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{{short description|Highway in the United States}}
{{For|the route planned as US 220 in 1925|U.S. Route 220 (1925)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
| country = USA
| type = US
| route = 220
|map={{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 220.map}}
|map_custom=yes
| length_mi = 678
| length_ref = {{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
| established = November&nbsp;11, 1926<ref name="1926map-usdoa"/>
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=NC|US|1}} in [[Rockingham, North Carolina|Rockingham, NC]]
| junction = <!-- limit 10 junctions in infobox -->
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|73|I|74}} near [[Candor, North Carolina|Candor, NC]]
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|85|US|421}} in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]]
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|40}} in Greensboro, NC
*{{Jct|state=VA|I|81}} near [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]]
*{{Jct|state=VA|I|64|US|60}} near [[Clifton Forge, Virginia|Clifton Forge, VA]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|I|68|US|40}} in [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland, MD]]
*{{Jct|state=PA|I|70|I|76|PATP}} near [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford, PA]]
*{{Jct|state=PA|I|99}} from Bedford, PA to [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania|Bellefonte, PA]]
*{{Jct|state=PA|I|80}} near Bellefonte, PA
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=NY|I|86|NY|17|STE}} at the PA-NY state line in [[South Waverly, Pennsylvania|South Waverly, PA]]
| states = [[North Carolina]], [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]], [[Maryland]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| spur_type = US
| spur_of = 20
}}
'''U.S. Route&nbsp;220''' ('''US&nbsp;220''') is a spur route of [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]]. It runs in a  north–south layout in the eastern [[United States]], unlike its parent route as well as conventionally even-numbered highways, which run east-west. US 220 extends for {{convert|678|mi}} from an intersection with [[U.S. Route 1|US&nbsp;1]] in [[Rockingham, North Carolina]], to its interchange with the [[Southern Tier Expressway]] ([[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania–New York)|Interstate&nbsp;86]] and [[New York State Route&nbsp;17]]) in [[South Waverly, Pennsylvania]]. Some sections of the route are part of the [[Appalachian Development Highway System]]'s [[Corridor O]] as well as [[Interstate 73|I-73]] in [[North Carolina]]. US&nbsp;220 is designated as a spur route of US&nbsp;20 but the route does not intersect US&nbsp;20 or connect to other spurs of US&nbsp;20.

US&nbsp;220 was assigned in 1926 as part of the establishment of the [[U.S. Highway System]]. At the time, it extended from [[Cumberland, Maryland]], to the [[New York–Pennsylvania border]] at [[Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania]]. One year later, US&nbsp;220 was realigned north of [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]], to connect to the New York state line at [[South Waverly, Pennsylvania|South Waverly]]; this supplanted most of what was originally designated '''U.S. Route&nbsp;711'''. US&nbsp;220 was extended south through [[Virginia]] by 1935 and to its current southern terminus by 1941.

==Route description==
{{lengths table|length_ref={{citation needed|date=April 2018}}}}
|-
|[[U.S. Route 220 in North Carolina|NC]]
|123.4
|198.6
|-
|[[U.S. Route 220 in Virginia|VA]]
|185.96
|299.27
|-
|[[U.S. Route 220 in West Virginia|WV]]
|93
|150
|-
|[[U.S. Route 220 in Maryland|MD]]
|27.30
|43.94
|-
|[[U.S. Route 220 in Pennsylvania|PA]]
|248
|399
|-
|Total
|677.66
|1090.81
|}

===North Carolina===
{{Main|U.S. Route 220 in North Carolina}}
{{see also|Interstate 73|Interstate 73 in North Carolina}}
US&nbsp;220 begins at an at-grade interchange with [[U.S. Route 1|US&nbsp;1]] (South Hancock Street) southwest of [[Rockingham, North Carolina|Rockingham]] and northeast of US&nbsp;1's grade-separated interchange with [[U.S. Route 74|US&nbsp;74]] (future [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|I-74]]). Most of US&nbsp;220 in North Carolina is a four-lane [[divided highway]], and it is a [[freeway]] between [[Interstate 85|I-85]] and US&nbsp;1 and [[U.S. Route 421|US&nbsp;421]] in southern [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]. From Rockingham, US&nbsp;220 travels north through [[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond County]] to [[Ellerbe, North Carolina|Ellerbe]], where US&nbsp;220 begins to follow a newly constructed four-lane bypass. This section of the route is [[concurrency (road)|co-designated]] as I-74 and [[Interstate 73 in North Carolina|I-73]]. The old US&nbsp;220 alignment, signed as US&nbsp;220 Alternate, passes through the towns of Ellerbe and [[Norman, North Carolina|Norman]] while the new highway goes around the communities.

