State Route 22 (SR 22) is a
state highway
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that extends from
Safford in
Dallas County Dallas County may refer to:
Places in the USA:
* Dallas County, Alabama, founded in 1818, the first county in the United States by that name
* Dallas County, Arkansas
* Dallas County, Iowa
* Dallas County, Missouri
* Dallas County, Texas, the nin ...
to the
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
state line near
Roanoke in
Randolph County Randolph County is the name of eight counties in the United States:
*Randolph County, Alabama
*Randolph County, Arkansas
*Randolph County, Georgia
*Randolph County, Illinois
*Randolph County, Indiana
*Randolph County, Missouri
*Randolph County, Nort ...
. The route travels across most of the state from west to east.
Route description
Starting at an
intersection
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with
SR 5 in Safford, the route travels northeast through
Selma
Selma may refer to:
Places
*Selma, Algeria
*Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada
*Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons
United States:
*Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches
*Selma, Arkansas
*Selma, Cali ...
and
Maplesville. At
Clanton the highway is
concurrent
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
for with
U.S. Route 31 (US 31), including an intersection with
Interstate 65 (I-65) near the geographical center of the state. The route proceeds towards
Verbena
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and then crosses
Mitchell Lake.
The route continues east-northeast through
Rockford,
Alexander City
Alexander City, known to locals as "Alex City", is the largest city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States, with a population of 14,843 as of the 2020 census. It has been the largest community in Tallapoosa County since 1910. It is know ...
,
New Site and Roanoke on its way to the Georgia state line, where the road becomes
Georgia State Route 34
State Route 34 (SR 34) is a state highway that travels west-to-east through portions of Heard and Coweta counties in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects the Alabama state line southwest of Frankl ...
. The route is paved throughout and occasionally multi-lane. Counties traversed by the route include Dallas,
Chilton,
Coosa,
Tallapoosa,
Chambers
Chambers may refer to:
Places
Canada:
*Chambers Township, Ontario
United States:
*Chambers County, Alabama
* Chambers, Arizona, an unincorporated community in Apache County
* Chambers, Nebraska
* Chambers, West Virginia
* Chambers Township, Hol ...
, and Randolph.
Major intersections
See also
*
*
References
*''Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002'', Rand McNally and Company 2001
External links
{{Attached KML, display=title,inline
Southeastroads.com web page on SR-22 with photos
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Transportation in Dallas County, Alabama
Transportation in Chilton County, Alabama
Transportation in Coosa County, Alabama
Transportation in Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Transportation in Chambers County, Alabama
Transportation in Randolph County, Alabama