U.S. Route 422

U.S. Route 422 (US 422) is a 271-mile-long (436 km) spur route of US 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western segment of US 422 runs from downtown Cleveland, Ohio, east to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. The eastern segment, located entirely within Pennsylvania, runs from Hershey east to King of Prussia, near Philadelphia. US 422 Business (US 422 Bus.) serves as a business route into each of four towns along the way.

U.S. Route 422

US 422 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 22
Maintained by ODOT and PennDOT
Length270.41 mi (435.18 km)
Existed1926–present
Western segment
Length187.85 mi (302.32 km)
West end US 6 / US 20 / SR 8 / SR 14 / SR 43 / SR 87 at Public Square in Cleveland, OH
Major intersections
East end US 219 near Ebensburg, PA
Eastern segment
Length82.560 mi (132.867 km)
West end US 322 / PA 39 near Hershey, PA
Major intersections
East end US 202 / I-76 near King of Prussia, PA
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesOhio, Pennsylvania
CountiesOH: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Trumbull, Mahoning
PA: Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, Indiana, Cambria; Dauphin, Lebanon, Berks, Montgomery, Chester
Highway system
SR 421OH SR 423
PA 420PA PA 423

In downtown Cleveland, the western terminus of the western segment of US 422 is at US 6, US 20, US 42, and State Route 3 (SR 3) in Cleveland's Public Square, while the eastern terminus of the western segment is at an interchange with US 219 near Ebensburg. In Hershey, the eastern segment of US 422 begins at an interchange with US 322 and Pennsylvania Route 39 (PA 39), while the eastern terminus of the eastern segment is at an interchange with US 202 near King of Prussia. US 422 is named the Benjamin Franklin Highway in Pennsylvania in honor of Benjamin Franklin.

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