A22 motorway (Netherlands)

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The A22 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the shorter motorways in the Netherlands, with a total length of approximately 8 kilometers.

The A22 starts at the interchange Velsen, where it splits from the A9 motorway. After interchange IJmuiden, exit IJmuiden, the Velsertunnel, and exit Beverwijk, it rejoins with the A9 motorway at the interchange Beverwijk. With only two regular exits, the A22 does not use any exit numbers.

[edit] Wijkertunnel

Until 1996, the entire A22 motorway was part of the A9, but due to the rising capacity problems in and around the Velsertunnel, it was decided to build an additional tunnel about a kilometer east of the Velsertunnel: the Wijkertunnel. When this tunnel was finished, the new road section and tunnel became part of the A9, while the old road and tunnel were renumbered to A22. Both the new and the old tunnel have two lanes in each direction.

[edit] Exit list

Province	Municipality	Km.	#	Name	Roads	Notes
North Holland	Velsen			Interchange Velsen	A9	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				Interchange IJmuiden	A208	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
			-	IJmuiden	N202
	Beverwijk		-	Beverwijk
				Interchange Beverwijk	A9	Northbound exit and southbound entrance