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Southern Entrance: | Delaware state line one mile south of Linwood. |
| Northern Terminus: | US 13 in Chester. | |
| Length: | 3 miles | |
| Names: | Ridge Avenue and Ninth Street | |
| County: | Delaware | |
| Expressway: | None | |
| Former Designation: | PA 891 (1935 - 1946) | |
| Decommissioned: | 1967 | |
| Replaced By: | None | |
| History: | Signed in 1946. | |
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Southern Terminus: | US 13 in Chester. |
| Northern Terminus: | US 13 in Darby. | |
| Length: | 8 miles | |
| Names: | Edgemont Avenue, Providence Avenue, 22nd Street, and McDade Boulevard | |
| County: | Delaware | |
| Expressway: | None | |
| Former Designation: | PA 520 (1928 - 1946) | |
| Decommissioned: | 1967 | |
| Replaced By: | None | |
| History: | Signed in 1946. | |
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Southern Terminus: | US 13 in Darby. |
| Northern Terminus: | US 13/US 1 in Philadelphia. | |
| Length: | 13 miles | |
| Names: | Main Street, Landsdowne Avenue, Township Line Road, City Line Avenue, Schuylkill Expressway, and Roosevelt Expressway | |
| Counties: | Delaware and Philadelphia | |
| Expressway: | City Line Avenue to Broad Street | |
| Former Designation: | PA 1 (1925 - 1930): Lancaster Avenue to the Schuylkill Expressway | |
| Decommissioned: | 1967 | |
| Replaced By: | None | |
| History: | Signed in 1935. In 1940, the highway was widened from Landsdowne Avenue to Philadelphia. In 1949, the highway was widened from Baltimore Pike to State Road. In 1954, the northern terminus was moved from Broad Street to Ridge Avenue. In 1955, construction began on the section of Schuylkill Expressway that contained the multiplex, and was completed in 1959. Construction began in 1958 on the Roosevelt Expressway which opened in 1961. A year later, the designation was moved onto the Schuylkill Expressway and Roosevelt Expressway to end near where it originally ended at Broad Street. | |
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