 U.S. Route 522 | |||||||||||||
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 US 522 highlighted in red | |||||||||||||
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| Auxiliary route ofUS 22 | |||||||||||||
| Maintained byVDOT,WVDOH,MDSHA, andPennDOT | |||||||||||||
| Length | 308.59 mi[a] (496.63 km) | ||||||||||||
| Existed | 1926–present | ||||||||||||
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| South end |  US 60 inPowhatan, VA | ||||||||||||
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| North end |   US 11 /US 15 inSelinsgrove, PA | ||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||
| States | Virginia,West Virginia,Maryland,Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Counties | VA:Powhatan,Goochland,Louisa,Spotsylvania,Orange,Culpeper,Rappahannock,Warren,Clarke,Frederick,City of Winchester WV:Morgan MD:Washington PA:Fulton,Huntingdon,Mifflin,Snyder | ||||||||||||
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U.S. Route 522 (US 522) is aspur route ofUS 22 in the states ofVirginia,West Virginia,Maryland, andPennsylvania. TheU.S. Highway travels in a north-south direction, and runs 308.59 miles (496.63 km) fromUS 60 nearPowhatan, Virginia, to its northern terminus atUS 11 andUS 15 nearSelinsgrove, Pennsylvania. US 522 serves many small cities and towns in thePiedmont,Blue Ridge Mountains, and northernShenandoah Valley of Virginia. The highway serves the Virginia communities ofGoochland,Mineral,Culpeper,the town of Washington, andFront Royal and theindependent city ofWinchester. US 522 then follows theRidge-and-Valley Appalachians north and then east through theEastern Panhandle of West Virginia, a 2-mile-wide (3.2 km) stretch ofWestern Maryland, andSouth Central Pennsylvania to its terminus in theSusquehanna Valley. The highway servesBerkeley Springs, West Virginia;Hancock, Maryland; and the Pennsylvania communities ofMcConnellsburg,Mount Union,Lewistown, andMiddleburg.
| mi | km | |
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| VA | 159.26 | 256.30 |
| WV | 18.74 | 30.16 |
| MD | 2.35 | 3.78 |
| PA | 128.237 | 206.377 |
| Total | 308.59 | 496.63 |
US 522 contains several segments that are part of theNational Highway System. The U.S. highway is part of the main system fromVirginia State Route 37 (SR 37) near Winchester toInterstate 70 (I-70) atWarfordsburg, Pennsylvania. US 522 is also part of the main system from thePennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) atFort Littleton toPennsylvania Route 35 (PA 35) atShade Gap and from the south end of itsconcurrency withUS 22 at Mount Union to its northern terminus near Selinsgrove.[5][6][7][8] US 522 is a National Highway System principal arterial in four places in Virginia, including its concurrencies withSR 3 andUS 15 Bus. in Culpeper, on its concurrency withUS 211 betweenSperryville and Massies Corner, from its southern junction withSR 55 toI-66 in Front Royal, and from the south end of its concurrency withUS 11 in Winchester to SR 37 near Winchester.[5][9] The highway is also a principal arterial from PA 35 at Shade Gap to US 22 at Mount Union.[8] US 522's other junctions with highways part of the National Highway System along its 159.26-mile-long (256.30 km) course through Virginia includeI-64 nearGum Spring;US 15 andUS 29 in Culpeper;US 340 in Front Royal; andI-81,US 17,US 50, andSR 7 in Winchester. Other major junctions include one withWest Virginia Route 9 (WV 9) in Berkeley Springs along its 18.74 miles (30.16 km) in West Virginia;I-68,I-70, andUS 40 in Hancock during its 2.35-mile-long (3.78 km) streak across Maryland; andUS 30 in McConnellsburg and US 22 andUS 322 in Lewistown during its 128.237-mile-long (206.377 km) route through Pennsylvania.[5][6][7][8]
US 522 begins at a four-legged intersection with US 60 (Anderson Highway) on the western edge of theunincorporated village of Powhatan, thecounty seat ofPowhatan County. The roadway continues on the south side of the intersection as SR 1002 (Emmanuel Church Road), which passes theeponymous church before it connects withSR 13. US 522 heads north as Maidens Road, which heads through the community ofJefferson, the site of the historic homeElmington. North ofMichaux, the highway meets the east end ofSR 313 (Beaumont Road), which leads to theBeaumont Learning Center, before it crosses the William Walthall Michaux Bridge over theJames River intoGoochland County. US 522 crosses overCSX'sJames River Subdivision rail line and joinsSR 6 (River Road) atMaidens. The two highways meet the east end ofSR 329, which leads to theVirginia Correctional Center for Women, opposite the historic homeBrightly. US 522 and SR 6 continue through Goochland, where the highways pass theGoochland County Court Square. The highways meet the west end ofSR 396 (Dickenson Road), which leads to the Goochland campus ofJ. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, before the two highways diverge at the north end of the county seat.[1][10]
