Route 222 (Maryland) - Route Description

Route Description

MD 222 begins at an intersection with MD 7 (Broad Street) in downtown Perryville. The state highway heads north as two-lane Aiken Avenue to US 40 (Pulaski Highway) immediately to the east of the toll plaza for the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge. The disconnected old alignment continues straight as Aiken Avenue Extended while MD 222 heads northeast as Perryville Road to cross over CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision. The state highway curves north and receives the other end of the old alignment, Clayton Street, before leaving the town of Perryville and passing Perryville High School. MD 222 intersects the southern end of MD 824 (Blythedale Road) and the entrance to Prime Outlets Perryville before meeting I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) at a folded diamond interchange. The state highway passes the entrance to Hollywood Casino Perryville before reaching an intersection with the northern end of MD 824 and MD 275 (Perrylawn Drive). MD 222 Truck follows MD 275 north toward Rising Sun, while MD 222 turns west onto Bainbridge Road toward Port Deposit.

MD 222 heads through a mix of forest and farmland, crossing Happy Valley Branch before passing the entrance to the former United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, which contains the Edward W. Haviland House and the original campus of the Tome School. The state highway then begins a steep descent from a high bluff to the Susquehanna River, with the southbound direction gaining a climbing lane. Upon entering the town limits of Port Deposit, MD 222's name changes to Main Street and the highway makes a sharp turn to the north to parallel the river and Norfolk Southern Railway's Columbia & Port Deposit line. The state highway intersects MD 276 (Centre Street) in the center of Port Deposit. MD 222 passes the Paw Paw Building and intersects Granite Avenue before crossing Rock Run and passing under a low railroad bridge to the west side of the tracks. The state highway leaves the town of Port Deposit and continues north as Susquehanna River Road, closely paralleling the river and passing through its forested flood plain, much of which is part of Susquehanna State Park. Soon after crossing Octoraro Creek, MD 222 reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with US 1 (Conowingo Road) at the eastern end of Conowingo Dam. Following US 1 northeast to the community of Conowingo leads to the southern terminus of US 222 and the northern terminus of MD 222 Truck.