Pennsylvania Route 842
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| Maintained by PennDOT, East Marlborough Township, and Borough of West Chester | ||||
| Length: | 15.019 mi (24.171 km) | |||
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Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway | |||
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| West end: |
 PA 841 in West Marlborough Township
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 PA 82 in Unionville PA 162 in Unionville |
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| East end: |
    US 322 Bus. in West Chester
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| Counties: | Chester | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 842 (PA 842) is a state highway in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The route runs from PA 841 in West Marlborough Township to U.S. Route 322 Business (US 322 Bus.) in downtown West Chester. PA 842 runs through rural areas with some development between PA 841 and West Chester as a two-lane undivided road. Along this stretch, the route forms a concurrency with PA 82 in Unionville, where it intersects the western terminus of PA 162. In West Chester, PA 842 is routed along one-way streets. PA 842 was first designated by 1928 between PA 82 in Unionville and US 122/PA 5/PA 62 in West Chester. The route was extended west to PA 841 in 1937.
PA 842 begins at an intersection with PA 841 in West Marlborough Township, Chester County, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Upland Road. The road passes through farmland and woodland, curving to the east. The route continues through rural areas, becoming the border between East Marlborough Township to the north and West Marlborough Township to the south before fully entering East Marlborough Township. PA 842 curves northeast andf reaches an intersection with PA 82, where it turns east to form a concurrency with that route on Doe Run Road. The road passes through the residential community of Unionville, where it intersects the western terminus of PA 162. After leaving Unionville, PA 842 splits from PA 82 by turning northeast onto Unionville Wawaset Road. The route continues through woodland with some fields and homes, crossing into Newlin Township. The road heads through more farmland and woodland with some residences and enters Pocopson Township. Here, PA 842 curves north into woodland before curving east through fields and trees. The route crosses an East Penn Railroad line and the West Branch Brandywine Creek before it heads into East Bradford Township, where it becomes Bridge Road. The road continues through rural areas with some homes and crosses the East Branch Brandywine Creek.
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