US 522
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US 522 Business 		US 522 view
Photo: US 522 South just after VA 231 in Sperryville (photo by Mapmikey 1/18/10)

 
 
From:  near Powhatan C.H. (Powhatan County)
To:  West Virginia State line above Cross Junction (Frederick County)
Total Length: 159.47 miles  
Nationally, US 522 runs from Powhatan to US 11-15 Selinsgrove, PA
ROUTE LOG
US 60: 0 - 0
VA 313: 8.57 - 8.57
Goochland-Powhatan Line: 0.25 - 8.82
VA 6 EB: 0.38 - 9.20
VA 329: 0.40 - 9.60
VA 396: 1.09 - 10.69
VA 6 WB: 0.25 - 10.94
Louisa-Goochland Line: 6.24 - 17.18
US 250: 0.35 - 17.53
I-64 (exit 159): 0.52 - 18.05
US 33 EB: 14.84 - 32.89
US 33 WB: 0.66 - 33.55
VA 22, VA 208 WB: 3.85 - 37.40
VA 208 EB: 5.43 - 42.83
Spotsylvania-Louisa Line: 3.72 - 46.55
Orange-Spotsylvania Line: 1.95 - 48.50
VA 20: 8.87 - 57.37
Culpeper-Orange Line: 6.84 - 64.21
VA 3 EB: 7.28 - 71.49
US 15, US 29: 0.32 - 71.81
US 15 Bus SB, VA 3 END: 1.30 - 73.11
US 29 Bus SB: 0.12 - 73.23
US 15 Bus NB, US 29 Bus NB: 0.85 - 74.08
Rappahannock-Culpeper Line: 9.79 - 83.87
VA 231: 8.69 - 92.56
US 211 WB: 0.77 - 93.33
US 211 Bus, US 522 Bus: 4.62 - 97.95
US 211 Bus, US 522 Bus: 1.09 - 99.04
US 211 EB: 2.38 - 101.42
Warren-Rappahannock Line: 10.08 - 111.50
VA 55: 4.72 - 116.22
US 340 SB, VA 55 EB: 1.56 - 117.78
VA 55 WB: 1.38 - 119.16
I-66 (exit 6): 1.05 - 120.21
Frederick-Warren Line: 4.39 - 124.60
Warren-Frederick Line: 0.53 - 125.13
Frederick-Warren Line: 0.39 - 125.52
Warren-Frederick Line: 0.30 - 125.82
Clarke-Warren Line: 0.16 - 125.98
US 340 NB, VA 277: 1.79 - 127.77
Frederick-Clarke Line: 0.32 - 128.09
US 17 SB, US 50 EB: 7.12 - 135.21
I-81 (exit 313): 0.16 - 135.37
Winchester-Frederick LIne: 0 - 135.37
US 11 SB, US 17 END: 0.95 - 136.32
US 50 WB, VA 7: 0.53 - 136.85
US 11 NB: 0.17 - 137.02
Frederick-Winchester Line: 0.96 - 137.98
VA 37: 1.70 - 139.68
VA 127: 12.13 - 151.81
WV STATE LINE: 7.66 - 159.47
 Creation: Appeared in Virginia in 1943 or 1944 when US 522 was extended south from Hancock, MD replacing VA 522. From Sperryville to Culpeper this was also an addition VA 3.

1941-42 Official
VA 522
1941-42 Official
1944 Official
US 522 appears
1944 Official

Adjustments:In April 1944 (CTB), US 522 was removed from the Chester Gap loop.
In Aug 1950 (CTB), US 522 was placed on one-way splits in Winchester. NB US 522 on Cameron had not been primary up to this point.
In Feb 1951 (CTB), US 522 was removed from SR 719 in Spotsylvania/Louisa County.

