U.S. Highway 522
U.S. 522 travels briefly into Maryland between Morgan County, West Virginia and Fulton County, Pennsylvania through the Hanock area of Washington County. The federal route crosses the Potomac River two miles south of its merge with Interstate 70 & U.S. 40 near the east end of Interstate 68. U.S. 522 overlaps with Interstate 70 northward to Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania.
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U.S. 522 northbound prepares to merge onto Interstate 70 & U.S. 40 westbound northwest of Hancock. The federal highway joins Interstate 70 west for four miles between Exit 1B in Washington County to Exit 168 at Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania. U.S. 40 meanwhile departs Interstate 70 westbound for Interstate 68 at Exit 1A. Interstate 68 & U.S. 40 travel the western Panhandle of Maryland through to Cumberland. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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U.S. 522 traffic partitions into ramps for Interstate 70 & U.S. 40 east to Hagerstown and Frederick and Interstate 70 & U.S. 40 west to Breezewood, Pennsylvania. U.S. 522 turns northeasterly from Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania to McConnellsburg. Interstate 68 & U.S. 40 cross Sideling Hill ten miles to the west. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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U.S. 522 southbound departs from Interstate 70 at the a tri-level stack interchange (Exit 1B) adjacent to the Exit 1A interchange with Interstate 68 & U.S. 40. The federal highway proceeds southward to an interchange with Maryland 144 (Main Street) at the town of Hancock. Maryland 144 represents the original alignment of U.S. 40 between Millstone and Harvey. An original button copy sign remains in use one quarter mile north of the Main Street off-ramp. Photos taken 08/07/04. |
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Traffic to Maryland 144 (Main Street) departs U.S. 522 southbound ahead of the Potomac River crossing at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Maryland 144 enters downtown Hancock to the east. U.S. 522 continues southward to Berkeley Springs, West Virginia and Winchester, Virginia. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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U.S. 522 crosses over South Street, the CSX Railroad line, and Berm Road ahead of the Potomac River. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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The southern banks of the Potomac River represent the West Virginia state line. U.S. 522 enters Morgan County at the West Virginia State Secondary 1 (River Road) intersection near the Potomac Airpark. Berkeley Springs lies five miles ahead at the junction with West Virginia 9. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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