Road 22 is in northern

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. It connects

Sarakhs Sarakhs () is a city in the Central District (Sarakhs County), Central District of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Sarakhs was once a stopping po ...

at the border with

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Mashhad Mashhad ( ; ), historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. ...

, then to

Gorgan Gorgan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Gorgan County), Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It lies approximately to the nor ...

, and afterwards it runs parallel to the

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. Most parts of this road are

expressways Expressway may refer to: *Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic *Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road * ''Expressway'' (film), a 2016 Fi ...

but some of them are in the

Golestan Jungle Golestan National Park (), commonly known as the Golestan Jungle (), is an Iranian National Park in Golestan Province, northeastern Iran. Geography The park is located in the eastern Alborz (Elburs) Mountains range and the western edge of the ...

Plans

Langrud Bypass

A bypass in

Langrud Langarud () is a city in the Central District of Langarud County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 65 ...

Gilan Gilan Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, in the northwest of the country and southwest of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Rasht. The province lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Region 3, west of the province of ...

with a length of 11 km is under construction. Once completed, it will be incorporated as part of this route.

Nur and Royan Bypass

A bypass around Nur and

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Mazandaran Province Mazandaran Province (; ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range and Hyrcanian forests, it is bordered clockw ...

with plans to be extended to bypass

Izadshahr Izadshahr () is a city in the Central District of Nur County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Natel Kenar-e Sofla Rural District. It is on the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inla ...

as well is under construction. The length is to be 35km. Once completed, it will be incorporated as part of this route.

Mahmudabad Bypass

A bypass in

Mahmudabad, Mazandaran Mahmudabad () is a city in the Central District of Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is on the Caspian Sea. Mahmoudabad, which was once part of Amol County and ...

with a length of 12.6 km is under construction. Once completed, 6 km of it will be incorporated as part of this route.

Babol Southern Bypass

Babol Southern Bypass Expressway in

Babol Babol (; Mazandarani: ), famously known as the City of Orange Blossoms and the Global City of Wetlands, is the capital city of Babol County. This city, which was the center of Mazandaran during the Zand dynasty era, now serves as the telec ...

Mazandaran Mazandaran Province (; ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari, Iran, Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range and Hyrcanian forests, it is border ...

with a length of 16 km is under construction. Once completed, it will be incorporated as part of this route.

Twinning plans

There is an ongoing construction project to twin the section in between

- Bojnurd with a total length of 300 km. Some parts of it are already operational.بزرگراه چهار خطه بهشهر - گرگان - بجنورد - قوچان
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Gallery

File:Golestan jungle.jpg, Golestan Jungle in east Golestan and Road 22

References

{{Transportation in Iran 22 Transportation in Ardabil province Transportation in Gilan province Transportation in Golestan province Transportation in Mazandaran province Transportation in North Khorasan province Transportation in Razavi Khorasan province