U.S. Route 322 Business (State College, Pennsylvania)

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U.S. Route 322 marker

U.S. Route 322

Route information
Business route of US 322
Maintained by PennDOT
Length8.94 mi[1] (14.39 km)
Major junctions
West end I-99 / US 220 / US 322 near State College
Major intersections PA 26 in State College
PA 45 in Boalsburg
East end US 322 near Boalsburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesCentre
Highway system

U.S. Route 322 Business is a 9-mile (14 km) business loop of U.S. 322 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Its western terminus is at an interchange with I-99, U.S. 322, and U.S. 220 near State College; its eastern terminus is at U.S. 322 near Boalsburg.

View east along U.S. Route 322 Business in downtown State College

U.S. Route 322 Business was signed at U.S. Route 322 until 1981, when the Mount Nittany Expressway, a freeway bypass of U.S. 322, was constructed north of State College.[2][3]

U.S. Route 322 Business serves as the main east–west thoroughfare in State College, and the section in State College is named Atherton Street in honor of George W. Atherton, former president of the Pennsylvania State University.

Route description

U.S. Route 322 Business (designated SR 3014) begins at an interchange with I-99, U.S. 322, and U.S. 220 northwest of State College. It continues southeast where it passes through the Pennsylvania State University's University Park campus and passes under the Information Sciences and Technology building into central State College. The road then intersects PA 26 southbound at College Avenue and PA 26 northbound at Beaver Avenue. U.S. Route 322 Business proceeds eastward through Boalsburg. A concurrency with PA 45 begins at Shingletown Road and ends at Earlystown Road. U.S. Route 322 Business then continues eastward for a short distance and merges back into U.S. 322 east of Boalsburg.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Centre County.

Locationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
Patton Township0.00.0 I-99 / US 220 / US 322 – Altoona, Philipsburg
State College3.65.8
 PA 26 south (College Avenue) – Huntingdon
3.76.0
 PA 26 north (Beaver Avenue) – Bellefonte
Harris Township7.111.4
 PA 45 west (Shingletown Road) – Water Street		West end of US 322 Bus. / PA 45 overlap
7.912.7
 PA 45 east (Earlystown Road) – Centre Hall, Lewisburg		East end of US 322 Bus. / PA 45 overlap
9.014.5
 US 322 east – Lewistown		Eastbound exit / westbound entrance only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Business US 322 Ends, State College, PA - Central PA/MD Roads". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Highways: US 322". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ^ Garmin MapSource USA 2008
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