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US 522 continues north on Sandy Hook Road, which passes through theeponymous hamlet before enteringLouisa County at the village of Gum Spring. There, the U.S. Highway intersectsUS 250 (Broad Street Road) and has adiamond interchange with I-64. US 522 continues on Cross County Road, which passes throughShelfar andOrchid and crosses theSouth Anna River at Southanna. The route continues throughApple Grove toCuckoo, where the highway joinsUS 33 (Jefferson Highway) in front of theeponymous historic estate. After a brief concurrency with US 33, US 522 splits north onto Pendleton Road throughPendleton, where the highway parallels CSX'sPiedmont Subdivision rail line into the town of Mineral, where the route follows Mineral Avenue and passes through itsnamesake historic district. At the intersection of Mineral Avenue and First Street, US 522 meetsSR 208 andSR 22, the latter of which has its eastern terminus at the intersection. SR 208 and SR 22 head north and west on Mineral Avenue toward the county seat ofLouisa; US 522 and SR 208 turn east onto First Street, intersect the rail line at grade, and turn north onto Louisa Avenue.[1][10]
US 522 and SR 208 follow Zachary Taylor Highway away from Mineral. North of Contrary Creek, the two routes diverge atWares Crossroads. SR 208 splits east onto New Bridge Road towardSpotsylvania Courthouse, and US 522 continues northwest along the presidential-named highway. The U.S. Highway crosses the mainstem ofLake Anna, theNorth Anna River, to cross the western corner ofSpotsylvania County. US 522 crosses Pamunkey Creek as it entersOrange County. After leaving the Lake Anna area, the U.S. Highway heads straight north toUnionville, where the route intersectsSR 20 (Constitution Highway). US 522 crosses Mill Run and Mountain Run and follows Raccoon Branch as the route curves northwest and crosses theRapidan River intoCulpeper County. AtWinston, US 522 curves northeast and joins Rapidan Road on a tangent and begins to parallelNorfolk Southern Railway'sWashington District rail line. The U.S. Highway veers away from the rail line, crosses Sumerduck Creek, and expands to a four-lane divided highway as passes theNational Audio-Visual Conservation Center and approaches Germanna Highway, which carriesSR 3, southeast of Culpeper.[1][10]
US 522 and SR 3 head northwest along four-lane divided Germanna Highway. The highways meet US 15 and US 29 (James Madison Highway) at a diamond interchange and enter the town of Culpeper, where the divided highway narrows to a two-lane road and crosses over the Norfolk Southern rail line. SR 3 has its western terminus at Orange Road, which heads south carrying US 15 Bus.; US 15 Bus. joins US 522 on Germanna Highway west one block to US 29 Bus., where US 522 and US 15 Bus. turn north and join US 29 Bus. on Main Street. The three highways pass by the historicBurgandine House, at Main Street's oblique intersection with Orange Road, and to the west of theSouth East Street Historic District, which contains theHill Mansion andCulpeper National Cemetery. The U.S. Highway and the two business routes continue through theCulpeper Historic District, where they pass thePitts Theatre, theA. P. Hill Boyhood Home, and theLord Culpeper Hotel and pass to the west of theCulpeper railroad station. North of downtown, US 522 diverges from US 15 Bus. and US 29 Bus. when it turns west onto Evans Street, which crosses Mountain Run and passesFairview Cemetery on its way out of the town of Culpeper.[1][10]
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US 522 heads northwest into the foothills of the Blue Ridge in western Culpeper County as Sperryville Pike. The U.S. highway passes through the hamlets ofNorman andGriffinsburg and crosses Devils Run and theHazel River south of their confluence. US 522 passes through the village ofBoston, the site of the historic homeElmwood, before it entersRappahannock County. The highway crosses Blackwater Creek betweenRound Hill andScrabble and follows the stream through the gap between Butler Mountain and Bessie Bell Mountain toWoodville. US 522 crosses White Walnut Run and Beaverdam Creek south of its junction withSR 231 (F.T. Valley Road). The U.S. Highway continues to Sperryville, where the highway passes through the village'snamesake historic district. US 522 crosses theThornton River immediately before its junction withUS 211 (Lee Highway) east of US 211's ascent of the Blue Ridge and access toShenandoah National Park atThornton Gap.[1][10]
US 522 runs concurrently with US 211 northeast along four-lane divided Lee Highway. The routes cross thePiney River near Sperryville and theCovington River atRediviva. South of the Rappahannock county seat of Washington,US 211 Bus. andunsigned US 522 Bus. split north onto Main Street to serve the county seat directly. The mainline U.S. Highways pass southeast of the town and reconnect with the entirely concurrent business routes, which exit town on Warren Street, next to theCalvert Mill. US 522 and US 211 cross Battle Run just west of Massies Corner, where US 211 continues east towardWarrenton while US 522 heads north on two-lane Zachary Taylor Highway. US 522 passes throughFlint Hill, site of theeponymous Baptist church. The highway crosses theJordan River and three of its tributaries—Wilson Branch, Hittles Mill Stream, and Indian Run—between Flint Hill andHuntly. From Huntly, US 522 ascends the Blue Ridge toChester Gap, where the highway intersects theAppalachian Trail next to the headwaters of theRappahannock River and the Rappahannock–Warren–Fauquier county tripoint.[1][10]
US 522 enters Warren County and descends to the town of Front Royal along Remount Road, which passes the historicMountain Home along its descent along Happy Creek. The U.S. Highway expands to a four-lane divided highway and its name changes to Commerce Avenue at SR 55, which heads west along South Street and east as John Marshall Highway. US 522 passes to the east of theFront Royal Historic District. In the northern part of the town, the highway curves west to Commerce Avenue's terminus at Royal Avenue, which carries US 340 and SR 55. The three highways follow four-lane Royal Avenue north to a right-angle curve where the three routes curve onto 14th Street and then turn north onto four-lane divided Shenandoah Street. US 522, US 340, and SR 55 cross Norfolk Southern'sHagerstown District rail line and theSouth Fork Shenandoah River into theRiverton area of Front Royal, where SR 55 splits to the west onto Strasburg Road. The two U.S. Highways then cross theNorth Fork Shenandoah River and Norfolk Southern Railway'sB-Line just west of the confluence of the twoShenandoah River forks. US 522 and US 340 cross Crooked Run and have apartial cloverleaf interchange with I-66 as they leave the town of Front Royal.[1][10]
US 522 and US 340 head north along four-lane divided Winchester Road. The highways pass throughCedarville, the site of theVirginia Inland Port, and throughNineveh, the site of the historic estateErin. North of Nineveh, the routes follow the Warren–Frederick county line and briefly enterClarke County, where the road is named Stonewall Jackson Highway. US 522 and US 340 diverge at a four-legged intersection atDouble Tollgate. US 340 heads east along Lord Fairfax Highway; the west leg of the junction isSR 277 (Fairfax Pike), which heads towardStephens City. US 522 continues into Frederick County as Front Royal Pike, which passes throughArmel at Wrights Run andParkins Mills atOpequon Creek. The highway passes to the west ofWinchester Regional Airport before reaching Millwood Pike, which carries US 17 and US 50. The north leg of the junction is the ramps to and from northbound I-81. US 522 turns west onto Millwood Pike, and the three U.S. Highways enter the independent city of Winchester within the southbound side of the partial cloverleaf interchange.[1][10]
US 522, US 17, and US 50 follow four-lane divided Millwood Avenue along the south side of the campus ofShenandoah University. West of Abrams Creek, the four-lane divided highway continues west as Jubal Early Drive; the three U.S. Highways turn northwest onto a two-lane continuation of Millwood Avenue. The routes cross Town Run and have an oblique grade crossing of CSX'sShenandoah Subdivision rail line. At Gerrard Street, which carries US 11, all four U.S. Highways turn north onto two-lane Cameron Street. US 522, US 11, US 17, and US 50 head north into theWinchester Historic District. At Cork Street, US 17 reaches its northern terminus and US 50 turns west. US 522 and US 11 continue north along the east edge of the downtown area. North of downtown, US 11 and US 522 diverge when the latter highway turns west onto Commercial Street. US 522 intersects theWinchester and Western Railroad immediately before it turns north onto Fairmount Avenue, which the highway follows out of the city of Winchester and back into Frederick County.[1][10]
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US 522 curves northwest and expands to a four-lane divided highway as North Frederick Pike at it leaves Winchester to a diamond interchange with SR 37 (Winchester Bypass). The highway passes byAlbin andNain, between which the route crossesNorth Mountain and crosses Babbs Run east of Hunting Ridge. The route crosses Hogue Creek and Back Creek on either side ofGainesboro, where the route briefly parallels the Winchester and Western Railroad. US 522 crosses Isaacs Creek and Little Isaacs Creek on either side ofCross Junction, north of which the highway meets the east end ofSR 127 (Bloomery Pike). The highway passes throughReynolds Store, crosses Timber Ridge, and descends into the valley of Sleepy Creek before reaching the Virginia–West Virginia state line near the northernmost point in Virginia.[1][10]
Just after enteringMorgan County, West Virginia, US 522 reduces from a four-lane divided highway to a two-lane undivided road, Valley Road, which follows the east flank of Warm Spring Ridge north. The highway crosses Breakneck Run and passes afish hatchery atRidge, passes the entrance toCacapon Resort State Park atOmps, and crosses Rock Gap Run atRock Gap. US 522 passes by the headwaters ofWarm Spring Run and follows the stream throughBerryville to the town of Berkeley Springs, the county seat of Morgan County. The highway enters town on Washington Street and intersects Martinsburg Road, from which the highway runs concurrently through theTown of Bath Historic District with WV 9. In the center of town, US 522 and WV 9 pass byBerkeley Springs State Park and theMorgan County Courthouse. In the northern part of town, WV 9 splits west onto Union Street to cross Warm Spring Ridge, and the U.S. Highway continues north and passes the historicBerkeley Springs Train Depot. US 522 heads north from Berkeley Springs on Hancock Road, which parallels Warm Spring Run and a CSX rail spur throughNorth Berkeley,Jimtown, andBurnt Factory. North of Burnt Factory, the highway descends into the narrow valley of thePotomac River; southbound US 522 has a climbing lane.[2][11]
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US 522's bridge across the Potomac River begins just north of River Road; the highway crosses over CSX'sCumberland Subdivision's Hancock rail yard and, on the bridge itself, has its last junction in West Virginia, with Airport Road, which leads to Potomac Airpark in the West Virginia hamlet ofHancock. The bridge crosses intoWashington County, Maryland and the town of Hancock at a narrow channel of the Potomac, crosses an island, then crosses the main channel of the river,Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Berm Road, theWestern Maryland Rail Trail, and South Street before the bridge lands on the Maryland side of the river. US 522, named Warfordsburg Road, meets a two-way ramp fromMaryland Route 144 (Main Street) before the highway bridges MD 144, Little Tonoloway Creek, and Limestone Road, which isMD 894. US 522 becomes a divided highway just south of itsright-in/right-out junction with High Street, which leads to MD 144 via Virginia Avenue. Southbound US 522 has an exit ramp to Limestone Road used to access MD 144. US 522 meets I-70 and US 40 (Eisenhower Memorial Highway) at a three-leveldirectional-T interchange where US 522 becomes concurrent with the two highways. Immediately to the north, I-70 and US 522 meet the eastern terminus of I-68 (National Freeway) at another three-level directional interchange, where westbound US 40 leaves I-70 and goes onto I-68. Southbound US 522 exits I-70 via a left exit prior to US 40 joining eastbound I-70, so southbound US 522 does not have a concurrency with US 40. I-70 and US 522 continue north as a four-lane freeway that leaves the town of Hancock and crosses the Maryland–Pennsylvania state line.[3][12]
