Route 22 is a highway in central
Missouri
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. Its eastern terminus is at
U.S. Route 54
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in
Mexico
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; its western terminus is at
U.S. Route 63 south of
Clark on the
Randolph/
Boone county line. Route 22 was one of the original 1922 state highways and originally had an eastern terminus at
Route 9 (now
U.S. Route 61) in
Louisiana
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. This section was replaced by
U.S. Route 54
U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific an ...
in 1926.
Route description
Route 22 begins at a junction of
US Route 63
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east of
Sturgeon
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. Route 22 passes north of Sturgeon. Strugeon can be accessed by taking
Route V. Route 22 picks up a
concurrent with
Route 151 for a little bit before passing through
Centralia where it met the terminus of Route 151 and
Route 124. Next, it passes through
Thompson. Then, it passes through
Mexico
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. Through Mexico, it will pick a concurrency with
US Route 54 Business Route and
Route 15. After leaving Mexico, Route 22 along with US Route 54 Business Route and Route 15 ends at a junction of
US Route 54.
Major intersections
References
022
Transportation in Boone County, Missouri
Transportation in Audrain County, Missouri
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