[[File:Future73nbfuture74wb.JPG|thumb|left|US&nbsp;220 (I-73 and I-74) northbound near Asheboro]]
The two highways continue in close proximity through [[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery]] and [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph]] counties, serving the towns of [[Candor, North Carolina|Candor]], [[Biscoe, North Carolina|Biscoe]], [[Star, North Carolina|Star]], and [[Seagrove, North Carolina|Seagrove]]. US&nbsp;220 Alternate rejoins its parent near the [[North Carolina Zoo]], at which point the old path of US&nbsp;220 continues into [[Asheboro, North Carolina|Asheboro]] and [[Randleman, North Carolina|Randleman]] as US&nbsp;220 Business. The US&nbsp;220 freeway, meanwhile, skirts the west side of both cities and proceeds to [[Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina|Level Cross]], a small community south of the [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]] line. The business route merges back into the mainline here, and US&nbsp;220 travels alone into Guilford County.

Outside [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], US&nbsp;220 intersects [[Interstate 85|I-85]] and [[U.S. Route 421|US&nbsp;421]] (the [[Greensboro Urban Loop]]) before intersecting [[Interstate 85 Business (North Carolina)|I-85 Business]] and eventually merging with [[Interstate 40|I-40]] in the city. US&nbsp;220 exits I-40 {{convert|3|mi}} later, following [[U.S. Route 29|US&nbsp;29]] and [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;70]] onto O'Henry Boulevard. The three routes separate northeast of the city center, with US&nbsp;220 continuing west on [[Wendover Avenue]] along the northern edge of downtown Greensboro. It eventually exits onto Battleground Avenue, which takes the route north out of Greensboro and into [[Summerfield, North Carolina|Summerfield]] and [[Rockingham County, North Carolina|Rockingham County]]. Another business route splits off US&nbsp;220 near [[Madison, North Carolina|Madison]] to serve both Madison and [[Mayodan, North Carolina|Mayodan]], which US&nbsp;220 itself bypasses to the east. It returns to US&nbsp;220 north of [[Stoneville, North Carolina|Stoneville]], the last major community along the route before it crosses into [[Virginia]].

===Virginia===
{{main|U.S. Route 220 in Virginia}}
{{see also|Interstate 73 in Virginia|Interstate 581 (Virginia)}}
US&nbsp;220 enters the state from the south just south of [[Martinsville, Virginia|Martinsville]]. It uses freeway spurs to bypass Martinsville and [[Rocky Mount, Virginia|Rocky Mount]]. US&nbsp;220 in Virginia is a divided four-lane highway with a {{convert|55|mph}} speed limit for most of the distance between Martinsville and [[Roanoke, VA|Roanoke]]. US&nbsp;220 is a winding road in several stretches, and there have been many accidents.  There is also a sharp speed decrease in [[Boones Mill]], giving the town a reputation as a [[speed trap]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} The proposed I-73 would generally parallel US&nbsp;220 between Greensboro, North Carolina, and [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]], though funds have not been allocated for the project and some local residents prefer efforts to fix US&nbsp;220.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}  It is co-signed with [[Interstate 581|I-581]] from downtown Roanoke to [[Interstate 81 (Virginia)|I-81]] north of the city.

The route continues along I-81 northbound until [[Daleville, Virginia|Daleville]], at an interchange with US&nbsp;220 Alternate. US&nbsp;220 leaves the freeway and once again becomes a four-lane road through [[Fincastle, Virginia|Fincastle]], the county seat of [[Botetourt County, Virginia|Botetourt County]] changing to an upgraded two-lane road at [[Eagle Rock, Virginia|Eagle Rock]] (near the western edge of Botetourt County) until just outside [[Iron Gate, Virginia]], in eastern [[Alleghany County, Virginia]]. Locally, a section in Botetourt County was renamed in 2022 to honor [[Norvel Lee]] (1924-1992), a native of Eagle Rock who became a Tuskegee airman, Virginia's first Black Olympic champion, decorated federal civil servant and successful plaintiff in a desegregation lawsuit.<ref>https://enceclopediavirginia.org/entries/norvel-lafallette-ray-lee-1924-1992/</ref> US&nbsp;220 continues on an old two-lane road until it joins up with [[Interstate 64 (Virginia)|I-64]] westbound until [[Covington, Virginia|Covington]], the Alleghany County seat, and where Lee was jailed for refusing to move from a now-illegal whites-only seat in a railroad car. From there, it continues on a primarily two-lane mountainous route until it reaches the [[West Virginia]] state line.

