Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     U.S. Highway 422 Eastbound Western Segment U.S. 422 East Eastbound U.S. 422 at the Ohio-Pennsylvania State Line. The pavement change in this photo marks the state line, and the first Pennsylvania state route junction is located just within Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania 208, which leads east to New Wilmington and Volant. This marks the western terminus of Pennsylvania 208. In the distance, a sign bridge supports the Welcome to Pennsylvania sign for travelers who continue east along U.S. 422 toward New Castle. Photo taken 5/02. Eastbound on U.S. 422 at the split with Pennsylvania 60 (which becomes tolled at this point) from the New Castle Bypass. Photo taken 10/07/01. The Monravia Street exit is not currently numbered, but space was left on this sign for a future exit numbering system. The U.S. 422 bypass around New Castle does not carry exit numbers, and Pennsylvania 60 (which approaches from the south) does not carry its exit numbers along the New Castle Bypass or between New Castle and Sharon. This sign, along with others like it, are scheduled for replacement as Pennsylvania replaces its older button copy, nonreflective signs with newer reflective signs. Photo taken 10/07/01. Pennsylvania 65 is shown with a text based numbering rather than a shield. As part of the sign replacement, the new sign will include the keystone shield.. Photo taken 10/07/01. Last mainline interchange on the New Castle Bypass, for Pennsylvania 65. This classic button copy signage is in all text. Photo taken 10/07/01. Text button copy signage on eastbound approaching the end of the New Castle Bypass. The last exit is for Business U.S. 422, but that is omitted from the original signage. Photo taken 10/07/01. End of the bypass at the trumpet interchange linking U.S. 422 and Business U.S. 422. No provisions are included for extending the U.S. 422 freeway further east from its end east of New Castle, but there is sufficient traffic along this four-lane, divided highway between New Castle and Interstate 79 to warrant expansion to freeway standards. Photo taken 10/07/01. Eastbound at an interchange with U.S. 19 near Rose Point and McConnells Mill State Park. The U.S. 19 interchange is the only interchange between Business U.S. 422 in New Castle and Interstate 79 just east of here. McConnells Mill State Park is located just south of U.S. 422 via U.S. 19, and it features a large grist mill along Slippery Rock Creek. Photo taken 10/07/01. Old style overpass for U.S. 19 over U.S. 422 along eastbound. Photo taken 10/07/01. Interstate 79 junction signage on eastbound U.S. 422 near Lake Arthur. This is a rarity: a sign that indicates that the interchange is 5/8 of a mile ahead (unusual fraction). Photo taken 10/07/01. Modern sign bridge on eastbound U.S. 422 at the northbound Interstate 79 cloverleaf ramp. U.S. 422 continues past Interstate 79 to Butler and Kittanning with an eventual terminus at U.S. 219 at Revloc. U.S. 422 ends at the U.S. 219 freeway, just to the north of U.S. 22, then reemerges along U.S. 322 at Hummelstown. U.S. 422 is one of a few U.S. routes that have two disjointed sections (others include U.S. 2 and U.S. 10). Photo taken 10/07/01. Business U.S. 422 - New Castle U.S. 422 Business stems eastward from the interchange of U.S. 422, U.S. 224, Pennsylvania 60 Toll at State Street. The business component of U.S. 422 travels State Street east from the New Castle Bypass and eastern terminus of U.S. 224 into downtown New Castle. Pictured here is an eastbound reassurance shield after the highway begins. Photo taken 10/99. Eastern Segment U.S. 422 East U.S. 422 resumes its path in Pennsylvania at Hummelstown in eastern Dauphin County. There U.S. 322 follows a freeway bypass of the town en route to Campbelltown, Cornwall, and Ephrata. The eastern end of the bypass features an interchange with Pennsylvania 39 (Hershey Park Drive) and the eastbound beginning of U.S. 422 (Conrad Weiser Parkway). U.S. 422 stays north of U.S. 322 on a path through Lebanon, Sinking Spring, and Reading. Photo taken 07/01/00. U.S. 422 and Future U.S. 222 merge together on the Warren Street Bypass at Wyomissing outside of the city of Reading. Posted at the Penn Avenue eastbound on-ramp onto the freeway are reassurance shields for the future overlap beginning. U.S. 422 follows Penn Avenue from Sinking Spring eastward to Wyomissing and junction U.S. 222. 