Bethlehem Pike
Bethlehem Pike is a historic 42.21 mi (67.93 km) long road in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that connects Philadelphia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It began as a Native American path called the Minsi Trail which developed into a colonial highway called the King's Road in the 1760s. Most of the route later became part of U.S. Route 309, now Pennsylvania Route 309.
Bethlehem Pike | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by PennDOT | |
| Length | 42.21 mi (67.93 km) Length source data gathered using historical 19th Century USGS maps.
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| Existed | 1763–present |
| Component highways | PA 309 from near Fort Washington to Center Valley |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia |
| PA 309 near Fort Washington US 202 in Montgomeryville PA 313 / PA 663 in Quakertown PA 309 in Center Valley | |
| North end | Main Street in Bethlehem |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Philadelphia |
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