Pennsylvania Route 252
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#Transportation_in_Delaware_County,_Pennsylvania
#Transportation_in_Chester_County,_Pennsylvania
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#U.S._Route_202
Pennsylvania Route 252 （PA 252） is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that connects PA 320 in Nether Providence Township at its southern terminus to PA 23 in Valley Forge at its northern terminus.
The route runs through the western suburbs of Philadelphia in Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery counties, including Nether Providence Township, the borough of Media,
Upper Providence Township, Marple Township, Newtown Township, Easttown Township, Tredyffrin Township, and Upper Merion Township.
The route intersects many roads including U.S. Route 1 （US 1） north of Media, PA 3 in Newtown Square, US 30 in Paoli, and US 202 in Tredyffrin Township.
The southernmost part of PA 252 was originally built as part of the Providence Road in 1684.
PA 252 was designated by 1928 to run from PA 320 north of Chester north to US 122/PA 52 （now US 202） in King of Prussia.
By 1960, the northern terminus was moved to PA 23 in King of Prussia.
PA 252 was realigned to head to its current northern terminus at Valley Forge by 1970, running along a concurrency with US 202 （removed by 1980） for a distance north of Paoli and replacing a part of PA 83 in the Valley Forge area.
PA 252 northbound in Wallingford PA 252 begins at an intersection with PA 320 north of the city of Chester in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, heading north-northwest on two-lane undivided Providence Road.
The road passes through wooded suburban residential neighborhoods, running to the west of Springhaven Country Club.
The route heads into the community of Wallingford, where it passes to the east of Strath Haven High School and comes to a bridge over SEPTA's Media/Elwyn Line west of Wallingford statio...