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[[File:PA 332 EB past County Line Road intersection.jpeg|thumb|left|PA 332 eastbound past East County Line Road in Warminster Township]]PA 332 begins at an intersection with [[Pennsylvania Route 263|PA 263]] ([[Old York Road|North York Road]]) in the borough of [[Hatboro, Pennsylvania|Hatboro]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], heading east on East Montgomery Avenue, a two-lane undivided roadway. The road passes through residential areas, crossing [[SEPTA]]'s [[Warminster Line]] at-grade. Immediately after crossing the railroad tracks, the route turns northeast onto Jacksonville Road and runs through industrial areas with some homes and businesses.<ref name=gm>{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=PA+263+and+PA+332&daddr=PA+32+and+PA+332&hl=en&sll=40.2052,-75.21678&sspn=0.508681,1.352692&geocode=FT8WZQIdhPqF-yllRlLlTK7GiTHzQq-BCS-nFQ%3BFZQWZgIdrxaK-ykZeoRNUFbBiTFfEnRwFfEcqQ&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=12|title=overview of Pennsylvania Route 332|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref><ref name=adcmontgomery>{{cite map|publisher=[[ADC Map]]|title=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |year=2006|edition=18th|scale= 1"=2000'|isbn=0-87530-775-2}}</ref>
PA 332 intersects East County Line Road and it enters [[Warminster Township, Pennsylvania|Warminster Township]] in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]], gaining a [[center left-turn lane]]. The road passes between the [[Warminster station (SEPTA)|Warminster station]] that serves as the terminus of SEPTA's Warminster Line to the west and the neighborhood of [[Warminster Heights, Pennsylvania|Warminster Heights]] to the east. The route loses the center turn lane before it widens to four lanes and crosses [[Pennsylvania Route 132|PA 132]] near businesses as it continues near industrial parks. The road narrows back to two lanes past the Johnsville Boulevard intersection and enters the borough of [[Ivyland, Pennsylvania|Ivyland]], heading past homes. The route becomes the border between Ivyland to the northwest and Warminster Township to the southeast prior to crossing Bristol Road into [[Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Northampton Township]]. PA 332 continues between industrial areas to the northwest and residential areas to the southeast, reaching an intersection with Almshouse Road in the community of [[Jacksonville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Jacksonville]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=adcbucks>{{cite map|publisher=[[ADC Map]]|title=Bucks County, Pennsylvania |year=2006|edition=19th|scale= 1"=2000'|isbn=0-87530-774-4}}</ref>
[[Image:PA 332 EB past Hatboro Road.jpeg|thumb|right|PA 332 eastbound past Hatboro Road in Northampton Township]]PA 332 turns southeast onto Almshouse Road and runs through a mix of farm fields and residences. Past the Hatboro Road intersection, the road curves to the east and gains a center left-turn lane, heading into the community of [[Richboro, Pennsylvania|Richboro]]. In Richboro, the route passes through business areas and intersects [[Pennsylvania Route 232|PA 232]]. Upon crossing PA 232, PA 332 changes its name to Newtown Richboro Road and continues past more homes as a two-lane road. The road forms the southern boundary of [[Tyler State Park (Pennsylvania)|Tyler State Park]], running between areas of fields and woods in the park to the north and residential subdivisions to the south and intersecting Holland Road. The route curves northeast and then east before crossing the [[Neshaminy Creek]] into [[Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Newtown Township]], where the name changes to Richboro Road. In this area, the road briefly widens into a [[divided highway]] before it comes to an intersection with [[Pennsylvania Route 413|PA 413]]/[[Pennsylvania Route 532|PA 532]] at the Newtown Bypass, a road that provides a bypass of the borough of [[Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Newtown]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=adcbucks/>
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