Pennsylvania Route 83

PA Route 183
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT and City of Reading
Length:	31.681 mi (50.986 km)
Existed:	by 1966 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 422 Bus. in Reading
	PA 12 in Reading US 222 in Bern Township I-78 / US 22 near Strausstown PA 419 in Bethel Township PA 895 in Wayne Township PA 443 in Wayne Township PA 901 in Cressona
North end:	PA 61 near Schuylkill Haven
Location
Counties:	Berks, Schuylkill
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative ← PA 182 PA 184 → ← I-83 PA 83 I-84 →

PA Route 83
Location:	Devon – Schuylkill Haven
Existed:	1927–1966

PA Route 183 Truck
Location:	Cressona
Length:	1.6 mi (2.6 km)

Pennsylvania Route 183 (PA 183) is a 31.7-mile-long (51.0 km) route that runs north to south in southeastern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 422 Business (US 422 Bus.) in Reading in Berks County. Its northern terminus is at PA 61 near Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill County. The road passes through developed areas near Reading before continuing north through rural areas, crossing from Berks County into Schuylkill County at Blue Mountain. PA 183 serves the communities of Bernville, Strausstown, and Cressona.

Much of what is now PA 183 was originally designated as part of Pennsylvania Route 83 in 1927, a route that ran from US 30/PA 1 in Devon northwest to US 120/PA 42 (now PA 61) near Schuylkill Haven. PA 83 was realigned to a more direct route in northern Berks County by 1960, bypassing a jog to the west through Rehrersburg. By 1966, PA 83 was renumbered to PA 183 to avoid duplication with Interstate 83 (I-83) and the southern terminus was cut back to its current location in Reading. The alignment of PA 83 between Devon and Reading became a part of other state routes, with some portions becoming unnumbered.

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