Pennsylvania Route 182
State highway in York County, Pennsylvania, US
Pennsylvania Route 182 (PA 182) is a 6.7-mile-long (10.8 km) state highway located in York County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 462 in West York. The eastern terminus is at PA 74 in Spry. PA 182 is mostly a two-lane undivided road that runs through suburban and rural areas to the southwest of York. The route heads southeast from PA 462, turning east to come to an interchange with Interstate 83 (I-83). PA 182 continues east to its terminus at PA 74. The current alignment of the route was paved in the 1930s. PA 182 was designated in 1961, running between U.S. Route 30 (US 30, now PA 462) in West York and PA 74 in Spry.
Route description
PA 182 begins at an intersection with PA 462 near the borough of West York in West Manchester Township, heading south on two-lane undivided Hokes Mill Road. The road passes homes to the east and industrial establishments to the west, crossing two York Railway lines at-grade as it passes near a large factory.
“Pennsylvania Route 182” enters the record as state highway in York County, Pennsylvania, US. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Pennsylvania, Route and State can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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