===West Virginia===
{{main|U.S. Route 220 in West Virginia}}
[[File:2016-06-06 07 44 15 View south along U.S. Route 220 (South Main Street) near Potomac Avenue in Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia.jpg|thumb|left|View south along US 220 in Petersburg, West Virginia]]
The highway enters West Virginia 2 miles (3&nbsp;km) south of [[Harper, Pendleton County, West Virginia|Harper]] in [[Pendleton County, West Virginia|Pendleton County]]. From the state line, US&nbsp;220 parallels the [[South Branch Potomac River]] as it progresses northward. 13 miles (21&nbsp;km) north of Harper, US&nbsp;220 passes through [[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]], where it intersects with [[U.S. Route 33|US&nbsp;33]]. The route crosses into [[Grant County, West Virginia|Grant County]] approximately {{convert|17|mi}} north of Franklin.

Within Grant County, US&nbsp;220 intersects the concurrent routes of [[West Virginia Route&nbsp;28]] (WV&nbsp;28) and [[West Virginia Route 55]] in [[Petersburg, West Virginia|Petersburg]]. The two state highways join US&nbsp;220 eastward into [[Hardy County, West Virginia|Hardy County]]. WV&nbsp;28 and WV&nbsp;55 remain concurrent to [[Moorefield, West Virginia|Moorefield]], where WV&nbsp;55 splits from US&nbsp;220 and WV&nbsp;28. North of Moorefield, US&nbsp;220 and WV&nbsp;28 intersects [[U.S. Route 48|US&nbsp;48]]. US&nbsp;220 and WV&nbsp;28 remain concurrent into [[Hampshire County, West Virginia|Hampshire County]], where US&nbsp;220 and WV&nbsp;28 meet [[U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia|US&nbsp;50]] in [[Junction, West Virginia|Junction]]. WV&nbsp;28 departs US&nbsp;220, following US&nbsp;50 to the east, while US&nbsp;220 joins US&nbsp;50 westward into [[Mineral County, West Virginia|Mineral County]]. This stretch of US&nbsp;220 is known as the [[Northwestern Turnpike]].

[[File:US 220 northbound entering Potomac Park.jpg|thumb|right|US 220 northbound entering Potomac Park, Maryland]]
At the top of [[Knobly Mountain]] northwest of [[Ridgeville, West Virginia|Ridgeville]], US&nbsp;220 splits from US&nbsp;50 and resumes a northerly alignment as it descends into the [[New Creek|New Creek Valley]]. It is known as Cut Off Road south of [[West Virginia Route 972|WV&nbsp;972]] and New Creek Drive from there to [[Keyser, West Virginia|Keyser]], the county seat of Mineral County, where it becomes known as Mineral Street. In the center of the city, located 7 miles (11&nbsp;km) north of US&nbsp;50, US&nbsp;220 intersects [[West Virginia Route 46|WV&nbsp;46]]. At the northern edge of Keyser, US&nbsp;220 crosses the [[North Branch Potomac River]] via Memorial Bridge, leaving West Virginia and entering [[Maryland]].

===Maryland===
{{Main|U.S. Route 220 in Maryland}}
US&nbsp;220 enters Maryland at [[McCoole, Maryland|McCoole]], [[Allegany County, Maryland|Allegany County]], and becomes known as McMullen Highway. In McCoole, US&nbsp;220 intersects the eastern terminus of [[Maryland Route&nbsp;135]] (MD&nbsp;135). Past MD&nbsp;135, US&nbsp;220 turns to the northeast, paralleling the North Branch of the [[Potomac River]] to the east. 12 miles (19&nbsp;km) into Maryland, with West Virginia visible to the right, US&nbsp;220 intersects the western terminus of [[Maryland Route 956|MD&nbsp;956]], a connector to a secondary state highway in West Virginia. Continuing north in the river valley, US&nbsp;220 enters [[Cresaptown, Maryland|Cresaptown]], where US&nbsp;220 intersects with the east end of [[Maryland Route 53|MD&nbsp;53]]. 4 miles (6&nbsp;km) north of Cresaptown, US&nbsp;220 joins with [[Interstate 68 (Maryland)|I-68]] and [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|US&nbsp;40]], known as the National Freeway west of [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]] and the Baltimore Pike east of the city.

