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U.S. Route 1 north - Maryland line to Philadelphia
Reaching the end of the line in Maryland, U.S. Route 1 enters Pennsylvania in West Nottingham Township, Chester County, 50 miles southwest of Philadelphia. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
Just inches past the state line, US 1 expands from a two-lane road to a four-lane divided highway, becoming the Kennett Oxford Bypass. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The highway intersects Sylmar Road and Nottingham Drive at an at-grade intersection. Sylmar Road leads back south into Maryland to Route 273. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The state's first US 1 reassurance shield follows as the highway turns due north. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
Mile markers now start appearing beside the highway, and will remain there as long as access is limited. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The highway's speed limit becomes 55 miles per hour, up from 50 just behind. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
US 1 now approaches Ridge Road, the highway's last at-grade intersection for more than 20 miles. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
From here, Ridge Road goes west along the south side of the Nottingham County Park to Fremont Road, and east a short distance to Stoney Lane, alternately known in Maryland as Wilson Road. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
US 1 now earnestly becomes a freeway, and the first exit, intersecting Pennsylvania Route 272 and serving the community of Nottingham, is a mile away. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
There is a Wawa gas station at this exit, and the facilities of Herr's potato chips are also here. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
Before the exit, US 1 passes under Park Road, which runs along the north end of the county park. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
An older, faded blue sign reiterates that there are services at the exit. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
There is a height limit at the forthcoming PA 272 bridge for big trucks, one of several along this portion of US 1. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The PA 272 exit ramp is just ahead. PA 272 is numbered as a continuation of Maryland Route 272, which represents a position in Cecil County's numbering block of Maryland state routes. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The exit sign and gore for PA 272. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
PA 272 then crosses over US 1 as US 1 curves slightly to the right. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The onramp from PA 272 now merges into northbound US 1. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
Forge Road, which leads to the Pine Grove covered bridge over Octoraro Creek, crosses over the highway following the exit. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The next two exits serve the borough of Oxford. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The first of those exits intersects Pennsylvania Route 472, which leads northwest to Quarryville in Lancaster County in addition to Oxford. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
Prior to PA 472, US 1 enters Lower Oxford Township. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
Then, still before the exit, it enters the borough limits of Oxford. US 1 will spend a considerable distance straddling the line between the two municipalities. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
This BGS points the way to the PA 472 exit. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The PA 472 exit gore. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
PA 472, which crosses over US 1 here, runs 20 miles northwest-southeast from Pennsylvania Route 372 in Quarryville to Pennsylvania Route 841 in Lewisville, just above the Maryland line. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
US 1 again enters Oxford on the north side of the interchange. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The northbound carriageway then receives the onramp from PA 472, at right. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
Entering Lower Oxford Township again, and preparing to pass under Scroggy Road, US 1 is a mile and a half from the other Oxford exit, intersecting Pennsylvania Route 10 and also leading to the community of Cochranville in West Fallowfield Township. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The 55 MPH speed limit is unchanged. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
Just ahead of mile marker 6, PA 10 is a mile away. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
A grouping of restaurants and the Wyncote Golf Club are off this exit. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
A slight curve to the right in the highway precedes the exit. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
All bridges along US 1 for the next three miles generally have a 14-foot vertical clearance. Photo taken 08-14-2023.
The offramp to PA 10 is just beyond PA 10's crossing of US 1. Known here as Limestone Road, PA 10 ends a mile and a half to the southwest at PA 472 in downtown Oxford. Photo taken 08-14-2023.