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===Roads and highways=== [[File:2022-08-24 11 42 31 View west along U.S. Route 422 (West Shore Bypass) just east of the exit for U.S. Route 222 Business in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Route 422|US 422]] westbound in Reading]] As of 2013, there were {{convert|157.48|mi}} of public roads in Reading, of which {{convert|25.33|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|132.15|mi}} were maintained by the city.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/06301.pdf|title=Reading City map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> A number of federal and state highways allow entry to and egress from Reading. [[U.S. Route 422]], the major east–west artery, circles the western edge of the city and is known locally as The West Shore Bypass. Various interchanges allow for vehicles on US 422 to enter the City of Reading and vice versa, with the most notable interchange bringing vehicles on and off of the [[Penn Street Bridge]], a historic bridge considered to be the primary gateway to downtown Reading. US 422 leads west to [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]] and east to [[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]]. [[U.S. Route 222]] bypasses the city to the west, leading southwest to [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] and northeast to [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]. [[Interstate 176]] heads south from US 422 near Reading and leads to the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|Interstate 76]]) in [[Morgantown, Pennsylvania|Morgantown]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 12]] is known as the [[Warren Street Bypass]], as it bypasses downtown Reading to the northwest. PA 12 begins at US 422/US 222 in [[Wyomissing, Pennsylvania|Wyomissing]] and heads northeast on the Warren Street Bypass before becoming Pricetown Road and leading northeast to [[Pricetown, Pennsylvania|Pricetown]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 10]] is known as Morgantown Road and heads south from Reading parallel to I-176 to Morgantown. [[Pennsylvania Route 61]] heads north from Reading on Centre Avenue and leads to [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 183]] heads northwest from Reading on Schuylkill Avenue and Bernville Road, leading to [[Bernville, Pennsylvania|Bernville]]. [[U.S. Route 222 Business (Reading, Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 222 Business]] is designated as Lancaster Avenue, Bingaman Street, South 4th Street, and 5th Street through Reading. [[U.S. Route 422 Business (Reading, Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 422 Business]] is designated as Penn Street, Washington Street (westbound), Franklin Street (eastbound), and Perkiomen Avenue through Reading.<ref name=PennDOTBerks>{{cite map|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|PennDOT]]|title=Berks County, Pennsylvania Highway Map|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/Berks_GHSN.PDF|year=2014|access-date=December 22, 2014|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016165520/http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/berks_GHSN.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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