A22 motorway (Netherlands)

The A22 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the shorter motorways in the Netherlands, with a total length of approximately 8 kilometers.

A22 motorway
Rijksweg 22
Location of the A22 motorway
Major junctions
North end A9 in Velsen
South end A9 in Beverwijk
Location
ProvincesNorth Holland
Highway system
A detailed map of the A22 motorway (in green).

The A22 starts at the interchange Velsen, where it splits from the A9 motorway. After interchange IJmuiden, exit IJmuiden, the Velsertunnel, and exit Beverwijk, it rejoins with the A9 motorway at the interchange Beverwijk.

Wijkertunnel

Until 1996, the entire A22 motorway was part of the A9, but due to the rising capacity problems in and around the Velsertunnel, it was decided to build an additional tunnel about a kilometer east of the Velsertunnel: the Wijkertunnel. When this tunnel was finished, the new road section and tunnel became part of the A9, while the old road and tunnel were renumbered to A22. Both the new and the old tunnel have two lanes in each direction.

Exit list

The entire route is in North Holland Province.

MunicipalitykmmiExitDestinationsNotes
Velsen— A9 – Zwanenburg, Badhoevedorp
1 N202 southeast / N208 southwest – Velserbroek, Haarlem, Westpoort
Beverwijk2 N197 – Beverwijk, Velsen-Noord
— A9 – UitgeestNo southbound exit
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

    Media related to Rijksweg 22 at Wikimedia Commons

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