US 522 enters Pennsylvania concurrent with I-70 (Eisenhower Memorial Highway) inBethel Township inFulton County. The Interstate and the U.S. Highway split in Warfordsburg at Exit 168, a diamond interchange where I-70 curves northwest towardBreezewood while US 522 heads north on Great Cove Road. Great Cove Road continues a short distance west of the interchange toPA 484 (Buck Valley Road). US 522 crosses Little Tonoloway Creek atGreat Cove and passes through a gap in Tonoloway Ridge on its way to a junction withPA 643 (Flickersville Road) in the hamlet ofDott. The U.S. highway continues northeast around the northern edge of Tonoloway Ridge at theBelfast Township village ofNeedmore, where the highway has a brief concurrency withPA 655, which heads south as Thompson Road and north as Pleasant Valley Road. US 522 curves to the east, crossesTonoloway Creek, ascends Timber Ridge, and descends the ridge to crossLicking Creek atGem. The U.S. highway climbs over Scrub Ridge and curves to the northeast at the village ofBig Cove Tannery inAyr Township, where the highway intersectsPA 928 (Big Cove Tannery Road) and crosses Big Cove Creek.[4][13]
US 522 passes around the northern end of Dickeys Mountain and enters the broad valley ofBig Cove Creek between Meadow Grounds Mountain to the west andTuscarora Mountain to the east. Near the northern end of the valley, the highway passes through theborough of McConnellsburg. US 522 follows Second Street through the county seat, which passes by theFulton House and through theMcConnellsburg Historic District. In the center of the borough, the U.S. Highway intersects Lincoln Way, which heads east asPA 16; Lincoln Way was part of the originalLincoln Highway. Past this intersection, the road passes by the Fulton County Courthouse. US 522 heads north out of the borough intoTodd Township, once again named Great Cove Road, and meets US 30 (Lincoln Highway) at a diamond interchange. The highway heads by the headwaters of Cove Creek and through the narrow valley between Little Scrub Ridge to the west and Cove Mountain to the east. AtKnobsville, the U.S. Highway follows Licking Creek through a gap in the former mountain intoDublin Township, where the highway intersectsPA 475 (Waterfall Road) and meets I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) at Exit 180, the Fort Littleton interchange. US 522 parallels the turnpike through the valley ofLittle Aughwick Creek northeast through Fort Littleton to the village ofBurnt Cabins, Pennsylvania just north ofSidneys Knob. Here the U.S. Highway turns north intoHuntingdon County.[4][13]
US 522 heads north as Croghan Pike throughDublin Township on the east side of Shade Mountain. After intersectingPA 35 andPA 641 (Neelyton Road) in the village ofShade Gap, the U.S. Highway follows Shade Creek by theShade Gap Feed and Flour Mill and through a gap in Shade Mountain into the Locke Valley inCromwell Township. US 522 follows Shade Creek north, passing by theSt. Mary's Covered Bridge, toBlacklog, then the highway curves west and follows Blacklog Creek through a gap in Blacklog Mountain. The highway becomes Ridgely Street in the borough ofOrbisonia, where the highway intersectsPA 994 (Elliot Street). US 522 parallels theEast Broad Top Railroad andAughwick Creek north intoShirley Township. The highway passes through the borough ofShirleysburg, crosses Aughwick Creek and the East Broad Top Railroad, and passes by the village ofAughwick Mills, where the route diverges from the creek. US 522 continues along the railroad toAllenport, where the highway meets the southern end ofPA 103. The highway parallels theJuniata River north along the eastern edge of the borough of Mount Union. US 522 passes under Water Street andNorfolk Southern Railway'sPittsburgh Line (the formerMain Line of thePennsylvania Railroad) before crossing the river to an intersection with US 22 (William Penn Highway) inMifflin County.[4][13]
