Pennsylvania Route 82

Pennsylvania Route 82
Current alignment of PA 82 in red, former extension in blue
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT and East Marlborough Township
Length	31.630 mi[1] (50.904 km)
Existed	1928–present
Major junctions
South end	DE 82 near Kennett Square
Major intersections	US 1 in Kennett Square PA 926 in East Marlborough Township PA 162 / PA 842 in Unionville PA 841 in Doe Run PA 372 in Coatesville US 30 Bus. in Coatesville US 30 near Coatesville US 322 in West Brandywine Township PA 345 in West Nantmeal Township PA 401 in Elverson
North end	PA 23 in Elverson
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Chester
Highway system
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← I-81E → I-83

Pennsylvania Route 82 (PA 82) is a 32-mile-long (51 km) north–south state highway located in Chester County in southeast Pennsylvania, USA. The southern terminus is at the Delaware state line southeast of Kennett Square, where the road continues south into that state as Delaware Route 82 (DE 82). The northern terminus is at PA 23 in Elverson. PA 82 heads through rural areas of Chester County along with the communities of Kennett Square, Unionville, and Coatesville. The route intersects many important roads including U.S. Route 1 (US 1) near Kennett Square, PA 162 and PA 842 in Unionville, US 30 in Coatesville, and US 322 in Brandywine Manor. PA 82 is a two-lane undivided road most of its length.

PA 82 was originally designated in 1928 between the Delaware border and US 422/PA 17 in Baumstown, Berks County, following its current route to Elverson and heading north through Birdsboro to Baumstown. The route within East Marlborough Township was transferred to township maintenance in 1998. In 1987, flooding from Tropical Depression Nine along the Hay Creek south of Birdsboro destroyed several bridges along PA 82; these bridges were never repaired. As a result, the northern terminus of PA 82 was cut back to Elverson in 2008, with the portion of route between PA 724 in Birdsboro and US 422 becoming part of an extended PA 345 while the remaining open portions between Elverson and Birdsboro were designated as unsigned quadrant routes.