Pennsylvania Route 352 (PA 352) is a north–south route that runs from
U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) in
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
,
Delaware County, north to
US 30
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in
Frazer,
Chester County Chester County may refer to:
* Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
** Chester County Council, boy scout council in Pennsylvania.
* Chester County, South Carolina, United States
* Chester County, Tennessee, United States
* Cheshire
...
. The route passes through suburban areas of Delaware and Chester counties west of
Philadelphia
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, serving
Parkside,
Brookhaven,
Elwyn,
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
,
Gradyville, and
Goshenville. PA 352 is a four- to five-lane road between Brookhaven and
US 1
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, otherwise it is generally a two-lane road. The route intersects
Interstate 95
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(I-95) in Chester and US 1 near Lima at interchanges. PA 352 was first designated by 1928 to run between its current termini. A portion of the route between Brookhaven and US 1 was realigned to a straighter alignment in the 1950s. By 1980, PA 352 was realigned to a short
concurrency
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
PA 3 to avoid intersecting it at a sharp angle.
Route description

PA 352 begins at an intersection with
US 13 Bus. in the city of
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
in
Delaware County, heading north on four-lane undivided Edgmont Avenue. South of US 13 Bus., the road continues as unnumbered Avenue of the States through downtown Chester to an intersection with
US 13
U.S. Route 13 or U.S. Highway 13 (US 13) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 (I-95) just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to US 1 in the northeast ...
/
PA 291
Pennsylvania Route 291 (PA 291) is an east–west state route in Pennsylvania that runs from U.S. Route 13 (US 13) and US 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) in Trainer, Delaware County, east to Interstate 76 (I-76) in South Philadelphia near the ...
near the
Delaware River
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. From US 13 Bus., the route runs through urban areas of homes and businesses, passing to the east of Deshong Park. PA 352 comes to an interchange with
I-95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
a block west of
PA 320. This interchange has access to southbound I-95 and from northbound I-95 from both PA 320 and PA 352. Access to northbound I-95 and from southbound I-95 is provided by ramps connecting to Chestnut Street, with Chestnut Street and 12th Street providing access to PA 320 and PA 352. The route passes over
CSX
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's
Philadelphia Subdivision
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railroad line immediately after crossing over I-95. Past here, the route heads north-northwest as a two-lane undivided road, passing more homes and commercial establishments. The road curves northwest near the
Chester Rural Cemetery
Chester Rural Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery founded in March 1863 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Some of the first burials were American Civil War, Civil War soldiers, both Union Army, Union and Confederate States Army, Confederate, who died at ...
to the southwest and St. Michael Cemetery to the northeast, running through more residential neighborhoods. PA 352 crosses into the borough of
Parkside, where it passes more homes along with a few businesses. The route enters the borough of
Brookhaven and gains a
center left-turn lane
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as it heads through commercial areas. The road widens to five lanes as it passes more shopping centers along with some woods to the southwest.

A short distance past the Dutton Mill Road intersection, PA 352 leaves Brookhaven for
Middletown Township and becomes New Middletown Road. The road heads through wooded suburban residential neighborhoods along with some fields, curving to the north. The route curves northwest again and passes through more wooded areas of homes. PA 352 reaches the community of
Elwyn, where it comes to a bridge over
SEPTA
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's
Media/Wawa Line
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a short distance west of
Elwyn station. Past this, the road heads northwest between the
Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades to the west and the
Elwyn Institute to the east. The route narrows to a four-lane undivided road, passing homes and coming to an interchange with
US 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort ...
(
Baltimore Pike
The Baltimore Pike was an auto trail connecting Baltimore, Maryland, with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Today, parts of the road are signed as U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 1 (US 1), U.S. Route 13 in Pennsylvania, US 13, and a small p ...
). After this interchange, PA 352 becomes a two-lane
divided highway called Middletown Road as it curves to the west, passing between fields and woods with some homes to the northeast and the
Promenade at Granite Run residential and retail center to the southwest. The route becomes a two-lane undivided road and runs through wooded areas of homes and some commercial establishments, coming to an intersection with the northern terminus of
PA 452 in the community of
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
.
