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U.S. Route 1 south - Philadelphia to Maryland line
U.S. Route 1 (Baltimore Pike) is in Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania as southbound traffic on it puts the route's intersection with U.S. Route 202/322 (Wilmington Pike) behind it. Behind this photo, US 322 joins US 1 for a concurrency of about a mile before the routes split to the east. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
US 1 is now making its way into the historic Revolutionary War-era Brandywine Battlefield. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Brandywine Drive to the right loops back around to Wilmington Pike, where it becomes State Farm Drive passing by a State Farm Insurance building before reaching US 1 again. To the left is Painters Crossing. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The current speed limit is 45 miles per hour. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The highway dips downward and eases to the right at the other end of Painters Crossing. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Entering another righthand curve, a concrete barrier appears in the median. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The Brandywine visitors center can be reached through a right turn at the traffic signal ahead. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The road crossed at the signal is Ring Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Webb Road is intersected next at a right turn. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The route proceeds to a staggered intersection with Creek Road, formerly part of Pennsylvania Route 100, now SR 3100. PA 100 between the Delaware line and just north of downtown West Chester was deleted in 2003. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Creek Road is followed by US 1 reassurance and a sign pointing the way to different Brandywine Valley tourist attractions. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The route now finds itself crossing Brandywine Creek. A tributary of the Delaware River via the Christina River, the Brandywine flows directly through downtown Wilmington, Delaware and splits into two separate branches, West and East, just upstream of Lenape, Pocopson Township to the north of here. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
At the end of the Brandywine bridge is a railroad crossing, and US 1 is now in Pennsbury Township, Chester County. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The route intersects Fairville Road at the south end of the bridge, then dips downhill. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
To the left, northbound US 1 intersects the south end of the route's old alignment, Old Baltimore Pike. Southbound traffic is prohibited from accessing it by bollards in the crossover at left. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
At a traffic signal soon afterward, the route intersects to the left Pond's Edge Drive which leads into housing development the Villages at Pond's Edge, and Pennsbury Way to the right. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
There is subsequently a curve to the right. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The Independence Way intersection up ahead facilitates left turns and U-turns. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Independence Way is a short, dead-end residential street. To the left sit Pennsbury Township's municipal offices. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Another dip in the road is seen here as the highway approaches Parkersville Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
After making its way into Kennett Township, US 1 intersects Woodchuck Way (left) and Kendal Drive (right) which leads into the Kendal at Longwood retirement community. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
US 1 is now coming upon southbound Pennsylvania Route 52 (Kennett Pike). Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Southbound PA 52 leads toward Wilmington, Delaware (becoming DE 52 at the state line), while PA 52 north joins US 1 south. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
An alternate truck route for PA 52 south ends at this spot. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
On the northern leg of the Kennett Pike signal is Elmwood Drive. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
US 1 and PA 52 shields sit side by side to the right. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Within half a mile, PA 52's split approaches. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
At the split, the borough of Kennett Square is 3 miles to the west via southbound US 1, and West Chester is 8 miles to the north via PA 52. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
After parting with US 1, PA 52 becomes known as Lenape Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Solo again, US 1 bears four southbound lanes (three through, one exit) as it curves left and nears the renowned Longwood Gardens, consisting of meadows, fountains, pavilions and trails. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Access to Longwood Gardens from US 1 is through an interchange where the southbound movement is a sweeping righthand ramp, and the northbound ramp is a cloverleaf. Only the northbound exit leads straight onto US 1. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Longwood Road, off of which the entrance to the gardens is, crosses US 1 using this stone bridge. Longwood Road then turns left, running along the south edge of the gardens and beyond, toward the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club. Exit from the gardens to US 1 south is by way of Greenwood Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
US 1 goes on southwest to an intersection with Orchard Avenue, then to a signal at Bayard Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The next signal is at Village Lane. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The last traffic signal along US 1 in the state is at School House Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
US 1 is now preparing to split from Baltimore Pike, which heads southwest into downtown Kennett Square. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Southbound Baltimore Pike leaves US 1 along a flyover ramp. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
US 1 is now a freeway, the Kennett Oxford Bypass, and will spend its remaining 22 miles in Pennsylvania this way. The borough of Oxford is 16 miles away, while the town of Rising Sun, Maryland is 24 miles to the south. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
An interchange with Pennsylvania Route 82, with control cities of Unionville and Kennett Square, is ¾ mile away. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Southbound Baltimore Pike passes overhead here. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The speed limit along the bypass is 55 miles per hour. Dating to the 1960s, the Kennett Oxford Bypass contains substandard interchanges and aging concrete and asphalt, the result of neglect from the construction of regional Interstate highways. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Walnut Road passes overhead prior to PA 82. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Northbound PA 82 north of US 1 contains load limits (20 tons combination, 15 otherwise) for large trucks. These vehicles must follow a posted truck route. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Northbound PA 82 north of US 1 contains load limits (20 tons combination, 15 otherwise) for large trucks. These vehicles must follow a posted truck route. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The highway dips and curves to the right before the interchange. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The southbound offramp to PA 82 sits just ahead. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 82 alternate truck route has a marker pointing straight behind the exit sign. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
PA 82 (Unionville Road north/Union Street south) passes overhead here with a 14-foot, 5-inch vertical clearance for US 1 traffic. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The southbound onramp from PA 82 is at right. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
At a break in the trees, US 1 passes over Mill Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
In one mile. US 1 will reach an interchange with Newark Road, which has control cities of Toughkenamon and London Grove. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
An alternate truck route for PA 41 begins at the forthcoming interchange. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The highway goes on to pass under Bancroft Road. This overpass has a vertical height clearance of 14 feet, 3 inches. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 41 alternate truck route uses this exit. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The Newark Road exit lies straight ahead. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 82 alternate truck route continues past this exit. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
