 State Highway 22 | ||||
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| Maintained byODOT | ||||
| Length | 47.4 mi[1] (76.3 km) | |||
| Existed | August 4, 1924–present | |||
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| West end |  SH-1 inRavia | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |  US 70 inBokchito | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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State Highway 22 (abbreviatedSH-22) is aU.S. State highway inOklahoma. It runs in a 47.4-mile (76.3 km) west-to-east pattern through the south-central part of the state, running fromSH-1 atRavia toUS-70 atBokchito. 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 ofDavis andDurant, the route was extended to both the east and the west, reaching its greatest extent in 1933, connectingDuncan to theTexas state line at theRed River. In 1941, the portion of SH-22 west of Ravia was dropped, and the highway's eastern terminus was set in 1956.
SH-22 begins at SH-1 in the town ofRavia, in southernJohnston County. From there, it travels three miles (4.8 km) east toUS-377/SH-99, where it joins with them in a one-mile (1.6 km)concurrency toTishomingo.[2]
In Tishomingo,SH-78 begins, concurrent with SH-22. The two highways run east for three miles (4.8 km) before splitting from one another. SH-22 turns roughly southeast and continues for 13 miles (21 km) to its second concurrency with SH-78 atNida (unincorporated).[2]
From here, it runs due east for seven miles (11 km) to an intersection withSH-48, just west ofKenefic, then seven more miles to the junction withUS-69/US-75 outsideCaddo. From Caddo, SH-22 travels east, then south, for 13 miles (21 km) to its terminus atUS-70 inBokchito, in easternBryan County.[2]
ROUTE NO. 22Beginning at Durant in Bryan county, at a connection with State Highways, No. 5 and 6, via Milburn, Tishomingo, Ravia,Mill Creek,Sulphur, andDavis, to a connection with State Highway No. 4.
— Oklahoma State Highway Department,Official State Map, 1925 edition
SH-22 once had a much longer route. When it was commissioned on August 4, 1924, it ran from Durant to Davis,[3] the Ravia to Davis section being current SH-1 andSH-7. It ended at the original SH-4, currentUS-77.[4] In 1931, it was extended west toRatliff City, where it ended at SH-29.[3] In 1932, SH-29 was given a new alignment to the north; SH-22 was reassigned to the old alignment.[5] extending it toDuncan.[3] On its other end, SH-22 was extended south from Durant, throughAchille to a stub ending east of town.[5] In January 1933, it was extended further east, to the Donham Bridge over the Red River.[3][6] On December 17, 1934, the highway was rerouted over a stretch of Farm-to-Market road between Tishomingo and Nida, bypassing Milburn.[3] This decision was reversed in 1935 (with the old alignment becoming SH-22S)[7] but redone in 1936.[3]
By 1939, SH-22 had been rerouted through Milburn. This time, the southern route becameSH-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.[3] SH-22 and SH-299 swapped places yet again in 1946, with SH-22 once again taking the southern route.[3] 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.[3]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Johnston | Ravia | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH-1 | Western terminus |
| | 3.1 | 5.0 |   US 377 /SH-99 | Western end of US-377/SH-99 concurrency | |
| Tishomingo | 4.3 | 6.9 |  US 377 / SH-99 /SH-78 | Eastern end of US-377/SH-99 concurrency; western terminus of SH-78; western end of SH-78 concurrency | |
| | 7.0 | 11.3 | SH-78 | Eastern end of SH-78 concurrency | |
| Nida | 19.7 | 31.7 | SH-78 | Western end of SH-78 concurrency | |
| 20.0 | 32.2 | SH-78 | Eastern end of SH-78 concurrency | ||
| Bryan | Kenefic | 27.2 | 43.8 |  SH-48 | |
| Caddo | 33.2 | 53.4 |   US 69 /US 75 | Diamond interchange[1] | |
| Bokchito | 47.4 | 76.3 | US 70 | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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