The Baltimore Pike was an auto trail connecting Baltimore , Maryland , with Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .
84-507: Today, parts of the road are signed as U.S. Route 1 (US 1), US 13 , and a small portion of Pennsylvania Route 41 (PA 41). A section of the road within the city limits of Philadelphia and surrounding boroughs is known as Baltimore Avenue , although locals are known to call the Delaware County portion "Baltimore Pike". In suburbs farther west, some sections retain the formal name "Baltimore Pike." Today, Baltimore Avenue's eastern terminus
168-623: A concurrency along Baltimore Pike, running past more commercial establishments in Concord Township . In Concordville , US 322 splits to the southeast and US 1 continues along Baltimore Pike, intersecting Concord Road before heading into more wooded areas with occasional businesses and crossing the West Branch Chester Creek . Baltimore Pike curves to the east and enters the borough of Chester Heights , running past businesses before heading into forested areas, where it passes north of
252-527: A partial cloverleaf interchange with Limestone Road, which heads south to the Delaware border and becomes DE 7 . PA 41 continues northwest through more rural areas with some homes and businesses, crossing Newark Road and passing a weigh station on the southbound side that serves trucks from both directions. Then route heads into the borough of Avondale , where it crosses an East Penn Railroad line at-grade and comes to an intersection with Baltimore Pike . Here,
336-471: A bridge over Amtrak 's Keystone Corridor railroad line and Swan Road. The road curves northwest and crosses back into West Sadsbury Township, passing through a mix of farm fields and development. The route heads down a hill, with an additional southbound truck lane, before it returns to two lanes. PA 41 crosses Pine Creek into Sadsbury Township in Lancaster County . At this point, the route enters
420-630: A friendship with Albert C. Barnes , philanthropist and art collector who established the Barnes Foundation . Barnes took a special interest in the institution and built a relationship with its students. Barnes gave Lincoln University the privilege of naming four of the five directors originally set as the number for the governing board of the Barnes Foundation. Barnes had an interest in helping under-served youth and populations. Barnes intended his $ 25 billion art collection to be used primarily as
504-536: A high accident rate due to being two lanes wide and carrying a high amount of local and through traffic, plans were made to improve the road. A highway-needs study by planning officials in Chester County in 1986 said the route was "deficient" and needed to be improved. In 1993, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began the process of planning improvements to the road to enhance safety and
588-425: A junction with US 30 ( Lincoln Highway ), which provides access to the city of Lancaster to the west. PA 41 serves as part of the main route connecting Wilmington to Lancaster and sees heavy truck traffic. Because the route is two lanes wide and carries high levels of local and through traffic, it experiences a high accident rate. Portions of PA 41 prone to aggressive driving have white dots painted along
672-465: A junction with the northern terminus of PA 796 . The route runs through more farmland with some woodland and residences, crossing into West Fallowfield Township . Here, PA 41 comes to the community of Cochranville , where it crosses PA 10 . After Cochranville, the road heads through more open farmland with some patches of woods and homes. The route climbs a hill, gaining a second northbound lane for trucks, before narrowing back to two lanes and passing to
756-826: A justice to US Supreme Court . Lincoln University is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes. As of the 2010 census , Lincoln University CDP had a resident population of 1,726. Lincoln University—University City , a six-story building in the University City section of Philadelphia, offers select undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Adult & Continuing Education. Lincoln has over 60 student organizations serving multiple interests including fashion, arts, social justice, religious, international, cultural, service, leisure, media, and publishing. There are numerous fraternities and sororities. A complete list of active clubs and organizations can be found at
840-411: A mix of farms, woods, and development. East Baltimore Pike heads to the east and comes to an intersection with PA 41 , at which point SR 3026 ends and Baltimore Pike merges onto PA 41, heading southeast as Gap Newport Pike. The road runs through areas of residential and commercial development before crossing into the borough of Avondale , where the name changes to Pennsylvania Avenue. Through this area,
