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United States Highway 2 is an east-west Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ...United States Highway. US 2 is the designation of two very distinct routes along the northern edges of the country -- but while some routes were truncated because of encroaching A typical rural stretch of Interstate highway, with two lanes in each direction separated by a large grassy median, and with cross-traffic limited to overpasses and underpasses. ...Interstate highways, US 2 has been split since it was commissioned in the original 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...1926 highway plan. However, a route through Canada used to be marked, connecting the routes; see the section on Canada.
Eastern segment The eastern segment of US 2 traverses the northern reaches of the This article is about the region in the United States of America. ...New England states.
Termini As of 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Houlton is a town located in Aroostook County, Maine, on the Canadian border As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,476. ...Houlton, Maine at the Canada is an independent sovereign state in northern North America, the northern_most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ...Canadian border. It shares the endpoint with Interstate 95 or (I_95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north and south along the eastern United States coast. ...Interstate 95, and the route continues as Provincial Highway 95. Five miles (eight kilometres) into Canada, this route intersects with Example of Trans_Canada Highway marker shield. ...Trans_Canada Highway 2. Its western terminus is in Rouses Point is a village located in Clinton County, New York. ...Rouses Point, New York, also at the Canadian border. US 2 and Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...U.S. Highway 11 meet, turn north a half mile (0.8 km) to the border, and continue as Provincial Highway 223.
Alternate routes 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...As of 2004, Alternate US 2 has an eastern terminus in Houlton is a town located in Aroostook County, Maine, on the Canadian border As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,476. ...Houlton, Maine, just two miles (3 km) from the start of the main line route. It rejoins US 2 in Macwahoc is a plantation located in Aroostook County, Maine. ...Macwahoc. While the main line of US 2 follows Interstate 95 or (I_95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north and south along the eastern United States coast. ...Interstate 95 for a while before heading south, Alternate US 2 veers to the south and east to serve an isolated area of the state.
States traversed The highway passes through the following states: - State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th) _ Land 80,005 km² _ Water 11,724 km² (13. ...Maine
- State nickname: The Granite State Other U.S. States Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch Official languages English Area 24,239 km² (46th) _ Land 23,249 km² _ Water 814 km² (3. ...New Hampshire
- This article is about the U.S. state. ...Vermont
- State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) _ Land 122,409 km² _ Water 18,795 km² (13. ...New York (about one mile in Rouses Point is a village located in Clinton County, New York. ...Rouses Point, half of which is co_signed with Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...U.S. Highway 11)
Western segment - This article or section should include material from US 2 freeway (Michigan).
The western segment of US 2 extends from the The Upper Peninsula of Michigan, also known as The Upper Peninsula, The U.P. (or The UP), and Above the Bridge by Michiganders, refers to the northern peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...Upper Peninsula of Michigan across the northern tier of the lower 48 states.
Termini As of 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in St. ...St. Ignace, Michigan at an intersection with Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...Interstate 75. Its western terminus is in Everett High School Everett Station Everett is a city located in Snohomish County, Washington. ...Everett, Washington at an intersection with Washington State Route 529 (former Detail from antique road map of US 99 through California. ...U.S. Highway 99). However, signage is unclear between there and the intersection with Interstate 5, or I_5, is an interstate highway along the west coast of the United States. ...Interstate 5.
Historic termini Until 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...1984, the eastern end of US 2 extended up Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...Interstate 75 to the Canada is an independent sovereign state in northern North America, the northern_most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ...Canadian border, in Sault Ste. ...Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
States traversed The highway passes through the following states: - State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th) _ Land 147,255 km² _ Water 103,687 km² (41. ...Michigan
- One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ...Wisconsin
- State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th) _ Land 206,375 km² _ Water 18,990 km² (8. ...Minnesota
- State nickname: Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State Other U.S. States Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Governor John Hoeven Official languages English Area 183,272 km² (19th) _ Land 178,839 km² _ Water 4,432 km² (2. ...North Dakota
- This article is about the state. ...Montana
- State nickname: Gem State Other U.S. States Capital Boise Largest city Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne Official languages none Area 216,632 km² (14th) _ Land 214,499 km² _ Water 2,133 km² (0. ...Idaho
- This article deals with the U.S. state. ...Washington
At the crossing between Wisconsin and Minnesota, the highway crosses the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge, supposedly about 8,300 feet (2,500 m) in length—roughly 11,800 feet (3,600 m) in length when the above land approaches are included.
