Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     U.S. Highway 222 Northbound The guide for U.S. 222 is split between three components: U.S. Highway 222 Northbound U.S. Highway 222 Southbound U.S. Highway 222 Business U.S. 222 North U.S. 222 (Lime Street) northbound at Pennsylvania 23 and 462 (Orange Street) west in downtown Lancaster. This intersection possibly represents the historic eastern terminus of U.S. 230. That federal route linked the city of Lancaster with the capital city of Harrisburg before the creation of the Pennsylvania 283 freeway between the two places. The federal route overlapped with U.S. 222 northward from the original U.S. 30 (Pennsylvania 462) out of Lancaster. Photo taken 07/01/00. U.S. 222 encompasses the Lititz Pike northward out of downtown Lancaster (pop. 56,347) to its split with Pennsylvania 501. Pennsylvania 501 continues the Lititz Pike northward to its namesake while U.S. 222 veers northeast along the Oregon Pike to junction U.S. 30. At the Lancaster freeway bypass, U.S. 222 joins U.S. 30 for a one-half mile overlap. Pictured here is the shield assembly for the multiplex at the U.S. 222 northbound on-ramp to the freeway from Oregon Pike (Pennsylvania 272). Photo taken 07/01/00. U.S. 222 northbound reassurance marker posted at the Eden Road overpass. U.S. 222 leaves the U.S. 30 freeway for a limited-access highway of its own between Lancaster and Adamsville. Photo taken 09/18/04. The first exit of U.S. 222 northbound beyond U.S. 30 is the modified diamond interchange with Butler Road & Pennsylvania 272 (Oregon Pike). Slip ramps exist from the northbound carriageway to adjacent Butler Road. Jake Landis Road spans the freeway between Butler and Oregon Pike for the connection to Pennsylvania 272. Photo taken 09/18/04. The Butler Road & Pennsylvania 272 (Oregon Pike) interchange serves the communities of Roseville and Leacock. Use Oregon Pike and Butler Road northbound for connections to Pennsylvania 772 (Oregon Road & Bushong Road). Photo taken 09/18/04. U.S. 222 exists as a four-lane freeway between U.S. 30 and Lancaster northeastward to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Adamstown (pop. 1,203). The concrete freeway superceded the Oregon Pike (now Pennsylvania 272) as the routing of the federal highway between Lancaster and the northeast. Depicted here is a northbound reassurance shield posted after the Brownstown interchange with Pennsylvania 772 (Newport Road). Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 222 bypasses Akron (pop. 4,046) and Ephrata (pop. 13,194) between Brownstown and Reamstown. U.S. 322 (Division Highway) serves the nearby town of Ephrata two miles north of the Farmersville Road overpass. Photo taken 08/01/04. Nearing the Peach Road overpass on U.S. 222 northbound one mile south of the U.S. 322 (Division Highway) diamond interchange. The federal route travels Main Street two miles west from U.S. 222 into downtown Ephrata. Pennsylvania 272 (Reading Road) bypasses the town to the west and interchanges with U.S. 322 there. Photo taken 08/01/04. Traffic to U.S. 322 (Division Highway) departs U.S. 222 northbound. The federal route migrates 14 miles east from northern Lancaster County to the borough of Honey Brook (pop. 1,287) at junction Pennsylvania 10 (former U.S. 122). Photo taken 08/01/04. Large U.S. 222 northbound reassurance shield and a Pennsylvania Turnpike five-mile trailblazer posted on the freeway north of the Ephrata interchange with U.S. 322. Photo taken 08/01/04. Two-mile guide sign for the upcoming interchange for the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) and Pennsylvania 272 (Reading Road). The junction serves the long distance control points of Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and nearby borough of Denver (pop. 3,332). When we first saw this guide sign in 1993, at first we thought, Denver? Why would they reference the western component of Interstate 76 here!?. Photo taken 08/01/04. The connection with Pennsylvania 272 (Reading Road) ahead serves not only Denver and Interstate 76, but also the nearby communities of Adamstown and Reamstown. Both of these locales are found along the original U.S. 222 alignment. Photo taken 08/01/04. Clearview font sign for Interstate 76 and Pennsylvania 272 on U.S. 222 northbound. The exit ahead composes a diamond interchange with Spur Road, a 1.3-mile connector between Pennsylvania 272 (Reading