Pennsylvania Route 513 (PA 513) is a state highway in

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. The route runs from

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(US 13) in Bensalem Township north to PA 413 in

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. The route passes through suburban areas in lower Bucks County, serving Bensalem Township,

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, and Penndel. PA 513 has intermediate junctions with PA 132 in Bensalem Township and US 1 Business (US 1 Bus.) in Penndel. PA 513 was designated in 1928 between US 13 in Cornwells Heights and PA 101 near South Langhorne. By 1947, PA 513 was rerouted to its current northern terminus, replacing a part of PA 113.

Route description

PA 513 begins at an intersection with

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in the Cornwells Heights section of Bensalem Township,

, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Hulmeville Road. The route passes through suburban residential areas, running to the east of Bensalem Township Country Club. The road crosses PA 132 in a commercial area, where it becomes a three-lane road with a

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. PA 513 heads through areas of homes and businesses, passing to the west of

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. The road comes to a bridge over the

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(

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) and continues through suburban development as a two-lane road. The route crosses the

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into the borough of

, where it turns north onto Bellevue Avenue at the Trenton Road intersection and passes through wooded areas of homes. The road continues north into the borough of

and runs past more homes and businesses, reaching an intersection with US 1 Bus. (

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). A short distance later, PA 513 comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with PA 413, at which point Bellevue Avenue continues north as PA 413.

History

By 1911, what is now PA 513 was a paved road between present-day US 13 and PA 132 while the remainder was unpaved. PA 513 was designated in 1928 to run from US 13 in Cornwells Heights north to PA 101 (Durham Road) near South Langhorne, following its present alignment to Hulmeville and continuing northeast on Trenton Road to PA 101. By this time, the entire route was paved. By 1947, PA 513 was realigned at Hulmeville to head north to

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(now US 1 Bus.) and PA 413 in Penndel, replacing a portion of PA 113.

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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 513

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Transportation in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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