US 522 joins US 22 in a concurrency that heads northeast betweenJacks Mountain to the northwest and the Juniata River to the southeast. The two highways follow Long Hollow Creek north throughWayne Township toAtkinson Mills, where the routes cross Beaverdam Run and enter the valley of Musser Run. US 522 and US 22 follow Musser Run intoOliver Township to the borough ofMcVeytown, north of which the highways briefly follow the Juniata River. The U.S. Highways cross Wakefield Run and cross Strodes Run atStrodes Mills intoGranville Township. There, US 522 and US 22 expand to a four-lane freeway, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.US 22 Bus. splits from the mainline highways at atrumpet interchange, and the two U.S. Highways pass to the north side of Big Ridge opposite the business route. Shortly after enteringDerry Township, US 522 and US 22 meet US 322 (28th Division Highway) at a directional-T interchange. The interchange includespartial cloverleaf interchange ramps with Ort Valley Road and the main street of unincorporatedHighland Park, Electric Avenue.[4][13]
US 522, US 22, and US 322 run concurrently south alongKishacoquillas Creek into the borough of Lewistown. East of downtown, US 522 diverges from the other two U.S. Highways, which continue along the freeway southeast towardHarrisburg. Westbound US 22 and US 322 interact with US 522 via a half diamond interchange; access between the southbound U.S. Highways and US 522 is via Logan Street and Walnut Street. Two-lane US 522 crosses Kishacoquillas Creek, leaves Lewistown, and passes theLewistown Armory. The route continues northeast through Derry Township in the valley ofJacks Creek between Jacks Mountain to the north and Shade Mountain to the south, a valley that has several short ridges itself. US 522 passes theOld Hoopes School north ofMaitland. The U.S. Highway continues intoDecatur Township, where the route crosses Meadow Creek atAlfarata, Jacks Creek atSoradoville, and Wagner Run atWagner.[4][13]
US 522 continues intoSnyder County, where the route passes through the valley ofMiddle Creek. The highway immediately passes through theWest Beaver Township borough ofMcClure, where the highway follows the South Branch of Middle Creek through a gap in a short ridge and follows Beaver Creek from its headwaters. US 522 follows that creek intoSpring Township toBeaver Springs, where the U.S. Highway runs concurrently withPA 235. The highway crossesBeaver Township and through the borough ofBeavertown, through which the route follows Market Street. US 522 crosses Middle Creek shortly after enteringFranklin Township and passes through the county seat ofMiddleburg along Market Street and Main Street. Part of the route's course on Main Street is a concurrency withPA 104, with which the highway crosses Middle Creek a second time. US 522 crosses the creek for the last time in theMiddle Creek Township community ofKreamer. The U.S. Highway entersPenn Township and passes through the northern fringe of the borough of Selinsgrove, where the route meets the southern end ofPA 204. US 522 leaves Selinsgrove at its intersection with the north end of Market Street. The U.S. Highway veers northeast and crossesPenns Creek on a truss bridge intoMonroe Township. US 522 expands to a four-lane divided highway namedSusquehanna Trail and passes to the south ofPenn Valley Airport before reaching its northern terminus at apartially completed, partial cloverleaf interchange with US 11 and US 15, which head south on the Selinsgrove Bypass and north along Susquehanna Trail, a short distance west of theSusquehanna River.[4][13]
US 522 was created in 1926 and signed fromLewistown toSelinsgrove inPennsylvania. A year later, US 522 was extended south toHancock, Maryland, along its current alignment. The portion fromU.S. Route 40 in Hancock toU.S. Route 22 inMount Union, Pennsylvania, was previouslyU.S. Route 622 from 1926 to 1927. The designation, shown on the 1926U.S. Highway System plan, may not have been signed.
Through Maryland, Warfordsburg Road from Main Street at the west end of Hancock north to the Pennsylvania state line was paved in 1920.[14][15] When the first number designations in the U.S. Highway System were released in 1926, US 622 was proposed for the highway between Hancock andMount Union, Pennsylvania.[16] Another proposed number for the highway may have been US 11W, which appears marked on Warfordsburg Road on official Maryland maps in 1927 and 1928.[17][18] By 1930, the highway was marked as US 522.[19] The March 1936 flooding of the Potomac River destroyed the pre-existing bridge over the river at Church Street.[20][21] A temporary timber trestle was constructed while a new bridge was planned at the western edge of the town of Hancock.[21][22] The new bridge and approach roads were completed in 1939.[22][23][24][25] US 522 was extended south of Hancock by 1946.[26] US 522 was moved from Warfordsburg Road to a concurrency with I-70 when the Interstate highway and the associated directional interchanges were completed in 1965.[27][28]