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. Until December of 2004, 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. Reassurance shields and overheads for the U.S. 422 eastbound off-ramp from the Warren Street Bypass onto the south Reading bypass. Pennsylvania 12 continues eastward through north Reading, Muhlenberg, and Laureldale. U.S. 222 no longer overlaps with U.S. 422 eastbound as of late 2004. Photo taken 08/01/04. Just south of the U.S. 222, U.S. 422, and Pennsylvania 12 interchange is the off-ramp to Wyomissing Boulevard. Traffic using the connection from U.S. 222 south to U.S. 422 east are provided with a one-half mile guide sign for Wyomissing Boulevard ramp to West Reading at the Pennsylvania 12 (Warren Street Bypass) overcrossing. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 422 eastbound one quarter mile out from the North Wyomissing Boulevard exit. Wyomissing Boulevard stems west from the freeway to North Park Road and Spring Street near West Reading. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 222 south & U.S. 422 eastbound reassurance shield assembly posted at a railroad overpass ahead of the Wyomissing Boulevard off-ramp. U.S. 222 will no longer share pavement with U.S. 422 by the end of 2004. Photo taken 08/01/04. Traffic to N. Wyomissing Boulevard westbound leaves U.S. 422 eastbound. The Wyomissing Boulevard interchange saw expansion to accomodate ramps in both directions to coincide with the U.S. 222 freeway extension from the Warren Street Bypass to Spring Ridge Drive. Photo taken 08/01/04. Another railroad line crosses over U.S. 422 ahead of its interchange with U.S. 422 Business (Penn Avenue & Penn Street) west of downtown Reading. U.S. 422 Business follows the original alignment of the route between Wyomissing and Reiffton east of the city. Photo taken 08/01/04. Nearing the Buttonwood Street overpass on U.S. 422 eastbound. An older guide sign is in place for the U.S. 422 Business cloverleaf interchange directing traffic to both Reading and West Reading. Photo taken 08/01/04. The Buttonwood Street bridge features decorative carvings unlike any other bridge on the U.S. 422 freeway. The older arch design is also quite appealing. Also pictured here is a second auxiliary guide sign for the Reading Public Museum and Reading Area Community College. Photo taken 08/01/04. Eastbound at the U.S. 422 Business westbound off-ramp onto Penn Avenue to West Reading and Wyomissing. U.S. 422 Business becomes Penn Street upon crossing the Schuylkill River to the east of the freeway. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 422 eastbound at the U.S. 422 Business eastbound loop ramp. Penn Street cuts through the heart of the Reading central business district between the Schuylkill River and N. 7th Street. U.S. 222 Business travels southward from downtown to U.S. 422 at the next interchange. Photo taken 08/01/04. Diagrammatical overhead for the upcoming SPUI (single point urban interchange) of U.S. 422 with U.S. 222 Business (Bingaman Street & Lancaster Avenue). The antiquated interchange resides just south of the Schuylkill River and Pennsylvania 10 (Morgantown Road) on U.S. 222 Business. Photo taken 08/01/04. An older and soon to be obsolete guide sign for U.S. 222 south and Lancaster for the U.S. 222 Business SPUI at Lancaster Avenue. Lancaster Avenue was a congested route for motorists traveling to Lancaster from Reading and vice versa. Photo taken 08/01/04. A second old guide sign remains in place on U.S. 422 for its former split with U.S. 222 south. A newer mileage sign with the distance to Pottstown is set to replace the sign for eastbound motorists. Photo taken 08/01/04. Auxiliary guide sign for Pennsylvania 10 and Alvernia College on U.S. 422 east for the Lancaster Avenue off-ramp. Pennsylvania 10 begins at the U.S. 222 Business intersection with Morgantown Road just south of U.S. 422. Photo taken 08/01/04. Eastbound at the U.S. 222 Business SPUI on U.S. 422. A new overhead remains shrouded with white placards awaiting the opening of the U.S. 222 freeway between Pennsylvania 724 and Lancaster Pike west of Shillington. Lancaster Avenue becomes Bingaman Street as it crosses the Schuylkill River into downtown Reading north of here. Photo taken 08/01/04. Original concrete remains in place on U.S. 422 eastbound as it leaves the Lancaster Avenue & Bingaman Street SPUI. The four-lane freeway crosses the Schuylkill River ahead en route to junction Interstate 176 and the city of Pottstown. Photo taken 08/01/04. The one-mile guide sign for the northern terminus of Interstate 176 on U.S. 422 eastbound at the Schuylkill River. Although not readily visible, a pair of abandoned bridges remain in place over the river just south of the