[[File:Interstate 99 Exit 81.jpg|left|upright|thumb|Exit&nbsp;81 on I-99&nbsp;/ US&nbsp;220]]
The three routes head across [[Wills Creek (North Branch Potomac River)|Wills Creek]] and through Cumberland to exit&nbsp;46, US&nbsp;220 turns north again onto an upgraded roadway opened to traffic on September&nbsp;18, 2000. The highway heads north for a few miles before crossing the [[Mason–Dixon Line]] into [[Pennsylvania]]. The section of US&nbsp;220 between I-68 and [[Interstate 80|I-80]] near [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania]], is designated as [[Corridor O]] by the [[Appalachian Development Highway System]].

===Pennsylvania{{anchor|Pennsylvania}}===
{{main|U.S. Route 220 in Pennsylvania}}
{{see also|Interstate 99}}
[[File:2021-10-27 13 22 04 View north along Interstate 99 and U.S. Route 220 just north of Exit 41 in Antis Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|I-99 and US 220 northbound past PA 865 near Bellwood]]
After crossing the state line from Maryland, US&nbsp;220 runs north through [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]] as Cumberland Road to [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford]], where it divides into [[U.S. Route 220 Business (Bedford, Pennsylvania)|US&nbsp;220 Business]], which enters the town of Bedford, and the main branch, which joins the southern terminus of [[Interstate 99|I-99]] at an interchange with the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania|I-70]] and [[Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania|I-76]]). I-99 heads north along US&nbsp;220, and the resulting [[overlap (road)|overlap]] duplex continues northeast along the west side of [[Dunning Mountain|Dunning]] and [[Brush Mountain (Blair County, Pennsylvania)|Brush]] mountains. The freeway continues into [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]], where it serves the towns of [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] and [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]]. I-99 and US&nbsp;220 soon enter [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] in the vicinity of [[Port Matilda, Pennsylvania|Port Matilda]]. Here, [[U.S. Route 322|US&nbsp;322]] joins the alignment and all three routes continue eastward for {{convert|12|mi|0}} to [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]].

North of State College, US&nbsp;322 diverges eastward at the [[Mount Nittany Interchange]] while US&nbsp;220 and I-99 continue northward toward [[Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania|Pleasant Gap]]. The concurrency travels past [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania|Bellefonte]] to I-80, where I-99 currently ends. All of I-99 is known as the [[Bud Shuster]] Highway, named for the U.S. Representative who championed the I-99 designation. US&nbsp;220 follows I-80 eastward for {{convert|11|mi|0}} to [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]] before exiting northward as a recently upgraded, short section of [[Super two (road)|super-two]] limited-access highway before once again becoming a limited-access expressway traveling through the east side of [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania|Lock Haven]]. Past Lock Haven, US&nbsp;220 runs alongside the west branch of the [[Susquehanna River]], becoming an at-grade road north of Jersey Shore for 6.2 miles until it reaches W Fourth St south of Williamsport. It finally becomes a freeway once again at [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]] as it joins [[Interstate 180 (Pennsylvania)|I-180]], here an east–west highway, and [[U.S. Route 15 in Pennsylvania|US&nbsp;15]].

