Pennsylvania Route 563 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length | 21.151 mi[1] (34.039 km) | |||
| Existed | 1928[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  PA 63 in Upper Salford Township | |||
 PA 313 in East Rockhill Township | ||||
| North end |  PA 412 in Nockamixon Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Montgomery, Bucks | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 563 (PA 563) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route runs 21.15 mi (34.04 km) from PA 63 in Upper Salford Township northeast to PA 412 in Nockamixon Township. The road runs through mostly rural areas in the northern parts of Montgomery and Bucks counties. Along the way, the route passes through the northern part of Perkasie and forms a concurrency with PA 313 in East Rockhill Township. North of here, PA 563 runs through Nockamixon State Park, heading to the northwest of Lake Nockamixon.
PA 563 was first created in 1928 to connect Bergey to Harrow, following its current alignment to PA 313 before continuing straight along Ridge Road and continuing to PA 412. By 1940, construction of the road into a state highway was completed. In the early 1970s, PA 563 was moved to its current alignment north of PA 313 as a result of the creation of Lake Nockamixon, which severed the original alignment.
- ^ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Montgomery County (PDF)
- Bucks County (PDF)
- ^ Pennsylvania Highway Map (Philadelphia Metro) (Map). Gulf Oil. 1928. Retrieved November 8, 2007.