Editing Interstate 22 (section)

{{Short description|Interstate Highway in Mississippi and Alabama}}
{{Redirect|I-222|the Soviet high-altitude fighter prototype|Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox road
| country = USA
| type = I
| route = 22
| alternate_name = Corridor X
| maint = [[Mississippi Department of Transportation|MDOT]] and [[Alabama Department of Transportation|ALDOT]]
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|type=line|from=Interstate 22.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = I-22 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 202.22
| length_ref = <ref name="fhwa">{{cite web |last = Starks |first = Edward |date = January 27, 2022 |title = Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |access-date = March 10, 2023 |work = FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher = [[Federal Highway Administration]] }}</ref>
| established = {{start date|2012}}<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year= 2012A |page= 2 |link= yes |access-date= September 23, 2014}}</ref>
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=MS|I|269|US|78|MS|304}} near [[Byhalia, Mississippi|Byhalia, MS]]
| junction = {{plainlist|1=
* {{jct|state=MS|US|45}} in [[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo, MS]]
* {{jct|state=AL|US|43|US|278|SR|171}} in [[Hamilton, Alabama|Hamilton, AL]]
* {{Jct|state=AL|US|78|SR|5}} in [[Graysville, Alabama|Graysville, AL]]
}}
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=AL|I|65}} near [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
| system1 = {{infobox road/browselinks/USA|state=MS}}
| system2 = {{infobox road/browselinks/USA|state=AL}}
| browse = {{ms browse|previous_type=MS|previous_route=21|route=MS|next_type=MS|next_route=22}}{{al browse|previous_type=AL|previous_route=21|route=AL|next_type=AL|next_route=22}}
| states = [[Mississippi]], [[Alabama]]
| counties = '''MS:''' [[DeSoto County, Mississippi|DeSoto]], [[Marshall County, Mississippi|Marshall]], [[Benton County, Mississippi|Benton]], [[Union County, Mississippi|Union]], [[Pontotoc County, Mississippi|Pontotoc]], [[Lee County, Mississippi|Lee]], [[Itawamba County, Mississippi|Itawamba]] <br />'''AL:''' [[Marion County, Alabama|Marion]], [[Walker County, Alabama|Walker]], [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]]
}}
'''Interstate&nbsp;22''' ('''I-22''') is a {{convert|202.22|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highway]] in the US states of [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]], connecting [[Interstate 269|I-269]] near [[Byhalia, Mississippi]], to [[Interstate 65|I-65]] near [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. I-22 is also '''Corridor&nbsp;X''' of the [[Appalachian Development Highway System]] (ADHS). Designated in 2012, I-22 follows the route of older [[U.S. Route 78]] (US&nbsp;78) and is concurrent with the route for all but its eastern most {{Convert|11|mi|km}}. The freeway mainly spans rural areas and passes numerous small towns along its route, including [[Fulton, Mississippi|Fulton]], [[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo]], [[New Albany, Mississippi|New Albany]], and [[Holly Springs, Mississippi|Holly Springs]] in Mississippi and [[Jasper, Alabama|Jasper]], [[Winfield, Alabama|Winfield]], and [[Hamilton, Alabama|Hamilton]] in Alabama.

I-22 was upgraded to [[Interstate Highway standards]] to close a gap in the Interstate Highway System, allowing for more direct connections between cities in the southeast with cities in the central part of the country. I-22 indirectly connects [[Interstate 240 (Tennessee)|I-240]], [[Interstate 40|I-40]], [[Interstate 55|I-55]], and [[Interstate 69|I-69]] in the [[Memphis metropolitan area]] via US&nbsp;78 and [[Interstate 269|I-269]], and indirectly connects with [[Interstate 459|I-459]], [[Interstate 20|I-20]], and [[Interstate 59|I-59]] in the [[Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama|Birmingham metropolitan area]] via [[Interstate 65|I-65]].