Georgia State Route 22

Route map:
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SR 540 at the Alabama state line in Columbus
Major intersections
East end SR 72 / SR 98 in Comer
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesMuscogee, Talbot, Taylor, Upson, Crawford, Bibb, Jones, Baldwin, Hancock, Taliaferro, Oglethorpe, Madison
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
SR 21 US 23

State Route 22 (SR 22) is a 221.1-mile-long (355.8 km)

Milledgeville
.

SR 22 originally traveled only from Columbus to Macon, and was incrementally extended to Comer in stages. It was rerouted many times in Columbus and formerly had a more northern path in the Macon area.

The part of the highway from the Alabama state line east to

Interstate 14
(I-14).

Route description

Columbus to Macon

SR 22 begins at the

Flint River into Upson County. Not long afterward, US 80/SR 22 splits off to resume an eastern course, shortly entering Crawford County. In Roberta, they intersect US 341/SR 7/SR 42 (Dugger Avenue). At this intersection, SR 42 joins the concurrency. The three highways pass the Crawford County Public Library and Crawford County Middle School. In nearby Knoxville, SR 42 departs the concurrency, while US 80/SR 22 curves east-northeast into the rural eastern part of Crawford County. The highway then crosses Echeconnee Creek into Bibb County and the community of Lizella, widening to a four-lane divided highway shortly before entering the city of Macon
and taking on the name Eisenhower Parkway.

Macon metropolitan area

As a divided highway, US 80/SR 22 travels by

(Emery Highway). At this intersection, US 129 Alt. travels concurrently with SR 22 to the north for just over 500 feet (150 m). At the intersection with US 129/SR 11/SR 49, US 129 Alt. meets its northern terminus, and SR 22 joins that concurrency to the north-northeast. Less than 4,000 feet (1,200 m) later, SR 49 (Shurling Drive) splits off to the east.

Jones County to Comer

US 129/SR 11/SR 22 crosses over Walnut Creek and then enters

A. H. Stephens Historic Park and leaves town. It crosses over the South Fork Little River and North Fork Little River before intersecting SR 44. Then, it very gradually curves to the northwest and enters Oglethorpe County. It intersects US 78/SR 10 southeast of Lexington. The concurrency crosses the southeasternmost corner of the city limits on Main Street. Just over 1,000 feet (300 m) later, SR 77 (Elberton Road) joins the concurrency and leaves on Union Point Road. On the northwesternmost corner of the city limits, SR 22 splits off to the northeast on Comer Road. The highway crosses over the South Fork Broad River into Madison County. Almost immediately, SR 22 enters the southern city limits of Comer. At Comer Bypass, it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 72 and southern terminus of SR 98.[1]

National Highway System

The following portions of SR 22 are part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:

  • From its western terminus to its intersection with SR 96 in Geneva (completely concurrent with US 80 and SR 540)[3][4]
  • From its interchange with I-475 in western Macon to its intersection with US 41 Bus./US 129/SR 11/SR 49 in southeastern Macon (completely concurrent with US 80)[5]
  • From the eastern end of its concurrency with US 80 to the point where the concurrency with US 129/SR 11/SR 49 meet the northern city limits[5][4]
  • From Gray to the eastern end of the SR 24 concurrency east of Milledgeville[4]
  • The entire length of the SR 15 concurrency from Sparta to a point north of the city[4]
  • The entire length of the US 78/SR 10 concurrency from a point southeast of the city to the northwestern part of the city.[4]

History

1920s to 1940s

SR 22 was established at least as early as 1919 from SR 1 in Columbus to Macon. At this time, SR 11 was established from Macon to

