Oklahoma State Highway 22
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| State Highway 22 |
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| Length: | 47.5 mi (76 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |  SH-1, Ravia |
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| East end: |  US-70, Bokchito |
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State Highway 22 (SH-22 or OK-22) is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs in a 47.5-mile[1] (76 km) west-to-east pattern through the south-central part of the state, running from SH-1 at Ravia to US-70 at Bokchito.
There are no letter-suffixed spur highways branching from SH-22.
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[edit] Route description
SH-22 begins at SH-1 in the town of Ravia, in southern Johnston County. From there, it travels three miles (4.8 km) east to US-377/SH-99, where it joins with them in a one-mile (1.6 km) concurrency to Tishomingo.
In Tishomingo, SH-78 begins, concurrent with SH-22. The two highways run three miles east before splitting off. SH-22 then turns roughly southeast and goes 13 miles to its second concurrency with SH-78 at Nida (unincorporated).
From here, it runs seven miles (11.2 km) due east to the intersection of SH-48, just west of Kenefic, then seven more miles to the junction with US-69/US-75 outside Caddo.
From Caddo, SH-22 travels east, then south, 13 miles (27.3 km) to its terminus at US-70 in Bokchito, in eastern Bryan County.
[edit] History
ROUTE NO. 22
Beginning at Durant in Bryan county, at a connection with State Highways, No. 5 and 6, via Milburn, Tishomingo, Ravia, Mill Creek, Sulphur, and Davis, to a connection with State Highway No. 4.
—Oklahoma State Highway Department, Official State Map, 1925 edition
SH-22 once had a much longer route. When it was commissioned on August 4, 1924, it ran from Durant to Davis[2], the Ravia to Davis section being current SH-1 and SH-7. It ended at the original SH-4, current US-77.[3] In 1931, it was extended west to Ratliff City, where it ended at SH-29.[2] In 1932, SH-29 was given a new alignment to the north; SH-22 was reassigned to the old alignment.[4], extending it to Duncan.[2] On its other end, SH-22 was extended south from Durant, through Achille to a stub ending east of town.[4] In January 1933, it was extended further east, to the Donham Bridge over the Red River.[2][5]. On 1934-12-17, the highway was rerouted over a stretch of Farm-to-Market road between Tishomingo and Nida, bypassing Milburn.[2] This decision was reversed in 1935 (with the old alignment becoming SH-22S)[6] but redone in 1936.[2]
By 1939, SH-22 had been routed through Milburn once again. This time, however, the southern route became SH-299, which took over SH-22 between Nida and the state line. SH-22 was truncated once again on 1941-11-22, this time all the way to Ravia, the current western terminus of the route.[2] SH-22 and SH-299 swapped places yet again in 1946, with SH-22 once again taking the southern route.[2] In 1956, SH-22 was extended east to its current terminus at Bokchito.[2] Other than minor realignments, the highway in 1956 was the same as it is today.
[edit] Junction list
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Johnston | Ravia | 0.0 | SH-1 |
Western terminus |
| 3.3 |   US-377/SH-99 |
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| Tishomingo | 4.4 | US-377/SH-99 |
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| 4.4 |  SH-78 |
Western terminus of SH-78 (begins duplexed with SH-22) | ||
| 7.0 | SH-78 |
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| Nida | 19.7 | SH-78 |
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| 20.0 | SH-78 |
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| Bryan | Kenefic | 27.2 |  SH-48 |
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| Caddo | 34.2 |   US-69/75 |
Diamond interchange[7] | |
| Bokchito | 47.5 | US-70 |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Stuve, Eric. OK-22. OKHighways. Retrieved on 2006-09-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Planning & Research Division. Memorial Dedication & Revision History - SH-22. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map [map], 1925 edition.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map [map], 1932 edition.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map [map], 1934 edition. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map [map], 1937 edition. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- ^ Google, Inc.. Google Maps [map]. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