924-794: A plant at-grade before becoming the border between Lower Oxford Township to the northwest and Oxford to the southeast. The roadway fully enters Lower Oxford Township and the name returns to Baltimore Pike. Baltimore Pike continues through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes and businesses, crossing the West Branch Big Elk Creek and passing to the north of the Lincoln University campus. The road continues into Upper Oxford Township and runs through more agricultural areas with some housing developments, coming to an intersection with PA 896 . Baltimore Pike heads through more rural areas of with some residential development and curves to
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#17328445762991008-432: A religious leader and social reformer. They founded the school for the education of African Americans, who had few opportunities for higher education. * Acting president ** Interim president John Miller Dickey was the first president of the college. He encouraged some of his first students, James Ralston Amos (1826–1864), his brother Thomas Henry Amos (1825–1869), and Armistead Hutchinson Miller (1829/30-1865), to support
1092-549: A teaching resource. He limited the number of people who could view it, and for years even the kinds of people, with a preference for students and working class. Visitors still must make appointments in advance to see the collection, and only a limited number are allowed in the galleries at one time. In the mid-20th century, local government restricted traffic to the current campus, located in a residential neighborhood located at 300 North Latch's Lane, Merion, Pennsylvania . Barnes' constraints, local factors, and management issues pushed
1176-399: A three-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The route heads north and crosses into Salisbury Township , where it enters the residential community of Gap and has a junction with Strasburg Road before it gains a second southbound travel lane. In Gap, the road reaches an intersection with the eastern terminus of PA 741 . PA 41 heads into business areas and comes to its northern terminus at
1260-451: A truck ban and traffic-calming measures such as roundabouts along the road. In 2003, PennDOT painted white dots in the travel lanes along portions of PA 41 prone to aggressive driving in order to reduce tailgating along with adding rumble strips . In September 2017, a project began to construct gateways at both the north and south ends of the village of Chatham which would consist of a short median in order to alert traffic they are entering
1344-719: Is a 22-mile-long (35 km) state highway located in southeastern Pennsylvania , United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the Delaware state line in Kennett Township , where the road continues as Delaware Route 41 (DE 41). The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Gap . PA 41 runs northwest-southeast along a two-lane undivided road called Gap Newport Pike , passing through mostly rural areas of Chester and Lancaster counties and serving Avondale , Chatham , Cochranville , and Atglen . The route serves as part of
1428-533: Is a two-lane undivided road and runs north-northeast past a few businesses, crossing into East Nottingham Township . The road curves northeast and passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with some residential and commercial development, running a short distance to the northwest of an East Penn Railroad line. Baltimore Pike turns to the north-northeast at the Barnsley Road intersection and passes through commercial areas with some residences before crossing into
1512-411: Is also recognized as the first college-degree granting HBCU in the country. Its main campus is located on 422 acres (170.8 ha) near the town of Oxford in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania . The university has a second location in the University City area of Philadelphia . Lincoln University provides undergraduate and graduate coursework to approximately 2,000 students. It is a member-school of
1596-735: Is at 38th Street in Philadelphia, where it intersects with Woodland Avenue (from Southwest Philadelphia and the borough of Darby ) and funnels into University Avenue. The road used to continue to Market Street until the University City area was redeveloped. The routing of the Baltimore Pike in Maryland follows US 1 from Baltimore northeast to the Pennsylvania border near Rising Sun in Cecil County . The road passes through Bel Air and crosses
1680-440: Is planned to cost $ 6.3 million and be completed in the later part of 2024. Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Lincoln University ( LU ) is a public state-related historically black university (HBCU) near Oxford, Pennsylvania . Founded as the private Ashmun Institute in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972 and is the second HBCU in the state, after Cheyney University of Pennsylvania . Lincoln