Road) to the west and the Exit 286 trumpet interchange of Interstate 76 to the east. Photo taken 08/01/04. Drawing closer to the diamond interchange with Spur Road on U.S. 222 northbound. Lausch Road passes over the four-lane freeway just south of the junction. Tall light assemblies illuminate the interchange area between U.S. 222 and Interstate 76. Photo taken 08/01/04. Northbound at the Spur Road off-ramp of U.S. 222. Interstate 76 sees its next interchange with Pennsylvania 72 (Lebanon) 20 miles to the west and Interstate 176 (Morgantown) 12 miles to the east. Denver Road stems westward from the Pennsylvania 272 and Spur Road intersection 2.5 miles into Denver itself. Photo taken 08/01/04. Passing over the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) on U.S. 222 northbound. 12 miles separate the crossing from the Berks County seat of Reading (pop. 81,201). Photo taken 08/01/04. At present the U.S. 222 freeway ends two miles north of Interstate 76 near Adamstown. The freeway passes under Pennsylvania 897 (Dry Tavern Road) as it nears its transition into Lancaster Pike. Photo taken 08/01/04. One-half mile advisory signs for the freeway end of U.S. 222 northeast of Adamstown. Construction is underway to link the Lancaster freeway system with the Reading freeway system between Adamstown and Shillington. Photo taken 08/01/04. Berks County Construction Roadwork is underway to link the Warren Street Bypass and Lancaster Expressway segments of U.S. 222 in southwestern Berks County as a full freeway. The $116.2 million project entails the creation of eight miles of new limited access roadway. The project is divided into three components: Northern Section This aspect of the roadway entails the northernmost three miles of freeway between the Warren Street Bypass and present U.S. 222 (Lancaster Pike) southwest of Shillington. Of this the two-mile stretch between U.S. 422 (Penn Avenue) at Wyomissing and Pennsylvania 724 (Revere Boulevard) near Shillington opened to traffic in 2000 at a cost of $22.7 million. Central Section Construction is still underway between Pennsylvania 724 (Revere Boulevard) and Lancaster Pike at Grings Hill Road west of Shillington. Presently traffic defaults onto Pennsylvania 724 between the new freeway and Lancaster Pike. The $45.7 million element of the project began in August 2001 and is planned for completion by the end of 2004. Southern Section Five miles of freeway are to be constructed between the U.S. 222 freeway at Grings Hill Road southwest to the intersection of Pennsylvania 272 & 568 near Adamstown. Work on the new highway started in 2003 and should be finished by 2006. The tally of this piece of the U.S. 222 freeway is $47.8 million. The seamless freeway entails interchanges at Pennsylvania 272 & 568 (Adamstown Road), Mohns Hill Road, Grings Hill Road, and a partial "Y" for Lancaster Avenue (future U.S. 222 Business) at Shillington. A diamond interchange with Pennsylvania 724 is partially open as of 2000. Much of the information here was obtained from US222Connections.com. U.S. 222 (Lancaster Pike) and Freeway Construction For years a freeway stub sat ahead of the U.S. 222 intersection with Pennsylvania 272 & 568 near Adamstown. New concrete now extends northward from the original freeway end. Photo taken 08/01/04. Grading and other earth moving work is well underway for the future interchange between U.S. 222 and Pennsylvania 272 & 568 (Adamstown Road). A temporary shield assembly advises motorists for the upcoming intersection. Photo taken 08/01/04. Temporary traffic light at on the relocated Lancaster Pike (U.S. 222) for Adamstown Road. Pennsylvania 272 and 568 both end here from their respective directions. Adamstown lies one mile to the west. Pennsylvania 568 travels 7.5 miles eastward to junction Interstate 176. Photo taken 08/01/04. Partially completed overpass for a new Old Lancaster Pike bridge over the new U.S. 222 freeway. Photo taken 08/01/04. Old highway overpass above U.S. 222 (Lancaster Pike) north of Chapel Hill Road. Photo taken 08/01/04. Approaching the Mohns Hill Road intersection and future diamond interchange. Photo taken 08/01/04. The signalized intersection with Mohns Hill Road. Roadwork is underway on the western half of the interchange and southbound on and off-ramps. Photo taken 08/01/04. Roadwork is nearing completion for the Grings Hill Road diamond interchange. Photo taken 08/01/04. Passing under the new overpass that links Old Lancaster Pike with Madison Street at Mohnton. Photo taken 08/01/04. Traffic flows on the future southbound on-ramp to U.S. 222 from Lancaster Pike at Shillington. A partial "Y" interchange will link the new U.S. 222 freeway with old alignment (future U.S. 222 Business). Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 222 traffic follows Pennsylvania 724 (Revere Boulevard) northward from Lancaster Pike to the new freeway. There a diamond interchange is partially open to bring traffic to and from the new highway and the Warren Street Bypass (U.S. 422). Photo taken 08/01/04. The new U.S. 222 freeway suppresses below the Reading suburb of Wyomissing as it travels northeast from Pennsylvania 724. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 222 North Erroneous Pennsylvania 222 & 422 trailblazers posted on the new U.S. 222 freeway north of Pennsylvania 724. At present U.S. 222 remains on Lancaster Avenue through Shillington and south Reading. Upon completion of the Grings Hill Road extension of the freeway, U.S. 222 will relocate to the freeway and Lancaster Avenue becomes U.S. 222 Business. Photo taken 08/01/04. Nearing the Warren Street Bypass of U.S. 422 on the future U.S. 222 freeway. A directional cloverleaf interchange joins U.S. 422 & U.S. 422 Business (Penn Avenue) with the Reading freeway system ahead. U.S. 422 enters the metropolitan area via Sinking Spring, Springmont, and West Wyomissing (pop. 3,056). Photo taken 08/01/04. Future U.S. 222 northbound at the Penn Avenue off-ramps to U.S. 422 westbound and U.S. 422 Business eastbound. U.S. 422 (Conrad Weiser Parkway & Penn Avenue) travels 24 miles between greater Reading and Lebanon (pop. 24,461) to the west. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 422 and Future U.S. 222 merge together on the Warren Street Bypass at Wyomissing. Posted at the Penn Avenue eastbound on-ramp are reassurance shields for the future overlap beginning. Photo taken 08/01/04. The first interchange of the Warren Street Bypass joins U.S. 422 & Future U.S. 222 with State Hill Road & North Boulevard. The partial-cloverleaf interchange serves the Wyomissing (pop. 8,587) and West Reading (pop. 4,107) communities. Photo taken 08/01/04. Curving northward one quarter mile south of the State Hill Road off-ramp. State Hill Road travels northward from North Boulevard and junction U.S. 422 Business (Penn Avenue) to Van Read Boulevard, Cacoosing, and State Hill itself. Photo taken 08/01/04. Future U.S. 222 & 422 (Warren Street Bypass) pass over State Hill Road at the cloverleaf off-ramp to North Boulevard. The surface street intersects Woodland Road nearby. Photo taken 08/01/04. Situated close by to the State Hill Road interchange is the exit for Paper Mill Road and Crossing Drive. Traffic merging onto the Warren Street Bypass from State Hill Road forms the exit-only lane for the adjacent partial-cloverleaf interchange. Posted here also is the first signage for the upcoming split of U.S. 422/Future U.S. 222 and eastbound beginning of Pennsylvania 12. Photo taken 08/01/04. The ramp for Paper Mill Road departs U.S. 422 eastbound for Crossing Drive. The ramp ends at the nearby street midway between Woodland Road and Spring Street in West Reading. To reach Paper Mill Road, drivers are directed northward on Crossing Drive to Woodland Road west. Paper Mill Road ends at the ramps to/from U.S. 422 west. Photo taken 08/01/04. An older sign remains in place for U.S. 222 south on U.S. 422 east & Future U.S. 222 northbound ahead of their split. U.S. 422 eastbound departs the Warren Street Bypass for a freeway south of downtown Reading. Pennsylvania 12 continues the Warren Street Bypass eastward north of downtown. U.S. 222 northbound curves west of downtown to Van Reeds Mill and Reading Regional Airport. At present U.S. 222 and 422 overlap between here eastward to Lancaster Avenue. Photo taken 08/01/04. A directional interchange composes the junction between the two freeways of U.S. 222 & 422 and Pennsylvania 12. Departing first is the flyover ramp for U.S. 222 northbound to Allentown (pop. 106,632) and Hamburg (via Pennsylvania 61). U.S. 422 departs the Warren Street Bypass ahead for Pottstown (pop. 21,771) as Pennsylvania 12 begins. Photo taken 08/01/04. Transitioning from U.S. 422 west onto U.S. 222 north at the Warren Street Bypass interchange. Various ramps to/from Pennsylvania 12 and Future