Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Pennsylvania 10 Pennsylvania 10 North Northbound reassurance shield posted on Limestone Road as Pennsylvania 10 departs its intersection with Pennsylvania 41 (Gap Newport Pike) and the village of Cochranville. The state route gains some truck traffic from the Pennsylvania 41 corridor as it presses toward Reading. Photo taken 04/23/04. 5.1 miles north of Cochranville is the Pennsylvania 10 intersection with Pennsylvania 372 (1st Avenue) at the town of Parkesburg. Pennsylvania 372 travels Lower Valley Road 3.3 miles west from Parkesburg to Pennsylvania 41 and the hamlet of Atglen. Photo taken 04/23/04. Pictured here is a typical mileage sign and shield assembly for the junction of a state route with another in the state of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania 372 follows Valley Road five miles eastward to Coatesville (pop. 10,917) and the U.S. 30 corridor. Photo taken 04/23/04. Pennsylvania 10 travels Church Street through the eastern reaches of Parkesburg as it meets Pennsylvania 372 (1st Avenue). Downtown Parkesburg resides just west of Church Street along 1st Avenue. Photo taken 04/23/04. Leaving Parkesburg on Pennsylvania 10 (Church Street) northbound at the AMTRAK overcrossing. Church Street becomes Octorara Trail as it leaves the town area. Photo taken 04/23/04. Two miles north of Parkesburg at junction U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) west of Coatesville. U.S. 30 upgrades to a freeway east of Pennsylvania 10 to bypass Sadsburyville, Coatesville, Thorndale (pop. 3,604), Downingtown (pop. 7,589), and Exton (pop. 4,342). Photo taken 04/23/04. Development has encompassed much of the frontage of the U.S. 30 and Pennsylvania 10 intersection over the last decade. A car dealership and several gas stations now call the junction home. Depicted here is the shield and guide sign assembly at the Pennsylvania 10 (Octorara Trail) traffic light with U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway). Photo taken 04/23/04. Exit the U.S. 30 corridor and Pennsylvania 30 (Octorara Trail) returns to rural environs. The state route passes through State Hill 1.6 miles north of U.S. 30. Photo taken 04/23/04. North of State Hill, Pennsylvania 10 is designated Compass Road. 1.4 miles from Quarry Road at State Hill is the merge with Pennsylvania 340 (Kings Highway) at Compass itself. Photo taken 04/23/04. Pennsylvania 340 follows the Kings Highway westward from Thorndale and Wagontown to Compass and Pennsylvania 10. At Compass the two highways join for a very short overlap through the small community. Pictured here is the reassurance shield assembly for the multiplex. Photo taken 04/23/04. Approaching the split of Pennsylvania 10 north & 340 west in Compass. Pennsylvania 340 continues straight via the Kings Highway and Old Philadelphia Pike to White Horse and Salisbury Heights. Pennsylvania 10 turns northeast en route to Honey Brook (pop. 1,287) and junction U.S. 322. Photo taken 04/23/04. Mast arm supported Eagle brand signals govern the intersection of Pennsylvania 10 & 340 with Compass Road West (to the left). Pennsylvania 340 parallels U.S. 30 to the north between here and the city of Lancaster. Photo taken 04/23/04. Pennsylvania 10 northbound reassurance shield situated beyond the split with Pennsylvania 340. A 5.8-mile drive carries the state highway northward to the borough of Honey Brook and junction U.S. 322 (Horseshoe Pike). Photo taken 04/23/04. Junction shield for U.S. 322 posted on Conestoga Avenue northbound at Honey Brook. U.S. 322 travels northwest from Downingtown to Honey Brook and the New Holland (pop. 5,092) vicinity. Photo taken 04/23/04. Drawing closer to the signalized intersection with U.S. 322 (Horseshoe Pike) on Pennsylvania 10 (Conestoga Avenue) north. U.S. 322 remains a vastly rural route between Ephrata (pop. 13,194) and Downingtown. Photo taken 04/23/04. The stop bar for the U.S. 322 traffic signal is set back quite a ways due to the space needed to allow for truck turning movements. 6.4 miles to the west is junction Pennsylvania 897 (Springville Road) at the community of East Earl. The federal highway interchanges with U.S. 30 11.7 miles to the southeast at Downingtown. Photo taken 04/23/04. Finally after 29 miles of travel, Pennsylvania 10 reaches Morgantown. The state route joins Pennsylvania 23 for a 0.75-mile overlap along Main Street through the heart of town. Pennsylvania 23 travels 21 miles east from Lancaster to Morgantown by way of New Holland. The corridor was slated for a full freeway stemming eastward from Lancaster to Norristown. Various pieces of the cancelled highway were constructed in the form of the Schuylkill Parkway at Norristown and "Goat Path Expressway", an abandoned segment of bridges, ramps, and grading east of Lancaster. Photos taken 04/23/04. Pennsylvania 10 northbound & 23 eastbound reassurance shields posted after their merge west of town. Photo taken 04/23/04. Descending toward the original southern terminus of Interstate 176 (Morgantown Expressway) on Pennsylvania 10 north & 23 east (Main Street) in Morgantown itself. Depicted here is the junction shield assembly for the northbound carriageway beginning of the Morgantown Expressway. Photo taken 04/23/04. Until 1996 the intersection of Pennsylvania 10 & 23 with the Morgantown Expressway composed the original south end of Interstate 176. A change was made to directly tie the Interstate 76 spur into the Pennsylvania Turnpike mainline at the nearby Morgantown trumpet interchange. A new freeway was constructed southeast from the original alignment across Pennsylvania 10 to Interstate 76 itself. The new ramps displaced the original Pennsylvania 10 trumpet interchange in the process. The original construction of Interstate 176, then Interstate 180, saw no direct connection between it and the Pennsylvania Turnpike due to the preexisting Pennsylvania 10 trumpet. As the need for better connections between adjoining limited access highways increased, it was decided to replace the at-grade connection via Pennsylvania 10 and Pennsylvania 10 & 23 (Main Street) with direct access to the Interstate 176 mainline. Photos taken 04/23/04. Less than one mile removed from the Morgantown overlap with Pennsylvania 23, Pennsylvania 10 intersects Interstate 176 at a partial-cloverleaf interchange. The junction supplements the original trumpet connection between the state route and Interstate 176. Photo taken 04/23/04. Motorists utilizing the Pennsylvania 10 on-ramp to Interstate 176 southbound default into the Pennsylvania Turnpike Morgantown Interchange toll plaza. Interstate 76 skims south of the Reading area and north of the Lancaster area between Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Photo taken 04/23/04. Continuing through the Interstate 176 junction on Pennsylvania 10 as it nears a northbound on-ramp to Reading and Mineview Drive. Pennsylvania 10 (Morgantown Road) snakes northward to Green Hills east of Interstate 176. Ramps link the two highways via Exit 7 on the Morgantown Expressway itself at Interstate 176 and Pennsylvania 10's next encounter. Photo taken 04/23/04. The northbound on-ramp to Interstate 176 allows Pennsylvania 23 westbound drivers the opportunity to access the Morgantown Expressway from the new alignment. The partial-cloverleaf interchange with Pennsylvania 10 otherwise is signed as Exit 1A from Interstate 176. The old alignment spur merges with the new freeway via a partial "Y" interchange as Exit 1B. Photo taken 04/23/04. Pennsylvania 10 South Pennsylvania 10 crosses over the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) south of its intersection with Shiloh Road north of Morgantown. There was a trumpet interchange between the turnpike and state route here until 1996. Photo taken 08/01/04. Entering Morgantown on Pennsylvania 10 southbound at N Street. The state route turns right ahead onto Pennsylvania 23 west (Main Street) for a short overlap. Photo taken 08/01/04. Pennsylvania 10 joins Pennsylvania 23 on Main Street at the town center of Morgantown. Pennsylvania 23 enters the overlap three miles west of Elverson (pop. 959) and junction Pennsylvania 82. An Interstate 176 trailblazer directs traffic to the original south end of the Reading freeway spur. Before the extension of the freeway opened, Interstate travelers had to use Pennsylvania 10 & 23 to access the Morgantown Interchange of Interstate 76. Photo taken 08/01/04. Facing west on Pennsylvania 10 south & 23 west (Main Street) after their merge in Morgantown. The intersection with Mulberry Street lies ahead. Photo taken 08/01/04. Main Street westbound at the original northbound beginning of Interstate 176. Completed in 1963, the freeway spur travels 1.25 miles north from Pennsylvania 10 & 23 to the relocated Interstate 176. Recently a shopping plaza opened up along Main Street to tie into the Interstate 176 spur intersection. Photo taken 08/01/04. This sign assembly predates the one depicted above at the Pennsylvania 10 south & 23 west (Main Street) intersection with Interstate 176. Note the state-named shield for the highway. All shields for Interstate 176 were replaced with the 1996 completion of the new Turnpike interchange. Photo taken 07/16/96. The second and final set of Pennsylvania 10 south & 23 westbound reassurance shields on Main Street in Morgantown. The two part ways in 0.25 miles at Swamp Road. Photo taken 08/01/04. A local roadway, Swamp Road, ties into the Pennsylvania 10 & 23 partitioning intersection from the north. Here Pennsylvania 10 turns southerly for a 4.4-mile drive to Honey Brook. Pennsylvania 23 continues west 3.7 miles to Churchtown and 9.5 miles to New Holland. Photo taken 08/01/04. Pennsylvania 10 descends into a wide valley between Morgantown and the Chester/Berks County line. Pictured here is a reassurance shield posted along the route after the split with Pennsylvania 23 (Main Street). Photo taken 08/01/04. Pristine farmland and rolling hills set the tone for Pennsylvania 10 as it travels southward to Honey Brook and Parkesburg. It is not uncommon to also encounter Amish folk along the roadway either in horse and buggies or on scooters or bicycles. Photo taken 08/01/04. Ascending the hills south of Morgantown on Pennsylvania 10 south. These rises represent the southeastern extant of the Appalachian Piedmont. The piedmont ends at the Atlantic Coastal Plain roughly along the corridors of Interstate 95 and U.S. 1. Photo taken 08/01/04. Pennsylvania 10 crosses from Berks County into Chester County and Honeybrook Township at the crest of the aforementioned hill. The road features sweeping views from the north. Photo taken 08/01/04. Entering the borough of Honey Brook (pop. 1,287) on Pennsylvania 10 (Conestoga Avenue) southbound. A junction U.S. 322 shield is posted for the forthcoming intersection with the Horseshoe Pike. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 322 travels throughout the state of Pennsylvania from the Ohio State Line near Turnersville southeast to the Commodore Barry Bridge to New Jersey at the city of Chester. The federal route passes through rural environs in the vicinity of Honey Brook and its junction with Pennsylvania 10. Photo taken 08/01/04. A pair of mast arm signal assemblies reside at the intersection of Pennsylvania 10 (Conestoga Avenue) and U.S. 322 (Horseshoe Pike). U.S. 322 travels 15 miles west to Ephrata (pop. 13,194) and 12 miles east to Downingtown (pop. 7,589). Photo taken 08/01/04. Page Posted September 30, 2004.