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Wikipedia / Tennessee State Route 22

State Route 22 (SR22) is a south-to-north state highway in the western part of Tennessee, United States. It begins at the Mississippi state line in McNairy County, where the roadway continues as Mississippi Highway 2 (MS2). It ends at the Kentucky state line in Lake County, when it crosses into the Kentucky Bend, a detached portion of Fulton County, Kentucky. The monument for the 1862 Battle of Island Number Ten in the American Civil War is located on SR22, about north of Tiptonville.

Route description

McNairy County

SR22 begins as a primary highway in McNairy County at the Mississippi state line, where the highway continues south as MS2. The highway travels north as a two-lane highway, passing through the community of Acton before entering the town of Michie and intersecting SR 224. It then passes through town before coming to an intersection with SR 57. SR22 then leaves Michie and crosses into Hardin County.

Hardin County

SR22 continues north into the community of Shiloh and becomes concurrent with SR 142, with which it remains concurrent to the community of Hurley, where SR142 splits off and goes west, while SR22 turns northeast and enters Shiloh National Military Park. The highway passes through the park before turning north again to run alongside the Tennessee River, which it does so to its junction with U.S. Route 64 (US 64)/SR 69/SR 15 in Crump. In Crump, SR22 turns west to become concurrent with US64/SR69/SR15, with SR69 splitting off to the north about later. US64/SR15/SR22 continue west, as a four-lane undivided highway, and cross back into McNairy County.

McNairy County

The roadway almost immediately enters the town of Adamsville and comes to an intersection with SR 117, where SR22 leaves US64/SR15 and turns north again, once again as a two-lane highway, and passes through the community of Mud Creek before becoming concurrent with SR69 for a second time just south of Milledgeville. They then enter Milledgeville and come to the southern terminus of SR22's alternate route, SR 22A. Here, SR22A turns west while SR69 turns east and leaves SR22, leaving SR22 to continue north alone and cross into Chester County.

Chester County

Continuing north, from here SR22 crosses over Short Branch, then Dry Branch, before passing through farmland and countryside before having an intersection with SR 201 before crossing into Henderson County.

Henderson County

SR22 then continues through the countryside to a junction with SR 100. It continues north through mostly wooded areas before entering Lexington and widening to an undivided four-lane highway, just before meeting the northern terminus of SR22A. The highway then crosses the Beech River to enter a small business district before entering downtown and becoming concurrent with SR 104 for a short distance before coming to an intersection with US 412/SR 20, where it splits off to go east on that route. SR22 continues north, passing through some neighborhoods before leaving Lexington and crossing the Big Sandy River to enter the countryside. It then crosses both Big Beaver Creek and Little Beaver Creek before entering Parkers Crossroads and having an interchange with Interstate 40 (I-40; Exit108). SR22 then passes by a few businesses and a city park before leaving Parkers Crossroads and crossing into Carroll County.

Carroll County

SR22 immediately becomes a divided highway and passes through a wooded area before entering Clarksburg and becoming undivided once again. It has a short concurrency with SR 424 through town before leaving Clarksburg and becoming divided once again. SR22 then passes through the communities of Anark and Davis Chapel before entering Huntingdon and coming to an interchange and becoming concurrent with US 70/SR 364, turning west to come to an intersection with SR 22 Business, which follows SR22's old route through downtown. The highway then narrows to two lanes and curves around to an intersection with US 70 Business/SR 1, where US70Bus and SR364 both end and US70/SR1 continue southeast, leaving SSR22 to continue east to an intersection with US 70A/SR 77, where it turns north to become concurrent with that route. They then curve to the northeast before meeting the northern end of SR22Bus, where SR22 leaves US70A/SR77 and continues north on its own alignment as a four-lane divided highway, leaving Huntington. The highway goes through countryside again, passing by the Carroll County Airport, before entering McKenzie and having an intersection with SR 124. SR22 then has junction with SR 423 just before a major interchange with US 79/SR 76, just before crossing into Henry County.

Henry County

SR22 passes through some neighborhoods before having a junction with SR 140. It then passes through some more neighborhoods before crossing into Weakley County.

