North Dakota Highway 22 (ND 22) is a major north–south state highway in North Dakota. It begins at the

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state line south of the small town of Reeder and ends at ND 23 west of New Town and north of Mandaree. The route has one concurrency with

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(US 12). The highway widely parallels

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, running about fifteen miles east of it.

Route description

North Dakota Highway 22 begins at the South Dakota state line as a continuation of

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. From there it heads north to the town of Reeder. North of Reeder, the route joins

, heading southeast for two miles. It then heads north, joining with Highway 21 south of

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. Highway 21's concurrency with Highway 22 ends at New England, and Highway 22 continues north to Dickinson, where it has a truck detour around a low railroad bridge before it meets Interstate 94 Bus. Loop and Interstate 94 itself. ND 22 continues north to meet Highway 200 just south of the city of

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. The highway enters the

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12 miles north of Killdeer and crosses the Little Missouri River switching from

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to Central Time. The route continues just west of Mandaree, then meets Highway 73, and finally ends at Highway 23 in an unpopulated area west of

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and New Town in McKenzie County.https://maps.google.com/

Major intersections

Related route

North Dakota Highway 22 Business (ND 22 Bus.) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of

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. ND 22 Bus.'s southern terminus is at ND 22 and ND 200 in

, and the northern terminus is at ND 22 northwest of

References

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