Connecticut Route 22

Route 22
Map of New Haven County in southern Connecticut with Route 22 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length	14.07 mi[1] (22.64 km)
Existed	1951–present
Major junctions
West/North end	Route 10 in Hamden
Major intersections	Route 15 in North Haven I-91 in North Haven
East/South end	US 1 at the North Branford-Guilford town line
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	New Haven
Highway system
Connecticut State Highway System Interstate US State SSR SR Scenic
← Route 21 → 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 east–west from Hamden to the western junction of Route 80 in North Branford, and north–south 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.

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]

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).

The entire route is in New Haven County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Hamden	0.00	0.00	Route 10 – New Haven, Hamden Center, Cheshire, Southington
North Haven	1.83	2.95	Route 15 – New Haven, Hartford	Exit 63 on Route 15 / Wilbur Cross Parkway
	2.02	3.25	US 5 south – New Haven	Southern terminus of US 5 overlap
	2.41	3.88	I-91 south – New Haven
	2.68	4.31	US 5 north / Route 103 south – Wallingford, Montowese	Northern terminus of US 5 overlap
North Branford	6.15	9.90	Route 150 north – Wallingford
	6.46– 6.52	10.40– 10.49	Route 17 – Durham, New Haven
	10.88	17.51	Route 80 west – New Haven	Western terminus of Route 80 overlap
	12.25	19.71	Route 139 south – Branford
	12.38	19.92	Route 80 east – Killingworth	Eastern terminus of Route 80 overlap
Guilford	14.07	22.64	US 1 – Madison, Branford
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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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