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template: byway.jade
id: "64111"
name: Blue Route
distance: "20.5"
description: "Originally one of three routes through Delaware County, the Blue Route of Interstate 476 exhibits the culture and history of southeastern Pennsylvania."
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designations: 
  - Pennsylvania State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - PA
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<p>In 1955, the Pennsylvania Department of Highways drew three colored lines on a map, representing three possible routes for a Mid-County Expressway through the Brandywine Valley region of Southern Pennsylvania.  They chose the Blue Route, and this Pennsylvania byway has been known as the Blue Route ever since.</p>

<p>Experience the history and culture of Brandywine Country along the Blue Route with several museums and living historical exhibits such as the Colonial Plantation in Ridley Creek State Park.</p>