K-22 is a north–south highway in the U.S. state of

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. Located entirely within Washington County, the route runs from

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(US-36) north to the city limit of Haddam. A previous designation of the route existed in the 1930s from Wichita to

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, but was deprecated. The current alignment was designated in the 1940s.

Route description

K-22 begins at an intersection with US-36, known as 17th Road. The route continues south as Deer Road toward Vining. From this intersection, K-22 heads north along Deer Road through a grassland area to an intersection with 18th Road. The route then crosses the Mulberry Creek and runs near it until it reaches Haddam. The roadway then crosses Mill Creek before meeting its northern terminus at 20th Road, on the south city limit of Haddam near an intersection with Logan Street. Deer Road continues north toward the

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state line, but does not cross it. K-22 is maintained by the

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(KDOT), who is responsible for constructing and maintaining highways in the state. As part of this role, KDOT regularly surveys traffic on their highways. These surveys are most often presented in the form of

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, which is the number of vehicles that use a highway during an average day of the year. In 2010, KDOT calculated that a total of 205 vehicles used the road daily, including 45 trucks. No part of the highway has been listed as part of the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the nation's defence, mobility, and economy.

History

The first designation for K-22 was established by 1927 and ran from US-54 near

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to US-36 near Halford. During this time, most of the route was a dirt road, except for a portion near Garden City, which was paved. This routing was relinquished by 1932. By 1933, a new routing was created, and the road instead began in Wichita, headed east along US-54 to

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and north to Emporia. From Emporia, the route turned northeast toward

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and north into Topeka. This designation was decommissioned between January and July 1938. The current designation of K-22 was established in 1941. No alignment changes have taken place since then.

Major intersections

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{{Attached KML, display=inline,title 022 Transportation in Washington County, Kansas