U.S. Route 422
Highway in Ohio and Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U.S. Route 422 (US 422) is a 271-mile-long (436 km) spur route of US 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western segment of US 422 runs from downtown Cleveland, Ohio, east to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. The eastern segment, located entirely within Pennsylvania, runs from Hershey east to King of Prussia, near Philadelphia. US 422 Business (US 422 Bus.) serves as a business route into each of four towns along the way.
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Auxiliary route of US 22 | |||||||
Maintained by ODOT and PennDOT | |||||||
Length | 270.41 mi[1][2] (435.18 km) | ||||||
Existed | 1926[3]–present | ||||||
Western segment | |||||||
Length | 187.85 mi[1][2] (302.32 km) | ||||||
West end | US 6 / US 20 / SR 8 / SR 14 / SR 43 / SR 87 at Public Square in Cleveland, OH | ||||||
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East end | US 219 near Ebensburg, PA | ||||||
Eastern segment | |||||||
Length | 82.560 mi[2] (132.867 km) | ||||||
West end | US 322 / PA 39 near Hershey, PA | ||||||
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East end | I-76 / US 202 near King of Prussia, PA | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
States | Ohio, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Counties | OH: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Trumbull, Mahoning PA: Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, Indiana, Cambria; Dauphin, Lebanon, Berks, Montgomery, Chester | ||||||
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In downtown Cleveland, the western terminus of the western segment of US 422 is at US 6, US 20, US 42, and State Route 3 (SR 3) in Cleveland's Public Square, while the eastern terminus of the western segment is at an interchange with US 219 near Ebensburg. In Hershey, the eastern segment of US 422 begins at an interchange with US 322 and Pennsylvania Route 39 (PA 39), while the eastern terminus of the eastern segment is at an interchange with US 202 and I-76 near King of Prussia. US 422 is named the Benjamin Franklin Highway in Pennsylvania in honor of Benjamin Franklin.