Texas State Highway 22

"TX 22" redirects here. The term may also refer to Texas's 22nd congressional district.

State Highway 22
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	111.215 mi (178.983 km)
Existed	April 4, 1917–present
Major junctions
West end	US 281 / SH 36 in Hamilton
Major intersections	SH 6 in Meridian 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
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 21 → SH 23

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.

History

Historic SH 22

SH 22 was one of the 25 original state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, along a path from Wichita Falls to Comanche. 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. On March 17, 1919, SH 22 was extended to Logansport. 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. 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). 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. 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
Hamilton	Hamilton	0.0	0.0	SH 36 west (West Main Street) – Lamkin, Comanche	Continuation west beyond western termminus
				US 281 – Hico, Lampasas	Western terminus; Western end of SH 36 concurrency
		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	Eastern terminus; frormer SH 31; access to I-45 via Business SH 31 east
				FM 709 west (South 15th Street)	Continuation beyond eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• List of state highways in Texas
• List of highways numbered 22

External links

Media related to Texas State Highway 22 at Wikimedia Commons