SR 20 in Gray, and SR 20 was established from SR 11 in Gray to Sparta.[2] By the end of September 1921, SR 22 was extended along the path of SR 11 from Macon to Gray. SR 20's path from Gray to Sparta was redesignated as an eastern extension of SR 22.[2][6] By October 1926, US 80 was designated on the Columbus–Macon segment, and US 129 was designated on Macon–Gray segment.[6][7] By October 1929, US 19 was designated on the portion of US 80/SR 22 southwest of Salem.[7][8] In early 1935, SR 22 was extended north-northeast to Crawfordville.[9][10] The 1938 GDOT map, the first one with inset maps, showed that US 80 entered Georgia on the 14th Street Bridge. US 80 and SR 22 traveled east on 14th Street, turned right onto US 27/SR 1/SR 85/SR 103 (1st Avenue) and traveled to the south, turned left onto 11th Street and traveled to the east, curved to the northeast on Wynnton Road, and then left Columbus. US 80 and SR 22 were indicated to have entered Macon on Montpelier Avenue, turned left on College Street and traveled to the northeast, turned right onto Georgia Avenue and traveled to the east-southeast, and turned left onto US 129/SR 11, before leaving the city.[11][12] Later in 1938, SR 22 was extended north-northwest to the northern part of Taliaferro County.[12][13] In the third quarter of 1939, it was extended again, to the northwest to end at US 78/SR 10 in the southeastern part of Lexington.[14][15] At the end of 1940, SR 22 was extended northward to Comer.[16][17] Between the beginning of 1945 and November 1946, US 80/SR 22 were then shown to travel east on 14th Street in Columbus to US 27/SR 1/SR 103 (4th Avenue), turned right onto 4th Avenue and traveled to the south, turned left onto 11th Street and traveled to the east, turned right onto 8th Avenue and traveled south for one block, turned left, and resumed its former path.[18][19]

1950s to 1980s

Between April 1949 and August 1950, the path of US 80/SR 22 in Columbus was changed. They traveled east on 14th Street to US 27/SR 1/SR 103 (4th Avenue), turned right onto 4th Avenue and traveled to the south, turned left onto 13th Street and traveled to the east, turned right onto 13th Avenue and traveled to the south, and curved to the southeast, before resuming the former path. At this time, US 23 was designated on part of SR 22 in Macon.

SR 22 Spur to I-185. The path of SR 22 in Crawfordville was shifted westward, replacing the proposed path of SR 741.[34][35] In 1987, the path of SR 22 in Columbus was completed from I-185 to a point east of the US 27/SR 1 interchange.[36][37]

Future

The section from the Alabama state line to Geneva is planned to be included as part of the Fall Line Freeway and could be included in the proposed I-14.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
SR 8) – Phenix City, Montgomery
Continuation of roadway into Alabama
SR 540 concurrencies; western terminus of SR 22 and SR 540 at a crossing of the Chattahoochee River
SR 22 Conn. to SR 85 – Downtown Columbus
Northern terminus of SR 22 Conn.
1.32.12 SR 219 (River Road)
2.23.53Bradley Park DriveSigned as exits 3A (east) and 3A (west)
3.35.34
Atlanta
I-185 exit 10
5Moon RoadEastbound exit is combined with exit 4.
6.810.96Schomburg Road / Blackmon Road
Flat Rock RoadEast end of freeway
9.815.8 US 27 Alt. / SR 85 – Manchester, ColumbusInterchange
11.418.3
SR 22 Spur
west (Macon Road)
Eastern terminus of SR 22 Spur
Talbot26.142.0
SR 355 south – Buena Vista, Cusseta
Northern terminus of SR 355
28.946.5
SR 41 south – Buena Vista, Oakland
West end of SR 41 concurrency
SR 540 east (Fall Line Freeway) to SR 240 east – Junction City
Eastern end of SR 540 concurrency; western terminus of SR 96
Talbotton36.959.4

SR 90 east / SR 208 east (Clark Street) – Junction City
West end of SR 208 concurrency; western terminus of SR 90
37.159.7
SR 208 west (Monroe Street) – Waverly Hall
East end of SR 208 concurrency
37.360.0
SR 41 north (North Washington Avenue) – Manchester, Warm Springs, Woodland
East end of SR 41 concurrency
Taylor56.190.3

US 19 south / SR 3 south – Butler, Americus
West end of US 19/SR 3 concurrency
Flint River
56.791.2Garland T. Byrd Bridge
Upson58.193.5