[[File:Appalachian Throughway.jpg|thumb|US&nbsp;220 near I-80 exit&nbsp;178 in Clinton County]]
I-180 and US&nbsp;220 head through the center of the city, briefly overlapping with [[U.S. Route 15 in Pennsylvania|US&nbsp;15]] in the downtown district, before splitting near Halls Station. The Interstate Highway turns to the south, following the Susquehanna River toward [[Muncy, Pennsylvania|Muncy]] while US&nbsp;220 exits the expressway onto a two-lane road that first travels east to [[Hughesville, Pennsylvania|Hughesville]], a borough based around US&nbsp;220's junction with [[Pennsylvania Route&nbsp;405]] (PA&nbsp;405). US&nbsp;220 heads generally northeastward from Hughesville, passing through [[Laporte, Pennsylvania|Laporte]] on its way to [[Dushore, Pennsylvania|Dushore]]. It is here that the route changes directions for the final time, assuming a northerly alignment that it largely follows for the remainder of its routing. A short section of super-two limited-access freeway is used to bypass [[Towanda, Pennsylvania|Towanda]], a borough {{convert|16|mi}} north of Dushore on the banks of the main Susquehanna River. One interchange along this stretch links US&nbsp;220 to [[U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania|US&nbsp;6]].

Past Towanda, US&nbsp;220 continues on a northerly path, paralleling the Susquehanna River to the borough of [[Athens, Pennsylvania|Athens]]. Here, US&nbsp;220 becomes a freeway for the final time at an exit with [[Pennsylvania Route 199|PA&nbsp;199]], the main north–south highway through the neighboring boroughs of Athens, [[Sayre, Pennsylvania|Sayre]], and [[South Waverly, Pennsylvania|South Waverly]]. US&nbsp;220 bypasses all three to the west, proceeding toward the [[New York–Pennsylvania border|New York state line]]. The route comes to an end at its interchange with the Southern Tier Expressway, which at this point has briefly crossed into Pennsylvania, within sight of the state line.

==History==

===Origins===
US&nbsp;220 was assigned as part of the establishment of the [[U.S. Highway System]] on November&nbsp;11, 1926. The route began at [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|US&nbsp;40]] in [[Cumberland, Maryland]], and followed its modern corridor northeast to [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]. The highway turned north here, proceeding northward along the current [[U.S. Route 15|US&nbsp;15]] corridor to its end at the [[New York–Pennsylvania border]] in [[Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania|Lawrenceville]]. US&nbsp;220 did not directly connect to [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]], its implied parent; instead, the connection was intended to be made via [[U.S. Route 120|US&nbsp;120]], a route extending from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] to US&nbsp;20 in [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]. As originally planned, US&nbsp;120 and US&nbsp;220 would [[overlap (road)|overlap]] between [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]], and Williamsport. East of Williamsport, the modern US&nbsp;220 corridor was served by US&nbsp;120 from Williamsport to [[Muncy, Pennsylvania|Muncy]] and US&nbsp;711 between Muncy and the New York state line at [[South Waverly, Pennsylvania|South Waverly]].<ref name="1926map-usdoa">{{cite map |author1= [[Bureau of Public Roads]] |author2= [[American Association of State Highway Officials]] |date= November 11, 1926 |title= United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials |url= https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_System_of_Highways_Adopted_for_Uniform_Marking_by_the_American_Association_of_State_Highway_Officials.jpg |scale= 1:7,000,000 |location= Washington, DC |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] |oclc= 32889555 |access-date= November 7, 2013 |via= [[Wikimedia Commons]] |name-list-style= amp}}</ref> When US&nbsp;120 was signed in 1927, it was altered to run only from [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] to [[Ridgway, Pennsylvania|Ridgway]], isolating both US&nbsp;120 and US&nbsp;220 from US&nbsp;20.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

[[Image:US 220 END.jpg|thumb|left|Former northern terminus of US&nbsp;220 in Waverly, New York]]
In early 1927,{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} US&nbsp;220 absorbed the Muncy–South Waverly section of US&nbsp;711,<ref name="1930map" /> which had continued south from Muncy to meet [[U.S. Route 11|US&nbsp;11]] in [[Northumberland, Pennsylvania]]. From Williamsport to Muncy, US&nbsp;220 utilized what had been planned as US&nbsp;120.<ref name="1926map-usdoa" /> Former US&nbsp;220 from Williamsport north to the state line at Lawrenceville became part of an extension of [[U.S. Route 111|US&nbsp;111]], which was also assigned to the piece of old US&nbsp;711 south of Muncy.<ref name="1930map">{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf |title=Tourist Map of Pennsylvania |format=PDF |year=1930 |server=[[Pennsylvania Department of Highways]] |url-status=dead |access-date=March 17, 2012 }}</ref> Most of this alignment of US&nbsp;220 followed previously unnumbered roads, save for two areas in the vicinity of [[Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania|Bald Eagle]] and [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]], where it followed short pieces of [[Pennsylvania Route 5 (1920s)|PA&nbsp;5]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 4 (1920s)|PA&nbsp;4]], respectively.<ref>{{cite map |url=http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/Pennsylvania/unitedstates1926ra_012.html |title=Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (western Pennsylvania) |publisher=[[Rand McNally and Company]] |year=1926 |access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |url=http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/Pennsylvania/unitedstates1926ra_013.html |title=Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern Pennsylvania) |publisher=Rand McNally and Company |year=1926 |access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref> Both routes were assigned in 1924.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weingroff |first=Richard |title=U.S. 22 – The William Penn Highway |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us22.cfm |work=Highway History |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |access-date=March 17, 2012 |at=Pennsylvania's Named Highways |date=April 7, 2011}}</ref>