1764-936: The Czech Republic , Mexico , and South Africa The Lincoln-Barnes Visual Arts program is a collaboration between Lincoln University and the Barnes Foundation. It established a Visual Arts program that leads to a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and most recently, a Pan-Africana Studies major has been added to the list undergraduate majors available at the institution. Dear Lincoln, Dear Lincoln, To thee we'll e'er be true. The golden hours we spent beneath The dear old Orange and Blue, Will live for e'er in memory, As guiding stars through life; For thee, our Alma Mater dear, We will rise in our might. For thee, our Alma Mater dear, We will rise in our might. For we love ev'ry inch of thy sacred soil, Ev'ry tree on thy campus green; And for thee with our might We will ever toil That thou mightiest be supreme. We'll raise thy standard to
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#17328445762991848-457: The Darby Creek into the borough of Lansdowne and heads into wooded areas of homes, curving to the east. The road passes through the commercial downtown of Lansdowne, where it intersects Lansdowne Avenue , before heading past more businesses, crossing back into Upper Darby Township. Baltimore Avenue crosses the abandoned Newtown Square Branch railroad right-of-way and becomes the border between
1932-832: The Florida House of Representatives ; Luis Ernesto Ramos Yordán of the House of Representatives for Puerto Rico ; and politician, Baptist minister, radio host, author, and activist Conrad Tillard . Notable offspring of Lincoln University alumni include musical legend Cab Calloway ; musician and choral director Hall Johnson ; civil rights activist Julian Bond ; internationally renowned singer, actor, and activist Paul Robeson ; lawyer, author, Episcopal priest and activist Pauli Murray ; lawyer, educator and writer Sadie T. M. Alexander ; poet and playwright Angelina Weld Grimké ; actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner ; actress Leslie Uggams and actress Wendy Williams . Lincoln University has alumni who founded
2016-531: The Middle Branch White Clay Creek , and enters the borough of West Grove , becoming West Evergreen Street. Here, the road is lined with more homes and comes to an intersection with PA 841 , at which point that route joins the road with the name changing to East Evergreen Street. This road curves to the northeast and PA 841 splits north onto Chatham Road. The road heads back into London Grove Township and becomes East Baltimore Pike, continuing through
2100-679: The National Highway System . On April 7, 1807, the state of Pennsylvania chartered the Gap and Newport Turnpike to run from the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike in Gap southeast toward Delaware, where it was to continue to the Christina River in Newport, Delaware . The continuation into Delaware was chartered on January 30, 1808. Construction of the Gap and Newport Turnpike began in 1809 and
2184-540: The Pennsylvania Dutch Country of eastern Lancaster County, which is home to many Amish farms. The roadway heads west past homes and businesses as it bypasses the borough of Christiana to the north, briefly gaining a center left-turn lane . The road curves to the north-northwest and passes through a mix of farms and woods with some commercial development a short distance to the east of the Amtrak line, becoming
2268-540: The Promenade at Granite Run residential and retail center to the north and Riddle Memorial Hospital to the south, coming to an interchange with PA 352 . A short distance later, US 1 splits from Baltimore Pike by heading northeast onto the limited-access Media Bypass. Past this interchange, Baltimore Pike continues east as SR 2016, passing through woodland and crossing the Ridley Creek into Upper Providence Township . Here,
2352-812: The Susquehanna River on the Conowingo Bridge , which was destroyed and replaced by the Conowingo Dam . Baltimore Avenue formerly continued northward to Market Street as part of Woodland Avenue; this segment was stricken from the City street plan in the late 1950s due to redevelopment by the University of Pennsylvania and what is now Drexel University . See U.S. Route 1 in Maryland#Junction list Pennsylvania Route 41 Pennsylvania Route 41 ( PA 41 )
2436-670: The Susquehanna River on the Conowingo Dam . The name Baltimore Pike is given to a section of US 1 Bus. in Harford County between Benson and Main Street in Bel Air. South of Benson, US 1 is named Belair Road. From Main Street, US 1 Bus. follows several streets of various other names before joining with US 1 as Conowingo Road. The Baltimore Pike enters Pennsylvania from Maryland in West Nottingham Township , Chester County , with
2520-644: The Thurgood Marshall College Fund . While a majority of its students are African Americans , the university has a long history of accepting students of other races and nationalities. Women have received degrees since 1953, and made up 66% of undergraduate enrollment in 2019. In 1854, John Miller Dickey , a Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson, a Quaker , founded Ashmun Institute, later named Lincoln University, in Hinsonville, Pennsylvania . They named it after Jehudi Ashmun ,
