U.S. Route 522

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U.S. Route 522
Length:	308 mi[1] (496 km)
Formed:	1943[1]
South end:	US 60 in Powhatan County, VA
Major junctions:	I-64 in Goochland County, VA US 15/US 29 in Culpeper, VA I-81/US 50 in Winchester, VA I-68/I-70 in Hancock, MD I-76/PA Tpk in Fort Littleton, PA US 22/322 in Lewistown, PA
North end:	US 11/US 15 in Selinsgrove, PA
United States Numbered Highways Spur of US 22 List - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 522 is a 308 mile (496 km) spur route of U.S. Route 22 in the eastern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 60 in Powhatan, Virginia. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15 in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. US 522 passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Virginia 1.2 West Virginia 1.3 Maryland 1.4 Pennsylvania 2 History 3 Major intersections 3.1 Maryland 4 References

[edit] Route description

[edit] Virginia

U.S. 522 begins at U.S. 60 north of Powhatan, then passes through Goochland, Gum Spring, Cuckoo, Mineral, Culpeper, Sperryville, Washington, Front Royal, and Winchester before passing into West Virginia en route to Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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[edit] West Virginia

U.S. 522 travels through Morgan County in West Virginia for about 22 miles.

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) has now selected a Preferred Alternative for the US 522 project. In general terms, the route runs parallel to -- and east of -- the existing Route 522 for approximately 22 miles from the Maryland state line to the Virginia state line. It will be, for most of its length, within 50 feet of the current 522. In the vicinity of the proposed Ridge Historic District, however, the alignment extends farther away to avoid impacting either that site or the adjacent fish hatchery. Also, immediately south of the Town of Bath (Berkeley Springs), the projected route would veer further east to avoid the downtown area.

[edit] Maryland

U.S. 522 has the shortest stay of any US highway within the state (2.37 miles). It serves the Fort Tonoloway State Park, near the town of Hancock.

[edit] Pennsylvania

U.S. 522 begins at Selinsgrove at an intersection with U.S. 11 & U.S. 15. It passes through the towns of Middleburg, Beavertown, Beaver Springs, and McClure before reaching Lewistown, where it begins a concurrency with U.S. 22. It remains concurrent with U.S. 22 to Mount Union where it continues south through the towns of Shirleysburg, Orbisonia, Shade Gap, Burnt Cabins, and Fort Littleton. At Fort Littleton, the Pennsylvania Turnpike has an intersection with U.S. 522. It then continues south to pass through the towns of McConnellsburg, Webster Mills, Needmore, and Warfordsburg, before beginning a concurrency with Interstate 70, and then crossing into Maryland.

[edit] History

US 522 was created in 1926 and signed from Lewistown to Selinsgrove in Pennsylvania. A year later, US 522 was extended south to Hancock, Maryland along its current alignment. The portion from U.S. Route 40 in Hancock to U.S. Route 22 in Mount Union, Pennsylvania was previously U.S. Route 622 from 1925 to 1927. The designation, shown on the 1925 U.S. Highway System plan, may not have been signed.

[edit] Major intersections

[edit] Maryland

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations[2]	Notes
continues from West Virginia over the Potomac River
Washington	Hancock	0.63		Maryland Route 144 / W Main St. - Fort Tonoloway State Park	grade-separated crossing between routes
		0.66		Maryland Route 894 west / Limestone Rd.	runs west of
		0.72		US 522C / High St. - to Pennsylvania Ave. (to PA 655)	only at-grade intersection in Maryland
		1.32	1b	Interstate 70 / U.S. 40 east / Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway - Hagerstown	grade-separated interchange between two routes
		joins (mileposts switch to series)
		0.63	1a	Interstate 68 west / U.S. 40 west / National Freeway - Cumberland, Morgantown WV	grade-separated interchange between two routes
and continue into Pennsylvania

[edit] References

Browse numbered routes
< WV 501	WV		WV 527 >
< MD 521	MD		MD 524 >
< PA 519	PA		PA 523 >