page_title: Pennsylvania Route 252
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: Pennsylvania Route 252 / Route description
context_page_description: Pennsylvania Route 252 is a north–south route 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 various townships and boroughs in Delaware and Chester, and Montgomery counties, including Nether Providence Township, 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 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 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 for a distance north of Paoli and replacing a part of PA 83 in the Valley Forge area.
caption: Providence Road (center of map) from Thomas Holme's 1687 map of Pennsylvania, running from north of Chester to north of present-day Media
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