2604-562: The 2020 magazine's ranking of HBCUs. In 2020 the US News & World Best Colleges Report rated Lincoln 119 among Regional Universities North. Lincoln University's International and Study Abroad Program had student participation in Service Learning Projects in the countries of Ecuador , Argentina , Spain , Ireland , Costa Rica , Japan , France , Cambodia , Zambia , Liberia , Ghana, Kenya , Russia , Australia , Thailand ,
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2688-567: The 39th Street/Woodland Avenue intersection, at which point it runs between the University of Pennsylvania campus to the north and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center to the south. A block later, Baltimore Avenue ends at an intersection with University Avenue, with US 13 turning north onto University Avenue. The West Philadelphia section of Baltimore Avenue has carried streetcars since 1890, when tracks were laid for horsecar service. Electric-powered trolleys began operating on
2772-799: The Baltimore Pike continues into Chadds Ford Township in Delaware County and passes to the north of the Brandywine Museum of Art . US 1 heads into the community of Chadds Ford and intersects Creek Road in a commercial area. The road continues through wooded areas with some development, passing to the south of the Brandywine Battlefield . Baltimore Pike curves northeast and heads into areas of businesses, intersecting US 202 / US 322 in Painters Crossroads . Here, US 322 turns east to join US 1 in
2856-511: The Brandywine Valley Tourism Information visitor center to the north of the road, at which point it crosses back into Kennett Township. A short distance later, US 1 comes to an intersection with PA 52 , at which point that route heads onto East Baltimore Pike along with US 1. The road heads into wooded areas with some homes and businesses, at which point PA 52 splits in the community of Hamorton to continue southeast toward
2940-531: The Chaddsford Turnpike, depicted on an 1843 map running from Mill Creek (present-day 43rd Street in West Philadelphia) to the western limits of Philadelphia County, in the direction of Chadds Ford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania . Its northern section was designated Pennsylvania Route 12 in 1924. Much of the route was designated as part of US 1 in 1926. Until 1928, the route crossed
3024-568: The Foundation near bankruptcy by the 1990s. Supporters began to explore plans to move the collection to a more public location and maintain it to museum standards. To raise money for needed renovations to the main building to protect the collection, the Foundation sent some of the most famous Impressionist and Modern paintings on tour. In 2002, the Attorney General of Pennsylvania D. Michael Fisher contested Albert C. Barnes' will , arguing that
3108-521: The Merion location of the collection and small number of board members limited the Foundation's ability to sustain itself financially. Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell brokered a settlement in 2005 between the Barnes Foundation and Lincoln University. This agreement resulted in the number of directors increasing. This has diluted Lincoln's influence over the collection, now valued at approximately twenty-five billion dollars. A documentary named The Art of
3192-526: The PA 41 designation along the US 222 concurrency between Lancaster and Reading. By 1930, the western terminus of PA 41 was cut back to US 222 near Lampeter, removing the concurrences with US 230 and US 222, while the road from PA 41 in Gap north to US 30 was designated as PA 741. By this time, the route was paved from a point east of Strasburg east to Gap. The northern terminus of PA 41 was moved to its current location at US 30 by 1940, replacing PA 741. Meanwhile, PA 741
3276-469: The Steal depicts the events. Lincoln University has numerous notable alumni, including US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall ; Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes ; Medal of Honor recipient and pioneering African-American editor Christian Fleetwood ; former US Ambassador to Botswana, Horace Dawson ; civil rights activist Frederick D. Alexander ; the first president of Nigeria , Nnamdi Azikiwe ;
3360-595: The arts. President William Howard Taft gave the commencement address at Lincoln in 1910. In June 1921, days after the Tulsa race massacre , President Warren Harding visited Lincoln to deliver the commencement address. He spoke about the need to seek healing and harmony in that incident's aftermath, as well as to honor Lincoln alumni who were among the 367,000 African-American servicemen who fought in World War I . The school newspaper noted Harding's visit as "the high water mark in
3444-463: The avenue on January 13, 1895. Today, the avenue is served by SEPTA Route 34 , which runs on Baltimore from the subway mouth at 40th Street to the Angora terminal loop at 61st Street. Despite its name, the road was not itself a former turnpike , but portions were, including Baltimore and Jerusalem Turnpike between Baltimore and Bel Air, Maryland . The road's easternmost part was another such section:
