Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     U.S. Highway 222 Business U.S. 222 will relocate from its overlap with U.S. 422 between the Warren Street Bypass (Pennsylvania 12) and original alignment at Bingaman Street/Lancaster Avenue by the end of 2004. Thus the original U.S. 222 path along Lancaster Avenue between Shillington and Reading becomes U.S. 222 Business. Signage posted along the route already allocates space for Business banners. The guide here includes the soon to be christened U.S. 222 Business south of Reading as well as the older incantation through south of downtown. U.S. 222 Business North U.S. 222 Business as it splits with the new U.S. 222 freeway at Shillington. The four-lane divided highway merges with Pennsylvania 724 (Revere Boulevard) ahead for a half mile overlap. Pennsylvania 724 carries drives northwestward one mile to the U.S. 222 freeway and 2.5 miles to junction U.S. 422 (Penn Avenue) at Sinking Spring. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 222 Business north & Pennsylvania 724 eastbound merge at Revere Boulevard. The four-lane divided highway downgrades into a two-lane surface street through the heart of Shillington (pop. 5,059). Photo taken 08/01/04. Mast arm reassurance shield assembly posted for U.S. 222 north on Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 222 Business & Pennsylvania 724) ahead of the intersection with Museum Road after Revere Boulevard. Photo taken 08/01/04. The first set of U.S. 222 Business north & Pennsylvania 724 eastbound shields reside along Lancaster Avenue near the Museum Road intersection. Photo taken 08/01/04. Traffic signal assembly on U.S. 222 Business north & Pennsylvania 724 east (Lancaster Avenue) at Wyomissing Avenue. The two-lane street cuts through residential areas of Shillignton between Museum Road and Philadephia Avenue (Pennsylvania 724). Photo taken 08/01/04. Second set of reassurance shields for the half-mile overlap of U.S. 222 Business & Pennsylvania 724 on Lancaster Avenue ahead of its intersection with Sterley Street. Photo taken 08/01/04. The fourth traffic signal in a row on Lancaster Avenue governs the intersection with Miller Street. U.S. 222 Business & Pennsylvania 724 prepare to split ahead. Photo taken 08/01/04. Pennsylvania 724 departs U.S. 222 Business (Lancaster Avenue) for Philadelphia Avenue east toward Birdsboro and junction Interstate 176. The state route skirts south of Reading between here and Pennsylvania 10 (Morgantown Road). Photo taken 08/01/04. The partition of Pennsylvania 724 from U.S. 222 Business coincides with the five point intersection of Lancaster Avenue with Philadelphia Avenue, New Holland Avenue (to the right), and Liberty Street (to the left). U.S. 222 Business and Lancaster Avenue turn northeast from here Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 222 Business northbound reassurance shield posted on Lancaster Avenue northbound as it leaves the five-way affair with Pennsylvania 724, New Holland Avenue, and Liberty Street in Shillington. The two-lane highway continues to travel through residential neighborhoods of the south Reading metro area. Photo taken 08/01/04. Many older mast arm traffic signal assemblies remain in use throughout the Reading area. Pictured here is an example of such an assembly on U.S. 222 Business (Lancaster Avenue) northbound at Waverly Street in east Shillington. Photo taken 08/01/04. Lancaster Avenue northbound at Kenhorst Boulevard in south Reading. U.S. 222 Business widens to four lanes as it passes through older commercial buildings near Kenhorst. Photo taken 08/01/04. Northbound reassurance shield assembly posted on Lancaster Avenue as it leaves its intersection with Kenhorst Boulevard. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 222 Business northbound approaching Hancock Boulevard. Hancock Boulevard travels northward from Pennsylvania 625 (New Holland Road) nearby to Wyomissing Boulevard and West Reading (pop. 4,107). Pennsylvania 625 intersects Lancaster Avenue beyond Hancock Boulevard. Photo taken 08/01/04. Pennsylvania 625 (New Holland Road) draws to a close at U.S. 222 Business (Lancaster Avenue) one block north of Hancock Boulevard. The state route sinks 16.7 miles south from Reading to junction Pennsylvania 23 east of New Holland (pop. 5,092) itself. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 222 Business northbound as it leaves the intersection with Pennsylvania 625's northern terminus at a railroad overpass. Photo taken 08/01/04. Five blocks north of Pennsylvania 625 on the approach to Pennsylvania 10 (Morgantown Road) and the U.S. 422 freeway. Pennsylvania 10 represents the historic alignment of U.S. 122 between Reading, Morgantown, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The state route finds its northern terminus at Lancaster Avenue just south of U.S. 422 and downtown Reading (pop. 81,201). Photo taken 08/01/04. Pennsylvania 10 travels east than south from Reading 2.1 miles to junction Pennsylvania 724 (Philadelphia Avenue) and 13.2 miles to junction Interstate 76 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Morgantown. The route vastly was replaced by Interstate 176 in the 1950s as a popular through route. Photo taken 08/01/04. Pennsylvania 10 and Morgantown Road enter the intersection with Lancaster Avenue from the right. Liggitt Avenue stems westward to the left. Pennsylvania 10 remains a popular through route between Interstate 176 and Morgantown southward to Oxford in Chester County. Photo taken 08/01/04. A crude form of a SPUI (Single Point Urban Interchange) composes the junction between U.S. 222 Business (Lancaster Avenue & Bingaman Street) and the U.S. 422 Reading bypass. This junction used to see U.S. 222 northbound merge onto U.S. 422 westbound to bypass downtown Reading. Now the Business route continues straight onto Bingaman to cross the Schuylkill River onto Canal Street. U.S. 422 eastbound interchanges with Interstate 176 next. Photo taken 08/01/04. The SPUI of U.S. 222 Business and U.S. 422 sees all traffic movements originate from the traffic light between the two carriageways of U.S. 422 on Lancaster Avenue. Pictured here is the westbound guide sign for U.S. 422 to Lebanon and Allentown (U.S. 222 north). Photo taken 04/23/04. U.S. 222 Business crosses the Bingaman Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River to enter downtown Reading from U.S. 422. The four-lane span culminates in the split of U.S. 222 Business into the one-way couplet of Bingaman & Canal Streets. Photo taken 04/23/04. A few high rises dot the skyline of downtown Reading as U.S. 222 Business northbound departs the Bingaman Street Bridge for Canal Street eastbound. Southbound utilizes Bingman Street between the bridge and 4th Street south. Photo taken 04/23/04. U.S. 222 Business northbound on the block of Canal Street east between Bingaman Street and 5th Street. The one-way street carries two lanes eastward to 6th, 7th, and South Streets. Photo taken 04/23/04. U.S. 222 Business turns northward from Canal Street onto 5th Street two blocks east of the Bingaman Street Bridge. 5th Street flows northward from Canal Street into Downtown Reading. Photos taken 04/23/04. One block north of Canal Street at Laurel Street on U.S. 222 Business northbound. Laurel Street flows east from 4th and Bingaman Streets to 9th Street. A small guide sign attached to the signal mast arm directs motorists to the Bingaman Street Bridge southbound via the next intersection. Photos taken 04/23/04. U.S. 222 Business South U.S. 222 Business southbound follows 4th Street from Downtown Reading to Bingaman Street one block west of northbound. At Bingaman Street the southbound component of the business route turns southwesterly toward the Schuylkill River. Pictured here is the first reassurance shield posted on Bingaman Street as it approaches Carpenter Street just south of 4th Street. Photo taken 04/23/04. U.S. 222 Business northbound departs the Bingaman Street Bridge for Canal Street just north of the Schuylkill River. Northbound motorists are visible on Canal Street in the background of this scene as U.S. 222 Business (Bingaman Street) south prepares to cross the river. Photo taken 04/23/04. Four lanes of traffic cross the Schuylkill River between downtown Reading and junction U.S. 422 & Pennsylvania 10. U.S. 222 Business & Bingaman Street become Lancaster Avenue in the process. Photo taken 04/23/04. The historic southern terminus of U.S. 222 Business was at the Bingaman Street intersection with Lancaster Avenue and the ramps to/from U.S. 422. With the opening of the new U.S. 222 freeway west of Shillington, U.S. 222 Business extends southward over the former mainline alignment of Lancaster Avenue to Shillington itself. Photo taken 04/23/04. An inverted diamond interchange of SPUI comprises the junction of U.S. 222 Business (Bingaman Street & Lancaster Avenue) with the Reading Bypass freeway of U.S. 422. Shields pictured here remain from the U.S. 222 alignment through the junction between Lancaster Avenue and U.S. 422 west of Bingaman Street. Photo taken 04/23/04. The traffic signal ahead handles all movements of the U.S. 222 Business & 422 interchange. To the right is the westbound on-ramp for U.S. 422 to Lebanon (U.S. 422 west) and Allentown (U.S. 222 north). To the left is the eastbound ramp to Pottstown (U.S. 422 east) and Morgantown (Interstate 176 south). Photo taken 04/23/04. Views of the guide sign and on-ramp to U.S. 422 eastbound from U.S. 222 Business (Bingaman Street / Lancaster Avenue). U.S. 422 interchanges with the northern terminus of Interstate 176 2.4 miles to the east. Photos taken 04/23/04. Page Updated October 24, 2004.