VA 522 Culpeper to W Va 1941-42 Official

US 522 appears 1944 Official

Adjustments:In April 1944 (CTB), US 522 was removed from the Chester Gap loop.
In Aug 1950 (CTB), US 522 was placed on one-way splits in Winchester. NB US 522 on Cameron had not been primary up to this point.
In Feb 1951 (CTB), US 522 was removed from SR 719 in Spotsylvania/Louisa County.

VA 522 Powhatan to Culpeper 1944 Official

US 522 replaces VA 522 1944 Official

US 522 bypasses Belmont 1952 Official

It appears that US 522 was removed from SR 802 Ninevah about 1961.
In May 1964 (CTB), US 522 was straightened out in the South Anna River area.
In Jan 1966 (CTB), US 522 was rerouted in Front Royal to its current routing. Up to this point US 522 had cut west on Main St from Commerce to US 340.

US 522 cuts west on Main 1958 Warren County

US 522 meets US 340 futher north 2017 Warren County

In Oct 1966 (CTB), US 522 was removed from SRs 679/789 in Albin.
In June 1971 (AASHO), US 522 was given its bypass of Washington, VA leaving behind US 211-522 Bus.
In March 1973 (CTB), US 522 was removed from SR 668 and the Maidens Loop as a new James River Bridge was built.
In March 1975 (CTB), US 522 was removed from SR 684 Gainesboro.
In April 1987 (CTB), US 522 was removed from the SR 701/771 and SR 693/770 loops in the Cross Junction area.
In Feb 1999 (CTB), US 522 was straightened out in the Armel area leaving behind SR 760.
Improvements:  Fully paved upon designation
The first segment of US 522 to be 4-laned was in the Cedarville area, about 1959.
By 1961, US 522 was multilaned from Cedarville to Double Tollgate
In 1966, US 522 was multilaned from Winchester to Albin.
In 1968, US 522 was multilaned from Massies Mill west to Washington, VA
In 1971, US 522 was multilaned on its bypass of Washington, VA
In 1973, US 522 was multilaned from Albin to Gainesboro.
In 1975, US 522 was multilaned from Gainesboro to Cross Junction.
In 1990, US 522 was multilaned from Cross Junction to past VA 127.
In 1993 or 1994, US 522 was multilaned from Washington, VA to just short of Sperryville; also from north of VA 127 to West Virginia.
US 522 was multilaned from I-66 to VA 55 Front Royal (minus one of the Shenandoah River bridges) by 1994.
In 1997 or 1998, US 522 was multilaned from Double Tollgate to Winchester.
US 522 was multilaned on the Shenandoah River bridge about 2010.
Posted:  Fully posted
Cutouts in Winchester replaced in 2010; Culpeper replaced mid-2010s; Front Royal replaced in 2021.
An error VA 522 cutout existed just north of VA 37 in the early 1990s but is long gone now.
Multiplexes:  VA 6 (1.74 mi)
US 33 (0.66 mi)
VA 208 (5.43 mi)
VA 3 (0.32 mi)
US 15 Bus (0.12 mi)
US 15 Bus, US 29 Bus (0.85 mi)
US 211 (8.09 mi)
US 340, VA 55 (1.38 mi)
US 340 (8.61 mi)
US 17, US 50 (1.11 mi)
US 11, US 50 (0.53 mi)
US 11 (0.17 mi)
Legislative names:  Patsy Cline Memorial Highway, from Double Tollgate to Frederick (12-18-86); The Jefferson Highway, Cuckoo to Mineral (3-9-22 designation predates US 522); Zachary Taylor Highway, from Louisa/Goochland line to Rappahanock/Warren line (4-9-88)
William Walthall Michaux bridge over James River (2-17-66); Harris Bridge over Lake Anna (4-17-03); Tucker C. Watkins, Jr Memorial Bridge over Dan River (2-15-68 designation);
Other names:  Maidens Rd (US 60 to VA 6); River Rd (Goochland CH); Sandy Hook Rd (Goochland Co n of VA 6); Cross County Rd (Louisa Co s of US 33); Pendleton Rd (US 33 to Mineral); Mineral Ave/Louisa Ave (Mineral); Germanna Hwy (VA 3 to Culpeper); Main St/Evans St (Culpeper); Sperryville Pike (Culpeper Co n of Culpeper); Berryville Pike (Sperryville); Lee Hwy (US 211 duplex); Chester Gap Rd/Commerce Ave/Royal Ave/14th St/Shenandoah Ave (Front Royal); Winchester Rd (Warren Co n of Front Royal); Front Royal Pike (Frederick Co s of US 50); Millwood Pike/Jubal Early Dr/Apple Blossom Dr/Millwood Ave/[Cameron St/Picadilly St - NB; Gerrard St/Braddock St - SB]/Fairmont Ave (Winchester); Maple St (Winchester to VA 37); Frederick Pike (VA 37 to WV)
Scenic Byway:  No segments
Comments: US 522 is mostly a minor route in Virginia.
US 522 is on sub-optimal alignments from VA 6 to US 33; although on good straight alignment from VA 208 to Culpeper, the road seems narrow.
North of Winchester US 522 provides easy access to I-70 in Hancock, MD and is a viable alternative to I-81 to Hagerstown to pick up I-70.