Ranch to Market Road 2222
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| Length: | 10.844 mi (17.452 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1954 – present | |||
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| Northwest end: |
 RM 620
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 Loop 1
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| Southeast end: |
 Spur 69 at Lamar Boulevard |
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Ranch to Market Road 2222 (RM 2222) is a 10.8-mile (17.4 km) state-maintained roadway located in Travis County, Texas.
RM 2222 originally terminated at the (then) Austin city limits; it was expanded to its current termination point at Lamar Boulevard in 1957.
In the late 1980s, the city of Austin developed plans to expand RM 2222 into an east–west freeway, connecting with US 290. The plans were rejected in the 1990s, citing adverse effects on the environment and existing neighborhoods.
In 1995, the designation of RM 2222 was changed to Urban Road 2222 (UR 2222), although—as with all Urban Roads—no signage changes have been made.
RM 2222 begins at an intersection with RM 620 in west Austin in the Four Points neighborhood. Northwest of RM 620, the road is called Bullick Hollow Road and continues to the east side of Lake Travis. RM 2222 proceeds southeast from RM 620 for 5.2 miles (8.4 km) to intersect Loop 360. This section of road is a four-lane, lightly developed Texas Hill Country road. It includes Tumbleweed Hill, a half-mile ten-percent gradient hill. City Park Road, leading to the Emma Long Metropolitan Park at Lake Austin, is accessible from RM 2222 just west of Loop 360.
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