US 19 north / SR 3 north – Thomaston
East end of US 19/SR 3 concurrency
US 341 / SR 7 / SR 42 north – Barnesville, Fort Valley
West end of SR 42 concurrency
Knoxville72.4116.5
SR 42 south – Byron
East end of SR 42 concurrency
Echeconnee Creek82.0132.0Bridge
SR 361
Atlanta, Valdosta
I-475 exit 3
94.4151.9 US 41 / SR 247 (Pio Nono Avenue) – Forsyth, Warner Robins
94.7152.4
Atlanta, Valdosta
I-75 exit 162
95.7154.0



US 41 Bus. south / US 129 south / SR 11 south / SR 49
south (Broadway)
West end of US 41 Bus./SR 49 and US 129/SR 11 concurrencies
97.6157.1


US 80 east / US 129 north / SR 11 north (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard)
East end of US 80 and US 129/SR 11 concurrencies
98.0157.7

US 41 Bus. north / SR 49
north (Walnut Street)
East end of US 41 Bus./SR 49 concurrency
98.1157.9


US 129 south / SR 11 south / SR 87 south (Riverside Drive)
Interchange; westbound exit only
98.1157.9Carl Vinson Memorial Bridge over the Ocmulgee River
98.4158.4
SR 540
I-16 exit 1B westbound; only ramp is an exit from westbound 16
98.7158.8

West end of US 129 Alt. concurrency
98.9159.2


US 129 south / SR 11 south / SR 49 south (Gray Highway)
No left turn northbound; east end of US 129 Alt. concurrency; west end of US 129, SR 11, and SR 49 concurrencies
100.1161.1
SR 49 north (Shurling Drive) – Milledgeville
East end of SR 49 concurrency
JonesGray109.7176.5
SR 18 west – Forsyth
West end of SR 18 concurrency
111.4179.3
SR 18 east (Bill Conn Parkway) – Gordon
East end of SR 18 concurrency
112.3180.7
SR 11 north (Atlanta Road) – Monticello
East end of SR 11 concurrency
112.3180.7
US 129 north / SR 44 (James Street) – Eatonton, Gordon
East end of US 129 concurrency
BaldwinMilledgeville129.4208.2
SR 212 west – Monticello
Southern terminus of SR 212
129.7208.7 US 441 / SR 29 (Roberson Mill Road) – Eatonton, Irwinton, Dublin, Georgia College Athletic Complex, Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
131.7212.0






SR 29 Bus. north (North Columbia Street) to US 441 north / SR 24 north – Eatonton
Western end of US 441 Bus./SR 29 Bus. and SR 24 concurrencies
131.8212.1

SR 29 Bus. south (North Clarke Street) – Irwinton
Eastern end of US 441 Bus./SR 29 Bus. concurrency

SR 24 Conn.; former northern terminus of SR 112
133.1214.2Bobby Parham Bridge over the Oconee River
136.6219.8
SR 24 east – Sandersville
East end of SR 24 concurrency
HancockSparta155.7250.6

SR 15 south / SR 16 east (Broad Street) – Sandersville, Warrenton
West end of SR 15 and SR 16 concurrencies
156.4251.7
SR 16 west – Eatonton
East end of SR 16 concurrency
158.4254.9
SR 15 north – Greensboro, Athens
East end of SR 15 concurrency
Atlanta, Augusta
I-20 exit 148
SR 12 (Broad Street) to SR 47 – Union Point, Crawfordville, Washington
186.8300.6
Kettle Creek Battlefield Historic Site
Oglethorpe205.0329.9

US 78 east / SR 10 east (Washington Road) – Washington
West end of US 78/SR 10 concurrency
Lake R.B. Russell State Park
West end of SR 77 concurrency
206.7332.7
SR 77 south (Union Point Road) – Union Point, Siloam, Woodville
East end of SR 77 concurrency
207.0333.1

Atlanta
East end of US 78/SR 10 concurrency
MadisonComer221.1355.8
SR 72 (Comer Bypass) / SR 98 north – Commerce, Elberton
Eastern terminus; southern terminus of SR 98
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

Columbus connector route

State Route 22 Connector marker

State Route 22 Connector

LocationColumbus
Length0.3 mi[38] (480 m)
Existed1985[34][35]–present

State Route 22 Connector (SR 22 Conn.) is a 0.3-mile-long (0.48 km) connector route of SR 22 that exists entirely within the city limits of Columbus in the west central part of Muscogee County. It is known as 2nd Avenue for its entire length.

