page_title: Pennsylvania Route 309
section_title: Philadelphia and Montgomery counties
hierarchical_section_title: Pennsylvania Route 309 / Route description / Philadelphia and Montgomery counties
caption_attribution_description: Northbound U.S. Route 202 Business/Pennsylvania Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) past the intersection with Upper State Road in Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania
context_page_description: Pennsylvania Route 309 is a state highway which runs for 134 miles through Pennsylvania in the United States. The route runs from the interchange between PA 611 and Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township north to an intersection with PA 29 in Bowman Creek, a village in Monroe Township, Wyoming County. It connects Philadelphia and its northern suburbs to Allentown, Hazleton, and Wilkes-Barre. A freeway portion of PA 309 in the Wilkes-Barre area is known as the North Cross Valley Expressway. A freeway portion of PA 309 in Montgomery County is known as the Fort Washington Expressway. PA 309 parallels the newer Interstate 476 and I-81 for much of its length. PA 309 was designated in 1968, replacing U.S. Route 309.
context_section_description: PA 309 begins at an interchange between PA 611 (Old York Road) and Cheltenham Avenue on the border between Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County to the north and the East Oak Lane section of the city of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County to the south. From this interchange, the route heads northwest on four-lane divided Cheltenham Avenue along the border between Cheltenham Township and Philadelphia. A short distance past the PA 611 interchange, the road comes to an intersection with the northern terminus of Broad Street. PA 309 continues northwest as a four-lane undivided road through residential and business areas, running between suburban areas to the northeast and urban areas to the southwest. The road crosses Washington Lane and passes to the south of the Greenleaf at Cheltenham shopping center before it comes to an intersection with Ogontz Avenue north of the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, with SEPTA's Cheltenham-Ogontz Bus Loop located on the northwest corner of the intersection.  At this point, PA 309 turns north-northwest onto four-lane divided Ogontz Avenue and fully enters Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, passing businesses as it heads to the west of the shopping center. The route intersects Limekiln Pike and assumes that name, running near residential development in the community of Cedarbrook.
  PA 309 becomes a four-lane freeway called the Fort Washington Expressway and passes west of Cheltenham High School before it comes to a diamond interchange with the southern terminus of PA 152 at Easton Road. From there, the route heads northwest and passes to the southwest of Arcadia University and to the northeast of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery before it runs near wooded areas and suburban residential development, crossing into Springfield Township. The freeway curves west and comes to an interchange at Paper Mill Road, where it makes a turn to the northwest as it passes northeast of Springfield Township High School. PA 309 reaches a diamond interchange with PA 73 and continues through suburban areas, entering Whitemarsh Township and heading north as it passes near business parks, crossing Sandy Run. The route heads north-northeast and comes to a bridge over SEPTA's Lansdale/Doylestown Line before it bends north and passes under Norfolk Southern's Morrisville Line. PA 309 enters Upper Dublin Township and comes to an interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Washington. From here, the freeway passes near business parks before heading north-northwest through wooded residential areas to an interchange with Highland Avenue. The route heads north through more suburban development to the east of the borough of Ambler, passing west of Upper Dublin High School, and comes to a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Susquehanna Road. PA 309 curves northwest and comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance at Butler Pike a short distance later. The freeway runs through woodland and residential development, crossing into Lower Gwynedd Township and turning north to reach a diamond interchange serving Norristown Road to the east of Spring House. The route runs near business parks and curves northwest, heading near residential development before it reaches the north end of the Fort Washington Expressway and merges onto Bethlehem Pike, with a southbound exit and northbound entrance for Bethlehem Pike.
  PA 309 continues north on Bethlehem Pike, a six-lane divided highway with a Jersey barrier and several intersections controlled by jughandles. The route comes to a junction with PA 63, at which point it enters Horsham Township. There, the road narrows to four lanes and passes shopping centers, crossing into Montgomery Township and heading into the North Penn Valley region. The route bends to the northwest and continues through commercial areas, running to the west of a quarry past the Hartman Road intersection. PA 309 passes more businesses as it continues along the four-lane divided highway and comes to an interchange with the US 202 parkway, where it also crosses
caption: PA 309 northbound in Montgomeryville concurrent with US 202 Bus.
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