===Extensions and truncations===
The largely intrastate route was significantly extended over the course of the next decade. It was extended past Cumberland to the [[Virginia]] state line by 1930,<ref name="1930 map">{{cite map |publisher=Maryland Geological Survey |title=[[:File:Maryland State Highway Map - 1930.jpg|Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections]] |edition=1930}}</ref> through Virginia to the [[North Carolina]] state line by 1935,<ref>{{CTB minutes|08-1935-02}}: "Route 220, Henry County"{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref> and finally to [[U.S. Route 1|US&nbsp;1]] in [[Rockingham, North Carolina]], by 1941.<ref>{{cite map |title=North Carolina and South Carolina with Pictorial Guide |year=1941 |publisher=[[Esso]] |cartography=[[General Drafting]]}}</ref> In Virginia, US&nbsp;220 replaced the piece of [[Virginia State Route 18|SR&nbsp;18]] north of [[Covington, Virginia|Covington]], all of SR&nbsp;12 ([[Clifton Forge, Virginia|Clifton Forge]] to near Roanoke),{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} and all of US&nbsp;311 in Virginia,<ref>{{cite book |title=Automobile Blue Book |year=1929 |publisher=Automobile Blue Book, Inc |volume=3 |page=61 |url=http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/Virginia/bluebook1929_051.html |access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref> originally designated in 1926 to run from [[U.S. Route 11 (Virginia)|US&nbsp;11]] in [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] south along [[Virginia State Route 33 (pre-1933)|SR&nbsp;33]] to [[North Carolina]].<ref name="1926map-usdoa" /><ref>{{cite map |url=http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/unitedstates1926ra_014.html |title=Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (western Mid-Atlantic region) |publisher=Rand McNally and Company |year=1926 |access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref>

US&nbsp;220 was extended into New York—albeit for only a half-mile (0.8&nbsp;km)—by 1948. At the time, the route followed Keystone Avenue through [[Sayre, Pennsylvania|Sayre]] to South Waverly, where it turned onto Bradford Street. The highway turned again after three blocks, proceeding north on Pennsylvania Avenue to the state line and into the adjacent village of [[Waverly, Tioga County, New York|Waverly, New York]]. US&nbsp;220 ended five blocks into New York at an intersection with Chemung Street, then part of [[New York State Route 17|NY&nbsp;17]].<ref>{{cite map |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |title=Pennsylvania (Bradford Co.) – Sayre Quadrangle |url=http://historical.mytopo.com/getImage.asp?fname=sayr48ne.jpg&state=PA |year=1948 |scale=1:62,500 |series=15-Minute Series |access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |publisher=United States Geological Survey |title=Waverly Quadrangle – New York–Pennsylvania |url=http://docs.unh.edu/NY/wvrl54se.jpg |format=JPG |year=1954 |scale=1:62,500 |series=15-Minute Series |access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref>

When the Southern Tier Expressway was built, Chemung Street became a section of [[New York State Route 17C|NY&nbsp;17C]] as NY&nbsp;17 was moved onto the freeway. NY&nbsp;17C was truncated to a junction with [[New York State Route 34|NY&nbsp;34]] several blocks to the east in the late 2000s, leaving US 220 isolated from the rest of New York's numbered route system. In 2017, the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO) approved a request by New York and Pennsylvania to delete US 220 north of I-86/NY&nbsp;17.<ref name="AASHTO Truncate">{{cite web|title=Special Committee on U. S. Route Numbering Meeting Minutes|url=http://sp.route.transportation.org/Documents/USRN%20-%20Minutes%20SM-2017.pdf|publisher=AASHTO|date=May 23, 2017}}</ref>

