Route 12 East



PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) enters the city of Reading along an at-grade stretch of expressway. A grade separated intersection connects with PA 183 (Schuylkill Avenue) in one quarter mile.
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Chester Street is the first of five right in right out (RIRO) intersections along PA 12 eastbound in Reading.
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The turn off for PA 183 lies one eight of a mile ahead at Butler Street. PA 183 heads north from Reading to Reading Regional Airport (RFG) and west to Strausstown.
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The RIRO intersection with Butler Street links PA 12 with Lehigh Street to PA 183 (Schuylkill Avenue). PA 183 concludes 1.75 miles to the south at U.S. 422 Business (Penn Avenue) in Downtown Reading.
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The succeeding exit beyond River Road links PA 12 east with PA 61 (Centre Avenue) south to FirstEnergy Stadium, a Minor League Baseball park.
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River Road parallels the Schuylkill River north from PA 12 to the community of Riverview Park.
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PA 61 (Centre Avenue) branches west from U.S. 222 Business in Reading and meets PA 12 at a parclo interchange within Muhlenberg township.
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PA 61 follows the historic alignment of U.S. 122 alignment between Downtown Reading and Sunbury. A well traveled route, PA 61 joins Reading with Hamburg by I-78, Pottsville and Frackville by I-81.
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PA 61 (Centre Avenue) continues north from Reading along Pottsville Pike to Tuckerton and U.S. 222.
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U.S. 222 Business parallels PA 61 (Centre Avenue) to the east along 5th Street north to a parclo interchange with PA 12.
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U.S. 222 formerly followed the Warren Street Bypass east to Fifth Street north at the forthcoming exchange. U.S. 222 Business was eventually extended north to Temple.
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U.S. 222 Business (Fifth Street) extends north from Reading toward Laureldale and U.S. 222 at Ontelaunee township.
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PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) spans Kutztown Road ahead of the diamond interchange with 11th Street.
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Kutztown Road supersedes 11th Street north en route to the borough of Laureldale. Southward the 11th Street (SR 2011) leads to Exeter Street and Albright College in Reading.
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PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) curves northeast to a parclo interchange with Spring Valley Road.
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Spring Valley Road ties into Hampden Boulevard outside Reading to the east and links with Montrose Avenue north into Laureldale to the west.
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PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) downgrades from a four lane expressway into a two lane highway at the Alsace township line.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 12/21/20
Page Updated Wednesday December 23, 2020.