State Route 22 (SR 22) is a
state highway
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that extends from
Safford in
Dallas County to the
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
state line near
Roanoke
Roanoke may refer to:
Places
*Roanoke Colony, a former English colony that mysteriously disappeared
*Roanoke Island, the location of the Roanoke colony in present-day North Carolina
*Roanoke River, flowing through Virginia and North Carolina and ...
in
Randolph County. The route travels across most of the state from west to east.
Route description
Starting at an
intersection
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with
SR 5 in Safford, the route travels northeast through
Selma and
Maplesville. At
Clanton the highway is
concurrent
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for with
U.S. Route 31 (US 31), including an intersection with
Interstate 65 (I-65) near the geographical center of the state. The route proceeds towards
Verbena
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and then crosses
Lake Jordan.
The route continues east-northeast through
Rockford,
Alexander City,
New Site and Roanoke on its way to the Georgia state line, where the road becomes
Georgia 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.
Major intersections
Related routes
Selma truck route
Major intersections
Maplesville truck route
Major intersections
See also
*
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References
*''Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002'', Rand McNally and Company 2001
External links
{{Attached KML, display=title,inline
Southeastroads.com web page on SR-22 with photos
022 022 may refer to:
* Leduc 022, a French prototype aircraft
* Tyrrell 022
The Tyrrell 022 was the car with which the Tyrrell Racing, Tyrrell team competed in the 1994 Formula One World Championship. The car was powered by the Yamaha Motor Compan ...
Transportation in Dallas County, Alabama
Transportation in Chilton County, Alabama
Transportation in Coosa County, Alabama
Transportation in Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Transportation in Chambers County, Alabama
Transportation in Randolph County, Alabama