State Route 22 (SR-22) is a state highway in southern Utah, running for 6.852 miles (11.027 km) in Garfield and Piute Counties from Antimony to Otter Creek Reservoir.

State Route 22 marker
State Route 22
Map
SR-22 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length6.852 mi[1] (11.027 km)
Existed1914 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-22–present
Major junctions
South endJohn's Valley Road in Antimony
North end SR-62 at Otter Creek Junction
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
SR-21 SR-23

Route description

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SR-22 begins in Antimony as a continuation of John's Valley Road and heads generally north through a canyon to Otter Creek Reservoir and Otter Creek State Park, where it ends at an intersection with SR-62.[1]

History

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The road from Widtsoe north to Antimony became a state highway in 1914, and in 1915 it was extended west to SR-11 (by 1926 US-89) in Junction. A forest road from Widtsoe south to SR-12 at Tropic Junction was added to the system in 1923,[2] and in 1927 the legislature designated the entire route from Junction to Tropic Junction as SR-22.[3] To improve route continuity on a shortcut between California and Colorado that included the portion of SR-22 between US-89 and SR-62 at Otter Creek Junction, that part was transferred to SR-62 in 1967. (With the completion of I-70 through the San Rafael Swell in 1970, this is no longer a popular route.) The legislature removed John's Valley Road from the state highway system in 1969, turning SR-22 into a short spur from SR-62 to the bridge over Antimony Creek just south of Antimony.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
GarfieldAntimony0.0000.000John's Valley RoadSouthern terminus
PiuteOtter Creek Junction6.85211.027  SR-62 – Junction, KoosharemNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Highway Reference Online - SR-22". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ a b "State Road Resolutions SR-22.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. (4.19 MB), updated September 2007, accessed May 2008
  3. ^ Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. 22. From Junction via Antimony and Widtsoe to Tropic Junction Garfield county.