Interstate 22 Alabama

Interstate 22 ended temporarily at SR 129 until November 22, 2005. 09/25/03

A half mile from the temporary end of Interstate 22 where U.S. 78 met SR 129 at Exit 30 near Winfield. The freeway resumed 25 miles to the east via U.S. 78 east and SR 129 south. 09/25/03

The guide sign for Exit 30 at the temporary east end of the first Corridor X freeway segment in Alabama. 09/25/03

Looking eastward at the temporary end of Interstate 22 east at Exit 30. The freeway opened to traffic between SR 129 and SR 118, west of Jasper, on November 22, 2005. 09/25/03

The eventual westbound lanes of Interstate 22 from the roadway stub at the interchange with SR 129. 09/25/03

Construction was well underway at the diamond interchange joining SR 13 with I-22 north of Eldridge. This ramp opened in November 2005. 09/25/03

The overpasses that take Interstate 22 over SR 13 were essentially done at the time of this photo, but were not open to traffic for another two years. 09/25/03

The Jasper segment of Interstate 22 concluded at Exit 52, four miles to the east of Carbon Hill. Temporary U.S. 78 ends signs were posted at half mile intervals. 09/25/03

View of the unopened westbound travel lanes at the temporary beginning of Interstate 22 west within the diamond interchange at Exit 65. 09/25/03

Westward view of Interstate 22 from when the freeway ended at Industrial Parkway. 09/25/03

The temporary end of freeway at the Industrial Parkway interchange south of Jasper. The freeway was constructed with six overall lanes westward to Exit 63. 09/25/03

The eastbound on-ramp to Interstate 22 from Industrial Parkway Road (Exit 65) under construction. This ramp opened on November 14, 2007. 09/25/03

Looking to the west at the Industrial Parkway interchange (Exit 65) from above the eastbound lanes. 09/25/03

Whitehouse Road travels east from Industrial Parkway parallel to I-22. This view looks north from the adjacent road at Corridor X construction. The freeway overtook a portion of the original Whitehouse Road alignment, resulting in an adjustment of the road north across I-22 to East Lake Road. 09/25/03

Grading representative of the rocky landscape of the Appalachian Piedmont along Interstate 22 between Whitehouse and Walker County Lake Roads, east of Exit 65. 09/25/03

Industrial Parkway northbound at the diamond interchange with Interstate 22 during construction. 09/25/03

This eastward scene looks at what is now the westbound off-ramp of Interstate 22 onto Industrial Parkway. 09/25/03

Looking east from the U.S. 78/SR 5 overpass at the unopened freeway at Exit 85 in Graysville. When the stretch of freeway west to Jasper opened in 2007, U.S. 78 through Sumilton was signed as SR 5 alone. 09/25/03

Westward view of the Interstate 22 travel lanes from the U.S. 78 and SR 5 overpass within the six-ramp parclo interchange at Exit 85. 09/25/03

06/02/11

Alabama welcome sign on I-22/U.S. 78 east. 06/02/11

Signs for Future Interstate 22 appeared periodically along Corridor X through northwestern Alabama. 06/02/11

Previous guide signs for Exit 3 displayed "Co Rd 33" in place of a County Route 33 pentagon. 06/02/11

06/02/11

Previous guide signs for Exit 7 omitted SR 74. 10/08/16

The supplemental sign for the city of Red Bay and town of Vina simply referenced Next Exit instead of Exit 7. 10/08/16

10/08/16

The first sign for Exit 14 on I-22 eastbound was replaced by 2024. 09/11/20

The supplemental sign for the town of Twin at Exit 26 was removed by 2020. 10/08/16

Replaced distance sign preceding Exit 34. 10/08/16

The guide sign for Exit 34 at the off-ramp to SR 233 was missing by 2016. 08/08/10

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10/08/16

10/08/16

The guide signs for Exit 39 became illegible by 2020, and were subsequently replaced by 2022 to use Clearview font. 10/08/16

10/08/16

This distance sign was carbon copied by 2020. 10/08/16

The exit tab for this sign was missing by 2020. 10/08/16

The SR 4 shield preceding Smith Chapel Road was replaced with a U.S. 78 marker by 2020. 10/08/16

The advance sign for SR 69 (Exit 61) on I-22 east near Cane Creek was replaced by 2014 to use Clearview font. 06/02/11