The Warren Street Bypass is a limited access road in Berks County

Berks County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 373,638 people, 141,570 households, and 98,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 435 people per square mile . There were 150,222 housing units at an average density of 175 per square mile...

, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, carrying Pennsylvania Route 12

Pennsylvania Route 12

Pennsylvania Route 12 is a long part-freeway located in eastern Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 422 and U.S. Route 222 near Reading. Its eastern terminus is Pennsylvania Route 662 in Ruscombmanor Township. In Reading, the freeway is named the Warren Street Bypass...

, U.S. Route 222 and U.S. Route 422

U.S. Route 422

U.S. Route 422 is a long spur route of US 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western spur begins in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and ends at Ebensburg, Pennsylvania...

. The eastern terminus of the bypass is at Hyde Park

Hyde Park, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Hyde Park is an unincorporated town just outside of Reading, Pennsylvania. The population in 1990 was 2270. Its coordinates are . It is at a railroad junction....

, where the road returns to grade level as PA 12. The western terminus is at the US 222/US 422 split in West Reading

West Reading, Pennsylvania

West Reading is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,049 at the 2000 census. It contains a vibrant main street and the large Reading Hospital and Medical Center. It is also the site of the VF Outlet Village, one of the largest outlet malls in the United States...

. The bypass provides access to FirstEnergy Stadium

FirstEnergy Stadium

FirstEnergy Stadium is a 9,000-seat baseball-only stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania that hosted its first regular season baseball game in 1951. The park is home to the Reading Phillies of the Eastern League. It was voted the second best place to see a baseball game by Minor League News in 2006...

 via Centre Avenue.

US 222/422 segment

The Warren Street Bypass begins at the US 222/US 422 merge in West Lawn

West Lawn, Pennsylvania

West Lawn is a former borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,597 at the 2000 census. This borough was dissolved and became part of Spring Township on January 1, 2006...

. A few miles northeast of the US 422 interchange, the bypass meets State Hill Road and Paper Mill Road, the latter providing access to Berkshire Mall

Berkshire Mall (Pennsylvania)

The Berkshire Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, a suburb to the west of Reading in Berks County. The Berkshire Mall is accessible from US 222/US 422 at the Paper Mill Road interchange or the State Hill Road interchange. The main entrances to the mall are located along...

. About a half a mile east of Paper Mill Road, US 222 and US 422 both leave the Warren Street Bypass. Here, US 222 continues north toward Allentown

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...

 while US 422 doubles back east, reentering Reading along the Benjamin Franklin Highway. The right-of-way of the US 222/US 422 freeway continues straight through the interchange, becoming PA 12 north of the exit.

PA 12 segment

Now carrying PA 12, the bypass interchanges with Pennsylvania Route 183

Pennsylvania Route 183

Pennsylvania Route 183 is a long route that runs north to south in southeastern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 422 Business in Reading. Its northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 61 in Schuylkill Haven.-Berks County:...

 about 1 miles (1.6 km) east of the US 222/US 422 junction. East of PA 183, the bypass meets Pennsylvania Route 61

Pennsylvania Route 61

Pennsylvania Route 61 is an -long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route is signed on a north–south direction, from U.S. Route 222 Business in Reading to U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15 in Shamokin Dam. PA 61 meets up with Pennsylvania Route 54 in Ashland and these...

, Centre Avenue, a north–south state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 originating in downtown Reading

Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...

 and providing access to FirstEnergy Stadium

FirstEnergy Stadium

FirstEnergy Stadium is a 9,000-seat baseball-only stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania that hosted its first regular season baseball game in 1951. The park is home to the Reading Phillies of the Eastern League. It was voted the second best place to see a baseball game by Minor League News in 2006...

, home of the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

' AA Minor league affiliate

Minor league baseball

Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

, the Reading Phillies

Reading Phillies

The Reading Phillies are a minor league baseball team based in Reading, Pennsylvania, playing in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League. Since the 1967 season, they have been the AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies....

. East of PA 61, the bypass meets U.S. Route 222 Business

U.S. Route 222 Business (Reading, Pennsylvania)

U.S. Route 222 Business is an auxiliary route of U.S. Route 222 located in Reading, Pennsylvania. Its northern terminus is at US 222 north of Laureldale. The southern terminus is at US 222 near Mohnton. US 222 Business is the only auxiliary route of U.S. Route 222 in Pennsylvania.- Route...

 north of Reading. As implied by its business banner, US 222 Business reconnects with US 222 roughly four miles north of the PA 12/US 222 Business interchange.

The bypass continues east, interchanging with a pair of local streets before returning to grade level as PA 12 passes out of the Reading city limits. PA 12 continues eastward as a local road towards Pennsylvania Route 662

Pennsylvania Route 662

Pennsylvania Route 662 is a long road located in eastern Pennsylvania. Its northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 61 in Shoemakerville and its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 422 in Douglassville. The entire route is in Berks County...

 in the Ruscombmanor Township

Ruscombmanor Township, Pennsylvania

Ruscombmanor Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,776 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.9 square miles , all of it land.Adjacent townships*Alsace Township...

 community of Pricetown.

History

The first section of the bypass was a 2 mile (3 km) long section from U.S. Route 422

U.S. Route 422

U.S. Route 422 is a long spur route of US 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western spur begins in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and ends at Ebensburg, Pennsylvania...

 to the 5th Street Highway designated as U.S. Route 222. By 1978, the section east of the 5th Street Highway was opened.

By 1999, US 222 was redesignated northwest of Reading and onto the US 422 section of the bypass. The PA 12 designation was given to the bypass east of US 222/US 422.

Exit list

The entire route is in Berks County.

Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
West Lawn West Lawn, Pennsylvania West Lawn is a former borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,597 at the 2000 census. This borough was dissolved and became part of Spring Township on January 1, 2006...			Continuation beyond US 422 Bus.
			Eastbound exit is via US 422 Bus.
West end of US 222/US 422 overlap
Wyomissing Wyomissing, Pennsylvania Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, established on July 2, 1906. The population was 8,587 at the 2000 census, but after the January, 2002 merger with neighboring Wyomissing Hills, the combined 2000 Census estimate was 11,155 making it the most populous borough in...		State Hill Road
		Crossing Drive, Paper Mill Road
Reading Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...			Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	East end of US 222/US 422 overlap; west end of PA 12
		River Road
			No westbound exit
Hyde Park Hyde Park, Berks County, Pennsylvania Hyde Park is an unincorporated town just outside of Reading, Pennsylvania. The population in 1990 was 2270. Its coordinates are . It is at a railroad junction....		11th Street
		Spring Valley Road