Interstate 22 - Definition and Overview

Also known as "Corridor X", Interstate 22, when completed, will follow the U.S. Highway 78 corridor along a 176 mile (283 km) route from Memphis, Tennessee to Birmingham, Alabama. The limited access freeway will connect Interstate 55 and Interstate 40 in the northwest to Interstate 65 and Interstate 20 in the southeast, passing through the cities of Tupelo, Mississippi; and Jasper, Alabama. Corridor X was first approved in 1978 as part of the Appalachian Development Highway System. Parts of the highway have been under construction ever since, with the final portions in Northwest Alabama remaining to be completed. Funding for those sections has been a priority for U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.), who serves as Chairman of the Senate Transportation Subcommittee. In 2004 Corridor X was designated as Future Interstate 22 by Public Law No: 108-199. Current plans call for Interstate-22 to open in 2006.

External links

• Interstate Guide Profile for Interstate 22 (http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-022.html)
• Richard Shelby's Senate Homepage (http://shelby.senate.gov/)