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 (35 km) from the Maryland state line to the Virginia state line. It will be, for most of its length, within 50 feet (15 m) 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 Berkeley Springs, the projected route would veer further east to avoid the downtown area.[citation needed]
| State | County | Location | mi[1][2][3][4] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Virginia | Powhatan | Powhatan | 0.00 | 0.00 |    US 60 (Anderson Highway) / SR 1002 (Emmanuel Church Road) toSR 13 –Amelia,Midlothian,Cumberland | Southern terminus | ||
| Michaux | 8.34 | 13.42 |  SR 313 (Beaumont Road) –Beaumont Learning Center | |||||
| James River | 8.82 | 14.19 | William Walthall Michaux Bridge | |||||
| Goochland | Maidens | 9.20 | 14.81 |   SR 6 east (River Road) –Richmond | Southern end of SR 6 overlap | |||
| 9.74 | 15.68 |  SR 329 –Virginia Correctional Center for Women | ||||||
| Goochland | 10.82 | 17.41 |  SR 396 (Dickenson Road) –J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College | |||||
| 10.94 | 17.61 |  SR 6 west (River Road West) –Scottsville | Northern end of SR 6 overlap | |||||
| Louisa | Gum Spring | 17.53 | 28.21 |  US 250 (Broad Street Road) | ||||
| | 18.05 | 29.05 |  I-64 –Charlottesville,Richmond | I-64 exit 159 | ||||
| Cuckoo | 32.89 | 52.93 |  US 33 east (Jefferson Highway) –Richmond | Southern end of US 33 overlap | ||||
| | 33.55 | 53.99 | US 33 west (Jefferson Highway) –Louisa,Harrisonburg | Northern end of US 33 overlap | ||||
| Mineral | 37.40 | 60.19 |   SR 22 west /SR 208 west (Mineral Avenue) –Louisa,Ferncliff | Southern end of SR 208 overlap | ||||
| Wares Crossroads | 42.83 | 68.93 | SR 208 east –Spotsylvania,Lake Anna State Park | Northern end of SR 208 overlap | ||||
| Spotsylvania | No major junctions | |||||||
| Orange | Unionville | 57.37 | 92.33 |  SR 20 (Constitution Highway) –Orange,Wilderness | ||||
| Culpeper | | 71.49 | 115.05 |  SR 3 east (Germanna Highway) –Fredericksburg | Southern end of SR 3 overlap | |||
| Culpeper | 72.15 | 116.11 |  US 15 /US 29 (James Madison Highway) –Charlottesville,Washington | Diamond interchange | ||||
| 73.11 | 117.66 |   US 15 Bus. south (Orange Road) –Orange | Southern end of US 15 Bus. overlap | |||||
| 73.23 | 117.85 | US 29 Bus. south (Madison Road) –Charlottesville | Southern end of US 29 Bus. overlap | |||||
| 74.08 | 119.22 |  US 15 Bus. /US 29 Bus. north (Main Street) | Northern end of US 15 Bus. / US 29 Bus. overlap | |||||
| Rappahannock | | 92.56 | 148.96 |  SR 231 south (F.T. Valley Road) –Madison,Gordonsville,Syria,Graves Mountain | ||||
| Sperryville | 93.33 | 150.20 |  US 211 west (Lee Highway) –New Market,Skyline Drive,Luray,Shenandoah National Park,Luray Caverns | Southern end of US 211 overlap | ||||
| | 97.95 | 157.64 | US 211 Bus. east (Main Street) –Washington, VA | |||||
| | 99.04 | 159.39 | US 211 Bus. west (Warren Avenue) –Washington, VA | |||||
| Massies Corner | 101.42 | 163.22 | US 211 east (Lee Highway) –Warrenton,Washington | Northern end of US 211 overlap | ||||
| Blue Ridge | 111.50 | 179.44 | Chester Gap | |||||
| Warren | Front Royal | 116.22 | 187.04 |     SR 55 (South Street / John Marshall Highway) toI-66 /US 340 | ||||
| 117.76 | 189.52 | US 340 south /SR 55 east (North Royal Avenue) | Southern end of US 340 / SR 55 overlap | |||||
| 119.14 | 191.74 | SR 55 west (Strasburg Road) –Strasburg | Northern end of SR 55 overlap | |||||
| | 120.21 | 193.46 |  I-66 toI-81 –Strasburg,Washington | I-66 exit 6 | ||||
| Clarke | Double Tollgate | 127.77 | 205.63 |  US 340 north /SR 277 west (Lord Fairfax Highway) –Stephens City,White Post,Berryville | Northern end of US 340 overlap | |||
| Frederick | | 135.21 | 217.60 |   US 17 south /US 50 east –Warrenton,Washington | Southern end of US 17 / US 50 overlap; north leg of intersection is ramps to and from northbound I-81 | |||
| | 135.37 | 217.86 | I-81 –Roanoke,Martinsburg | I-81 exit 313 | ||||
| City ofWinchester | 136.32 | 219.39 | US 11 south (Gerrard Street) | Southern end of US 11 overlap | ||||
| 136.71 | 220.01 | US 50 west (Cork Street) | Northern end of US 17 / US 50 overlap | |||||
