U.S. Route 322

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U.S. Route 322

Length:

494^[1] mi (790.4 km)

Formed:

1926^[1]

West end:

US 6 in Cleveland, OH

Major
junctions:

I-90 in Cleveland, OH

OH 11 near Wayne, OH

I-80 near Brookville, PA

US 220 in State College, PA

I-81 in Harrisburg, PA

I-83 in Harrisburg, PA

US 222 in Ephrata, PA

US 202 in West Chester, PA

I-95 in Chester, PA
NJ Tpk near Bridgeport, NJ
G.S. Pkwy near Atlantic City, NJ

East end:

Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ

United States Numbered Highways
Spur of US 22
U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 322 (US 322) or U.S. Highway 322 is a U.S. Route that runs for 494 miles (790 km) from Cleveland, Ohio at U.S. Route 6 easterly to Atlantic City, New Jersey. It passes through the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It passes by Philadelphia via the Commodore Barry Bridge and goes through the cities of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and State College, Pennsylvania.

In Ohio, Route 322 crosses Cuyahoga, Geauga and Ashtabula Counties.

In Cuyahoga County, Route 322 begins in Downtown Cleveland as Chester Avenue at East Ninth Street in the "Financial District". It runs easterly past Playhouse Square, Cleveland State University, through "Midtown Cleveland" and past the Cleveland Clinic before entering the University Circle cultural district. In University Circle, it briefly merges with US Route 20 (Euclid Avenue), then turns right onto Mayfield Road. As Mayfield Road, Route 322 runs past Lake View Cemetery and through Cleveland's eastern suburbs of Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, Lyndhurst and Mayfield Heights, where it intersects with Interstate 271, and continues through Gates Mills Village and into Geauga County.

Through Geauga and Ashtabula Counties, US 322 continues to be known as Mayfield Road until it crosses the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line. In Geauga County, US 322 passes through suburban Chesterland into Ohio's second largest Amish community, which includes the rural townships of Claridon and Huntsburg on its northern end. In Ashtabula County, US 322 crosses through Windsor Township, the village of Orwell, and Williamsfield Township before crossing the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line south of the Pymatuning Reservoir.

In Pennsylvania, Route 322 is also signed as "The 28th Division Highway", in honor of the 28th Infantry Division. The route crosses the entire state and enters New Jersey via the Commodore Barry Bridge just north of the state of Delaware and crosses historic Mullica Hill, New Jersey. In Glassboro, it bisects Rowan University. However, an ongoing construction project, slated for completion in mid- to late-2007, is expected to re-route the highway to the northern side of the campus. At Williamstown, U.S. 322 goes onto the "Black Horse Pike" (picking up where NJ 42 ends) and follows it the rest of the way to Atlantic City, being concurrent with U.S. Route 40 from Mays Landing on east.

In the 1960s and 1970's, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) had planned for a freeway bypass of U.S. Route 322 around Glassboro. Later it was planned as a New Jersey Turnpike extension, but all plans were dropped due to budget cuts and mounting opposition.

1 Intersections with other U.S. Highways, Interstates, and other major roads
2 Exit guides
3 Gallery
4 Related U.S. Routes
5 See also

[edit] Intersections with other U.S. Highways, Interstates, and other major roads

NOTE: Same-town concurrencies are not listed as such; only town-to-town concurrencies are listed

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Pennsylvania

U.S. Route 6 concurrent from Conneaut Lake to Meadville
Interstate 79 in Meadville
U.S. Route 19 in Meadville
U.S. Route 62 in Franklin
Interstate 80 near Corsica
U.S. Route 119 in West Liberty
U.S. Route 219 in West Liberty
Future Interstate 99/U.S. Route 220 concurrent from Port Matilda to State College
U.S. Route 522 in Lewistown
U.S. Route 22 concurrent from Lewistown to Harrisburg
The U.S. Route 11/15 concurrency in Duncannon
Interstate 81 in Harrisburg
Interstate 83 in Harrisburg via the Eisenhower Interchange
Interstate 283 in Harrisburg via the Eisenhower Interchange
U.S. Route 422 in Hershey
Interstate 76/Pennsylvania Turnpike via PA Route 72 near Mt. Gretna
U.S. Route 222 in Ephrata
U.S. Route 30 in Downingtown
U.S. Route 202 concurrent from West Chester to Concord Twp
U.S. Route 1 in Concord Twp
Interstate 95 in Chester
U.S. Route 13 in Chester

[edit] New Jersey

U.S. Route 130 in Logan Twp
Interstate 295 in Logan Twp
New Jersey Turnpike in Swedesboro
NJ Route 55 in Richwood, Harrison Twp
U.S. Route 40 concurrent from Mays Landing to Atlantic City
Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Twp
U.S. Route 9 in Pleasantville
Atlantic City Expressway in Atlantic City

[edit] Exit guides

County	Municipality	Destinations	Notes
Centre	State College	US 220 south; US 322 west - Philipsburg; Altoona	westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		Innovation Park; Penn State University
		US 220 north to I-80 - Bellefonte	westbound exit and eastbound entrance; Mt. Nittany Interchange
		PA 26 - State College
		Oak Hall; Lemont
		PA 45 east - Old Fort	eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		US 322 Business west - Atherton Street; Boalsburg	westbound exit and eastbound entrance

[edit] Gallery

U.S. Route 322 Northbound with an unusual "Mini Jersey barrier" just south of the Route 50 interchange	The bridge carrying Route 54 over U.S. Route 322 shows the old designation of the Black Horse Pike as Route 42.	U.S. Route 322 westbound near State College, notice the absent I-99 shields next to U.S. 220	U.S. Route 322 westbound approaching U.S. Route 220, notice the absent I-99 shields next to U.S. 220
The Commodore Barry Bridge carries U.S. Route 322 across the Delaware River into New Jersey