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US 22(E-W)/US 322(E-W) Duplex
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US Routes 22 and 322 join for a long, 55-mile, same-way duplex through Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, and Dauphin Counties.
Timothy Reichard 12/28/03West of US 11/US 15, the US 22/US 322 freeway traverses the rolling mountains of Perry, Juniata, and Mifflin Counties on the way to Lewistown. The first exit after Amity Hall is the Watts exit, which provides access to Huggins Road and the town of New Buffalo.
Timothy Reichard 12/28/03Three miles ahead, US 22/US 322's mainline splits in elevation, with the westbound lanes (shown here) elevated higher on the mountain side than the eastbound lanes. Down the mountain to the left is the Juniata River, which US 22/US 322 parallels all the way to Lewistown. The Midway exit connects to the old US 22/US 322 with a partial diamond interchange. East of this exit, the old US 22/US 322 was upgraded to this freeway, but to the west, the old road was bypassed.
Timothy Reichard 12/28/03Newport lies a mile south of the freeway on the other side of the Juniata River, and PA 34 is the road to take to get there.
Timothy Reichard 12/28/03The Millerstown exit is next. The interchange connects to the old US 22/US 322 just east of town, and the old road leads to PA 17 at its town square.
Timothy Reichard 12/28/03Thompsontown is the site of the next exit. PA 333 serves this small town, East Salem to the north, and the south shore of the Juniata River to the south.
Timothy Reichard 12/28/03US 22/US 322 connects to Pfoutz Valley Road via a two-ramp partial interchange. Traffic can exit westbound or enter eastbound. Pfoutz Valley Road connects to the old US 22/US 322.
Timothy Reichard 12/28/03Both US 22/US 322 and PA 333 lead to PA 75 near Port Royal. PA 75 was the only state route that was extended north of the old US 22/US 322 to meet the US 22/US 322 freeway.
Timothy Reichard 12/28/03PA 35 serves Mifflintown and Mifflin to the south on opposite shores of the Juniata River and McAlisterville and Richfield to the north. PA 35 has the most food and gas services of the exits along the freeway between US 11/US 15 and Lewistown.
Timothy Reichard 12/31/03The final exit before Lewistown was reconstructed in 2003. Previously a partial diamond interchange, the other two ramps were added to upgrade the interchange to a full one. Arch Rock Road serves the westernmost part of the old, bypassed US 22/US 322.
Timothy Reichard 12/31/03Just beyond this interchange, the freeway ends and connects back to the two-lane US 22/US 322 for the six miles known as the Lewistown Narrows.
Timothy Reichard 1/8/03After sharing 55 miles of freeway, US 22 and US 322 finally split on the east side of Lewistown. This is the west end of the Lewistown Narrows, a six-mile segment of two-lane roadway that is notorious for high accident rates. But never fear—PennDOT is here! Beginning in 2003 and ending in 2008, this section will be upgraded to a freeway like adjacent portions of the highway. As of 2003, this interchange was being reconfigured. As shown here, the US 322 freeway (the Lewistown bypass) begins and exits the US 22 mainline.
Timothy Reichard 1/8/03Curiously, the mainline remains US 22, which is a surface highway leading into Lewistown, while US 322 exits to begin a freeway, the old, eastern Lewistown bypass.
Timothy Reichard 1/8/03Beginning in early 2003, this interchange was revamped as part of the Lewistown Narrows project. US 322 (onto which US 22 was rerouted, extending the duplex) became the mainline as it veers to the right on the eastern Lewistown bypass. The US 22 that remains straight ahead became Business US 22 and serves the downtown.
Timothy Reichard 1/8/03Eastbound on Business US 22 (former US 22). US 22 passed under this overpass, which carried part of the end of the US 322 freeway. This bridge was been demolished and replaced with the interchange reconfiguration.
Timothy Reichard 1/8/03Past that overpass, US 322 merged from the right, thus beginning the US 22/US 322 duplex and the Lewistown Narrows.
Timothy Reichard 10/14/02Here was the view merging onto US 22 from US 322.
Timothy Reichard 12/27/05In 2005, the interchange reconfiguration was completed, making US 322 the mainline and US 22 the exiting road, which is the reverse of the previous reconfiguration where US 22 was the mainline and US 322 exited. On November 21, 2005, the northern Lewistown bypass opened, which rerouted US 22 onto both bypasses and changed US 22 in the city to Business US 22. So the former US 22/US 322 western split is now a modern interchange with Business US 22 exiting the US 22/US 322 mainline.
Timothy Reichard 11/25/05A closer view of the new Business US 22 interchange on the east side of Lewistown. US 22/US 322 remains on the mainline, and Business US 22 exits and crosses over the overpass. US 22/US 322 is now extended a few miles to a new overlap with US 522.
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Cameron Street
Capital Beltway
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