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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 22
'U.S. Route 22' ('US 22') is a west-east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally stretched from Cambridge, Ohio, to Elizabeth, New Jersey, however, today it runs from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 near the Newark Liberty International Airport.[1]
US 22 also carries the names of the ''William Penn Highway'' throughout most of Pennsylvania. In southwest Ohio, it overlaps with OH 3 and is familiarly known as the 3C Highway, "22 and 3", and Montgomery Road.
A section of US 22 between New Alexandria at U.S. Route 119 and Harrisburg at Interstate 81 has been designated a part of Corridor M of the Appalachian Development Highway System.
Route description
Ohio
|-
|OH
|243.35
|391.63
|-
|WV
|5.97
|9.60
|-
|PA
|337.60
|543.31
|-
|NJ
|60.53
|97.41
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|Total
|647.45
|1041.97
|}
In Ohio, US 22 between Zanesville and Lancaster roughly follows the route of Zane's Trace, an early pioneer road blazed by Colonel Ebenezer Zane beginning in 1796. Ohio Christian University sits on US 22 outside Circleville, Ohio. From Cincinnati to Washington Court House, US 22 roughly follows the historic 3C Highway which connected Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. This section is also contiguous with Ohio State Route 3.
West Virginia
Known as the Robert C. Byrd Expressway, the expressway passes for no more than five miles within the state of West Virginia, bordering Weirton for its entire length.
Pennsylvania
Main articles: U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania
US 22 in western Pennsylvania serves as a major corridor between Weirton, West Virginia, Steubenville, Ohio and Pittsburgh. It is an expressway from the Ohio border east to Pittsburgh International Airport and downtown Pittsburgh. It joins Interstate 279 west of Pittsburgh, and then with Interstate 376 east of the city. It is also a major thoroughfare between Pittsburgh and Johnstown.
US 22 between six miles east of Interstate 81 to Allentown is concurrent with Interstate 78. Former highway alignments of US 22 that parallel this section are collectively known as the "Hex Highway", so called because of the Berks County-based Pennsylvania Dutch families that hang hex signs on their barns.
US 22 in eastern Pennsylvania is a four lane limited-access expressway between Easton and Interstate 78 to the west; it is dually designated with the Lehigh Valley Thruway in Allentown. The original designation for this expressway was to be Interstate 78, but local opposition to a freeway in Phillipsburg, along with substandard conditions at Easton, forced federal highway officials to relocate Interstate 78 south of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton the crosses the Delaware River on the Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge.
New Jersey
Phillipsburg-Alpha area
US 22 enters New Jersey from the west via Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge over the Delaware River. East of the bridge, westbound lanes pass through toll booths, while eastbound US 22 has a long ramp leading to Broad and Main Streets. From the previous exit, US 22 runs eastward, as a brief limited-access road that ends in a interchange with Morris Street and HillCrest Boulevard. The highway converts to the at-grade Memorial Boulevard; a major four to six-lane divided thoroughfare in the Phillipsburg area with some U-turns on a 59-meter median.
Left turns are not allowed on Memorial Parkway, therefore ramps were built to intersect major arterials. East of Phillipsburg's commercial district, the median on Memorial Parkway converts to a short and narrow concreted wall as it approaches a junction with Route 57. After passing the NJ 57 junction, 22 takes a southeasterly turn and enters a small rural section of the Phillipsburg-Alpha area. East of Alpha, 22 intersects CR 519 and CR 638. Route 122 is the final junction of the at-grade section of 22.
I-78/US 22 concurrency
Past NJ 122, 22 interchanges exit 3 of I-78 and the western endpoint of Route 173. From there, 22 is concurrent with 78 through a mountainous and rural area of western New Jersey. For much of the Bloomsbury-Clinton area, NJ 173 parallels and meets the 78/22 overlap at several interchanges, for its entire alignment.
78/22 meet Route 31 via exits 16 and 17, at a complex interchange half a mile east of Clinton. Exit 18 follows the 31 interchange; where 22 exits and heads east to end the concurrency with 78. 22 and 78 westbound separately have access to Annandale.
Annandale to Somerville
US 22 traverses the Lebanon area: as a divided highway, north of Round Valley Reservoir, and parallel to I-78. In Readington Township, 22 takes a southeasterly turn and traverse the remaining towns in Hunterdon County.
While 22 enters Somerset County, the highway traverses a more populated and less rural land than Hunterdon County. Less than three miles east of the county line, 22 interchanges the western terminus of Route 28. At the northern tip of Somerville, 22 interchanges US 202 and US 206. East of the 202/206 overlap, 22 divides into two carriageways at the Interstate 287 approach. South of First Watchung Mountain, 22 intersects I-287 at exits 14A and 14B.
I-287 to Garden State Parkway
East of I-287, 22 takes a northeasterly course while designated north of the Middlesex-Somerset County border. At the North Plainfield approach, 22 begins to enter a highly populated region of the state. Outside of N. Plainfield, 22 takes a more northernly turn while entering Union County. While 22 heads east and goes deeper into the New York City Metropolitan Area, the roadway traverses cities and towns with a denser population. In the Springfield-Kenilworth region, 22 has numerous U-turn ramps on a larger median than the western one. In Union, 22 splits into two carriageways at the intersection with exits 140 and 140A of the Garden State Parkway and Morris Avenue (Route 82).
Hillside to Newark Airport Interchange
In the Hillside portion of 22, the highway has some grade-leveled junctions before converting to a limited-access roadway and taking a northeasterly turn. Briefly after crossing the Essex-Union County line, 22 enters Newark, the final and most populous city of its designation. The highway enters the city, designated north of Weequahic Lake. East of the lake, 22 westbound has access to the Route 27 interchange. Past the 27 junction, 22 is closely parallel to I-78, while 22 terminates at the complexed Newark Airport Interchange; southeast of downtown Newark and northeast of Newark Liberty International Airport. 22 eastbound merges with US 1-9, with one southbound ramp and two northbound ramps (one for local and another for express lanes). The main line follows the US 1-9 local northbound ramp for another 0.4 miles, with an intermediate exit for Route 21. The official eastern terminus of US 22 is at the ramp split for I-78 and northbound US 1-9.[2]
See also
Related U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Route 122
★ U.S. Route 222
★ U.S. Route 322
★ U.S. Route 422
★ U.S. Route 522
★ U.S. Route 622
References
1. Mapguy. "Endpoints of US highways." 12 Oct. 2006. 21 Oct. 2006 [1].
2. US 22 ramps dialog
External links
Speed Limits for Route 22
★ Speed Limits for Route 22 Alt
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