PA Route 462 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by PennDOT, City of York, and City of Lancaster | ||||
Length: | 31.889 mi (51.320 km) | |||
Existed: | 1967 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | US 30 near West York | |||
PA 234 in West York PA 74 in York I‑83 Bus. in York I-83 near York PA 24 near York PA 624 in Wrightsville PA 741 near Lancaster US 222 / PA 272 in Lancaster PA 340 near Lancaster |
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East end: | US 30 near Lancaster | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | York, Lancaster | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Pennsylvania Route 462 (PA 462) is a 32-mile-long (51 km) east–west running local state route in York and Lancaster counties in central Pennsylvania. The western terminus is west of York, and the eastern terminus is east of Lancaster. At both ends, PA 462 terminates at U.S. Route 30 (US 30), which follows a freeway alignment parallel to the north between York and Lancaster. The route heads east into York, where it follows the one-way pair of Market Street eastbound and Philadelphia Street westbound. In York, PA 462 runs concurrent with PA 74 and crosses Interstate 83 Business (I-83 Bus.). East of York, the route becomes a multilane road and has an interchange with I-83 and crosses PA 24. PA 462 continues east to through Hallam to Wrightsville and passes through that town before it crosses the Susquehanna River and runs through Columbia. East of here, the route continues through Mountville before reaching the city of Lancaster. In Lancaster, PA 462 is routed on the one-way pair of King Street eastbound and West Walnut Street, with the westbound direction concurrent with PA 23. The route crosses US 222/PA 272 and northbound PA 72 in Lancaster. East of Lancaster, PA 462 becomes a multilane road again and continues to its eastern terminus.