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PA Route 420
Route information Maintained by PennDOT Length: 5.6 mi[1] (9.0 km) Major junctions South end: 
PA 291 in Tinicum Township.
I-95 in Tinicum Township.
US 13 in Prospect ParkNorth end: 
PA 320 in Springfield Township.Highway system Roads in Pennsylvania
Interstate • US • State • Legislative← 
PA 419US 422 
→Pennsylvania Route 420 is a short, north–south state highway in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The route runs from Pennsylvania Route 291 in Tinicum Township, a short distance west of the Philadelphia International Airport, to Pennsylvania Route 320 in Springfield Township.
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Route description
Northbound PA 420 at interchange with I-95.
Pennsylvania Route 420 heads north from Pennsylvania Route 291 on Wanamaker Avenue. Shortly after the PA 291 intersection, Pennsylvania Route 420 features a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95. The route then crosses the Darby Creek into the borough of Prospect Park, and the name changes to Lincoln Avenue. Pennsylvania Route 420 intersects U.S. Route 13 in Prospect Park. The route then enters Ridley Township, where it becomes known as Kedron Avenue. Pennsylvania Route 420 crosses MacDade Boulevard and continues north into the borough of Morton. At the intersection with Morton Avenue near the crossing of the SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line, Pennsylvania Route 420 becomes known as Woodland Avenue. Woodland Avenue continues into Springfield Township, intersecting the Baltimore Pike and continues north to Pennsylvania Route 320, a short distance south of U.S. 1.
History
PA 420 was signed in 1928.[citation needed]
Many of the route's signs have been stolen because of the route number's significance to slang for smoking marijuana.[citation needed]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Delaware County.
Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes Tinicum Township 0.0 PA 291 (Governor Printz Boulevard)0.2 I-95Exit 9 on I-95 Prospect Park 1.2 US 13 (Chester Pike)Springfield Township 4.0 SR 2016 (Baltimore Pike) Formerly PA 12.[3] 5.6 PA 320 (Sproul Road)1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi References
- ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 420
- ^ Google Maps. View of PA 420 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=PA%20420&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ U.S. 22 - The William Penn Highway
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