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3528-526: The bookstore, café, two television studios, and a radio studio, postal services, and multipurpose rooms. The Thurgood Marshall Living Learning Center, along with the Student Union Building, are the centers for campus social and meeting activities. Marshall graduated in the class of 1930, directed the NAACP 's Legal Defense Fund in groundbreaking cases, and was the first African American to be appointed as
3612-472: The border between the borough of Clifton Heights to the north and Upper Darby Township to the south. Baltimore Avenue fully enters Clifton Heights and passes through residential and commercial areas as a two-lane undivided road. After passing through the commercial downtown, the road crosses SEPTA's Media–Sharon Hill Line at the Baltimore Pike station and runs past more businesses. Baltimore Avenue crosses
3696-435: The borough of East Lansdowne to the north and Upper Darby Township to the south, lined with more businesses. The road comes to an intersection with US 13 at Church Lane, at which point SR 2016 ends and US 13 turns east to join the road, which changes names to Baltimore Pike. Baltimore Pike fully enters Upper Darby Township again, passing between Fernwood Cemetery to the north and urban residential and commercial development to
3780-503: The borough of Kennett Square , the one-way pair becomes borough-maintained and the name of the westbound direction becomes West State Street. The roads continue through residential areas before heading into the commercial downtown. Here, Baltimore Pike intersects PA 82 and the name of the one-way pair becomes East Cypress Street eastbound and East State Street westbound, leaving the downtown area and heading into wooded residential areas with some businesses. The one-way pair becomes SR 3046 at
3864-462: The borough of Oxford . At this point, the road becomes South 3rd Street and heads north past more homes and businesses. In the commercial center of Oxford, the road comes to an intersection with PA 472 and the southern terminus of PA 10 , where Baltimore Pike turns east to briefly follow PA 472 on Market Street before heading northeast on Lincoln Street. The road heads through more residential and commercial areas, crossing an East Penn Railroad spur to
3948-492: The bridges across the East Branch Red Clay Creek, becoming borough-maintained again after crossing the creek. The roads curve to the northeast and cross back into Kennett Township, becoming SR 3046 again, with the westbound direction becoming Millers Hill. The two one-way roads join again and become four-lane divided East Baltimore Pike, heading into commercial areas and merging into the northbound direction of US 1 at
4032-528: The city of Wilmington, Delaware . East Baltimore Pike turns to the northeast and crosses into Pennsbury Township , where the official name becomes Baltimore Pike. The road curves to the east again and passes through more woodland with some residential and commercial development, crossing an East Penn Railroad line at-grade before heading across the Brandywine Creek . Upon crossing the Brandywine Creek,
4116-520: The community of Toughkenamon . The road heads through more rural areas with some residential and commercial development before splitting into a one-way pair that carries two-lane West Cypress Street eastbound and two-lane West Baltimore Pike westbound. The one-way pair continues through business areas with some farm fields and residential developments, crossing the West Branch Red Clay Creek and entering Kennett Township . Upon crossing into
4200-491: The corporate headquarters of Wawa . The road turns northeast and crosses the Chester Creek into Middletown Township . The route passes under SEPTA 's West Chester Branch northwest of Wawa station , which serves as the terminus of SEPTA's Media/Wawa Line . US 1 continues into commercial areas, coming to an intersection with PA 452 in the community of Lima . Following this, Baltimore Pike continues east and passes between
4284-690: The east, crossing the East Branch Big Elk Creek into Penn Township . At this point, the road name becomes West Baltimore Pike and it passes between residential development to the north and farmland to the south before passing north of the former Jennersville Hospital. The road heads past a few commercial establishments, reaching an intersection with PA 796 in the community of Jennersville . Following this intersection, West Baltimore Pike heads through farmland before heading into wooded areas with residential developments and crossing into London Grove Township . The road heads near more residences, crossing