Weakley County

SR22 passes through yet another neighborhood before leaving McKenzie and becoming divided once more. It then passes through the town of Gleason and has an intersection with SR 190. It then passes through farmland and passes by the Tater Town Raceway before becoming undivided and entering Dresden by crossing the Middle Fork of the Obion River. It first has an intersection with SR 217 before going through an industrial area and business district, and then having an intersection with SR 54 just south of downtown. SR22 then has intersections with SR 89 and SR 239 before leaving Dresden and becoming divided again. It then passes through farmland again before entering Martin at an interchange with the US 45E/SR 216 freeway, where SR22 turns north to be concurrent with the freeway via flyover ramps while the roadway continues into downtown as SR 431 (Old SR22). They have an interchange with Industrial Park Drive before coming to the northern end of US 45E Business, where US45E splits off to go north, and SR22 continues alone along the freeway. It then has two more interchanges, at SR 43 and SR431 (Old SR22), before leaving Martin and going northwest. It then has an interchange at Terrell Road before crossing the Obion River into Obion County.

Obion County

SR22 immediately enters Union City and has another interchange with SR431 (Old SR22); it then has an interchange with Tyson Drive before coming to an interchange with US 45W/SR 184 and SR 214, the final interchange before the freeway comes to an end at an interchange with US 51/SR 3. SR22 is concurrent with US45W between these final two interchanges. SR22 then merges to become concurrent with US51/SR3 south, completely bypassing downtown to the north as a four-lane divided highway. They then have an intersection with SR 21 before curving to the south and coming to an intersection with SR 5, where SR22 turns east to become concurrent with that route as a four-lane undivided highway. SR22/SR5 then pass by some businesses and a diamond interchange with SR 690 (Future I-69) before narrowing to two lanes and coming to a "Y" intersection where SR22 and SR5 split, with SR22 turning northwest to leave Union City as a two-lane Highway. SR22 then turns predominantly west and passes through farmland and the community of Dixie before winding around to an intersection with SR 157. It then turns southwest and passes between two hills before entering Samburg. The highway passes through downtown before running along the shores of Reelfoot Lake and coming to a "Y" intersection with SR21 to become concurrent with that highway. They then leave Samburg and continue along the banks of the lake to cross the Hill–Talley Bridge over the Reelfoot Lake Spillway to cross into Lake County.

Lake County

SR21 and SR22 continue along the banks of the lake and pass through Reelfoot Lake State Park before turning west, away from the lake, and entering Tiptonville. They pass by some houses before coming to an intersection with SR 78, where SR22 splits from SR21 and has a short concurrency with SR78 before following a new bypass of downtown, and SR22 downgrades to a secondary highway. Until recently, SR22 followed SR21 to enter downtown and came to an intersection where they split, with SR21 following Church Street west to the Mississippi River, while SR22 followed Cedar Street. SR22 turns north again to leave Tiptonville. The highway then passes through farmland and has an intersection with SR 212 before making a series of meandering left and right turns before coming to the Kentucky state line, where the road continues north as Kentucky Bend Road into the Kentucky Bend.

History

The SR22 freeway section from Martin to Union City was proposed to be Interstate169 (I-169), a auxiliary route of I-69 in a Senate Joint Resolution 512 by the Tennessee Senate in 2002. However, the resolution failed to pass the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Major intersections

Related routes

Alternate route

State Route 22A (SR 22A) is a alternate route of SR 22 that exists in the west-central part of Tennessee, United States. Its routing takes it through parts of McNairy, Chester, and Henderson counties. SR 22 is one of only three highways in the state to have signed alternate routes that still exist.

SR 22A begins in Milledgeville, at an intersection with the SR 22 mainline and SR 69, in McNairy County. The highway travels due west for one block and curves to the northwest and enters Chester County. Just on the outer city limits of Milledgeville, SR 22A curves to a western routing and enters Enville. There, it intersects the northern terminus of SR 224 (Leapwood Road) and curves to the north-northwest. After a slight jog to the west, it resumes its north-northwesterly routing and leaves town. SR 22A travels through rural areas of the county and enters Jacks Creek, where it intersects SR 100. The alternate route then curves to the north-northeast and enters Henderson County. It eventually enters Lexington, where it formerly intersected the northern terminus of SR 200 which was rerouted following the opening of SR 459 which SR 22A now intersects and curves to a due-east routing and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with the SR 22 mainline in the extreme southern part of the city.

SR 22A is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.

Huntingdon business loop

State Route22 Business (SR22 Bus.) is a business route of SR22 in Huntingdon, Tennessee.

It begins at an intersection with US 70/SR 22/SR 364 south of downtown and heads north into downtown and intersects US 70 Bus./SR 1 in downtown and proceeds northward and comes to an end at SR22 and US 70A/SR 77 north of downtown.

See also

References

  • Tennessee Department of Transportation (January 24, 2003). "State Highway and Interstate List 2003".