Route 12 West



PA 12 (Pricetown Road) upgrades to a four lane expressway west ahead of Spring Valley Road in Muhlenberg township.
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Spring Valley Road arcs west from Hampden Boulevard to Montrose Avenue north into Laureldale,11th Street and Kutztown Road.
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The succeeding three exits from the Warren Street Bypass westbound lead into the city of Reading.
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5th Street leads U.S. 222 Business northward from Downtown Reading to Laureldale, Temple, and Allentown Pike on its return to U.S. 222.
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Until 2000, U.S. 222 followed 5th Street south from Allentown Pike to the Warren Street Bypass. The route continued west along what is now PA 12 to U.S. 422.
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There is no access from PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) west to PA 61 (Centre Avenue). U.S. 222 Business connects with Centre Avenue via George or Bern Streets.
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A grade separated intersection joins PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) with PA 183 (Schuylkill Avenue) west via Carbon and Lackawanna Streets in 0.75 miles.
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PA 183 passes over the Warren Street Bypass northwest from Reading en route to Reading Regional Airport (RDG).
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PA 183 (Schuylkill Avenue) originates in Downtown Reading and ends 30 miles to the northwest at PA 61 outside Cressona.
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PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) advances west toward U.S. 422 and U.S. 222 as an at-grade expressway.
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An end shield for PA 12 precedes the directional T interchange joining the Warren Street Bypass with U.S. 422 east.
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The westbound lanes of PA 12 default onto U.S. 222 south / U.S. 422 west into the borough Wyomissing.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 12/21/20
Page Updated Wednesday December 23, 2020.