Interstate 22 Alabama Archive

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

Passing over Holly Ridge Road, one half mile ahead of Exit 61 with Alabama 69 on U.S. 78 east. This panel was also replaced by 2014. 06/02/11

The Exit 61 sign at the off-ramp to Alabama 69 was knocked down in 2011. 08/08/10

Future I-22 corridor and Appalachian Development Corridor shield for U.S. 78 previously posted east of Exit 65. 06/02/11

Alabama 4 is an unsigned route in Walker County, leaving U.S. 78 to stand alone next to this Future I-22 corridor sign near Barney at one time. 08/08/10

U.S. 78 previously narrowed to one through lane at Exit 85 in an effort to shunt through traffic off the remainder of the Future I-22 freeway, since it did not connect with I-65 at the time. 06/02/11

Future Interstate 22 continued another nine miles east of the split with U.S. 78 and Exit 85. Truck traffic was prohibited from this portion of freeway due to the lack of a connecting truck route from any of the remaining interchanges. 06/02/11

Advancing east on then Future I-22 & U.S. 78 to their split at Exit 85. 06/02/11

Barriers shunted all traffic into the right-hand lane for the ensuing off-ramp to Alabama 5 (old U.S. 78) north and U.S. 78 east. 06/02/11

Until June 2016, I-22 extended north from the partition with U.S. 78 by Republic to temporary end at Coalburg, just shy of Interstate 65. 06/02/11

Drivers remaining along Future Interstate 22 were restored to three through lanes below the Bankhead Highway overpass. Signs reminded motorists of the truck restriction. 06/02/11

Drivers remaining along Future Interstate 22 were restored to three through lanes below the Bankhead Highway overpass. Signs reminded motorists of the truck restriction. 06/02/11

Despite the signed departure of U.S. 78 for Graysville, Corridor X based shields for U.S. 78 were posted along the final nine miles of Future Interstate 22 east. 06/02/11

The second to last stretch of Interstate 22, between Exits 91 and 93, opened to traffic on December 9, 2009. Work commenced in August 2010 on the final 2.5 miles of freeway and the interchange with Interstate 65. 06/02/11

The second to last stretch of Interstate 22, between Exits 91 and 93, opened to traffic on December 9, 2009. Work commenced in August 2010 on the final 2.5 miles of freeway and the interchange with Interstate 65. 06/02/11

The freeway ended temporarily in one half mile at Exit 93. 06/02/11

The freeway ended temporarily in one half mile at Exit 93. 06/02/11

Interstate 22 now continues with six overall lanes to Interstate 65 and U.S. 31. Barriers previously forced all traffic onto a single lane off-ramp to CR 77 (Coalburg Road). 06/02/11

Interstate 22 now continues with six overall lanes to Interstate 65 and U.S. 31. Barriers previously forced all traffic onto a single lane off-ramp to CR 77 (Coalburg Road). 06/02/11

Grading and the pavement base were already in place on the stretch of I-22 leading east from Coalburg Road to Interstate 65 by 2010. The future roadway abruptly ended above a Norfolk Southern Railway along side I-65. 06/02/11