===Realignments===

====Pennsylvania====
{{see also|Interstate 99}}
The Athens–Sayre Bypass, a [[limited-access highway]] bypassing the [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]]s of [[Athens, Pennsylvania|Athens]] and Sayre, was completed in 1973.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} US&nbsp;220 was realigned to follow the new highway, which began southwest of Athens and ended at a junction with Chemung Street less than {{convert|0.1|mi}} north of the state line. Most of US&nbsp;220's former alignment became [[Pennsylvania Route 199|PA&nbsp;199]]; however, the northernmost part of PA&nbsp;199 was assigned to an alternate alignment to the east on Mohawk and Spring streets, both of which were already state-maintained. The Pennsylvania Avenue (former US&nbsp;220) state line crossing was dismantled as part of the [[Southern Tier Expressway]]'s construction.<ref>{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Bradford_1964.pdf |title=General Highway Map – Bradford County, Pennsylvania |format=PDF |year=1964 |server=Pennsylvania Department of Highways |url-status=dead |access-date=March 17, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Bradford_1978.pdf |title=General Highway Map – Bradford County, Pennsylvania |format=PDF |year=1978 |server=[[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] |url-status=dead |access-date=March 17, 2012 }}</ref>

US&nbsp;220 originally continued northeast of [[Port Matilda, Pennsylvania|Port Matilda]], along the at-grade Appalachian Thruway to an interchange with [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|I-80]] near [[Milesburg, Pennsylvania|Milesburg]]. US&nbsp;220 was realigned onto US&nbsp;322 and a limited-access highway running from [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] to [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania|Bellefonte]] on May&nbsp;30, 2003, at which point the previous route via Milesburg was redesignated as US&nbsp;220 Alternate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cms.transportation.org/sites/route/docs/2003-USRN_Cmte.pdf |publisher=American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |title=Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways |date=May 31, 2003 |access-date=July 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204073739/http://cms.transportation.org/sites/route/docs/2003-USRN_Cmte.pdf |archive-date=February 4, 2007 }}</ref> The latter route was extended to [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]] when US&nbsp;220 was moved onto a new section of I-99 from Tyrone to Port Matilda in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/513588.html |title=Long road for I-99 comes to end |last=Bock |first=Greg |date=November 25, 2008 |newspaper=[[Altoona Mirror]] |access-date=July 18, 2010}}</ref> In the future, US&nbsp;220 and I-99 will form a {{convert|135|mi|adj=on}} concurrency throughout much of central Pennsylvania, from the interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Bedford to the intersection with US&nbsp;15 at Williamsport. I-99 will leave US&nbsp;220 here to follow US&nbsp;15 north to [[Corning (city), New York|Corning, New York]].

====Other areas====
The southern terminus of US&nbsp;220 in Rockingham was originally at the intersection of East Broad and Hancock streets (US&nbsp;1 and [[U.S. Route 74|US&nbsp;74]]), where a sign said "US&nbsp;220 Ends Here". From here, US&nbsp;220 went north on current US&nbsp;74 Business, Old Ellerbe Road and Billy Covington Road before rejoining its current alignment north of the city. The four-lane portion of US&nbsp;220 between Ellerbe and Rockingham roads was completed in two sections; the northern one, ending at the north end of Billy Covington Road, was finished first in the 1960s. Some of the old alignment is still visible at the north end of Billy Covington Road.

Parts of US&nbsp;220 in Virginia south of Roanoke follow what used to be called the Carolina Road or the Great Road. These roads, stretching from the current day [[Philadelphia]] area to what is now [[Atlanta]] (southern end of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]), were mostly roads built over old Indian trails. Another branch went west from present day Roanoke to [[Cumberland Gap]]. Parts of this road in [[Henry County, Virginia|Henry County]] are now known as the Old Stage Road. It crossed the Smith River just north of the current US&nbsp;220 crossing. From Henry County the road crossed the [[Mayo River (Dan River)|Mayo River]] and headed towards [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]. The Mayo River crossing is still visible. In [[Martinsville, Virginia]], US&nbsp;220 originally passed through downtown Martinsville on West Church Street and Starling Avenue. It was moved onto the newly built Memorial Boulevard the late 1940s and onto a new bypass around [[Collinsville, Virginia|Collinsville]] and Martinsville in the mid-1970s. The alignment through Collinsville and Martinsviile remains signed as Business US-220.

