Route 22
From route 27 in Cincinnati to West Virginia state line in Steubenville.
Part of U.S. Route 22, which runs from Cincinnati, Ohio to Newark,
New Jersey.
Counties:
Hamilton, Warren, Clinton, Fayette, Pickaway, Fairfield, Perry,
Muskingum, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson
Length:
239 miles
General Direction:
East/West
Dual Certifications:
Supercedes route 3 from Cincinnati to Washington C.H.
Supercedes route 93 from Moxahala Park to Zanesville.
Superceded by route 40 from Zanesville to Cambridge.
Intersections:
0: 27; 4: 71; 6: 561; 12: 71; 14: 126;
17: 275; 26: 48; 31: 123N; 33: 123S;
39: 350; 44: 380; 49: 73W,68,134; 52: 73E;
58: 72; 60: 729; 69: 35; 71: 62,41;
73: 753; 84: 207; 94: 138; 95: 104;
97: 56W; 98: 23,188,56E; 104: 674; 113: 159;
118: 188W,33,158,37W; 119: 188E; 122: 37E;
129: 664; 128: 13,668; 134: 204; 139: 345;
143: 93S; 149: 40,60,146; 174: 40;
175: 77; 184: 285; 188: 513; 197: 800;
200: 331; 206: 519; 213: 250; 214: 9;
219: 151W; 221: 151E; 226: 152; 233: 43,646;
238: 7; 239: WV
Freeway Sections:
From 2 miles east of Hopedale to West Virginia state line.
Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:
From Moxahala Park to South Zanesville.
From route 70 to 2 miles west of Cambridge.
From 2 miles west of Hopedale to 2 miles east of Hopedale.
History of route 22:
Certified in 1926.
Orginially routed from Cambridge to West Virginia state line.
Cambridge to West Virginia state line was route 49 before 1926.
Cincinnati to Washington C.H. was route 3 only before 1932.
Washington C.H. to Zanesville was route 40 before 1926.
Washington C.H. to Zanesville was route 10 from 1926-32.
In 1932, extended to Cincinnati along route 40 from Cambridge to
Zanesville, previous route 10 from Zanesville to Washington C.H., and
route 3 from Washington C.H. to Cincinnati.
Cincinnati to Washington C.H. dually certified with route 3 in 1932.
Zanesville to Cambridge dually certified with route 40 in 1932.
See route 40 for history of Zanesville to
Cambridge section.
Cincinnati to Montgomery upgraded to four lanes by 1946.
Moxahala Park to South Zanesville upgraded to four lanes by 1954.
Cadiz bypass added in 1963.
2 miles west of Hopedale to Bloomingdale upgraded to divided highway in
1971.
Bloomingdale to 2 miles west of Wintersville upgraded to divided highway
in 1972.
2 miles east of Hopedale to 2 miles west of Wintersville upgraded to
freeway by 1980.
2 miles west of Wintersville to West Virginia state line upgraded to
freeway by 1997.
Route 22 Before 1926:
From Marion to Indiana state line 14 miles west of Ney.
Routed along current route 423 from Marion to 8 miles north of Marion,
route 23 from Marion to 3 miles south of Upper Sandusky, route 199 from
3 miles south of Upper Sandusky to Carey, route 568 from Carey to Findlay, route 224 from
Findlay to Ottawa, route 15 from Ottawa to Ney, and route 249 from Ney to
Indiana state line.
Marion to Carey certified as route 23 in 1926.
Carey to Indiana state line certified as route 15 in 1926.
Findlay to Ottawa dually certified as routes 15 and 17 in 1926.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 4-15-00 at 15:26 EDT.