Cheltenham Avenue
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| Owner |
City of Philadelphia Springfield Township |
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| Maintained by |
Philadelphia Streets Department Springfield Township |
| Length | 9.0 mi (14.5 km) |
| Location | Philadelphia and Springfield Township |
| West end | Paper Mill Road in Flourtown |
| Major junctions |
 PA 309 in Cheltenham PA 611 in East Oak Lane  US 1 / US 13 in Lawncrest
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| East end | Keystone Street in Frankford |
Cheltenham Avenue is a major east-west road in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It is served by many SEPTA bus routes, trolleys, regional rail, and subway. Cheltenham Avenue is designated quadrant route 2035 in its western section. It also is a major borderline; it defines the border between Springfield and Cheltenham townships, and Cheltenham Township and the City of Philadelphia, with the latter also being the Montgomery County and Philadelphia County.
Cheltenham Avenue has two sections, divided by Tookany Creek and SEPTA's Fox Chase regional rail line.
Cheltenham Avenue begins in Springfield Township at the intersection with Paper Mill Road, just a little ways from the 309 interchange at an elevation of 244 feet above sea level. It runs southeast up a hill where it passes by LaSalle College High School, by that time the road now forms the border between Springfield and Cheltenham Township. Following several steep ascends and climbs, Springfield Township ends on the south side of the road, and the road begins as a border between Cheltenham and the City of Philadelphia, right near the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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