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PA Route 82
Length:	45 mi[1] (72 km)
Formed:	1928
South end:	DE 82 near Kennett Square
Major junctions:	US 1 in Kennett Square US 30 BUS in Coatesville US 30 near Coatesville US 322 in W. Brandywine Twp.
North end:	US 422 near Birdsboro
Counties:	Chester, Berks
Pennsylvania State Routes < I-81E I-83 > Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 82 is a 45 mile long north-south state highway located in southeast Pennsylvania. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 422 north of Birdsboro. The southern terminus is at the Delaware state line southeast of Kennett Square, where PA 82 continues south as Delaware Route 82.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Delaware To Coatesville 1.2 From PA 340 to US 422 2 Communities along the route 2.1 Cities 2.2 Boroughs 2.3 Townships 2.4 Village 3 Major intersections 4 References

PA 82 begins as Creek Road at the Delaware state line where it meets the northern terminus of Delaware Roue 82 in Kennett Township. PA 82 has many curves in Kennett Township. PA 82 enters Kennett Square home to Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro a popular horse than died from an injury on the last week of January, 2007. PA 82 is called South Street and Union Street. In downtown Kennett Square, PA 82 meets Baltimore Pike as State Street. North of Kennett Square, PA 82 meets U.S. Route 1. North of US 1 in East Marlborough Township, PA 82 is called Unionville Road and in Willowdale it meets Pennsylvania Route 926. In Unionville, PA 82 begins to turn towards the west and is called Doe Run Road and has a concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 842. While merged with PA 842, PA 82 meets the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 162. In West Marlborough Township, PA 82 meets northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 841. In the city of Coatesville, PA 82 is called Strode Avenue and meets the eastern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 372. In downtown Coatesville, PA 82 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 30 Business. North of US 30 BUS, PA 82 meets U.S. Route 30 at an interchange.

In West Brandywine Township, PA 82 meets Pennsylvania Route 340 and PA 82 is called Manor Road. In Brandywine Manor, PA 82 meets U.S. Route 322. In West Nantmeal Township, PA 82 meets the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 282. North of PA 282, PA 82 meets the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 345. South of Elverson, PA 82 passes under Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) then meets Pennsylvania Route 401. In Elverson, PA 82 is called Chestnut Street and meets Pennsylvania Route 23. As PA 82 enters Berks County it is called Elverson Road and Haycreek Road. In Birdsboro, PA 82 is called Furnace Street and has a small concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 724. PA 82 terminates at a "T" interchange with U.S. Route 422.

• Coatesville

• Kennett Square
• Elverson
• Birdsboro

• Exeter Township
• Robeson Township
• Union Township
• Caernarvon Township
• West Nantmeal Township
• Wallace Township
• West Brandywine Township
• East Fallowfield Township
• West Marlborough Township
• East Marlborough Township
• Kennett Township

• Unionville

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Chester	Kennett Square	0.0	DE 82	Western terminus of DE 82.
			US 1	Interchange.
	East Marlborough Township		PA 926
	Unionville		PA 842	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
			PA 162
			PA 842	Western terminus of concurrency.
	West Marlborough Township		PA 841	Northern terminus of PA 841.
	Coatesville		PA 372	Eastern terminus of PA 372.
			US 30 BUS	Western terminus of concurrency.
			US 30 BUS	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
			US 30	Interchange.
			PA 340
	West Brandywine Township		US 322
	West Nantmeal Township		PA 282	Eastern terminus of PA 282.
			PA 345	Southern terminus of PA 345.
			I-76/PA Turnpike	PA 82 passes over I-76/Turnpike.
	Elverson		PA 401
			PA 23
Berks	Birdsboro		PA 724	Southern terminus of concurrency.
			PA 724	Northern terminus of concurrency.
			US 422

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 82