In the vicinity of [[Cumberland, Maryland]], US&nbsp;220 originally proceeded into the city limits on Greene Street. It crossed [[Wills Creek (North Branch Potomac River)|Wills Creek]] via Baltimore Street before connecting to Mechanic Street. From Mechanic Street to the city limits, traffic was split between two parallel one-way streets, with northbound traffic carried by Frederick Street and southbound traffic carried by a narrower Bedford Street until the streets merged as Bedford Road, now unsigned [[Maryland Route 807|MD&nbsp;807]], north of the city. The highway continued on a northeasterly track to connect to Pennsylvania at the [[Mason–Dixon Line]].

==Major intersections==
;North Carolina
: {{jct|country=USA|US|1}} in [[Rockingham, North Carolina|Rockingham]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|73|I|74}} south-southwest of [[Ellerbe, North Carolina|Ellerbe]]. I-73/US&nbsp;220 travels concurrently to south of [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]. I-74/US&nbsp;220 travels concurrently to [[Randleman, North Carolina|Randleman]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|64}} in [[Asheboro, North Carolina|Asheboro]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|73|I|85|US|421}} south of Greensboro
: {{jct|country=USA|US|29|US|70}} in Greensboro
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} in Greensboro. The highways travel concurrently through Greensboro.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|29|US|70}} in Greensboro. The highways travel concurrently through Greensboro.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|158}} east-northeast of [[Stokesdale, North Carolina|Stokesdale]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|311}} in [[Madison, North Carolina|Madison]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Mayodan, North Carolina|Mayodan]].
;Virginia
: {{jct|country=USA|US|58}} south of [[Martinsville, Virginia|Martinsville]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Horse Pasture, Virginia|Horse Pasture]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|581}} in [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Hollins, Virginia|Hollins]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|460}} in Roanoke
: {{jct|country=USA|I|81|I|581}} in Hollins. I-81/US&nbsp;220 travels concurrently to north of [[Cloverdale, Virginia|Cloverdale]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|81|US|11}} north of Cloverdale. US&nbsp;11/US&nbsp;220 travels concurrently for approximately {{convert|0.2|mi|km}}.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|64|US|60}} in [[Cliftondale Park, Virginia|Cliftondale Park]]. I-64/US&nbsp;220 travels concurrently to [[Mallow, Virginia|Mallow]]. US&nbsp;60/US&nbsp;220 travels concurrently to [[Covington, Virginia|Covington]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|250}} in [[Monterey, Virginia|Monterey]]
;West Virginia
: {{jct|country=USA|US|33}} in [[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]]. The highways travel concurrently to north of Franklin.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|48}} in [[Moorefield, West Virginia|Moorefield]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|50}} in [[Junction, West Virginia|Junction]]. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of [[New Creek, West Virginia|New Creek]].
;Maryland
: {{jct|country=USA|I|68|US|40}} in [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]]. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Cumberland.
;Pennsylvania
: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} near [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|99}} near Bedford. The highways travel concurrently to near [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania|Bellefonte]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|22}} in [[Duncansville, Pennsylvania|Duncansville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|322}} near [[Port Matilda, Pennsylvania|Port Matilda]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|80}} near Bellefonte. I-80/US&nbsp;220 travels concurrently to east of [[Mackeyville, Pennsylvania|Mackeyville]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|180|dab1=Pennsylvania|US|15}} in [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]]. I-180/US&nbsp;220 travels concurrently to southwest of [[Pennsdale, Pennsylvania|Pennsdale]]. US&nbsp;15/US&nbsp;220 travels concurrently through Williamsport.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} near [[Towanda, Pennsylvania|Towanda]]
: {{jct|state=NY|I|86|NY|17|STE|dab1=Pennsylvania–New York}} in [[South Waverly, Pennsylvania|South Waverly]]
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 46, 74, 86–88, 106, 112|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|U.S. Roads}}
* [[Special routes of U.S. Route 220]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
{{Commons category|U.S. Route 220}}
* [http://www.usends.com/220.html US 220 endpoints]

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