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State Route 16 (Ohio Pre-1927)
U.S. Route 422 (US 422) is a long spur route of U.S. Route 22, US 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western segment of US 422 runs from downtown Cleveland, Ohio, east to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. The eastern segment, located entirely within Pennsylvania, runs from Hershey, Pennsylvania, Hershey east to King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, King of Prussia, near Philadelphia. Special routes of U.S. Route 422, US 422 Business (US 422 Bus.) serves as a business route into each of four towns along the way. The segmented nature of US 422 violates American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) numbering conventions, as two separate roadways traditionally do not carry the same route number. However, the two sections of US 422 are connected by U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania, US 22 and U.S. Route 322 in Pennsylvania, US 322, allowing them to carry the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879. The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior; it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