It begins at an

SR 540 (J.R. Allen Parkway/Fall Line Freeway).[38]

All of SR 22 Conn. is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[3]

In 1983, SR 22 Conn. was proposed from SR 85 north-northwest to what is now the path of US 80/SR 22.[33][34] In 1985, SR 22 Conn. was completed on its proposed path.[34][35]

The entire route is in Columbus, Muscogee County.

mi[38]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0
St. Theatre of Georgia, Springer Opera House
Southern terminus
0.30.48
SR 540 (J.R. Allen Parkway / Fall Line Freeway) to I-185 – Phenix City, Montgomery, Atlanta, Macon
Northern terminus; US 80/SR 22/SR 540, exit 1
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Columbus spur route

State Route 22 Spur marker

State Route 22 Spur

LocationColumbus
Length10.3 mi[39] (16.6 km)
Existed1965[26][27]–present

State Route 22 Spur (SR 22 Spur) is a 10.3-mile-long (16.6 km) spur route of SR 22 that exists entirely within the city limits of Columbus in the west-central and north-central parts of Muscogee County.

It begins at an

SR 540 (Beaver Run Road/Fall Line Freeway).[39]

All of SR 22 Spur is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[3]

Between June 1963 and the beginning of 1966, it was established on US 80 from the northern terminus of

SR 357 to SR 22 northeast of Columbus.[26][27] In 1983, the western terminus of the SR 22 mainline was truncated to the US 27 Alt./US 80/SR 1/SR 85 interchange northeast of downtown. The former path of SR 22 from US 27/SR 1 in downtown to US 80 was redesignated as a southwestern extension of SR 22 Spur.[33][34]

The entire route is in Columbus, Muscogee County.

mi[39]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0
SR 1
(Veterans Parkway)
Western terminus
3.25.1
Ft. Benning, Atlanta
I-185 exit 6
10.316.6
SR 540 (Beaver Run Road / Fall Line Freeway) – Phenix City, AL, Macon
Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Salem spur route

State Route 22 Spur marker

State Route 22 Spur

LocationSalem
Existed1963[25][26]–1999[40][41]

State Route 22 Spur (SR 22 Spur) was a short spur route of SR 22 that partially existed in Salem, in the southern part of Upson County. Between June 1960 and June 1963, it was established from US 19/SR 3 southwest of Salem east-northeast over Auchumpkee Creek to US 80/SR 22 in the community.[25][26] In 1999, this spur route was decommissioned.[40][41]

The entire route was in Upson County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
US 19 / SR 3Western terminus
Salem US 80 / SR 22Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Macon connector route

State Route 22 Connector marker

State Route 22 Connector

LocationMacon
Existed1967[28][29]–1981[42][43]

State Route 22 Connector (SR 22 Conn.) was a connector route of SR 22 that existed partially in Macon. In 1967, the path of SR 22 in the Macon area was split in two, from east-southeast of Lizella to the southern part of Macon. The mainline route was projected and under construction on a more southern path from US 80 to SR 49. SR 22 Conn. followed the former path on US 80 from the western terminus to just east of the Interstate 475 (I-475) interchange.[28][29] In 1971, US 80 was shifted off of SR 22 Conn. and onto SR 22.[31][32] In 1981, SR 22 Conn. was decommissioned.[42][43]

The entire route was in Bibb County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
US 80 / SR 22Western terminus
SR 408
)
SR 74Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Milledgeville connector route

State Route 22 Connector marker

State Route 22 Connector

LocationMilledgeville
Existed1972[32][44]–1995[45][46]

State Route 22 Connector (SR 22 Conn.) was a

US 441 Bus./SR 243. At this time, both SR 22 Conn. and SR 24 Conn. were decommissioned.[45][46]

The entire route was in Milledgeville, Baldwin County.

mikmDestinationsNotes

SR 24 Conn.
begins
Western end of SR 24 Conn. concurrency; western terminus of SR 22 Conn. and SR 24 Conn.

SR 112 south (South Elbert Street)
Northern terminus of SR 112


SR 22 /
SR 24 Conn.
ends
Eastern end of SR 24 Conn. concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 22 Conn. and SR 24 Conn.; northern terminus of SR 49
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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