The King of Prussia Inn was originally constructed in the 1720s. George Washington is rumored to have stayed at the Inn. Modern-day highway expansion contributed to the need to have the inn relocated as it was located in the median of US Highway 202. US 202 is a major north-south highway that passes through the town from southwest to northeast. Its construction as a modern expressway would have caused the destruction of the King of Prussia Inn; however, historic preservationists managed to prevail upon the state of Pennsylvania to avoid this important structure by building north and southbound lanes on either side of it. For more than a quarter century the Inn was marooned on an artificial island, with cars and trucks roaring past it on all sides. It was sealed up for years, surrounded by a high fence. The Inn was successfully relocated in 2000 and opened to the public in October 2002.
King of Prussia has retained its role as an important crossroads; today four major highways meet in or near downtown King of Prussia. The Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) from Center City, Philadelphia, ends in King of Prussia. The Pennsylvania Turnpike, an east-west toll road has a major interchange there. US 422 begins just on the outskirts of town and heads west to Reading, Pennsylvania; thanks to its reconstruction in 2000, motorists can now travel directly from Reading to Philadelphia without passing onto US 202 .Real Estate Brokers in King Of Prussia, PA