Canada Currently, the east end of the west segment is on Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...I_75 south of the Canada is an independent sovereign state in northern North America, the northern_most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ...Canadian border, and the west end of the east segment is at the border. Until the Centuries: 19th century _ 20th century _ 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s _ 1960s _ 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...1960s at the latest, a route marked as 'TO US 2' was minimally signed along the Example of Trans_Canada Highway marker shield. ...Trans_Canada Highway and other Provincial Highways through Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) _ Land 917,741 km² _ Water 158,654 km² (14. ...Ontario and This article describes the Canadian province. ...Quebec, linking the two segments.
References - misc.transport.road post (http://groups_beta.google.com/group/misc.transport.road/messages/2f022d120d1665b2,ef5b0048db435956,6c6421c3d26e517e,ac852d4f53bc5dec,e2a8377e87d03169,8dc7d2ecd43545a0,761270a55c46f1da,2087b69776f8ee48,0e2545936fbb75d7,094793becc61945a?thread-id=4e7fd9cfe13d0bba&mode=thread&noheader=1&q=us+2+canada+wilbanks#doc-761270a55c46f1da) by Ron Wilbanks, May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ...May 2, 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 _ Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...2003
Related US routes - US 102 is a long_defunct designation for a largely east_west highway entirely within Michigan, now wholly incorporated into the section of U.S. Highway 41 between Covington, Michigan and Rapid River, Michigan. ...U.S. Highway 102 (decommissioned)
- United States Highway 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. ...U.S. Highway 202
- U.S. Highway 302 is a spur of U.S. Highway 2. ...U.S. Highway 302
- This list of United States Highways is grouped by the 1_ or 2_digit parent highway. ...List of U.S. Highways
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Sources and external links - Endpoints of US highways: Eastern Segment (http://www.geocities.com/usend0009/End002E/end002E.htm) and Western Segment (http://www.geocities.com/usend0009/End002W/end002W.htm) (used with permission)
edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:US_Highways&action=edit) Primary Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ...U.S. Highways |  | | United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...1 | 2 | United States Highway 3 is a north_south United States highway that runs from northern New Hampshire to Boston, Massachusetts. ...3 | United States Highway 4 is a United States highway that runs from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to East Greenbush (town), New York. ...4 | Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...5 | U.S. Highway 6 is a largely east_west United States Highway that connects Bishop, California with Provincetown, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. ...6 | Sources and External Links U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...7 | Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...8 | United States Highway 9 is a north_south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. ...9 | | Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U.S. highways in North Dakota ...10 | Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...11 | United States Highway 12 is an east_west United States highway. ...12 | Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...13 | United States Highway 14 (US 14), an east_west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ...14 | Source and external link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...15 | United States Highway 16 is an east_west United States highway between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. ...16 | Categories: Road stubs | United States Highway system | U.S. Highways in Florida ...17 | United States Highway 18 (US 18), an east_west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ...18 | United States Highway 19 is a north_south United States highway. ...19 | | Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...20 | U.S. Highway 21 in the pre_Interstate era was a north_south highway connecting the area around Lake Erie and the coastal South. ...21 | United States Highway 22, an east_west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ...22 | Categories: United States Highway system | U.S. Highways in Florida | Stub ...23 | United States Highway 24, a dual north_south/east_west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ...24 | U.S. Highway 25 is a north_south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ...25 | United States Highway 26 is an east_west United States highway. ...26 | United States Highway 27 (US 27), is a north_south United States highway. ...27 | U.S. Highway 28 is a defunct designation (since the early 1950s) of an east_west highway between Astoria, Oregon and Ontario, Oregon. ...28 | Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U.S. Highways in Florida ...29 | | United States Highway 30 is an east_west United States highway that traverses the United States. ...30 | US Highway 31 is a long north_south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama. ...31 | U.S. Highway 32, or US_32, is an early (1926) designation of an east_west highway between Chicago, Illinois and Council Bluffs, Iowa. ...32 | Categories: Road stubs | United States Highway system ...33 | Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...34 | Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Road stubs | United States Highway system ...35 | United States Highway 36 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 1,414 miles from east_central Ohio to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. ...36 | 37 | U.S. Highway 38 is the early, long-defunct (since the 1930s) designation of an east-west route connecting Omaha, Nebraska and Denver, Colorado. ...38 | | | United States Highway 40 is an east_west United States highway. ...40 | U.S. Highway 41 in northern Michigan United States Highway 41 is a north_south United States highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Beach, Florida. ...41 | United States Highway 42 is an east_west United States highway that runs northeast_southwest for 355 miles from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. ...42 | United States Highway 43 is a north_south