 Pricetown Road originally existed in the 18th century as a road to link farmers in Pricetown to markets in Reading . The Warren Street Bypass was first planned in 1949 as a widening of Warren Street in Reading leading to a new bridge over Tulpehocken Creek to Wyomissing . In the 1950s , the Warren Street Bypass was completed from Wyomissing northeast to US 222 ( Allentown Pike , now 5th Street Highway ) north of Reading , providing a bypass of Reading . US 222 was routed onto this bypass by 1976 , with the Warren Street Bypass extended northeast to Pricetown Road in 1980 . The part of the Warren Street Bypass northeast of US 222 along with Pricetown Road became State Route 2026 ( SR 2026 ) when the Location Referencing System was established . In 1998 , PA 12 was assigned to its current alignment following the rerouting of US 222 onto a new bypass of Reading . 