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#17328445762994368-526: The end of the Kennett–Oxford Bypass, where SR 3046 ends. At this point, US 1 continues northeast along East Baltimore Pike into East Marlborough Township and passes more businesses, widening to six lanes. Along this divided highway stretch of Baltimore Pike, a few intersections are controlled by jughandles . The road narrows to four lanes and passes near homes and businesses before coming to an interchange that provides access to Longwood Gardens and
4452-509: The establishment of Liberia as a colony for African Americans. Each of the men became an ordained minister . In 1866, a year after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln , Ashmun Institute was renamed Lincoln University. The college attracted highly talented students from numerous states, especially during the decades of legal segregation in the American South . Many alumni furthered their careers in academia, public service, and
4536-671: The first physical library building on the Lincoln University campus. Its collection outgrew the building's capacity after notable 1929 alumnus and renowned poet, James Mercer Langston Hughes, bequeathed the contents of his personal library to the university upon his death in 1967. Construction of a larger building was underway in 1970. The new Langston Hughes Memorial Library (LHML) opened in 1972. Holdings include over 185,000 volumes as well as databases containing in excess of 30,000 journal titles, periodicals, eBooks, and media offerings. The completely renovated Student Union Building contains
4620-526: The first president of Ghana , Kwame Nkrumah ; song artist and activist Gil Scott-Heron ; Emmy Award -winning and Tony Award -nominated actor Roscoe Lee Browne ; Robert Walter Johnson , tennis coach of Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe ; Melvin B. Tolson , teacher and coach of the Wiley College , Marshall, Texas , debate team portrayed in the film The Great Debaters ; Sheila Oliver , lieutenant governor of New Jersey ; Joseph Newman Clinton , member of
4704-667: The following six colleges and universities in the United States and abroad: South Carolina State University ( Thomas E. Miller ), Livingstone College ( Joseph Charles Price ), Albany State University ( Joseph Winthrop Holley ), Allen University (William Decker Johnson), Texas Southern University ( Raphael O'Hara Lanier ), Ibibio State College (Nigeria) ( Ibanga Akpabio ) and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana) (King Osei Tutu). Lincoln University has two alumni honored with commemorative stamps by
4788-473: The former alignment between US 222 in Lampeter and Gap. PA 41 begins at the Delaware state line in Kennett Township , Chester County , where the road continues into that state as DE 41 and heads toward the city of Wilmington . From the state line, the route heads northwest on two-lane undivided Gap Newport Pike, passing through farmland with some development. The road enters New Garden Township and comes to
4872-504: The granting of degrees to women. True coeducation was slow to arrive, however, and women still constituted only 5% of the student body in 1964. In 1972 Lincoln University formally associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a state-related institution. In November 2014, university president Robert R. Jennings resigned under pressure from faculty, students and alumni after comments relating to issues of sexual assault. Jennings
4956-434: The history of the institution." In 1945 Horace Mann Bond , an alumnus of Lincoln, became the first African-American president of the university. He served for twelve years. From 1854 to 1954, Lincoln University graduates accounted for 20% of African American physicians and over 10% of African American lawyers in the United States. The university marked its hundredth anniversary by amending its charter in 1953 to permit
5040-565: The main road linking Wilmington, Delaware , to Lancaster, Pennsylvania . The Gap and Newport Turnpike was charted in 1807 to run from Gap southeast to the Delaware border, where it was to continue to Newport, Delaware . PA 41 was first designated in 1926 to run between US 22 / PA 3 / PA 13 in Harrisburg and US 22/PA 3 and US 120 /PA 13 in Reading , following US 230 between Harrisburg and Lancaster and US 222 between Lancaster and Reading. PA 41
5124-399: The movement of freight. Three options were presented in improving PA 41: building a bypass of Avondale, building a bypass of Chatham, and widening the route to four lanes between the Delaware border and PA 926. The widening and bypass plans drew the opposition of Governor Ed Rendell and an activist group called Safety Agricultures Village and Environment in 2003, both of whom instead supported
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#17328445762995208-580: The new coed 400-bed apartment-style living (ASL) suites built in 2005. There are additional off-campus housing arrangements such as Thorn Flats, in Newark, Delaware. The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. The four-story, 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m ) Ivory V. Nelson Science Center and General Classroom High Technology Building was completed in 2008. The 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m ) International Cultural Center
