Route 22 is a short north–south
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state route
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
that connects
Route 1A and
Route 127 in
Beverly and
Route 133 in
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
. The entire route is located within
Essex County.
Route description
Route 22 begins in downtown Beverly, where it intersects Cabot Street (
Route 1A). Route 22 proceeds along Essex Street, heading northward out of the downtown area and past the
Montserrat MBTA commuter rail station. Route 22 crosses
Route 128
The following highways are numbered 128:
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 128
* Ontario Highway 128 (former)
* Prince Edward Island Route 128
Costa Rica
* National Route 128
India
* National Highway 128 (India)
Japan
* Japan National Route 128 ...
at exit 47 (formerly exit 18), and then winds northward into
Wenham, making two turns before quickly entering
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
. It then makes another turn in Hamilton, onto another Essex Street, which in turn crosses into the town of
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
north of Chebaco Lake. Route 22 ends at
Route 133 in downtown Essex, near the head of the Essex River.
Major intersections
References
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