page_title: Pennsylvania Route 29
section_title: Chester County
hierarchical_section_title: Pennsylvania Route 29 / Route description / Southern section / Chester County
caption_attribution_description: Northbound Pennsylvania Route 29 (Morehall Road) at the interchange with U.S. Route 202 in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
context_page_description: Pennsylvania Route 29 is a 118-mile-long north–south state highway that runs through most of eastern Pennsylvania. The route currently exists in two segments, a southern segment and a northern segment. The southern segment runs from U.S. Route 30 near Malvern north to Interstate 78 /PA 309 near Allentown. The northern segment runs from I-81 in Ashley north to the New York-Pennsylvania border near Brookdale, where the route becomes New York State Route 7.
  The route was continuous until May 9, 1966, when PA 29 was split into the two segments that exist today.
  The southernmost 5 miles of PA 29's northern segment is a limited-access highway known as the South Cross Valley Expressway.
context_section_description: The southern section of PA 29 begins at an intersection with US 30 near the borough of Malvern in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, heading north on six-lane divided South Morehall Road. The road passes businesses and office parks, curving northwest and crossing the Chester Valley Trail before coming to an interchange with the US 202 freeway. The route passes to the west of the Penn State Great Valley university campus at the Swedesford Road intersection and becomes North Morehall Road, narrowing to four lanes and heading to the west of the Great Valley Corporate Center. PA 29 runs through wooded areas, crossing Valley Creek, before curving north and passing through more of the Great Valley Corporate Center. The road runs between a quarry to the west and a lake to the east before it comes to an E-ZPass-only ramp providing access to the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76). Past here, the route becomes undivided passes near more commercial development, crossing into Charlestown Township and curving northwest. The road passes under the Pennsylvania Turnpike and crosses an abandoned railroad line before it comes to the community of Devault.
  At this point, PA 29 turns north onto two-lane undivided State Road and runs through wooded areas with the abandoned railroad parallel to the east. The road curves northwest and passes to the west of a quarry before continuing through forests. The route turns north and passes through the community of Aldham before it makes a curve to the northeast and crosses the Pickering Creek. PA 29 passes under the abandoned railroad line and enters Schuylkill Township, heading through a mix of woods and fields with some homes parallel to the creek. The road turns east and then northeast, heading away from the Pickering Creek and continuing into suburban residential development. The route becomes the border between the borough of Phoenixville to the northwest and Schuylkill Township to the southeast before fully entering Phoenixville as Main Street, passing homes. PA 29 heads to the east of Phoenixville Hospital before it comes to an intersection with PA 23, at which point Main Street splits to the north and PA 29 continues northeast along Manavon Street. The route continues through residential areas, turning north onto Starr Street. PA 29 heads north into the commercial downtown of Phoenixville, where it turns east onto Bridge Street. The route continues east and is joined by the Schuylkill River Trail from the west, passing under Norfolk Southern's Harrisburg Line before it comes to the Mont Clare Bridge over the Schuylkill River.
caption: PA 29 northbound at US 202 interchange in East Whiteland Township
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