Texas State Highway 22
State Highway 22 (SH 22) is a 111.215-mile-long (178.983 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that travels from Corsicana to Hamilton in the north central part of the state.
State Highway 22 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 111.215 mi[1] (178.983 km) | |||
| Existed | April 4, 1917–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 281 / SH 36 in Hamilton | |||
 I-35 in Hillsboro | ||||
| East end |    Bus. SH 31 / FM 709 in Corsicana | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Hamilton, Hill, Bosque, Navarro | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
SH 22 was one of the 25 original state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, along a path from Wichita Falls to Comanche.[2] On August 18, 1917, plans had been extended from Comanche eastward to Hillsboro. On September 10, 1917, plans had been extended from Hillsboro eastward to Nacogdoches.[3] On March 17, 1919, SH 22 was extended to Logansport.[4] Construction was slow, and on August 21, 1923, most of the section from Wichita Falls to Comanche had been reassigned to SH 79 and SH 67, while SH 22 ran from De Leon to Corsicana. The Section from Corsicana to Palestine was cancelled, the section from Palestine to Rusk was transferred to SH 43A, the section from Rusk to Nacogdoches was cancelled, and the section from Nacogdoches to Logansport was transferred to the SH 76.[5] On March 19, 1930, SH 22 was extended east to Timpson over SH 139, SH 43A, and SH 26B. The section from Comanche to De Leon was transferred to SH 81. On December 8, 1932, the section from Comanche to Hamilton was transferred to SH 36. On August 1, 1936, three routes called SH 22 Spur were designated to Blooming Grove, Frost, and Barry (which were taken over on March 21, 1938).[6] On November 24, 1937, two more routes called SH 22 Spur to Brandon and Mertens were designated (which were taken over on May 23, 1938). On September 26, 1939, the part from Corsicana to Palestine had been transferred to US 287 and the part from Palestine to Timpson had been transferred to US 84, while SH 22 ran from Hamilton to Corsicana, and remained on this routing to this day.[7] The five SH 22 Spur routes were renumbered Spur 30, Spur 31, Spur 32, Spur 55, and Spur 56.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hamilton | Hamilton | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 281 – Hico, Lampasas | West end of SH 36 overlap |
| 1.0 | 1.6 |  SH 36 south – Gatesville | East end of SH 36 overlap | ||
| Lanham | 11.0 | 17.7 |  FM 1602 – Fairy, Jonesboro | ||
| Bosque | Cranfills Gap | 18.5 | 29.8 |   FM 219 east – Clifton | West end of FM 219 overlap |
| 18.8 | 30.3 |  FM 219 west – Fairy | East end of FM 219 overlap | ||
| | 26.3 | 42.3 |  FM 2136 east | ||
| | 30.3 | 48.8 |  PR 7 – Meridian State Park | ||
| | 31.1 | 50.1 |  FM 1473 west | ||
| Meridian | 32.8 | 52.8 |  SH 6 – Hico, Valley Mills | ||
| 33.5 | 53.9 |   SH 144 north – Glen Rose | |||
| 33.9 | 54.6 |  SH 174 north – Cleburne | |||
| 34.3 | 55.2 |  FM 1991 south | |||
| | 46.4 | 74.7 | FM 219 west – Clifton | ||
| | 47.9 | 77.1 |  FM 56 north – Lakewood Village | West end of FM 56 overlap | |
| | 49.9 | 80.3 |  FM 3118 north – Lake Whitney | ||
| Laguna Park | 51.4 | 82.7 | FM 56 south – Valley Mills | East end of FM 56 overlap | |
| Hill | Whitney | 58.4 | 94.0 |  FM 933 – Blum, Aquilla | |
| | 65.3 | 105.1 |  FM 1947 south | ||
| | 69.5 | 111.8 |  FM 309 north | ||
| Hillsboro | 70.9 | 114.1 |  SH 171 north – Cleburne | West end of SH 171 overlap | |
| 71.2 | 114.6 |  SH 81 north – Itasca | West end of SH 81 overlap | ||
| 71.7 | 115.4 | SH 81 south – West | East end of SH 81 overlap | ||
| 73.7 | 118.6 | I-35 – Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco | I-35 exit 368 | ||
| 74.9 | 120.5 | SH 171 south – Hubbard | East end of SH 171 overlap | ||
| Brandon | 82.1 | 132.1 |  FM 1243 south | West end of FM 1243 overlap | |
| 82.4 | 132.6 | FM 1243 north | East end of FM 1243 overlap | ||
| Mertens | 86.1 | 138.6 |  FM 308 – Milford, Irene | ||
| Navarro | | 89.5 | 144.0 |  FM 639 south – Emmett | |
| Frost | 91.7 | 147.6 |  FM 667 – Italy, Navarro Mills Lake | ||
| Blooming Grove | 96.9 | 155.9 |  FM 55 north – Avalon | West end of FM 55 overlap | |
| 97.1 | 156.3 | FM 55 south | East end of FM 55 overlap | ||
| Barry | 102.1 | 164.3 |  FM 1126 – Emhouse, Barry | ||
| Corsicana | 108.0 | 173.8 |  FM 1839 north – Emhouse | ||
| 108.8 | 175.1 |  FM 2555 south (45th Street) | |||
| 109.2 | 175.7 |  FM 744 west | |||
| 112.4 | 180.9 |   Bus. SH 31 (7th Avenue) to I-45 – Tyler, Waco | Former SH 31; access to I-45 via Business SH 31 east | ||
| 112.4 | 180.9 | FM 709 west (South 15th Street) | Continuation beyond Business SH 31 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 22". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 21, 1917. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. September 10, 1917. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 17, 1919. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 21, 1936. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 36". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
