State Highway 22 (abbreviated SH-22) is a
state highway
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in
Oklahoma
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. It runs in a west-to-east pattern through the south-central part of the state, running from
SH-1 at
Ravia to
US-70
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at
Bokchito. There are no letter-suffixed spur highways branching from SH-22.
The SH-22 designation was first established on August 4, 1924. From its original termini of
Davis
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and
Durant
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, the route was extended to both the east and the west, reaching its greatest extent in 1933, connecting
Duncan
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to the
Texas state line at the
Red River. In 1941, the portion of SH-22 west of Ravia was dropped, and the highway's eastern terminus was set in 1956.
Route description
SH-22 begins at SH-1 in the town of
Ravia, in southern
Johnston County. From there, it travels east to
US-377/
SH-99, where it joins with them in a
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to
Tishomingo.
In Tishomingo,
SH-78 begins, concurrent with SH-22. The two highways run east for before splitting from one another. SH-22 turns roughly southeast and continues for to its second concurrency with SH-78 at
Nida (unincorporated).
From here, it runs due east for to an intersection with
SH-48, just west of
Kenefic, then seven more miles to the junction with
US-69/
US-75 outside
Caddo
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. From Caddo, SH-22 travels east, then south, for to its terminus at
US-70
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in
Bokchito, in eastern
Bryan County.
History
SH-22 once had a much longer route. When it was commissioned on August 4, 1924, it ran from Durant to Davis,
the Ravia to Davis section being current SH-1 and
SH-7. It ended at the original SH-4, current
US-77
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.
In 1931, it was extended west to
Ratliff City, where it ended at SH-29.
In 1932, SH-29 was given a new alignment to the north; SH-22 was reassigned to the old alignment.
extending it to
Duncan
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.
On its other end, SH-22 was extended south from Durant, through
Achille
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to a stub ending east of town.
In January 1933, it was extended further east, to the Donham Bridge over the Red River.
On December 17, 1934, the highway was rerouted over a stretch of Farm-to-Market road between Tishomingo and Nida, bypassing Milburn.
This decision was reversed in 1935 (with the old alignment becoming SH-22S)
but redone in 1936.
By 1939, SH-22 had been rerouted through Milburn. This time, the southern route became
SH-299, which took over SH-22 between Nida and the state line. SH-22 was truncated once again on November 22, 1941, this time all the way to Ravia, the current western terminus of the route.
SH-22 and SH-299 swapped places yet again in 1946, with SH-22 once again taking the southern route.
In 1956, SH-22 was extended east to its current terminus at Bokchito. Other than minor realignments, the highway in 1956 was the same as it is today.
Junction list
References
External links
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SH-22 at OKHighways
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Transportation in Johnston County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Bryan County, Oklahoma