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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Hey, that's a pretty ballsy route, and if you do it, I want to read your report.
I've never ridden most of those roads, but I've driven a lot of them. You'll be going through parts of Philadelphia that I would prefer not to go through; the streets are bad, there are trolley tracks (not to mention trolleys), double-parked cars, and a lot of urban blight. Nothing to be afraid of, exactly, but I would find it distinctly unpleasant.
My preference --disregarding the bicycles-- would be head west to Lambertville, then drop down a bit, pass through Coatesville , Parkesburg, Quarryville, and cross the Sesquehanna at Holtwood, then head south. I haven't ridden most of that route either, but again, I've seen a lot of it from the car, and to my mind it would be way nicer than what you're suggesting.
But maybe that's just me... good luck!