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U.S. Route 22 east - Allentown to Bethlehem
U.S. Route 22 (Lehigh Valley Thruway) pulls away from its interchange with Pennsylvania Route 309 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, just east of its split with Interstate 78. US 22 is the more direct freeway alignment between the Lehigh Valley cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton, as opposed to I-78 which sits much further south of the latter two cities. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The speed limit is 55 miles per hour. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The highway takes time to pass over Springhouse Road. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The route reaches Cedar Crest Boulevard (SR 1019) in ¾ mile, and 15th Street in 2½ miles. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Driver services including the Cedar Crest Lehigh Valley Hospital are at the next exit. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The cloverleaf ramp to Cedar Crest sits on the other side of this overpass. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The ramp to Cedar Crest is at right. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The route goes on to cross 28th Street. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The 15th Street exit is a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
In the meantime, the highway crosses over Whitehall Avenue. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Center City Allentown (i.e. downtown) is most directly accessible via 7th Street. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The ramp to 15th Street lies ahead. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The 15th Street exit gore sign. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
After 15th Street, US 22 enters Whitehall Township at mile marker 320.6. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The next two exit, appearing in ¾-mile intervals, are marked as serving both Allentown and Whitehall Township. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Pennsylvania Route 145 (MacArthur Road north/7th Street south) is half a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Before the exit, US 22 crosses over Mickley Road, then Jordan Creek. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The PA 145 exit is straight ahead. PA 145 overall runs 21 miles from Lanark in Lehigh County to Lehigh Gap in Northampton County. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
PA 145 crosses over US 22 here. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
US 22 reassurance follows. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The exit ramp to Fullerton Avenue is just ahead. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The Fullerton Avenue exit is here. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
After Fullerton, US 22 crosses Front Street, then the Lehigh River. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Bethlehem and Easton are 3 and 15 miles away. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Pennsylvania Route 987 north to the Lehigh Valley International Airport (whose code is actually ABE, not LVI) is a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Landmarks at the forthcoming exit include a Coca-Cola Park. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Airport Road south of US 22 is unnumbered, and the ramp to it comes first, half a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
At the ramp to Airport Road south sits a pointer for a truck route for eastbound Pennsylvania Route 329. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The ramp to PA 987 north sits ahead. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The next three exits all serve Bethlehem. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
A third lane temporarily appears for the exit to southbound Pennsylvania Route 378, which also accesses Schoenersville Road. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The ramp to 378/Schoenersville lies ahead. At this point, the control city for US 22 east becomes Easton. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
PA 378, at right, was originally supposed to be Interstate 378, but its planned route was truncated to the point where it no longer reached I-78, thus was transferred to the state's jurisdiction. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
PA 378 passes over US 22 here, after which its northbound carriageway loops around and is received by US 22 west. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Schoenersville Road crosses the highway in the distance. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Traffic from PA 378 and Schoenersville enter eastbound US 22 together. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The highway intersects Pennsylvania Route 512 (Center Street) at an interchange one mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Between exits, the route crosses over Jacksonville Road. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
This exit is home to Moravian University. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
US 22 crosses PA 512 before the cloverleaf ramp to the latter leaves the highway. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Traffic from PA 512 enters at right. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
US 22 then enters Bethlehem Township, with the areas of Wilson and Easton 7 and 10 miles away. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The next road crossed is Township Line Road. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The route's exit at Pennsylvania Route 191 (Nazareth Pike) is a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
Prior to the exit there is a bridge over Christian Spring Road. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The ramp to PA 191 is just ahead. PA 191 leads northeast to the borough of Nazareth and the site of the Nazareth Speedway, a defunct NASCAR and IndyCar/CART track. It hosted its last race in 2004 and now regularly attracts fans of abandoned facilities. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
US 22 receives the accompanying onramp from PA 191 at state mile marker 330. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
An interchange with Pennsylvania Route 33, a freeway leading to I-78 in its southern direction, is two miles ahead. Its control city is Stroudsburg, in Monroe County to the north. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
In the meantime, Hecktown Road passes over the highway. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
PA 33 is the intersecting highway of exits on both I-78 and US 22 to Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains region. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
PA 33 is now a mile away. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
In the meantime, Farmersville Road crosses over the highway. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The ramp to PA 33 south leaves the highway first, with the ramp to PA 33 north following half a mile later. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The PA 33 south exit ramp gore. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The road passing over US 22 here is not PA 33, but rather Country Club Road which parallels it. Photo taken 07-14-2024.
The ramp to PA 33 north is now reached. Photo taken 07-14-2024.