Pennsylvania Route 272

PA Route 272
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	55 mi[1] (89 km)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
South end:	MD 272 near Nottingham
	US 1 in Nottingham US 222 in Fulton Township US 222/PA 741 in Willow Street US 30/US 222 in Lancaster US 322 in Ephrata I-76/PA Tpk/US 222 near Denver
North end:	US 222/PA 568 in Adamstown
Location
Counties:	Berks, Chester, Lancaster
Highway system
Roads in Pennsylvania Interstate • US • State • Legislative ← PA 271 PA 274 →

Pennsylvania Route 272 is a 55-mile (89 km) long highway in eastern Pennsylvania, in the Lancaster area. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mason-Dixon Line southeast of Nottingham, where it continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 272. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 222 and Pennsylvania Route 568 in Adamstown, where PA 568 continues eastward on the PA 272 right-of-way.

Route description

PA 272 is mostly in Lancaster County, except for about a mile at the northern terminus where it enters Berks County and the southernmost part of the route, which is in Chester County. In downtown Lancaster, it is hidden but merged with US 222.

Maryland State Line to Lancaster

The southern terminus of PA 272 is at the Maryland state line in East Nottingham Township in Chester County where it continues as Maryland Route 272. 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the Mayland State Line, it meets US 1 at an interchange. Upon crossing the Octoraro Creek, PA 272 enters Lancaster County. In Wakefield, it merges with US 222 for about a mile. In East Drumore Township, it meets with PA 372. In Willow Street, it splits before meeting with PA 741 and merging with US 222 into Lancaster. In the southern tip of Lancaster, 272 and US 222 meet with the northern terminus of PA 324.

Lancaster to Adamstown

PA 272 in Akron.

In Lancaster, PA 272 is hidden but is routed with US 222. South of the downtown area of Lancaster, it meets the southern terminus of PA 72. In Lancaster, it meets with the PA 23 and PA 462 concurrency. Outside of Lancaster, PA 272 splits from US 222 (which forms a concurrency with US 30). About 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Neffsville, it meets the eastern terminus of PA 722. Near Brownstown, it meets with PA 772. In Ephrata, it shares an interchange with US 322. Near Denver, PA 272 meets the connector to the Pa Turnpike/ I-76 and US 222. Just south of Adamstown, it intersects PA 897 in East Cocalico Township. A mile east of Adamstown and in Berks County, the route ends at an interchange with US 222 and continues as PA 568.

History

PA 272 was signed in 1928. In 1965, the northern terminus was moved from the Fulton Township community of Wakefield to Willow Street, south of Lancaster. In 1975, the northern terminus was moved from Willow Street to the Pennsylvania Turnpike connector in Denver. For a portion of this period, the roadway followed State Street through Ephrata, Reamstown, and Denver. In 1978, the northern terminus was moved to its current location.

Former designations

• Pennsylvania Route 41 (1926-1928)
• Pennsylvania Route 72 (1936-1965)
• U.S. Route 222 (1936-1978)

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Chester	Maryland state line	0.0	MD 272 (Chrome Road)	Continuation into Maryland
	Nottingham	3.3	US 1 (Kennett Oxford Bypass)	Interchange
Lancaster	Fulton Township	12.6	US 222 south (Robert Fulton Highway)	Southern terminus of concurrency
		13.0	US 222 north (Robert Fulton Highway)	Northern terminus of concurrency
	East Drumore Township	20.2	PA 372 (Holtwood Road, Buck Road)
	Willow Street	28.8	US 222 south / PA 741 (Long Lane, Beaver Valley Pike)	Southern terminus of US 222/PA 272 concurrency
	Lancaster	31.6	PA 324 (New Danville Pike)	Northern terminus of PA 324
		32.4	PA 72 (Queen Street)	Southern terminus of PA 72 Northbound
		32.6	PA 23 / PA 462 (King Street 462E, Chestnut Street 23E, Walnut Street 23/462W)
			PA 501 (Lititz Pike)	Southern terminus of PA 501
		35.1	US 30 / US 222 north	Interchange, northern terminus of US 222/PA 272 concurrency
	Neffsville	39.6	PA 722 (East Oregon Road)	Eastern terminus of PA 722
	Brownstown	41.4	PA 772 (Newport Road)
	Ephrata	45.6	US 322 (Main Street)	Interchange
	Denver	51.2	I-76 / Penna. Tpk. / US 222	Connector to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and US 222
	East Cocalico Township	52.4	PA 897 (Swartzville Road)
Berks	Adamstown	55.0	US 222 / PA 568	Interchange, western terminus of PA 568
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 272