Colorado State Highway 22

State Highway 22
State Highway 22
124th Avenue
	Map of Adams County in north central Colorado with SH 22 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CDOT
Length	2.477 mi (3.986 km)
Major junctions
West end	Brighton Road in Henderson
	US 85 at Henderson
East end	Sable Boulevard in Brighton
Location
Counties	Adams
Highway system

State Highway 22 (SH 22) is a 2.477-mile-long (3.986 km) state highway in Adams County, Colorado. Its east end is at SH 2 and its west end is at Brighton Road.

Route description[]

The route begins at its eastern terminus in Brighton at SH 2. From there, it winds westward, crossing various major streets in the city. After crossing U.S. Highway 85 (US 85), SH 22 leaves the Brighton city limits at about 1.85 miles. A short while later, it exits the Brighton urban area boundary. From there, it crosses the Fulton Canal and reenters the Brighton city limits, ending at Brighton Road, in a portion of the unincorporated community called Henderson commonly attributed to Brighton.

The route consists of two lanes its entire length. It is not a limited-access highway the entire length, for there are traffic lights at various intersections along its length.

History[]

The route was established in early 1940s, first numbered as SH 128. In 1954, it was renumbered to SH 22. The route was paved, as it is today, in 1963.^[2]

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Brighton, Adams County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
2.476	3.985	Brighton Road / Henderson Road	Western terminus
1.835	2.953	US 85 to E-470 (Toll) – Denver International Airport
0.000	0.000	Sable Boulevard to I-76	Eastern terminus; former SH 2; road continues as Valente Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Segment list for SH 22". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 3, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Salek, Matthew E. (January 30, 2010). "Colorado Routes 20–39". Retrieved March 3, 2010.

External links[]

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[dot-1] "Segment list for SH 22". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 3, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Salek, Matthew E. (January 30, 2010). "Colorado Routes 20–39". Retrieved March 3, 2010.

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