Nebraska Highway 22

State Highway 22
State Highway 22
	Nebraska Highway 22 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NDOT
Length	89.25 mi (143.63 km)
Existed	1933–present
Major junctions
West end	N-70 south of Ord
	N-11 southeast of North Loup; US 281 south of Greeley; N-14 in Fullerton; N-39 south of Genoa
East end	US 81 northwest of Columbus
Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Counties	Valley, Greeley, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Platte
Highway system
	Nebraska State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Link; Spur State Spurs; ; Recreation;

Nebraska Highway 22 is a highway in central Nebraska. It runs east–west for 89.25 miles (143.63 km). Its western terminus is at Nebraska Highway 70 south of Ord. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 81 northwest of Columbus.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 22 begins at Nebraska Highway 70 south of Ord in rural Valley County, heading east into farmland. At North Loup, NE 22 meets Nebraska Highway 11 and they are paired together for 2 miles (3.2 km). Near Scotia, it turns east and goes through Scotia before meeting U.S. Highway 281. The two highways are paired together and separate near Wolbach. It goes east through Wolbach and continues east until it meets Nebraska Highway 14 in Fullerton. NE 22 and NE 14 go north out of Fullerton and separate. NE 22 then goes east on an alignment which parallels the Loup River on its north side. It passes through Genoa and Monroe before ending at U.S. Highway 81 near Columbus.^[1]^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Valley		0.00	0.00	N-70 – Arcadia, Ord	Western terminus
Valley		11.89	19.14	N-11 north – North Loup, Ord	Northern end of N-11 concurrency
Greeley		13.92	22.40	N-11 south – Cotesfield, Elba	Southern end of N-11 concurrency
		23.98	38.59	US 281 north – Greeley, O'Neill	Northern end of US 281 concurrency
		31.80	51.18	US 281 south – St. Paul, Grand Island	Southern end of US 281 concurrency
Nance	Fullerton	56.88	91.54	N-14 south (South Johnson Street) – Central City, Aurora	Southern end of N-14 concurrency
		58.52	94.18	N-14 north – Albion, Petersburg	Northern end of N-14 concurrency
		71.81	115.57	N-39 south – Silver Creek	Southern end of N-39 concurrency
	Genoa	73.02	117.51	N-39 north (Willard Avenue) – St. Edward	Northern end of N-39 concurrency
		74.95	120.62	L-63A west
Platte		89.25	143.63	US 81 – Columbus, Norfolk	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus