Pennsylvania Route 52
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| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length: | 11.782 mi (18.961 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1928 – present | |||
| Tourist routes: |
Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway | |||
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| South end: |
 DE 52 in Pennsbury Township
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 US 1 in Kennett Township PA 926 in Pennsbury Township |
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| North end: |
    US 322 Bus. in West Chester
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| Counties: | Chester | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 52 (PA 52) is a 11.8-mile-long (19.0 km) state highway located in southeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at the Pennsylvania-Delaware state line near Kennett Square, where PA 52 continues as Delaware Route 52 (DE 52). The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 322 Business (US 322 Bus.) in West Chester. Near the Kennett Township community of Longwood, it has about a 1-mile (1.6 km) wrong-way concurrency with US 1. PA 52 passes through suburban and rural areas along its route.
PA 52 was first designated by 1928, continuing northeast from West Chester to New Hope along a concurrency with US 122 (later US 202). This concurrency was removed by 1930 and the northern terminus of PA 52 was cut back to its current location in West Chester. In 2011, a portion of PA 52 north of US 1 was realigned.
PA 52 begins at the Delaware border in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, at which point the road continues south into Delaware as DE 52. From the state line, the road heads north-northwest on two-lane undivided Kennett Pike through wooded residential areas. The road crosses into Kennett Township and heads northwest to the community of Mendenhall, where it crosses an East Penn Railroad line. Farther northwest, PA 52 comes to an intersection with US 1 (Baltimore Pike) and turns west to form a concurrency with that route, which is a four-lane divided highway that passes fields. Near Longwood Gardens, PA 52 splits from US 1 by heading north on Lenape Road. The road runs a short distance east of the border between East Marlborough Township to the west and Pennsbury Township to the east as it passes through a mix of woods and fields, intersecting PA 926.
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