Pennsylvania Route 113

Chester County PA 113 begins at an intersection with US 30 Bus. (Lancaster Avenue) in the borough of Downingtown in Chester County, heading north on West Uwchlan Avenue, a two-lane divided highway. The road passes through residential areas and turns into a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The route crosses into East Caln Township and becomes a divided highway again as it reaches a partial interchange with the US 30 freeway, with access to westbound US 30 and from eastbound US 30. PA 113 becomes undivided again and continues northeast through wooded areas of homes with a few businesses, gaining a northbound truck lane while ascending the north hills of the Great Valley. The road narrows back to two lanes before it enters Uwchlan Township. PA 113 widens to four lanes as it continues through suburban areas, passing to the northwest of the Downingtown High School East Campus. The route heads to the north and gains a center left-turn lane as it runs through commercial areas in Lionville. PA 113 curves to the northeast again and crosses PA 100, where the name becomes East Uwchlan Avenue. Past this intersection, the road passes west of a park and ride lot and heads near industrial parks before it comes to a bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76). The route passes near residential areas with some farmland before it crosses into West Pikeland Township. in Phoenixville Here, PA 113 becomes Kimberton Road and narrows to two lanes as it comes to an intersection with PA 401 at Opperman's Corner. The road continues northeast through wooded areas with some fields and residences, passing through the community of Chester Springs and crossing Pickering Creek. The route heads into East Pikeland Township and becomes Pike Springs Road as it continues through more rural areas with some development. PA 113 reaches the community of Kimberton and curves to the east, with the name becoming Kimberton Road again. The road passes through areas of homes and businesses and becomes the border between Schuylkill Township to the north and the borough of Phoenixville to the south at the Township Line Road intersection. The route passes more development and fully enters Schuylkill Township before crossing into Phoenixville and coming to the PA 23 junction. The road heads past more residential development and curves north, at which point it crosses into Lower Salford Township and becomes Harleysville Pike. The route passes through a mix of fields and woods with some homes, turning to the northeast in the community of Lederach. PA 113 heads north through an S-curve near more residential development before it turns northeast and gains a center left-turn lane as it comes to an intersection with PA 63 in Harleysville. The road becomes two-lane Souderton-Harleysville Pike and passes near residential neighborhoods and farm fields before it crosses into Franconia Township. The route runs through agricultural areas with a few homes and comes to a bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476). PA 113 passes through more rural areas before it heads past a few businesses between Allentown Road and Godshall Road in the community of Franconia. The road curves east into areas of homes and crosses into the borough of Souderton. At this point, the route becomes Main Street and turns to the southeast, passing more homes and a few businesses. PA 113 heads into the downtown area and turns northeast onto Broad Street, immediately crossing the Bethlehem Line, a railroad line that is owned by SEPTA and operated by the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad, at-grade. The road runs past more homes before it gains a center left-turn lane and passes businesses. ==History==

When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, what would become PA 113 was designated as Legislative Route 270 between Downingtown and Phoenixville, Legislative Route 202 between Phoenixville and Collegeville, Legislative Route 158 between Collegeville and Iron Bridge, Legislative Route 270 between Iron Bridge and Blooming Glen, Legislative Route 154 between Dublin and Doylestown, Legislative Route 178 between Doylestown and Buckingham, and Legislative Route 152 between Buckingham and Langhorne. PA 113 was first designated by 1927 to run from PA 23 and PA 29 in Phoenixville east to US 1 (now US 1 Bus.) and PA 101 in Penndel. PA 113 continued northeast from Phoenixville through Collegeville and resumed along its present-day alignment in Iron Bridge. The route ran northeast through Harleysville, Souderton, and Silverdale before it turned southeast at Kulps Corner. From here, PA 113 passed through Dublin before it reached Doylestown, where it briefly ran concurrent south on US 611 on Main Street before heading east along US 122 (now US 202) at State Street to Buckingham. PA 113 split from US 122 here and ran southeast through Newtown and then south through Langhorne to Penndel. By 1930, PA 113 was extended southwest to US 30 (now US 30 Bus.) in Downingtown along its present routing. The route was also extended from Penndel south through Hulmeville to US 13 near Eddington. PA 113 and PA 29 switched alignments between Phoenixville and Rahns in 1937, with PA 113 now following its present alignment between those two places. By 1940, PA 113 was paved from northeast of Downingtown to Lionville and between Hulmeville and Eddington. PA 113 was slightly re-routed in the 1970s when a bypass was constructed around Kimberton. The historic roadbed is currently Kimberton Road and Hares Hill Road. In the 1980s, PA 113 was rerouted to bypass the center of Harleysville, eliminating a short concurrency with PA 63. In 2008, the structurally deficient Gay Street Bridge over the French Creek in Phoenixville, built in 1926, was closed and demolished in a project to build a new bridge. The new Gay Street Bridge opened in fall 2009 at a cost of $17 million. produces Route 113 IPA, an India Pale Ale whose label features the black-and-white keystone silhouette of the route's sign. ==Major intersections==

Pennsylvania Route 113 Alternate Truck is a truck route of PA 113, bypassing a weight-restricted bridge over a branch of the Skippack Creek in Skippack Township, on which trucks over 34 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route originally followed PA 29 and PA 73, but in 2019, it was rerouted along PA 29, Plank Road, and PA 73 due to a weight-restricted bridge on PA 73 west of Plank Road. It was signed in 2013. ==See also==