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East end of US 160 in Poplar Bluff, MO

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Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at an intersection with Business U.S. Highway 60. It is co-signed with Business U.S. Highway 67 for the last 10 miles (16 km) of its length. Its western terminus is five miles west of Tuba City, Arizona at an intersection with U.S. Highway 89, 10 miles (16 km) north of the turnoff to the Grand Canyon. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Poplar Bluff is a city located in Butler County, Missouri. ... US 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... United States Highway 67 is a north-south United States highway. ... Tuba City (Navajo Tó Naneesdizí) is a census-designated place located in Coconino County, Arizona. ... United States Highway 89 is a north-south United States highway with two branches. ... Grand Cañon at the foot of the Toroweap - looking east, by William Henry Holmes The Grand Canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. ...

Historic termini

Until the 1950s, US 160 ended in Springfield, Missouri at an intersection with U.S. Highway 60 and historic Route 66. The extension between Springfield and Poplar Bluff parallels U.S. Highway 65 to near Branson, then heads east across the Ozark Mountains. Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the... Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. ... US 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... Alternate meanings of Route 66: New Jersey State Highway 66, Interstate 66, and a company named after the route US Highway 66 or Route 66 was and is the most famous road in the United States highway system and quite possibly the most famous and storied highway in the world. ... Poplar Bluff is a city located in Butler County, Missouri. ... U.S. Highway 65 is a north-south United States highway stretching from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Natchez, Mississippi. ... Branson, Missouri - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article is about the Ozark Plateau. ...

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Missouri
• Kansas
• Colorado
• New Mexico (less than one mile (1.6 km), serving the Four Corners Monument)
• Arizona

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Related US Routes

• U.S. Highway 60
• U.S. Highway 260
• U.S. Highway 360
• U.S. Highway 460
• List of United States Highways

US 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... U.S. Highway 360 is a spur of U.S. Highway 60. ... U.S. Highway 460 is a spur of U.S. Highway 60. ... This list of United States Highways is grouped by the 1- or 2-digit parent highway. ...

Sources and external links

• Endpoints of US highways (used with permission)