[
Past this intersection, the road curves north through commercial areas, heading to the east of the ]Pennsylvania State Police
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Crime Lab and the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center. PA 352 continues north and passes between the Penn State Brandywine
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university campus to the west and wooded residential areas to the east. The route curves northwest and crosses into Edgmont Township, where it runs between woods and some homes to the southwest and forests and fields in Ridley Creek State Park
Ridley Creek State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania state park in Edgmont Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Edgmont, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Middletown, and Upper Providence Township, ...
to the northeast. The road passes more residences before it crosses Gradyville Road in the community of Gradyville. PA 352 heads more to the west and runs past residential neighborhoods with some woods and fields. The route curves northwest into Thornbury Township, where it comes to an intersection with PA 926.[
]
Upon crossing PA 926, PA 352 heads into Westtown Township in Chester County Chester County may refer to:
* Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
** Chester County Council, boy scout council in Pennsylvania.
* Chester County, South Carolina, United States
* Chester County, Tennessee, United States
* Cheshire
...
, where the name changes to Chester Road. The road continues past wooded residential neighborhoods to the west and fields to the east before continuing past homes. The route gains a second northbound lane and curves north as it comes to an intersection with PA 3. At this point, PA 352 turns west to form a short concurrency
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with PA 3 on six-lane divided West Chester Pike, passing homes to the north and businesses to the south. After a block, PA 352 splits from PA 3 by turning northwest onto two-lane undivided Chester Road, crossing into East Goshen Township and heading through wooded residential areas. The road curves north and intersects Paoli Pike in the community of Goshenville. The route continues north past more homes, passing to the east of the community and golf course of Hershey Mill. PA 352 runs through more wooded residential areas and curves northwest, intersecting King Road. Past this intersection, the route enters East Whiteland Township and the name becomes Sproul Road. The road passes between Immaculata University
Immaculata University is a private Catholic university in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The university has 1,427 traditional undergraduate and adu ...
to the west and homes to the east. The route passes under Amtrak
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's Keystone Corridor
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railroad line and heads into commercial areas, coming to a bridge over Norfolk Southern
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's Dale Secondary. PA 352 comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with US 30
U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route of the United States Numbered Highway System, with the highway traveling across the Northern U.S. With a length of , it is the third-longest U.S. Highway, afte ...
(Lancaster Avenue
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*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies
*Duke of Lancaster
*Earl of Lancaster
*House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty
...
) in the community of Frazer.
History
In 1911, when the Sproul Road Bill was passed, Legislative Route 132 was designated on current PA 352 between Chester and Baltimore Pike west of Media
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, while Legislative Route 179 was designated on the part between Media and Paoli Pike in East Goshen Township. PA 352 was first designated by 1928 to run from US 13 (now US 13 Bus.) in Chester north to US 30 in Frazer. By 1950, a portion of PA 352 north of Parkside was widened into a multilane highway and a straighter alignment for PA 352 was proposed from north of Parkside to south of US 1. The realigned PA 352 was completed during the 1950s, with the former alignment now Old Middletown Road. By 1980, PA 352 was realigned to form a short concurrency with PA 3 instead of intersecting it at a sharp angle.
Major intersections
PA 352 Alternate Truck
Pennsylvania Route 352 Alternate Truck (PA 352 Alt. Truck) is a truck route
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that bypasses a low clearance underpass under SEPTA
SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people througho ...
's Paoli/Thorndale Line
The Paoli/Thorndale Line, commonly known as the Main Line, is a SEPTA Regional Rail service running from Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia through Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County and Delaware County, Pennsylvan ...
in Frazer, where trucks with a clearance of 10'0" or higher are prohibited. The route follows Greenhill Road, Boot Road, US 202, and US 30. It was signed in 2023.
See also
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References
External links
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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 352
Pennsylvania Roads - PA 352
352
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Transportation in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Transportation in Chester County, Pennsylvania