Historic US highway endpoint in Reading, PA
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1928-1934
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In Pennsylvania, the US routes were probably signposted starting in 1928. At the time, three of these routes ended in Reading; each of them were marked on the map shown here. During this timeframe (late 1920s and early 1930s), highways were commonly signed to a central location in the downtown area. Although this map is not explicit about where these particular routes ended, highways in Reading would have likely been signed to Penn Square (the intersection of 5th Street and Penn Street):
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c. 1930, PennDoT
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This 1960s postcard image was taken looking east at Penn Square (there is no longer a traffic circle at this intersection). Originally this was the perspective of a driver on eastbound US 22. Until the early 1930s, this probably also would have been the east end of US 120 and the north end of US 222, while the west beginning of US 422 was straight ahead. However, within a few years all three endpoints had been moved elsewhere:
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Research and/or photo credits: Nathan Edgars; Dale Sanderson
Page originally created 2002;
last updated Jan. 31, 2021.
last updated Jan. 31, 2021.
