Street and Center Street out of Reading. In 1931, US 22 was moved to a more direct alignment between Harrisburg and Allentown, and US 222 was extended north along the former alignment between Reading and Allentown. US 222 was shifted to use Lancaster Avenue, Bingaman Street, and 5th Street and 5th Street Highway through the Reading area in the 1930s, running concurrent with US 122 through downtown Reading. The US 122 and PA 73 concurrencies were removed by 1966. In 1975, US 222 was rerouted to bypass Reading on the West Shore Bypass and the Warren Street Bypass, with the former alignment through the city becoming US 222 Bus. In 1998, US 222 Bus. was extended north to its current terminus following the rerouting of US 222 to a new outer bypass of Reading. The business route was extended south to its current endpoint in 2004 with the completion of the US 222 freeway south of Reading to Mohnton. See also References External links US 222 at MDRoads.com Pennsylvania Highways: US 222 US 222 in Maryland at AARoads.com US 222 in Pennsylvania at AARoads.com Pennsylvania Roads - US 222 Endpoints of US 222 at USEnds.com 2 22-2 22-2 22-2 Roads in Cecil County, Maryland Transportation in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Transportation in Berks County, Pennsylvania Transportation in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania