Bethlehem Pike

Bethlehem Pike
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length42.21 mi[2] (67.93 km)
Length source data gathered using historical 19th Century USGS maps.[3] [4][5]
Existed1763[1]–present
Component
highways
PA 309 from near Fort Washington to Center Valley
Major junctions
South endGermantown Avenue in Philadelphia[1]
Major intersections PA 309 near Fort Washington
US 202 in Montgomeryville
PA 313 / PA 663 in Quakertown
PA 309 in Center Valley
North endMain Street in Bethlehem[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesBucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Philadelphia
Highway system

Bethlehem Pike is a historic 42.21 mi (67.93 km) long road in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that connects Philadelphia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It began as a Native American path called the Minsi Trail which developed into a colonial highway called the King's Road in the 1760s. Most of the route later became part of U.S. Route 309, now Pennsylvania Route 309.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference ushistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Map of Bethlehem Pike (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  3. ^ Topographic map of Allentown (Map). USGS. 1893. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  4. ^ Topographic map of Quakertown (Map). USGS. 1888. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  5. ^ Topographic map of Germantown (Map). USGS. 1894. Retrieved 2013-01-16.

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