Pennsylvania Route 562
State highway in Berks County, Pennsylvania, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pennsylvania Route 562 (PA 562) is a state highway in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The route runs 13.92 mi (22.40 km) from U.S. Route 422 Business (US 422 Bus.) in St. Lawrence east to PA 73 in Boyertown. PA 562 is a two-lane undivided road its entire length, passing through rural areas of eastern Berks County as it connects Boyertown to the Reading area. Along the way, PA 562 intersects PA 662 in the community of Yellow House. PA 562 was first designated by 1930 between Stonersville and PA 62 (later PA 100) southwest of Boyertown, running via Amityville and Yellow House. In the 1930s, the route was extended west to US 422 (now US 422 Bus.) in St. Lawrence and was realigned to its current alignment. PA 562 was extended east to PA 73 in 1964 after PA 100 was shifted to a new alignment to the east of Boyertown.
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Length | 13.920 mi[1] (22.402 km) | |||
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Major intersections | PA 662 in Yellow House | |||
East end | PA 73 in Boyertown | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Berks | |||
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