Pennsylvania Route 222

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PA Route 222

Length:

5 mi^[1] (8 km)

Formed:

1991

South end:

I-78/PA 309/US 222 in Dorneyville

North end:

PA 145 in Allentown

Counties:

Lehigh

Pennsylvania State Routes
< US 222		US 224 >
Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 222 (PA 222) or State Route 222 is a state highway located entirely in Allentown, Pennsylvania and its immediate suburbs along Hamilton Boulevard. The route continues into "center city Allentown" along West Hamilton and West Linden Streets.

The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 78 and Pennsylvania Route 309 in Dorneyville, where the right-of-way of PA 222 continues south as U.S. Route 222. The northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 145 in Allentown.

1 Route description
2 Communities along the route
3 Major intersections
4 Attractions
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Route description

PA 222 begins at an interchange with the duplex of Interstate 78 and Pennsylvania Route 309. The southern terminus of PA 222 is the northern terminus of U.S. Route 222, which continues south towards Reading as Hamilton Boulevard. PA 222 runs south of Dorney Park, a local amusement park. Direct access to Dorney Park, however, is limited to PA 222 southbound, as northbound traffic must make a left turn onto Lincoln Avenue to access Dorney Park. About 0.5 miles east of Dorney Park, PA 222 splits into two carriageways, with PA 222 north remaining on Hamilton Boulevard and PA 222 south following the newer Hamilton Boulevard Bypass to the north. A short distance to the east, the separated PA 222 intersects Cedar Crest Boulevard, a major north-south arterial through the Allentown metropolitan area.

Northeast of Cedar Crest Boulevard, the two carriageways merge into a single Hamilton Boulevard in the shadow of Cedar Crest College. Roughly 0.5 miles from the merge, Hamilton Boulevard becomes Hamilton Street at Ott Street and begins to run along the southern edge of Cedar Creek Park. PA 222 continues east, intersecting 24th Street and 15th Street, among other roads, prior to entering downtown Allentown. In the downtown district, PA 222 splits once more at 12th Street, with PA 222 north turning right onto 12th before returning east on Walnut Street. A half-mile east of 12th Street, PA 222 intersects the southbound-only 7th Street, carrying Pennsylvania Route 145 south, before terminating at the northbound-only 6th Street and PA 145 north.

The start of southbound PA 222 begins two blocks north of Walnut Street at the intersection of Linden Street and 6th Street. PA 222 south heads west on Linden to 12th Street, where PA 222 south joins PA 222 northbound at Hamilton Street one block to the south.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Lehigh	South Whitehall Township	0.0	I-78/PA 309 US 222	Exit 54 (I-78/PA 309). Northern terminus of US 222.
	South Whitehall Township	1.2	Cedar Crest Boulevard
	Allentown	2.7	24th Street
		4.5	15th Street
		5.2	PA 145 south 7th Street
		5.3	PA 145 north 6th Street

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] Attractions

Dorney Park
Cedar Creek Park
Downtown Allentown

[edit] See also

U.S. Route 222

[edit] References

^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 222

edit Transportation Infrastructure of the Lehigh Valley
East-West thru-highways	I-78 \| US 22 \| PA 248
South-North thru-highways	Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike \| PA 33 \| PA 309 \| PA 611
Allentown Roads	PA 145 \| PA 222 \| PA 987 \| Cedar Crest Boulevard \| Lehigh Street \| Tilghman Street
Bethlehem Roads	PA 378 \| PA 412 \| PA 512 \| Bethlehem Pike
Other roads	US 222 \| PA 29 \| PA 100 \| PA 143 \| PA 191 \| PA 329 \| PA 873 \| PA 946
Public transportation	Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority
Airports	Lehigh Valley International Airport
Waterways & Rail	Lehigh Canal \| Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal \| Norfolk Southern Railway