As this is a partial cloverleaf or "parclo" interchange, the onramp to southbound US 1 loops around and reaches the southbound carriageway before the highway crosses over Newark Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
At right, US 1 south receives traffic from Newark Road, and in the distance is its bridge over the road, which heads south through Toughkenamon (a mushroom-growing haven) and into Hockessin, Delaware as Little Baltimore Road. Northbound, Newark Road ends up at PA 82. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The highway pulls away from the exit marked with US 1 reassurance. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Subsequently, the highway crosses over Church Road beside the Loch Nairn Golf Club. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
A blue sign typically found on Interstate highways posts restaurants located at the next exit. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The exit intersects Pennsylvania Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) toward Avondale and Chatham, and is a mile away. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Also off this exit is a Wawa station. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Before the exit, US 1 curves left and crosses the East Branch of White Clay Creek. The main White Clay Creek is another tributary of Delaware's Christina River. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Then, this overpass carries Glen Willow Road over the highway. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
A Pennsylvania State Police barrack can be reached from this exit. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
This sign points the way to the PA 41 exit. PA 41 forms the bulk of a highway corridor between Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware that also includes portions of U.S. Route 30 and Delaware Route 48. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Within the PA 41 interchange sits one-mile advance signage for Pennsylvania Route 841 (Chatham Road) and the brorough of West Grove. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The southbound onramp from PA 41 is at right. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The offramp to PA 841 comes soon afterward. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 841 exit gore. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
As another parclo, US 1 south receives its onramp from PA 841 before PA 841 passes overhead. PA 841 north leads straight back to PA 41 at Chatham, although despite the implication, it is not a spur of PA 41 as convention among Interstate and U.S. highways dictates. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The next exit, located at Pennsylvania Route 796 and serving Jennersville, is granted 2-mile advance notice. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
After PA 841, US 1 crosses Guernsey Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Jennersville is an unlikely retail hub along this corridor, and among the establishments it hosts are a McDonald's and a Starbucks. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Gas and lodging services are also available at this exit. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The offramp to PA 796 is straight ahead. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 796 exit gore sign. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
PA 796, which crosses US 1 here, links northbound PA 896 and PA 41, and vice versa. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
More US 1 reassurance follows PA 796. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
In one mile, US 1 intersects Pennsylvania Route 896 at an interchange with control cities Russellville and New London. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
This exit leads toward HBCU Lincoln University. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The control cities at the PA 896 exit sign are swapped. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 896 exit gore sign. PA 896 (Newark Road, different from the Newark Road intersected back at the Toughkenamon exit in New Garden Township) is part of a three-state route (Pennsylvania, Maryland for a quarter-mile, and Delaware) running from just east of Lancaster to Middletown, Delaware. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The next two exits each serve the borough of Oxford. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
After entering Upper Oxford Township, US 1 passes under Township Road. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
In one mile, the first of the Oxford exits intersects Pennsylvania Route 10, which also leads north to Cochranville. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 10 exit contains restaurants and the Wyncote Golf Club. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 10 interchange is another parclo. PA 10 itself, formerly part of U.S. Route 122, runs from downtown Oxford to the south side of Reading, a distance of 44 miles. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 10 exit gore sign. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Southbound US 1 collects traffic from each direction of PA 10 to the right. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The next exit is at Pennsylvania Route 472, toward Oxford and the Lancaster County borough of Quarryville, in one mile. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Between exits, Scroggy Road crosses the highway. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 472 exit lies straight ahead. PA 472 runs about 20 miles northwest-southeast between PA 372 in Quarryville and PA 841 a couple hundred feet north of the Maryland line in Lewisville, in Elk Township. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 472 exit gore sign. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
At the PA 472 overpass, US 1 briefly enters Oxford borough. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Only a couple tenths of a mile later, US 1 transitions into Lower Oxford Township. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The highway quickly crosses municipal borders yet again into West Nottingham Township, where it will remain to the Maryland line. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Locust Street, which becomes Hopewell Road a few hundred feet to the west, is the next road passed under by US 1. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The final southbound exit of the Kennett Oxford Bypass is at Pennsylvania Route 272, and serves Nottingham. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The Herr's potato chip facility is served by this exit, and a Wawa is also located here. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Forge Road crosses the highway as it approaches PA 272. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
This sign points the way to the PA 272 offramp on the right. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The PA 272 exit gore. PA 272 is an extension of Maryland Route 272, whose number is in accordance with the state's system of allocating a certain block of unique route numbers to each county, in this case Cecil. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
PA 272 has a cloverleaf onramp to US 1 south in contrast to a diamond onramp to US 1 north. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
At 13 feet, 10 inches, the PA 272 overpass is lower than overpasses at other exits along this portion of US 1. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
US 1 reassurance follows the exit. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The bypass is a mile from its end. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
Park Road passes overhead in the meantime. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
At this time, the speed limit drops to 50. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
An at-grade intersection with Ridge Road is up ahead. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The Ridge Road intersection is here. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
This is followed by the final southbound US 1 shield in Pennsylvania. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
The left southbound lane is ending as the highway prepares to consolidate into a two-way trafficway. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
An intersection with Nottingham Road (right) and Sylmar Road (left) is approaching. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
US 1 now enters Cecil County, Maryland, becoming the Rising Sun Bypass and then Conowingo Road, and heading southwest toward the Susquehanna River and Baltimore. Photo taken 10-09-2025.
