 Pennsylvania Route 926 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byPennDOT | ||||
| Length | 26.176 mi[1] (42.126 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  PA 10 inUpper Oxford Township | |||
| Major intersections |  PA 796 inLondonderry Township PA 41 in Londonderry Township PA 841 inWest Marlborough Township PA 82 inEast Marlborough Township PA 52 inPennsbury Township  US 202 /US 322 inDarlington Corners PA 352 inWesttown Township | |||
| East end |  PA 3 inWillistown Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Chester,Delaware | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 926 (PA 926) is a 26.2-mile-long (42.2 km)state route located west ofPhiladelphia inChester County,Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is atPA 10 inUpper Oxford Township. The eastern terminus is atPA 3 in the Philadelphiasuburb ofWillistown Township. The route is known asStreet Road for its entire length. For 0.9 miles (1.4 km), PA 926 runs along the county line betweenDelaware and Chester counties. The route passes through a mix of suburban and rural areas along its extent. PA 926 is two lanes and undivided its entire length.
In colonial times,William Penn laid out a road in Marlborough Township called Marlborough Street. This road would be incorporated into a road surveyed in 1815 called Street Road that ran betweenPhiladelphia and theSusquehanna River. PA 926 was first designated by 1928 on a different alignment running from U.S. Route 122 (US 122, nowUS 202/US 322) east toPA 129, a route that was designated along Street Road between US 122 andPA 352. By 1930, PA 926 was designated along Street Road between US 122 and PA 352, replacing PA 129. PA 926 was extended to its current length in 1937.
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PA 926 begins at an intersection withPA 10 inUpper Oxford Township,Chester County, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Street Road. The road passes through farmland with some trees and homes, crossing theEast Branch Big Elk Creek intoLondonderry Township. The route continues east through rural areas and passes near a few residential developments before it intersectsPA 796 in the community ofDaleville. PA 926 runs past more farms and reaches aroundabout junction withPA 41. Past this intersection, the road curves southeast and parallels PA 41 for a short distance before turning to the east. The route becomes the border betweenWest Marlborough Township to the north andLondon Grove Township to the south, passing to the north of a landfill before it continues through more agricultural areas with some woods and homes, intersectingPA 841. Farther east, PA 926 fully enters West Marlborough Township and crosses theEast Branch White Clay Creek before it reaches the community ofLondon Grove, where it briefly turns south at an intersection with Newark Road prior to turning east again. The road continues through rural areas and briefly becomes the border between West Marlborough Township to the north andEast Marlborough Township to the south before fully entering East Marlborough Township, where it passes to the north of theUniversity of Pennsylvania'sNew Bolton Center and crosses theWest Branch Red Clay Creek. PA 926 runs to the south of a residential development before intersectingPA 82 inWillowdale.[2][3]
Following this intersection, the route runs east through a mix of farmland and woodland with some residential areas, heading across the East Branch Red Clay Creek. PA 926 crosses intoPennsbury Township and immediately intersectsPA 52, at which point it heads more to the east-northeast. The road passes through wooded areas with some fields and residences, crossing intoPocopson Township. The route intersects Pocopson Road and crosses anEast Penn Railroad line at-grade in the community ofPocopson. Past this, PA 926 crosses theBrandywine Creek intoBirmingham Township. Just after crossing the Brandywine Creek, the route intersects Creek Road. The road continues northeast and runs through a mix of residential developments, fields, and woods. PA 926 becomes the border betweenWesttown Township to the northwest andThornbury Township to the southeast as it passes through more suburban development with some farms. The route crossesUS 202/US 322 in the community ofDarlington Corners, where it passes near some commercial development.[2][3]
The road heads through wooded areas of residential neighborhoods and reaches the community ofWesttown, where it crosses theChester Creek and passes over theWest Chester Railroad before heading across the East Branch Chester Creek. PA 926 runs past residential areas with some farm fields as it passes to the north of theCheyney University of Pennsylvania campus, with access to the university provided by Cheyney Road. The route becomes the border between Westtown Township, Chester County, to the northwest andThornbury Township,Delaware County, to the southeast as it runs past more residential subdivisions and intersectsPA 352. Past the PA 352 intersection, the road turns north to fully enter Westtown Township, Chester County, passing fields and woods. The route curves northeast again and crosses intoWillistown Township, where it passes through wooded areas of homes. PA 926 reaches its eastern terminus at an intersection withPA 3, with Garrett Mill Road heading north on the other side of PA 3.[2][3]
Street Road dates back to colonial times, when a straight road in Marlborough Township was laid out byWilliam Penn and was named Marlborough Street, running from Pennsbury Township to the Marlborough Friends Meetinghouse. In 1815, a road was surveyed betweenMarket Street inPhiladelphia and McCalls Ferry on theSusquehanna River to facilitate the westward expansion of settlers. This new road followed the alignment of Marlborough Street. This road became known as Street Road, named after Marlborough Street that it followed.[4] When Pennsylvania first legislated its routes in 1911, Street Road was not given a route number.[5] By 1928, Street Road existed as a paved road between London Grove and Red Lion and from US 122/PA 29 (now US 202/US 322) inThornbury to PA 352 in Tanguy.PA 129 was designated along the portion of road between US 122/PA 29 and PA 352. PA 926 was first designated by 1928 to run from US 122/PA 29 east to PA 129 along unpaved Oakbourne Road and paved Concord Road and Westbourne Road.[6] By 1930, PA 926 was realigned to follow Street Road between US 122 and PA 352, replacing the PA 129 designation on this stretch which was shifted to a road further south.[7] In 1937, PA 926 was extended along Street Road to its current length betweenUS 122 (now PA 10) near Russellville and PA 3 near Westtown.[8][9] By 1940, the entire route was paved.[9] PA 926 has remained along the same alignment since.[3]
In October 2024, PennDOT completed a $6.3 million project to construct aroundabout at the intersection of PA 926 and PA 41 in Londonderry Township.[10][11]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Chester | Upper Oxford Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | PA 10 (Limestone Road) –Oxford | Western terminus |
| Londonderry Township | 3.270 | 5.263 | PA 796 (Jennersville Road) | ||
| 3.998 | 6.434 | PA 41 (Gap Newport Pike) –Cochranville,Avondale | |||
| West Marlborough Township | 6.084 | 9.791 | PA 841 (North Chatham Road / Coatesville Road) –Springdell,Chatham | ||
| East Marlborough Township | 12.088 | 19.454 | PA 82 (Unionville Road) –Unionville,Kennett Square | ||
| Pennsbury Township | 14.914 | 24.002 | PA 52 (Lenape Road) –West Chester,Kennett Square | ||
| Westtown–Thornbury township line | 20.438 | 32.892 | US 202 /US 322 (Wilmington Pike) | ||
| Chester–Delaware county line | Westtown–Thornbury township line | 24.555 | 39.517 | PA 352 (South Chester Road / Middletown Road) –Goshenville,Lima | |
| Chester | Willistown Township | 26.176 | 42.126 | PA 3 (West Chester Pike) –West Chester,Newtown Square | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 PA Route 926 Alternate Truck | |
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| Location | Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Existed | 2013–2020 |
Pennsylvania Route 926 Alternate Truck was atruck route bypassing a weight-restricted bridge over Radley Run in Thornbury Township, on which trucks over 36 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. Formed in 2013, it followed PA 52,US 1, and US 202/US 322. In 2020, the bridge was reconstructed, and the route was decommissioned.[12][13]
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