Railroad Pass
SR 722 deviates from US 50 near the roadhouse at Middlegate. It then crosses 2 summits, Eastgate at , and Carroll Summit at . There is a small settlement at Eastgate. On the west approach to Carroll is an old, unmaintained rest area. The highway then traverses a long desert valley named Smith Creek Valley and another summit, Railroad Pass at , before entering the Reese River valley where the highway reunites with US 50 just west of Austin.