Bethlehem Pike | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by PennDOT | |
Length | 42.21 mi[2] (67.93 km) |
Existed | 1763[1]–present |
Component highways | PA 309 from near Fort Washington to Center Valley |
Major junctions | |
South end | Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia[1] |
PA 309 near Fort Washington US 202 in Montgomeryville PA 313 / PA 663 in Quakertown PA 309 in Center Valley | |
North end | Main Street in Bethlehem[1] |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Counties | Bucks, 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.
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