U.S. 222 & 422 pass overhead at the 0.75-mile overhead for Broadcasting Road. Photo taken 04/23/04. The ramp that carries Future U.S. 222 northbound from U.S. 422 eastbound scoots overhead near the Berkshire Boulevard overcrossing in the background. The upcoming off-ramp for Broadcasting Road serves Penn State University Berks County. Photo taken 04/23/04. U.S. 222 northbound leaves the confluence of U.S. 422 & Pennsylvania 12 (Warren Street Bypass) 0.25 miles south of the Broadcasting Road diamond interchange. Broadcasting Road links Tulpehocken Road with the Penn State Berks Campus, Papermill Road, and State Hill Road west of the city. Photo taken 04/23/04. Northbound at the Broadcasting Road off-ramp of U.S. 222. Use Broadcasting Road eastbound to Tulpehocken Road to reach both Red Bridge and Greyrock Roads across the Schuylkill River. Photo taken 08/11/04. The Spring Ridge Drive interchange represents the end of the late 1990s constructed freeway between the Warren Street Bypass and Van Reeds Mill. Before the opening of this limited access highway, U.S. 222 traveled 5th Street through the heart of Reading. Photo taken 04/23/04. The U.S. 222 freeway between Spring Hill Drive and Allentown Pike was built in the 1970s as an unsigned route northwest of Reading. The relocation of U.S. 222 resulted in the creation of a diamond interchange with Spring Hill Drive at Van Reeds Mill. Spring Hill Drive stems southward to Papermill and Van Reed Roads from U.S. 222. Photo taken 04/23/04. Traffic to Spring Hill Drive departs U.S. 222 northbound. Van Reed Road extends Spring Hill Drive southwest all the way to Sinking Spring and junction U.S. 422. The surface highway provides a direct connection between the northern and western suburbs in lieu of Reading. Photo taken 04/23/04. U.S. 222 utilizes a much older freeway between Spring Hill Drive and Allentown Pike (U.S. 222 Business). The freeway entails two mainline interchanges and a partial "Y" interchange at the northern terminus. Displayed here is the one-mile guide sign for the diamond interchange with Pennsylvania 183 (Bernville Road). Photo taken 04/23/04. Pennsylvania 183 (Bernville Road) begins in downtown Reading and travels northward to U.S. 222 en route to Strausstown. The state route serves Reading Regional/Carl A. Spaatz Field on its northwesterly course to Mount Pleasant and Bernville (pop. 900). Bernville Road reaches Strausstown (pop. 303) near junction Interstate 78 & U.S. 22 in 14 miles. Photo taken 04/23/04. Northbound U.S. 222 at the Pennsylvania 183 (Bernville Road) off-ramp. Bernville Road carries Pennsylvania 183 2.5 miles southward to junction Pennsylvania 12 (Warren Street Bypass) and the city of Reading. The roadway becomes Schuylkill Avenue upon entering the city limits. Photo taken 04/23/04. Next in line for northbound U.S. 222 motorists is the junction with Pennsylvania 61 (Pottsville Pike). The north-south arterial provides the main route between the city of Reading and the borough of Hamburg (pop. 4,114). The four-lane divided highway comprises the original U.S. 122 alignment between Sunbury (pop. 10,610) and downtown Reading. Photo taken 04/23/04. One-half mile guide sign for the Pennsylvania 61 cloverleaf interchange of U.S. 222 on northbound. The state route serves Tuckertown to the south and Pottsville (pop. 15,536) to the north. A 12 mile drive separates the upcoming off-ramp with Interstate 78 & U.S. 22 at Hamburg. Pottsville resides 17 miles north of Hamburg at junction U.S. 209. Photo taken 08/11/04. U.S. 222 northbound at the southbound ramp to Pennsylvania 61 and the city of Reading. Pennsylvania 61 (Pottsville Pike) intersects Tuckerton Road in less than one half mile and the Warren Street Bypass (Pennsylvania 12) north of downtown Reading in three miles. U.S. 222 Business parallels the surface arterial via 5th Street Highway to the east. Photo taken 08/11/04. A cloverleaf ramp carries traffic onto Pennsylvania 61 (Pottsville Pike) northbound for Leesport (pop. 1,806), Shoemakersville (pop. 2,124), Hamburg, Orwigsburg (pop. 3,106), Schuylkill Haven (pop. 5,548), Pottsville, St. Clair (pop. 3,267), Frackville (pop. 4,361) & junction Interstate 81, and Ashland (pop. 3,283). The four-lane highway thus carries high traffic and truck volumes between Reading and the Interstate system as it passes through developed towns and boroughs. Photo taken 04/23/04. Page Updated February 14, 2005.