Pennsylvania Route 772 | ||||
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| Length | 38.495 mi[1] (61.952 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  PA 441 near Marietta | |||
 PA 230 in Mount Joy PA 283 near Mount Joy PA 72 in Manheim PA 501 in Lititz PA 272 in West Earl Township  US 222 in West Earl Township PA 23 near New Holland PA 340 in Intercourse | ||||
| East end |  US 30 near Gap | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Lancaster | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 772 (PA 772) is an east–west 38.5-mile-long (62.0 km) state highway located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus of PA 772 is at PA 441 in Marietta, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) just west of Gap. The route is mostly a two-lane road that passes through rural areas of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country to the north of the city of Lancaster. The highway goes through the boroughs of Mount Joy, Manheim, and Lititz, along with the villages of Rothsville, Leola, and Intercourse.
The eastern portion of PA 772 follows the Newport Road, a colonial road connecting Mount Hope, Pennsylvania and Newport, Delaware. PA 772 was first designated by 1930 to run from PA 672 (Fruitville Pike) southeast of Manheim east to US 222 and PA 722 in Brownstown. PA 141 was designated in 1928 to run from PA 441 in Marietta north to US 230 (now PA 230) in Mount Joy. PA 772 was extended south from Brownstown to PA 340 east of Lancaster in the 1930s, replacing a former section of US 222 that was realigned. The route followed its current alignment to Leacock where it headed southwest along Horseshoe Road. The route was extended west to PA 72 in Manheim in the 1940s, replacing the northernmost section of PA 672. Between the 1950 and 1960s, PA 772 followed a different alignment further to the north between Lititz and Rothsville. In the 1960s, PA 772 was rerouted to head to its current eastern terminus in Gap. The route was extended west from Manheim to Marietta in the 1980s, replacing the entire length of PA 141. In the 2000s, a study was undertaken to move PA 772 to a different alignment further to the north between Manheim and Lititz; no action has been taken.
- ^ Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Lancaster County (PDF)