5292-436: The north and the borough of Morton to the south past this intersection. Baltimore Pike fully enters Springfield Township and is lined with more businesses. At the intersection with South Bishop Avenue, the road becomes a four-lane divided highway and enters Upper Darby Township , where the name changes to Baltimore Avenue. The median turns into a center left-turn lane as the road passes more commercial establishments, becoming
5376-530: The road becomes Pennsylvania Avenue and crosses the East Branch White Clay Creek , running through wooded residential areas. PA 41 leaves Avondale for London Grove Township and becomes Gap Newport Pike again, passing near homes and farmland before Baltimore Pike heads to the west. The route continues through commercial areas before coming to a diamond interchange with the US 1 freeway. Following this,
5460-530: The road heads into Nether Providence Township and becomes Baltimore Pike again, heading into wooded residential areas with some businesses. Baltimore Pike widens into a four-lane divided highway and comes to an interchange with I-476 . Immediately after the interchange, the road crosses the Crum Creek into Springfield Township and passes between the Springfield Mall to the north and wooded areas of homes to
5544-531: The road known as Old Baltimore Pike looping to the west of the road. Baltimore Pike comes to the Herr's Snacks plant in the community of Nottingham , at which point the alignments of both Baltimore Pike and Old Baltimore Pike are severed, with traffic having to head west and north along Herr Drive to access PA 272 . A short distance to the east along PA 272, the alignment of Baltimore Pike resumes as State Route 3026 (SR 3026), an unsigned quadrant route . The Baltimore Pike
5628-529: The road passes several homes and crosses the East Branch White Clay Creek. Baltimore Pike splits east from PA 41 as SR 3046, heading northeast into industrial areas to the south of a quarry as a three-lane road with two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane. The road heads into New Garden Township and narrows to two lanes, passing through commercial areas to the south of New Garden Airport . Baltimore Pike continues past more homes and businesses in
5712-402: The road runs through agricultural areas with some woods and homes. In the community of Chatham , the route passes residences and businesses, reaching an intersection with PA 841 . The road briefly gains a median on either side of Chatham. PA 41 continues through more rural areas and enters Londonderry Township , where it comes to a junction with PA 926 . A short distance later, the road reaches
5796-435: The road turns northeast and enters the borough of Media , narrowing into a two-lane undivided road and becoming West Baltimore Avenue. West Baltimore Avenue curves east and heads into residential areas with some businesses. Upon reaching the commercial downtown of Media, the road intersects Jackson Street and becomes East Baltimore Avenue, passing more businesses and intersecting PA 252 . A short distance past this intersection,
5880-487: The sky, Midst glory and honor to fly. And constant and true We will live for thee anew, Our dear old Orange and Blue. Hail! Hail! Lincoln. — A. Dennee Bibb, 1911 Lincoln University main campus is 422 acres (170.8 ha) with 56 buildings totaling over one million gross square feet. There are fifteen residence halls that accommodate over 1,600 students. The residence halls range from small dorms such as Alumni Hall, built in 1870; and Amos Hall, built in 1902, to
5964-441: The south, at which point it becomes the border between Springfield Township to the north and the borough of Swarthmore to the south. Baltimore Pike comes to an intersection with PA 320 and continues past more businesses, fully entering Springfield Township again and becoming a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane . The road curves to the east-northeast and crosses PA 420 , becoming the border between Springfield Township to
6048-591: The south, becoming the border between Upper Darby Township to the north and the borough of Yeadon to the south. Baltimore Avenue crosses Cobbs Creek into the West Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County . Immediately after crossing the creek, the road comes to the Angora Loop at 61st Street, which serves as the terminus of SEPTA's Route 34 trolley line. At this point,
6132-453: The southernmost part of the road in the state a part of US 1 , which is a four-lane divided highway at this point. North of the Ridge Road intersection, US 1 becomes a freeway called the Kennett–Oxford Bypass and Baltimore Pike continues northeast as a two-lane undivided road that dead ends near the US 1 freeway. The road heads through wooded areas with some homes, with an older alignment of
