Connecticut Route 22

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Connecticut Highway 22.svg
Route 22
Connecticut Route 22
Map of New Haven County in southern Connecticut with Route 22 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length14.07 mi [1]  (22.64 km)
Existed1951–present
Major junctions
West endConnecticut Highway 10.svgConnecticut Highway 40.svg Route 10  / Route 40 in Hamden
Major intersections
South endUS 1.svg US 1 in Guilford
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties New Haven
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 21.svg Route 21 Connecticut Highway 25.svg Route 25

Route 22 is a 14.07-mile-long (22.64 km) secondary state route within the U.S. state of Connecticut. Route 22 is an L-shaped road that is signed eastwest from Hamden to the western junction of Route 80 in North Branford, and northsouth to its eastern terminus in Guilford. It was designated in 1951 as a bypass of New Haven, connecting the Wilbur Cross Parkway and Route 80.

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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 (0.32 km) 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, passing the southern end of Route 150 before entering 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 (7.1 km), Route 22 meets with Route 80, at which point Route 22 officially changes from a signed east-west to a signed north-south route. After overlapping with Route 80 for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) (including a junction with the northern end of Route 139), Route 22 then separates and continues southeastward on Notch Hill Road towards the town of Guilford. The road name changes to Norton Hill Road at the Guilford town line, and quickly ends after 160 feet (49 m) at U.S. Route 1.

The Route 5/22 Connector in North Haven is also known as Officer Timothy W. Laffin Memorial Highway. Officer Laffin is the only North Haven police officer to have died in the line of duty, having succumbed to his injuries following a patrol car pursuit accident in May 1980. [2]

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. [3]

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

Junction list

The entire route is in New Haven County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Hamden 0.000.00Connecticut Highway 10.svgSouth plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 40.svg
Route 10  / Route 40 south New Haven, Hamden Center, Cheshire, Southington
Western terminus; northern terminus of Route 40
North Haven 1.832.95Connecticut Highway 15.svg Route 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway) New Haven, Hartford Exit 63 on Wilbur Cross Parkway
2.023.25South plate.svg
US 5.svg
US 5 south New Haven
Western end of US 5 concurrency
2.413.88South plate blue.svg
I-91.svg
I-91 south New Haven
Exit 7 on I-91
2.684.31North plate.svg
US 5.svg
South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 103 wide.svg
US 5 north / Route 103 south Wallingford, Montowese
Eastern end of US 5 concurrency; northern terminus of Route 103
North Branford 6.159.90North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 150 wide.svg
Route 150 north Wallingford
Southern terminus of Route 150
6.46–
6.52
10.40–
10.49
Connecticut Highway 17.svg Route 17  Durham, New Haven
10.8817.51West plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 80.svg
Route 80 west New Haven
Northern end of Route 80 concurrency
12.2519.71South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 139 wide.svg
Route 139 south Branford
Northern terminus of Route 139
12.3819.92East plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 80.svg
Route 80 east Killingworth
Southern end of Route 80 concurrency
Guilford 14.0722.64US 1.svg US 1  Madison, Branford Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Truck route

Location New Haven County, Connecticut
Existed1972–present

Truck Route 22 is the only bannered route in the entire state. In 1972, trucks were prohibited from traveling 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Connecticut State Highway Log" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
  2. "Officer Down Memorial Page".
  3. Connecticut Roads, Route 22
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