U.S. ROUTE 222


'U.S. Route 222' is a spur of U.S. Route 22. It runs for 100 miles (161 km) from Conowingo, Maryland at U.S. Route 1 to Interstate 78 and Pennsylvania Route 309 in Dorneyville, Pennsylvania, where the US 222 right-of-way continues into Allentown as Pennsylvania Route 222.

Contents
Route description
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Exit list
Junction list
Maryland
History
See also
References
External links

Route description


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|MD
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Major cities

★ Lancaster, Pennsylvania
★ Reading, Pennsylvania
★ Allentown, Pennsylvania

Maryland

US 222 in Maryland used to extend down to Maryland Route 7 in Perryville, but was later truncated to US 1 at Conowingo, with the rest becoming Maryland Route 222. Because of hills, and also because of the narrowness of MD 222 in Port Deposit, a truck route (Maryland Route 222) also exists, with part of that truck route being a wrong-way concurrency with US 1.
Between Conowingo and the state line, US 222 follows an elongated "C-curve", curving to the west then doubling back east to cross the state line near the hamlet of Rock Springs.
Pennsylvania

The speed limits on US 222 in Pennsylvania range from 25 mph through towns to 65 mph on expressway portions. However, the road has a notorious reputation for speeding and tailgating. Insufficient shoulders throughout much of the length and the presence of horse and buggies in Lancaster and Berks County can make the road dangerous to travel on.
US 222 serves as the principal artery between the Lancaster and Reading areas and the Lehigh Valley. With increased development in the late 20th century the two-lane road became increasingly congested. To alleviate these problems a number of construction projects took place, most notably a four-lane Reading bypass, a four-lane expressway to connect Lancaster to Reading, and a four-lane expressway bypass around the town of Kutztown, which is situated between Reading and Allentown.
In Reading, US 222 has an auxiliary route, U.S. Route 222 Business, the only such route for US 222.
Recently, there has been work in Lehigh County to build a bypass around Trexlertown, since the area surrounding the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 100 and US 222 was one of the most problematic areas of the road. In 2005 the west half of the bypass was opened and the east half of the bypass, which was originally schedualed to open in late 2006, will now most likely open in late 2007 or early 2008.

Exit list


Between Lancaster and Reading, as well as in some locations (mainly the bypass at Kutztown) between Reading and Allentown, US 222 is a limited-access highway.
CountyLocationMile[1]#DestinationsNotes
LancasterLancaster

US 30 west - York		Southbound only.
Concurrent with
US 30 for 0.8 miles.

US 30 east - Coatesville, Philadelphia
Manheim Township34.015

PA 272 (Oregon Pike)
Brownstown36.950
PA 772 - Rothsville, Brownstown
Ephrata Township41.195
US 322 - Ephrata
East Cocalico Township46.370
I-76/PA Turnpike/PA 272 - Denver		E-ZPass: use lanes 2 and 3. Reading Exit of PA Turnpike
BerksBrecknock Township51.585

PA 272 /PA 568 - Adamstown		Opened in 2006. Original end of freeway portion of US 222. Northern terminus of PA 272. Western terminus of PA 568.
Spring Township53.415Mohns Hill Road
Cumru Township53.875Mohnton via West Madison Street
54.005

US 222 Business (Lancaster Avenue) - Shillington		Northbound only. Southern terminus of US 222 Business.
Spring Township55.250
PA 724 - Sinking Spring, Shillington
West Lawn56.845

US 422 Business (Penn Avenue) east/US 422 west - Lebanon		Western terminus of US 422 Business.
Southern terminus of
US 222/
US 422 concurrency.
Wyomissing57.695State Hill RoadTo Berkshire Mall.
58.185Paper Mill Road
Northern terminus of
US 222/
US 422 concurrency.
58.760

US 422 east/ PA 12 (Warren Street Bypass) east - Pottstown, Pricetown		No access to PA 12 from US 222 southbound. To First Energy Stadium.
Spring Township59.740Broadcasting RoadTo Penn State University - Berks Campus.
60.415Spring Ridge DriveTo Berks County Heritage Center.
Bern Township61.860
PA 183 (Bernville Road) - Strausstown		Reading Regional Airport: use PA 183 .
Muhlenberg Township64.955
PA 61 - Pottsville, Tuckerton
Ontelaunee Township66.865

US 222 Business - Laureldale		Northern terminus of US 222 Business.
At-grade intersections - 6 miles.
BerksRichmond Township74.125Virginville, KutztownNorthbound only. To Kutztown University.
75.085VirginvilleSouthbound only.
Kutztown77.035
PA 737 - Krumsville		To Kutztown University.
78.235East Main StreetSouthbound only.
At-grade intersections - 13 miles.
LehighUpper Macungie Township85.445

PA 100 South Macungie, PottstownTO: Hamilton Boulevard
Southern terminus of
US 222/
PA 100 concurrency.
Grim Road/Mosser Road
Northern terminus of
US 222/
PA 100 concurrency.
87.005

PA 100 north - Fogelsville, Trexlertown		Current eastern terminus of expressway.
Grange Road		Under construction.
Lower Macungie Township
Krocks Road		Under construction.
Brookside RoadSouthbound Only. Under construction.
At-grade intersections - 0.5 mile.
LehighDorneyville

I-78 east/PA 309 south - Bethlehem, Quakertown
Ramps to/from I-78/PA 309 are at-grade.

I-78 west/PA 309 north - Harrisburg, Tamaqua
US 222 becomes
PA 222.

Junction list


Maryland

In Maryland, US 222 is a rural road that travels through Cecil County to US 1.
CountyLocationMileDestinationsNotes
CecilConowingo0.0

US 1 / MD 222 / Conowingo Rd. - Conowingo Dam,
Hickory, Rising Sun
runs south along
;

runs north along
OakwoodOld Conowingo Rd. west - Susquehanna River
Rock SpringsOld Mill Rd.-New Bridge Rd. - to Connelly Rd.Connelly Rd. south leads to
/
3.6Mason-Dixon Rd.-Quarry Rd.both roads form part of Mason-Dixon line
continues into Pennsylvania

History


When US 222 was first designated in the 1920s, it only reached as far north as Reading, but at the time US 22 dipped down from Allentown to Reading, then west to Harrisburg. US 22 was rerouted to become a straight shot from Allentown to Harrisburg, so the roadway between Reading and Allentown became part of US 222, explaining why the highway, designated as north/south, actually runs mostly east/west between the two cities.

See also



★ List of U.S. Routes

References


1. DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007 software, Toggle Measure Tool

External links



★ US 222 @ MDRoads.com

★ Reading Bypass Project Site

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