The whole route is in Steubenville, after multiple truncations due to the demolition of Fort Steuben Bridge.

SR 822 starts at 7th Street on University Boulevard, where it immediately meets US 22 east at an interchange with on-/off-ramps.

[5][6][7][8] Traffic began to drop as the structure of the bridge deteriorated, and the weight limit was lowered in 2004.

[9][10] The Fort Steuben Bridge was closed in 2009, a few years after plans of closure and demolition were announced.

[9][11] The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) created a temporary eastern terminus for the route at the north end of the SR 7/822 concurrency, where the bridge approach ramps began.