PA Route 12 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
Length: | 9.566 mi (15.395 km) | |||
Existed: | December 1998 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | US 222 / US 422 in Wyomissing | |||
PA 61 in Muhlenberg Township US 222 Bus. in Muhlenberg Township PA 73 in Ruscombmanor Township |
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East end: | PA 662 in Ruscombmanor Township | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Berks | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Pennsylvania Route 12 (PA 12) is a 9.566-mile-long (15.395 km) state highway located in Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 222 (US 222) and US 422 in Wyomissing. Its eastern terminus is PA 662 in Ruscombmanor Township. In the Reading area, PA 12 is a four-lane freeway called the Warren Street Bypass that heads northeast through urban areas, coming to interchanges with several roads including PA 183, PA 61, and US 222 Bus. In Alsace Township, the route becomes a two-lane undivided surface road called Pricetown Road and continues northeast through rural areas, intersecting PA 73 before ending at PA 662.