United States highway that runs for 410 miles (649 km) from central Tennessee to Mobile, Alabama. ...43 | United States Highway 44 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 238 miles from Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Hudson Valley region of New York. ...44 | United States Highway 45 is a north_south United States highway. ...45 | US 46 is an east_west United States highway. ...46 | | United States Highway 48 is an east_west United States highway that currently runs for 148 miles from northern Virginia to central West Virginia. ...48 | US 49 is a north_south United States highway. ...49 | | United States Highway 50 is an east_west United States highway. ...50 | United States Highway 51 is a north_south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from northern Wisconsin to the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...51 | United States Highway 52 is an unusual United States highway. ...52 | United States Highway 53 is a north_south United States highway that runs for 403 miles from northern Minnesota to La Crosse, Wisconsin. ...53 | United States Highway 54 is an east_west United States highway that runs northeast_southwest for 1,197 miles from western Illinois to El Paso, Texas. ...54 | United States Highway 55 was a north_south United States highway. ...55 | United States Highway 56 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 640 miles from Kansas City, Missouri to northern New Mexico. ...56 | United States Highway 57 is a north_south United States highway that follows a nearly east_west route in southwest Texas. ...57 | United States Highway 58 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 508 miles from Virginia Beach, Virginia to northeast Tennessee. ...58 | United States Highway 59 is a north_south United States highway (though it is signed east_west in parts of Texas). ...59 | | US 60 is an east_west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ...60 | United States Highway 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that once ran from New Orleans through Memphis and Iowa through Duluth, Minnesota all the way to Thunder Bay, Ontario in Canada. ...61 | U.S. Highway 62 runs from the US_Canadian border at Niagara Falls, New York all the way to the US_Mexican border at El Paso, Texas. ...62 | United States Highway 63 is an north_south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from northern Wisconsin to northern Louisiana. ...63 | United States Highway 64 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. ...64 | U.S. Highway 65 is a north_south United States highway stretching from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Natchez, Mississippi. ...65 | 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. ...66 | United States Highway 67 is a north_south United States highway. ...67 | United States Highway 68 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 560 miles from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. ...68 | US 69 is a north_south United States highway. ...69 | | United States Highway 70 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles from eastern North Carolina to east_central Arizona. ...70 | United States Highway 71 is a north_south United States highway. ...71 | United States Highway 72 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 432 miles from southeast Tennesee through northern Alabama and northern Mississippi to southwest Tennessee. ...72 | United States Highway 73 is a north_south United States highway that runs for 112 miles from southeast Nebraska to northeast Kansas. ...73 | United States Highway 74 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 524 miles from southeast North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ...74 | US 75 is a north_south United States highway. ...75 | United States Highway 76 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 548 miles from southeast North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ...76 | US 77 is a north_south United States highway. ...77 | United States Highway 78 is an east_west United States highway that runs for 715 miles from Charleston, South Carolina to Memphis, Tennessee. ...78 | United States Highway 79 is a north_south United States highway. ...79 | | US 80 is an east_west United States highway. ...80 | United States Highway 81 is a north_south United States highway. ...81 | United States Highway 82 is an east_west United States highway. ...82 | United States Highway 83 is a north_south United States highway. ...83 | United States Highway 84 is an east_west United States highway. ...84 | United States Highway 85 is a north_south United States highway that runs for 1,479 miles from the Canadian border in North Dakota to the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas. ...85 | | United States Highway 87 is a north_south United States highway that runs for 1,998 miles from northern Montana to southern Texas. ...87 | | United States Highway 89 is a north_south United States highway with two branches. ...89 | | United States Highway 90 is an east_west United States highway. ...90 | United States Highway 91 is a north_south United States highway. ...91 | Current route US 92 runs for 177 miles from SR 595 and SR 687 in downtown St. ...92 | United States Highway 93 is a major north_south United States highway in the western U.S., extending between the Canadian border in Montana, where it connects with B.C. Highway 93, and Wickenburg, Arizona, a small town about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Phoenix. ...93 | US 94 is now part of U.S. Highway 41; see that article for details. ...94 | US 95 is a north_south United States highway. ...95 | US 96 is a north_south United States highway. ...96 | United States Highway 97 is a major north_south United States highway in the western United States. ...97 | United States Highway 98 is an east_west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. ...98 | Detail from antique road map of US 99 through California. ...99 | | U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north_south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ...101 | | U.S. Highway 163 is not related to U.S. Highway 63 despite the numbers implication of such. ...163 | US 400 is an east_west United States highway. ...400 | United States Highway 412 is an east_west United States highway. ...412 | US 425 is an north_south United States highway. ...425 | Lists
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