Connecticut Route 22

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Route 22
Length: 14.07 mi[1] (22.64 km)
Formed: 1951
West end: Route 10 in Hamden
Major
junctions:		 Route 15 in North Haven
I-91 in North Haven
East end: US 1 at the North Branford-Guilford town line
Routes in Connecticut
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Special Service Roads – State Roads

Route 22 is a 14.07-mile long secondary state route within the U.S. state of Connecticut. Route 22 is an L-shaped road that is signed east-west from Hamden to North Branford, and north-south from North Branford to Guilford. It was designated in 1951 as a bypass of New Haven, connecting the Wilbur Cross Parkway and Route 80.

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[edit] Route description

Route 22 is mostly a two-lane minor arterial road, except in sections where it overlaps other state highways. It starts at Route 10 in the Mount Carmel section of Hamden heading east as Ives Street. Route 22 then turns south on Broadway 0.2 miles later, becoming Davis Road as it enters the town of North Haven. It turns left on Ridge Road then continues east as Bishop Street towards North Haven center. It intersects the Wilbur Cross Parkway at Exit 63 then meets with U.S. Route 5. The US 5 and Route 22 overlap (0.7 miles long) crosses over the Quinnipiac River and I-91 (with a partial interchange at Exit 11) along the Route 5/22 Connector. At the next intersection, Route 5 heads north, Route 103 begins south, and Route 22 continues east towards the Clintonville section of North Haven as Clintonville Road.

Route 22 then enters the town of North Branford, in the village of Northford. It briefly overlaps Route 17 (Middletown Avenue) as it shifts cardinal direction, heading southward along Forest Road. After about 4.4 miles, Route 22 meets with Route 80, overlapping it as it heads east for about 1.5 miles until Notch Hill Road. Route 22 then separates and continues south towards the town of Guilford. The road name changes to Norton Hill Road in Guilford and quickly ends after 160 feet at U.S. Route 1.

[edit] Special designations

The Route 5/22 Connector in North Haven is also known as Officer Timothy W. Laffin Memorial Highway.

[edit] Bannered routes

Truck Route 22 is the only bannered route in the entire state. In 1972, trucks were prohibited from travelling the portion of Route 22 between Whitney Avenue (Route 10) in Hamden and State Street (Route 5) in North Haven. Trucks following Route 22 westbound are currently directed to follow State Street south (US 5) until Dixwell Avenue (SR 717) then west until Whitney Avenue (Route 10) and north up to the Route 22 junction.

[edit] History

Route 22 was established in 1951 as a bypass of New Haven, connecting the newly opened Wilbur Cross Parkway with Route 80. Prior to that the portion of modern Route 22 between Route 5 and Route 17 was former Route 168; the portion between Route 17 and Route 80 originally belonged to Route 139; and the portion between Route 80 and Route 1 was the former Route 141.[2]

In 1973, a section in North Haven between State Street and Washington Street was rerouted from its orignal alignment along Broadway to the new Route 5/22 Connector, including a partial interchange with I-91 (at Exit 11).

[edit] Junction List

Town Road names Major junctions Milepost Notes
Hamden
(0.99 miles)[1]		 Ives Street, Broadway Route 10 0.00
Route 40 0.53-0.56 Underpass only - no intersection[3]
North Haven
(4.92 miles)		 Davis Road, Ridge Road, Bishop Street, Clintonville Road Route 40 1.16-1.21 Overpass only - no intersection[4]
Route 15 1.85 Access to Southbound Route 15 is via Hartford Turnpike (SR 725)
US 5 2.02 Begin concurrency
I-91 2.37 Access from Northbound I-91 only; Access to Southbound I-91 is by Valley Service Road
US 5 and Route 103 2.68 End concurrency
North Branford
(9.13 miles)		 Clintonville Road, Old Post Road, Middletown Avenue, Forest Road, Foxon Road, Notch Hill Road[5] Route 150 6.15
Route 17 6.46-6.52
Route 80 10.88 Begin concurrency
Route 139 12.19
Route 80 12.38 End concurrency
Guilford
(0.03 miles)		 Norton Hill Road US 1 14.07

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Connecticut State Highway Log
  2. ^ Connecticut Roads, Route 22
  3. ^ ConnDOT map of Hamden
  4. ^ ConnDOT map of North Haven
  5. ^ ConnDOT map of North Branford

Coordinates: 41°21′26″N 72°48′11″W / 41.357226, -72.802963