1944 Official
US 522 via Belmont
1944 Official
1952 Official
US 522 bypasses Belmont
1952 Official


It appears that US 522 was removed from SR 802 Ninevah about 1961.
In May 1964 (CTB), US 522 was straightened out in the South Anna River area.
In Jan 1966 (CTB), US 522 was rerouted in Front Royal to its current routing. Up to this point US 522 had cut west on Main St from Commerce to US 340.
In Oct 1966 (CTB), US 522 was removed from SRs 679/789 in Albin.
About 1971, US 522 was given its bypass of Washington, VA leaving behind US 211-522 Bus.
In March 1973 (CTB), US 522 was removed from SR 668 and the Maidens Loop as a new James River Bridge was built.
In March 1975 (CTB), US 522 was removed from SR 684 Gainesboro.
In April 1987 (CTB), US 522 was removed from the SR 701/771 and SR 693/770 loops in the Cross Junction area.
In Feb 1999 (CTB), US 522 was straightened out in the Armel area leaving behind SR 760.
Improvements:  Fully paved upon designation br>The first segment of US 522 to be 4-laned was in the Cedarville area, about 1959.
By 1961, US 522 was multilaned from Cedarville to Double Tollgate
In 1966, US 522 was multilaned from Winchester to Albin.
In 1968, US 522 was multilaned from Massies Mill west to Washington, VA
In 1971, US 522 was multilaned on its bypass of Washington, VA
In 1973, US 522 was multilaned from Albin to Gainesboro.
In 1975, US 522 was multilaned from Gainesboro to Cross Junction.
In 1990, US 522 was multilaned from Cross Junction to past VA 127.
In 1993 or 1994, US 522 was multilaned from Washington, VA to just short of Sperryville; also from north of VA 127 to West Virginia.
US 522 was multilaned from I-66 to VA 55 Front Royal (minus one of the Shenandoah River bridges) by 1994.
In 1997 or 1998, US 522 was multilaned from Double Tollgate to Winchester.
US 522 was multilaned on the Shenandoah River bridge about 2010.
1958 Warren County
US 522 cuts west on Main
1958 Warren County

Posted:  Fully posted
Cutouts remaining in 2012 in Culpeper, Front Royal, and Winchester.
An error VA 522 cutout existed just north of VA 37 in the early 1990s but is long gone now.
Multiplexes:  VA 6 (1.74 mi)
US 33 (0.66 mi)
VA 208 (5.43 mi)
VA 3 (0.32 mi)
US 15 Bus (0.12 mi)
US 15 Bus, US 29 Bus (0.85 mi)
US 211 (8.09 mi)
US 340, VA 55 (1.38 mi)
US 340 (8.61 mi)
US 17, US 50 (1.11 mi)
US 11, US 50 (0.53 mi)
US 11 (0.17 mi)
Legislative names:  Patsy Cline Memorial Highway, from Double Tollgate to Frederick (12-18-86); The Jefferson Highway, Cuckoo to Mineral (3-9-22 designation predates US 522); Zachary Taylor Highway, from Louisa/Goochland line to Rappahanock/Warren line (4-9-88)
William Walthall Michaux bridge over James River (2-17-66); Harris Bridge over Lake Anna (4-17-03); Tucker C. Watkins, Jr Memorial Bridge over Dan River (2-15-68 designation);
Other names:  Maidens Rd (US 60 to VA 6); River Rd (Goochland CH); Sandy Hook Rd (Goochland Co n of VA 6); Cross County Rd (Louisa Co s of US 33); Pendleton Rd (US 33 to Mineral); Mineral Ave/Louisa Ave (Mineral); Germanna Hwy (VA 3 to Culpeper); Main St/Evans St (Culpeper); Sperryville Pike (Culpeper Co n of Culpeper); Berryville Pike (Sperryville); Lee Hwy (US 211 duplex); Chester Gap Rd/Commerce Ave/Royal Ave/14th St/Shenandoah Ave (Front Royal); Winchester Rd (Warren Co n of Front Royal); Front Royal Pike (Frederick Co s of US 50); Millwood Pike/Jubal Early Dr/Apple Blossom Dr/Millwood Ave/[Cameron St/Picadilly St - NB; Gerrard St/Braddock St - SB]/Fairmont Ave (Winchester); Maple St (Winchester to VA 37); Frederick Pike (VA 37 to WV)
Scenic Byway:  No segments
Comments: US 522 is mostly a minor route in Virginia.
US 522 is on sub-optimal alignments from VA 6 to US 33; although on good straight alignment from VA 208 to Culpeper, the road seems narrow.
North of Winchester US 522 provides easy access to I-70 in Hancock, MD and is a viable alternative to I-81 to Hagerstown to pick up I-70.


 

From:  Washington (Rappahannock County)
To:  Washington (Rappahannock County)
Total Length:  1.50 miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 211, US 522: 0 - 0
US 211, US 522: 1.50 - 1.50
 Creation: Designated about 1971 as a renumbering of mainline US 522 through Washington.
Adjustments: None
Improvements:  Paved upon inception; no multilane segments
Posted:  Not posted although US 211 Business is posted; WB there was no posting telling you to turn left at SR 622 last time I was there in 2008.
Multiplexes:  US 211 Bus (entire route)
Legislative names:  Lee Highway on entire route (3-20-22 designation predates US 522)
Other names:  Main St/Warren St
Scenic Byway:  no segments
Comment: The identity-challenged town of Washington is almost always referred to as Washington Va on road signs.  Rather unfortunate when you consider this is the oldest of all of the Washingtons in the US, having been platted by George himself in the 1740's. 		US 211 Bus (1976 official)
1976 Official

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