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unusual facts about U.S. Route 220



Bannered routes of U.S. Route 220

In 1973, US 220 became a freeway between Bedford and Altoona, Pennsylvania, and the old tract of the route near Bedford became a business loop.

Afterward, it becomes Plank Road between Hollidaysburg and Altoona, feature four-lanes, a center turning lane, and a copious commercial development.

A cosign with Pennsylvania Route 764 occurs, as the route travels toward Tyrone, through which it serves as a narrow main street.

Lycoming Mall

Lycoming Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located off Interstate 180 just west of the junction with U.S. Route 220 in the village of Halls, Muncy Township, Lycoming County ten miles east of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Ridgeway, Virginia

Approximately three miles south of Ridgeway in Henry County on U.S. Route 220 is a Virginia State historic marker noting the passing of the surveying party of William Byrd II, who moved through the area in 1728 on his expedition to survey the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina.


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