | East end of PA 23 westbound overlap |
| Lancaster | Lancaster | 12.74 | 20.50 | PA 340 east (Old Philadelphia Pike) | Western terminus of PA 340 |
| Lancaster | East Lampeter Township | 14.54 | 23.40 | US 30 west to PA 283 west – York, Harrisburg PA 462 ends | Interchange; eastern terminus of PA 462; west end of US 30 overlap |
| Lancaster | Ronks | 17.03 | 27.41 | PA 896 (Eastbrook Road / Hartman Bridge Road) – Strasburg | |
| Lancaster | Gap | 25.92 | 41.71 | PA 772 west (Newport Road) | Eastern terminus of PA 772 |
| Lancaster | Gap | 26.32 | 42.36 | PA 41 south (Gap Newport Pike) – Wilmington, DE | Northern terminus of PA 41 |
| Lancaster | Gap | 26.66 | 42.91 | PA 897 north (White Horse Road) | Southern terminus of PA 897 |
| Chester | West Sadsbury Township | 31.10 | 50.05 | PA 10 (Octorara Trail) – Honey Brook, Parkesburg | |
| Chester | West Sadsbury Township | 31.50 | 50.69 | US 30 east (Coatesville Downingtown Bypass) – Coatesville, Downingtown US 30 Bus. begins | Interchange; eastbound access to eastbound US 30 and westbound access from westbound US 30; east end of US 30 overlap; western terminus of US 30 Bus. |
| Chester | Coatesville | 36.59 | 58.89 | PA 82 south (Strode Avenue) | West end of PA 82 overlap |
| Chester | Coatesville | 37.00 | 59.55 | PA 82 north (North 1st Avenue) to US 30 | East end of PA 82 overlap |
| Chester | Thorndale | 41.24 | 66.37 | PA 340 west (Bondsville Road) – Wagontown | Eastern terminus of PA 340 |
| Chester | Downingtown | 43.48 | 69.97 | US 322 west (Manor Avenue) to US 30 | West end of US 322 overlap |
| Chester | Downingtown | 43.66 | 70.26 | US 322 east (Brandywine Avenue) – West Chester US 322 Truck begins | East end of US 322 overlap; west end of US 322 Truck overlap |
| Chester | Downingtown | 43.80 | 70.49 | PA 282 west (Green Street) | Eastern terminus of PA 282 |
| Chester | Downingtown | 44.18 | 71.10 | PA 113 north (West Uwchlan Avenue) to Penna Turnpike | Southern terminus of PA 113 |
| Chester | East Caln Township | 45.26 | 72.84 | Quarry Road (US 322 Truck east) to US 30 east – King of Prussia | Eastern end of US 322 Truck concurrency |
| Chester | East Caln Township | 45.41 | 73.08 | US 30 west (Coatesville–Downingtown Bypass) – Coatesville, Lancaster | Interchange; access to and from westbound US 30 |
| Chester | Exton | 47.98 | 77.22 | PA 100 (Pottstown Pike) to Penna Turnpike – Pottstown, West Chester | |
| Chester | West Whiteland Township | 50.29 | 80.93 | US 30 west (Exton Bypass) – Downingtown US 202 – King of Prussia, West Chester US 30 Bus. ends | Interchange; eastern terminus of US 30 Bus.; west end of US 30 overlap |
| Chester | Frazer | 51.65 | 83.12 | PA 352 south (Sproul Road) – Chester, Immaculata University | Northern terminus of PA 352 |
| Chester | Malvern | 53.21 | 85.63 | PA 401 west (Conestoga Road) – Elverson | Eastern terminus of PA 401 |
| Chester | Malvern | 53.62 | 86.29 | PA 29 north (Morehall Road) to US 202 – Phoenixville | Southern terminus of PA 29 |
| Chester | Paoli | 56.14 | 90.35 | PA 252 (Bear Hill Road / Leopard Road) – Valley Forge, Newtown Square | |
| Delaware | Villanova | 62.93 | 101.28 | I-476 (Mid-County Expressway) – Plymouth Meeting, Chester | Exit 13 on I-476 |
| Delaware | Villanova | 63.26 | 101.81 | PA 320 (North Spring Mill Road / Sproul Road) | |
| Montgomery | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Delaware | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Montgomery–Philadelphia county line | Lower Merion Township–Philadelphia line | 69.35 | 111.61 | US 1 (City Avenue) – Bala Cynwyd, Upper Darby | |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 71.56 | 115.16 | US 30 east (Girard Avenue) SR 3012 begins | East end of US 30 overlap; western terminus of SR 3012 |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 72.00 | 115.87 | SR 3005 (Belmont Avenue) / 44th Street SR 3012 ends | Eastern terminus of SR 3012; west end of SR 3005 overlap |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 73.04 | 117.55 | US 13 (Powelton Avenue) | |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 73.33 | 118.01 | North 34th Street SR 3005 ends | Eastern terminus of SR 3005; route transitions to pedestrian walkway called “Lancaster Walk” |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 74.33 | 119.62 | PA 3 (Market Street) | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Route transition ||||||