U.S. Route 202 Business (Montgomeryville–Doylestown, Pennsylvania)
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U.S. Route 202 Business (US 202 Bus.) is a 10-mile (16 km) business route of US 202 in Montgomery and Bucks counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, running between Montgomeryville and Doylestown. The route heads northeast from US 202 in Upper Gwynedd Township along five-lane Dekalb Pike through residential and commercial areas. In Montgomeryville, the route turns north to run concurrent with Pennsylvania Route 309 (PA 309) on five-lane Bethlehem Pike past several businesses. US 202 Bus. splits from PA 309 by turning northeast onto two-lane Doylestown Road. The route crosses into Bucks County and becomes Butler Avenue, passing through Chalfont and New Britain and curving east. West of Doylestown, the business route ends at an interchange with PA 611 in Doylestown Township.
Route information | |
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Auxiliary route of US 202 | |
Maintained by PennDOT | |
Length | 9.118 mi[1] (14.674 km) |
Existed | 2015–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | US 202 near Montgomeryville |
Major intersections | PA 63 near Montgomeryville PA 309 in Montgomeryville PA 463 in Montgomeryville PA 152 in Chalfont |
North end | PA 611 near Doylestown |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Counties | Montgomery, Bucks |
Highway system | |
The road between Montgomeryville and Doylestown was originally designated as US 122 in 1926, with PA 52 running concurrent for a short time in the late 1920s. US 202 replaced the US 122 designation in 1934. US 202 was moved to a freeway bypass of Doylestown in the 1970s, heading south from State Street on PA 611 before heading east on its own. In 2012, US 202 was moved to a newly built parkway running between Montgomeryville and Doylestown, leaving the former alignment without a signed route designation. As a result of the realignment of US 202, several businesses along the former alignment saw declines in customers. The businesses lobbied for the former alignment to be designated as US 202 Bus.; the designation was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in 2015.