Alabama State Route 22

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length_mi=168
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direction_a=West
direction_b=East
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ending_terminus= state border
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State Route 22 is a 168-mile state highway that extends from Safford in Dallas County to the Georgia state line near Roanoke in Randolph County. The route runs across most of the state from west to east.

Route description

Starting at a junction with SR-5 in Safford, the route runs northeast through Selma and Maplesville. At Clanton the highway is co-routed for eight miles with U.S. Highway 31, including an intersection with Interstate 65 near the geographical center of the state. The route proceeds towards Verbena and then crosses Mitchell Lake.

The route continues east-northeast through Rockford, Alexander City, New Site and Roanoke on its way to the Georgia border, where the road becomes State Route 34. The route is paved throughout and occasionally multi-lane. Counties traversed by the route include Dallas, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers, and Randolph.

Cities along the route

From west to east, SR-22 passes through the following cities and towns:

Major intersections

SR-22 intersects the following Interstate highways, U.S. highways, and major state routes in Alabama:

References

*"Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002", Rand McNally and Company 2001 ISBN 0-528-84446-6

External links

* [http://www.southeastroads.com/al-022.html Southeastroads.com web page on SR-22 with photos]
*Alabama Department of Transportation county road maps for [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/AE6E2E00-E4CB-497F-8472-C39BC72679C8/0/co24.pdf Dallas] , [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/A5F26209-C1D5-49A8-8293-F02026324D50/0/co11.pdf Chilton] , [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/9A17AC8C-0310-48B2-B9DA-F1BE97A44DE0/0/co19.pdf Coosa] , [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/04C0189C-92E8-44F1-BFB2-C16691ECD4E3/0/co62.pdf Tallapoosa] , [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/E1773606-FD80-4D67-BCD9-827D70751776/0/co9.pdf Chambers] , and [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/49E5775C-EA74-4DF8-BA03-C64C454A693E/0/co56.pdf Randolph] (Adobe Acrobat reader required for maps; enlargement of maps necessary for legibility)