Philadelphia County PA 232 begins along Oxford Avenue at the
Oxford Circle, where it intersects with
US 1/
US 13 (
Roosevelt Boulevard),
Cheltenham Avenue, and Castor Avenue, in the
Northeast Philadelphia section of the city of
Philadelphia in
Philadelphia County. Oxford Avenue continues south from the Oxford Circle as a city street through urban areas to an intersection with Frankford Avenue, Arrott Street, and Margaret Street at the
Arrott Transportation Center along
SEPTA's
Market–Frankford Line in the
Frankford neighborhood. The Oxford Circle is a modified
traffic circle that has direct access to the local lanes of the Roosevelt Boulevard, with the express lanes passing under it. From here, the route continues north on Oxford Avenue, a two-lane undivided road. The road passes through urban areas of businesses before turning northwest into areas of rowhouses. Here the name of the road changes to Huntingdon Pike as it passes suburban homes and businesses. Upon intersecting Fox Chase Road/Shady Lane, the route turns north and widens to four lanes as it heads into
Abington Township. Here, the road passes between the
Hollywood neighborhood to the west and a shopping center to the east, reaching a junction with Cedar Road. Farther north, PA 232 runs through wooded residential areas as it enters the
Huntingdon Valley area and comes to the Susquehanna Road intersection. The road turns northeast at this point and passes near more homes prior to running to the southeast of Holy Redeemer Hospital, at which point it widens into a four-lane
divided highway with some intersections controlled by
jughandles. PA 232 crosses over the
Pennypack Creek and the
Pennypack Trail before it enters
Lower Moreland Township at the Moreland Road intersection. Here, the road is named Second Street Pike and it heads north into business areas as a three-lane road with a
center left-turn lane, passing over
Norfolk Southern's
Morrisville Line before coming to a bridge over the
Pennsylvania Turnpike (
Interstate 276). The route crosses the Newtown Rail Trail west of the former
Southampton station before intersecting
PA 132 (Street Road) in the community of
Southampton. After this intersection, the road narrows back to two lanes and turns northeast into residential areas, reaching a junction with Maple Avenue. PA 232 makes a curve to the north as it crosses Bristol Road into
Northampton Township. The route turns northeast again and continues past more housing developments with a few businesses. At
Richboro, the road crosses
Ironworks Creek and passes shopping centers and businesses as Bustleton Pike merges into Second Street Pike and PA 232 continues due north. The route widens to four lanes and passes more commercial development as it crosses
PA 332 (Almshouse Road/Newtown Richboro Road). Following the PA 332 junction, the road narrows to two lanes and passes more residential areas, with Worthington Mill Road branching to the northeast. As the route approaches the Sacketts Ford Road intersection, the settings become more rural as the road passes near farms and woods with some homes. The road crosses the
Neshaminy Creek and turns northeast in
Wrightstown Township. The road continues through agricultural areas and passes to the east of a quarry following the Swamp Road junction. PA 232 curves north again and passes a mix of rural areas and residential and commercial development, intersecting Cherry Lane, prior to crossing
PA 413 (Durham Road) in the community of
Penns Park. Now named Windy Bush Road, the road continues past wooded areas of homes, crossing
Jericho Creek. After the Pine Lane/Pineville Road intersection, the route enters
Upper Makefield Township and continues through woodland before heading into farmland. A short distance past the Street Road intersection, PA 232 passes into
Solebury Township and crosses the
Pidcock Creek. The road continues through a mix of farms and woods with some residential areas. As the route approaches Aquetong Road, the surroundings become more forested and the road parallels
Dark Hollow Run, briefly passing through farm fields. The road enters the borough of
New Hope, where it ends at a junction with
PA 32 (South Main Street). ==History==