6216-402: The travel lanes in order to reduce tailgating by telling motorists to keep a minimum of two dots from the vehicle in front of them. In 2015, PA 41 had an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 14,000 vehicles between the Delaware border and US 1 and between PA 796 and PA 10 to a low of 9,100 vehicles between PA 926 and PA 796. The entire length of PA 41 is part of
6300-473: The trolley tracks follow Baltimore Avenue as it continues through urban neighborhoods consisting of rowhouses along with a few businesses. The road curves to the east, passing through more urban development with the Route 34 trolley line splitting from Baltimore Avenue at 40th Street, where it heads underground at the 40th Street Portal . The road heads into the University City neighborhood and becomes four lanes at
6384-805: The university's website. Lincoln University participates in the NCAA as a Division II institution. Lincoln competes as a Division II member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and, the Eastern College Athletic Conference . Lincoln Lions compete in intercollegiate athletics in the following sports: baseball, soccer (women), basketball (men & women), volleyball (women), indoor track (men & women), outdoor track (men & women), cross-country (men & women), softball, and football. As president of Lincoln University (1945–1957), Horace Mann Bond formed
6468-487: The village. Widening of the road at the gateways was completed in fall 2017, with construction of the medians taking in spring 2018. There are also plans to improve safety and traffic flow at the route's intersections with PA 841 and PA 926; these projects are currently in the planning stages. On January 22, 2024, construction will begin on a roundabout at the PA 926 intersection in Londonderry Township. The roundabout
6552-436: The west of Octorara Junior-Senior High School . PA 41 descends a hill, with a second southbound truck lane, before it becomes a two-lane road again. The route briefly passes through a corner of West Sadsbury Township before it enters the borough of Atglen and comes to an intersection with PA 372 . Following this, PA 41 becomes a divided highway and heads into wooded areas, turning into an undivided road again as it comes to
6636-531: Was also the subject of a couple of no-confidence votes by faculty and the alumni association in October 2014. In 2017, Brenda A. Allen became Lincoln's new president. She graduated from Lincoln in 1981. In 2020, MacKenzie Scott donated $ 20 million to Lincoln University. Her donation is the largest single gift in Lincoln's history. According to U.S. News & World Report , Lincoln University ranks number 19 in
6720-779: Was completed in 1818. The turnpike was created to improve trade between Lancaster County and Wilmington, Delaware. When Pennsylvania first legislated routes in 1911, the Gap Newport Pike along with the road running from Gap west to Lancaster were designated as Legislative Route 215. PA 41 was first designated in 1926 to run from US 22 / PA 3 / PA 13 in Harrisburg to US 22/PA 3 and US 120 /PA 13 in Reading , heading southeast through Middletown , Elizabethtown , and Mount Joy to Lancaster, where it turned northeast and passed through Ephrata on its way to Reading. PA 41 ran concurrent with US 230 between Harrisburg and Lancaster and US 222 between Lancaster and Reading. In 1928, PA 41
6804-550: Was completed in 2010. The Health and Wellness Center is a 105,000 square feet (9,800 m ) facility that opened in 2012. There is also a football stadium on campus. One of the most visible landmarks on campus is the Alumni Memorial Arch, located at the entrance to the university. The arch was dedicated by President Warren G. Harding in 1921, to honor the Lincoln men who served in World War I . The Langston Hughes Memorial Library (LHML): Vail Memorial Library served as
6888-455: Was designated onto the former alignment of PA 41 between US 222 near Lampeter and Gap. In 1954, PA 41 was rerouted to bypass Atglen and Christiana to the northeast along its current alignment, having previously followed current Fallowfield Road, Main Street, Zion Hill Road, and Newport Avenue. By 1959, PA 41 was realigned to the east of Cochranville, having previously passed through the community on current Cochran Street. Because PA 41 has
6972-411: Was rerouted at Lancaster to head southeast to the Delaware state line near Kaolin . The new alignment ran along US 222/ PA 72 from Lancaster south and east to Lampeter , where PA 41 headed east through Strasburg to Gap. From Gap, PA 41 ran southeast along the Gap Newport Pike to the Delaware border. At this time, all of PA 41 was paved except for the portion between Strasburg and Gap. PA 240 replaced
7056-406: Was rerouted at Lancaster to run southeast to the Delaware border in 1928, heading south from Lancaster to Lampeter along US 222 / PA 72 before it turned east to Gap and southeast along the Gap Newport Pike. The western terminus was cut back to US 222 in Lampeter by 1930 while PA 741 was designated from PA 41 north to US 30 in Gap. PA 41 was rerouted to US 30 by 1940 while PA 741 was designated on
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