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Exton lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 (formerly the Lancaster Road, and later the Lincoln Highway) and Pennsylvania Route 100 (Pottstown Pike). Beginning in the late 18th century, the Lancaster Road became a major transportation route between Philadelphia and the west, while what is now Route 100 was a regional north–south route to Pottstown.
The Lincoln Highway within Pennsylvania was designated as PA 1 in 1924. [9] [10] With the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System in 1926, US 30 was designated concurrently with PA 1 on the Lincoln Highway west of Philadelphia. [10] [11] The concurrent PA 1 designation was removed from US 30 in 1928. [12] [13] [14]
The Exton Bypass also provided significant relief to the Exton area, as the intersection of the former US 30 alignment (now US 30 Bus.) and PA 100 was the source of major congestion throughout the area.
Eastern Chester County is defined for this list as being the municipalities south and east of a line extending from Phoenixville to Exton to West Chester. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
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Frazer is a census-designated place (CDP) in East Whiteland Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is located along US 30 between Exton and Malvern, and is the northern terminus for Pennsylvania Route 352.
In West Chester, PA 3 follows Market Street eastbound and Gay Street westbound. The main north–south road in West Chester is High Street. To the north of town, the road is known as Pottstown Pike, which connects to PA 100 near Exton (PA 100 formerly ran through town). To the south of town, the road is known as Wilmington-West Chester Pike.