U.S. 422 freeway. The Interstate 176 shields on the approach guide signs for the upcoming trumpet interchange are the only to retain the state name for Interstate 176 in all of Berks County. Photo taken 08/01/04. Now one half mile west of the Interstate 176 southbound beginning on U.S. 422 east. A second crossing of the Schuylkill River resides ahead. The 11.33-mile Intertate highway links the city of Reading with Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and village of Morgantown (junction Pennsylvania 10 & 23). Photo taken 08/01/04. Clearview font makes its debut on U.S. 422 eastbound at the Interstate 176 southbound off-ramp. The north-south freeway interchanges with Pennsylvania 724 (Philadelphia Avenue) just south of here. U.S. 422 continues another 2.2 miles before merging onto Perkiomen Avenue. Photo taken 08/01/04. A look at the Interstate 176 & U.S. 422 sign bridge from four years before. These reflective panels replaced original button copy signs in 1996. Interstate 176 saw a direct connection constructed between itself and Interstate 76 at that time to replace the freeway stub end at Pennsylvania 10 & 23 (Main Street) in Morgantown. The project saw the replacement of many older signs including the overheads posted here. Photo taken 07/28/00. The Schuylkill River and U.S. 422 cross paths for a third and final time just east of the Interstate 176 trumpet interchange. Pictured here is the northbound on-ramp from Interstate 176 and eastbound reassurance shield for U.S. 422. Photo taken 08/01/04. The final two miles of the U.S. 422 freeway draw into view as the highway nears the Mt. Penn three-quarter diamond interchange. Intersecting the federal route ahead is Neversink Road. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 422 defaults onto Perkiomen Avenue eastbound after the Mt. Penn off-ramp. Motorists wishing to travel northwest to Reiffton and U.S. 422 Business should use Neversink Road northbound. Photo taken 08/01/04. A set of flashers governs the end of the Mt. Penn off-ramp at Neversink Road. A U.S. 422 Business trailblazer directs drivers onto Neversink Road for a 0.6-mile drive to Perkiomen Avenue westbound. To the right Neversink Road continues into a residential area. Photo taken 08/01/04. U.S. 422 finds its eastern terminus at junction U.S. 202 near King of Prussia and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A major reconstruction project resulted in a drastic change to Interstate 76, U.S. 202, and the final mile of U.S. 422 here between 2001 and 2003. The project upgraded the interchanges of U.S. 202 with both U.S. 422 and Interstate 76, and the overall freeway system around King of Prussia. Thus the scene here including the end U.S. 422 shield and a button copy sign for U.S. 202 north has drastically changed. Unfortunately the new signage does not include an end sign for U.S. 422. Instead sign bridges direct motorists onto U.S. 202 and Swedesford Road. The eastern terminus of U.S. 422 was originally located at U.S. 309 (now Pennsylvania 309) in Philadelphia and before that the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge at the New Jersey State line. Upon completion of the Schuylkill Expressway Extension from Pottstown to King of Prussia, U.S. 422 was relocated from Germantown pike and thus truncated. Photo taken 01/00. Business U.S. 422 - Reading U.S. 422 Business begins in Wyomissing at the U.S. 422 merge onto the Warren Street Bypass and U.S. 222. From there the highway follows Penn Avenue through West Reading to junction U.S. 422 and the Schuylkill River. East of that interchange Penn Avenue becomes Penn Street as U.S. 422 Business enters the Reading central business district. A four-lane span crosses the river from the freeway cloverleaf interchange to Front Street (Pennsylvania 183). Photo taken 08/01/04. The Reading skyline features several older style high rises with the backdrop of the Berks County Appalachian Piedmont. Penn Street continues from U.S. 422 Business through downtown to the Sovereign Center and junction U.S. 222 Business. Photo taken 08/01/04. Button copy guide sign posted at the Penn Street intersection with Front Street. U.S. 422 Business turns southward onto Front Street from Penn Street to scoot around downtown. Photo taken 08/01/04. Junction Pennsylvania 183 shield posted at the Penn Street intersection with 2nd Street in downtown Reading. Pennsylvania 183 travels northward from U.S. 422 Business to junction Pennsylvania 12 and Reading Regional Airport [General Carl A. Spaatz (USAF) Field]. Photo taken 08/01/04. Page Updated October 25, 2004.