US 220, 222 and 224 in Pennsylvania

US 220 in Pennsylvania

According to Toppharmacyschools, US 220 is a US Highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. The road forms a north-south route through the center of the state, from the Maryland border via Interstate 99 through Altoona, State College, and Williamsport to Waverly, just over the New York state border. The route is 399 kilometers long.

Travel directions

Just north of the town of Cumberland, Maryland, US 220 crosses the Pennsylvania border in Maryland and heads north through the Appalachian Mountains. One then reaches the village of Bedford, from where US 220 is double -numbered with Interstate 99 to I-80.

see Interstate 99 in Pennsylvania for the main topic.

At Milesburg, US 220 merges into Interstate 80. This double numbering lasts more than 30 kilometers, after which US 220 turns north and runs as a highway along the western branch of the Susquehanna River to Williamsport, a town of approximately 30,000 inhabitants. In Williamsport you cross the US 15. The road then forms a highway and is then double-numbered with Interstate 180. US 220 then turns off and forms a rural route north through a sparsely populated and hilly area. It then takes 100 kilometers before you come back to an important intersection, the US 6in Towanda, on the Susquehanna River. Along Towanda the US 220 is a short highway. The road then runs north along the Susquehanna River and is a motorway for the last few kilometers . The road then ends 100 meters over the border in Waverly, New York.

History

US 220 was created in 1926. The northern terminus has always been Waverly on the New York border. In 1973, the highway opened around Sayre, on the New York border. Between 1969 and 2008, I-99 was built, over which US 220 was routed through central Pennsylvania. The old route has mostly become the US 220 alternate.

US 222 in Pennsylvania

US 222 is a US Highway in the United States, located mostly in the state of Pennsylvania and a small part in Maryland. The road connects northern Maryland with the towns of Lancaster, Reading and Allentown and is part highway. The route is 152 kilometers long.

Travel directions

US 222 at Moselem Springs, between Reading and Allentown.

Just south of the village of Wakefield, US 222 begins in Maryland at the intersection with US 1, then US 222 crosses the Maryland – Pennsylvania border and continues north as a regional highway. This section is called the Beaver Valley Pike and is a single lane main road. After walking for about 45 kilometers through meadows, you reach the city of Lancaster, which has approximately 50,000 inhabitants. The road cuts through the city and downtown and becomes a freeway from the intersection with US 30. The highway runs to the northeast and has 2×2 lanes. This section of highway runs to the town of Reading and is about 50 kilometers long. At Reamstown one crosses Interstate 76. The motorway then continues to the town of Reading, a town of approximately 80,000 inhabitants. Here one crosses the highway US 422. The motorway section ends north of Reading. US 222 then continues as far as Allentown as a 2×2 divided highway. The road ends at Interstate 78.

History

US 222/422 at Reading.

US 222 was created in 1926 and then ran from Wakefield to Reading. In 1928, the southern starting point was changed to Conowingo, Maryland, with US 222 running just a few miles into Maryland and starting on US 1. In 1932 the route to Allentown was extended. The terminus was subsequently slightly changed to the suburbs of Allentown. Since 1995, US 222 has been running on the current route.

In 1954, the first section of highway opened in Lancaster, which is double-numbered with US 30. In 1955 the first stretch of highway in Reading opened to traffic. In 1968 a stretch of highway opened along the northwest side of Reading. In 1970, the highway opened from US 30 in Lancaster northeast for a few miles. The Kutztown bypass opened in 1973 and the highway between Lancaster and I-76 was completed in 1974. In 1975 the highway opened to the north of Reading and in 1978 the last section opened between I-76 and Reading.

US 224 in Pennsylvania

US 224 is a US Highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. The road forms a short east-west route in the far west of the state, between the Ohio border and the town of New Castle. The route is eight miles long and the road ends at State Route 60, the Sharon to Pittsburgh toll road.