| 137.02 | 220.51 |  SR 7 east (Piccadilly Street) | ||||||
| 137.64 | 221.51 | US 11 north (Cameron Street) | Northern end of US 11 overlap | |||||
| Frederick | | 139.47 | 224.46 |  SR 37 (Winchester Bypass) toUS 50 –Martinsburg | Diamond interchange | |||
| | 151.60 | 243.98 |   SR 127 west (Bloomery Pike) toWV 29 –Romney | |||||
| 159.26 0.00 | 256.30 0.00 | Virginia–West Virginia state line | ||||||
| West Virginia | Morgan | Berkeley Springs | 13.37 | 21.52 |  WV 9 east (Dawson Street) –Martinsburg | Southern end of WV 9 overlap | ||
| 13.79 | 22.19 | WV 9 west (Union Street) –Paw Paw | Northern end of WV 9 overlap | |||||
| Potomac River | 18.74 0.00 | 30.16 0.00 | West Virginia–Maryland state line | |||||
| Maryland | Washington | Hancock | 0.39 | 0.63 |  ToMD 144 –Hancock | Southbound exit and entrance viaright-in/right-out only; two-way ramp is unsigned US 522B | ||
| 0.57 | 0.92 | High Street toMD 144 –Hancock | Northbound exit and entrance via right-in/right-out only; High Street is unsigned US 522C | |||||
| 0.65 | 1.05 | Limestone Road toMD 144 –Hancock | Southbound exit only; Limestone Road is unsignedMD 894 | |||||
| 1.19 | 1.92 |   I-70 /US 40 east (Eisenhower Memorial Highway) –Hagerstown | I-70 exit 1B; southern end of I-70 overlap; southern end of US 40 overlap (northbound lanes only) | |||||
| 1.72 | 2.77 |  I-68 /US 40 west (National Freeway) –Cumberland | I-70 exit 1A; I-68 exits 82A and 82C; left exit northbound; northern end of US 40 overlap (northbound lanes only) | |||||
| 2.35 0.000 | 3.78 0.000 | Maryland–Pennsylvania state line | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | Fulton | Warfordsburg | 2.542 | 4.091 |   I-70 west toPA 484 –Breezewood | I-70 exit 168; northern end of overlap with I-70 | ||
| Dott | 6.670 | 10.734 |  PA 643 west (Flickerville Road) | |||||
| Needmore | 10.265 | 16.520 |  PA 655 south (Thompson Road) | Southern end of overlap with PA 655 | ||||
| 11.111 | 17.881 | PA 655 north (Pleasant Ridge Road) | Northern end of overlap with PA 655 | |||||
| Big Cove Tannery | 17.155 | 27.608 |  PA 928 south (Big Cove Tannery Road) | |||||
| McConnellsburg | 23.665 | 38.085 |  PA 16 east (Lincoln Way) / Lincoln Way west –Cove Gap,Mercersburg | |||||
| Todd Township | 24.509 | 39.443 |  US 30 (Lincoln Highway) –Breezewood,Chambersburg | Diamond interchange | ||||
| Dublin Township | 31.292 | 50.360 |  PA 475 west (Waterfall Road) –Hustontown | |||||
| Fort Littleton | 32.479 | 52.270 |   I-76 /Penna Turnpike –Harrisburg,Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania Turnpike exit 180 / Fort Littleton interchange;E-ZPass ortoll-by-plate | ||||
| Huntingdon | Shade Gap | 45.231 | 72.792 |  PA 35 north –Mifflin | ||||
| 45.380 | 73.032 |  PA 641 east –Roxbury | ||||||
| Orbisonia | 50.843 | 81.824 |  PA 994 west (Elliot Street) / Elliot Street east –Rockhill | |||||
| Allenport | 60.340 | 97.108 |  PA 103 north | |||||
| Mifflin | Wayne Township | 61.964 | 99.721 |  US 22 west (William Penn Highway) –Mount Union,Huntingdon | Southern end of overlap with US 22 | |||
| Granville Township | 80.446 | 129.465 | Southern end of freeway | |||||
| 81.184 | 130.653 | US 22 Bus. east | Trumpet interchange | |||||
| Highland Park | 85.211 | 137.134 |  US 322 west / Electric Avenue –State College | Directional interchange with US 322; partial cloverleaf with Electric Avenue; southern end of overlap with US 322 | ||||
| Lewistown | 86.084 | 138.539 | US 22 east /US 322 east / Walnut Street west –Harrisburg | Partial cloverleaf interchange; US 522 exits onto Walnut Street east via Logan Street; northern end of overlap with US 22 and US 322 | ||||
| Snyder | Beaver Springs | 107.118 | 172.390 |  PA 235 south –McAlisterville | Southern end of overlap with PA 235 | |||
| 107.991 | 173.795 | PA 235 north –Troxelville | Northern end of overlap with PA 235 | |||||
| Middleburg | 117.325 | 188.816 |  PA 104 north (Main Street) / Market Street east –Mifflinburg | Southern end of overlap with PA 104 | ||||
| 117.625 | 189.299 | PA 104 south (Wausau Road) –Liverpool | Northern end of overlap with PA 104 | |||||
| Selinsgrove | 127.186 | 204.686 |  PA 204 north / Broad Street –New Berlin | |||||
| Monroe Township | 128.237 | 206.377 | US 11 /US 15 (Susquehanna Trail) –Harrisburg,Lewisburg,Danville | Northern terminus; partial cloverleaf interchange | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
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