Pennsylvania Route 345

PA Route 345
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	14 mi[1] (23 km)
Major junctions
South end:	PA 82 in West Nantmeal Township.
	PA 724 in Birdsboro
North end:	US 422 in Birdsboro
Location
Counties:	Chester, Berks
Highway system
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Pennsylvania Route 345 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route runs from Pennsylvania Route 82 in West Nantmeal Township, Chester County north to U.S. Route 422 in Birdsboro, Berks County.

Route description

Pennsylvania Route 345 heads north from Pennsylvania Route 82 on Bulltown Road. It crosses over the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) and enters East Nantmeal Township, where it intersects Pennsylvania Route 401. Pennsylvania Route 345 continues into Warwick Township, where it crosses Pennsylvania Route 23 and the name changes to Pine Swamp Road. It then enters French Creek State Park and crosses into Union Township in Berks County. Pennsylvania Route 345 passes by the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site and continues north and forms the eastern boundary of Birdsboro before intersecting PA 724, with which the route forms a concurrency. After PA 724 diverges, PA 345 is known as Furnace Street and Center Road as it travels north into the village of Baumstown and ends at an intersection with US 422.^[2]

History

In 2008, PA 345 was extended north along PA 724 and then along the former PA 82 to U.S. Route 422. At that time, PennDOT decommissioned PA 82 north of Elverson because of washed out roads between Elverson and Birdsboro.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Chester	West Nantmeal Township	0.0	PA 82 (Manor Road)
	East Nantmeal Township		PA 401 (Conestoga Road)
	Warwick Township		PA 23 (Ridge Road)
Berks	Birdsboro		PA 724 east (East Main Street)	South end of PA 724 of concurrency
			PA 724 west (West Main Street)	North end of PA 724 of concurrency
			US 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 345
2. ^ ^{a b} Elimination of PA 82 north of PA 23 in Chester County and in Berks Co.