Utah State Route 22
State highway in Utah, United States
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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.
SR-62 at Otter Creek JunctionState Route 22 | ||||
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 SR-22 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.852 mi[1] (11.027 km) | |||
| Existed | 1914 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-22–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Johns Valley Road in Antimony | |||
| North end | SR-62 at Otter Creek Junction | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description
SR-22 begins in Antimony as a continuation of Johns 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
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 Johns 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]