NationMaster - Encyclopedia: US 20

United States Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number suggests, US 20 is a coast-to-coast route. Though it is not signed in Yellowstone National Park, an implied route from the "eastern" US 20 to the "western" US 20 through the park may be assumed. Spanning 3,365 miles (5,415 km), it's the longest road in the United States [1] (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/longest.htm). 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. ... Yellowstone National Park is a U.S. National Park located in the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. ...

The Julien Dubuque Bridge, Dubuque, Iowa. ... The Julien Dubuque Bridge, Dubuque, Iowa. ...

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in downtown Boston, Massachusetts at an intersection with Massachusetts Highway 2. Its western terminus is in Newport, Oregon at an intersection with U.S. Highway 101, within a mile of the Pacific Ocean. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City nickname: Beantown, The Hub, Athens of America Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded September 17, 1630 County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area - Total - Water 232. ... Massachusetts State Highway 2, always referred to simply as Route 2, is a major East-West state highway in Massachusetts. ... Newport is a city located in Lincoln County, Oregon. ... 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. ...

Historic termini

Until 1940, the western endpoint of US 20 was the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yellowstone National Park is a U.S. National Park located in the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. ...

Historic routes

Between Fort Dodge, Iowa and Dubuque, Iowa the route has been upgraded to four lanes, the last link of this completed in 2003. Much of the old route is a few miles north of the present route except between Interstate 35 and Waterloo. There, the old route is farther north, going through Iowa Falls, Aplington, and the north side of Cedar Falls along what is now Iowa Highway 57. Fort Dodge is a city and county seat of Webster County, Iowa, situated on the Des Moines River. ... Downtown Dubuque and the Riverfront Dubuque is a city located in Dubuque County, Iowa. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Interstate 35 is an interstate highway in the central United States. ... Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. ... Iowa Falls is a city located in Hardin County, Iowa. ... Aplington is a city located in Butler County, Iowa, United States. ... Cedar Falls is a city located in Black Hawk County, Iowa. ...

Highway 20 crosses the Mississippi River at Dubuque, Iowa. The bridge crossing the river is known as the Julien Dubuque Bridge. Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin Lake Itasca Mouth Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... Downtown Dubuque with Julien Dubuque Bridge in background The Julien Dubuque Bridge traverses the Mississippi River. ...

From just west of South Bend, Indiana to Elkhart, Indiana the old route of US 20 through the cities is now Indiana State Highway 933. South Bends downtown, with Notre Dame in the upper right. ... Elkhart is a city located in Elkhart County, Indiana. ... Indiana State Highway 933 is an urban highway in north of the U.S. state of Indiana, consisting of sections of a now-decommissioned U.S. Highway 33 to the north of the St. ...

Historic names

Massachusetts Turnpike logo. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th) - Land 20,317 km² - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... 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. ... The Cherry Valley Turnpike (also known as the Third Great Western Turnpike) was an historic East-West toll road in Central New York State. ...

Alternate routes

As of 2004, US 20 has two alternate routes. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

US 20A in New York has an eastern terminus about five miles west of Canandaigua, the county seat of Ontario County. It rejoins US 20 in the Buffalo suburb of Lackawanna, near the intersection of US 20 and US 62. While the main line of US 20 takes a direct path to Buffalo via Avon, US 20A veers to the south to serve Geneseo. The town of Attica, famous for the Attica Prison riots of 1971, lies between US 20 and 20A. 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. ... There are two local governmental bodies known as Canandaigua and both are in Ontario County, New York. ... Ontario County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Buffalo, also known as the Queen city, and the City of Good Neighbors, is an American city in western New York. ... Lackawanna is a city located in Erie County, New York. ... 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. ... Avon, New York is the name of two places located in Livingston County in the State of New York in the United States of America. ... Geneseo is the name of a town and village in the U.S. state of New York: Geneseo (town), New York Geneseo (village), New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Attica is a town located in Wyoming County, New York. ... The Attica Prison riots were general prison uprisings that occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York on September 9, 1971. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Alternate US 20 in Ohio has an eastern terminus in the Toledo suburb of Maumee. It rejoins US 20 north of Montpelier, shortly before the Indiana border. The arrow-straight parallel routes are never more than five miles apart for the entire 50-mile stretch through the Ohio farm country, with the main line of US 20 taking the more northerly route. Alternate US 20 is little more than a toll-free alternative to Interstate 80, a mile to its north. State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th) - Land 106,154 km² - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... Toledo, Ohio. ... Maumee is a city located in Lucas County, Ohio. ... Montpelier is a village located in Williams County, Ohio. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th) - Land 92,897 km² - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... Interstate 80 as seen from an overpass in Davis, California Interstate 80 is the second-longest interstate highway in the United States. ...

States traversed

State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th) - Land 20,317 km² - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... 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. ... State nickname: The QUENESE PERSON STATE Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd) - Land 116,074 km² - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... A picture of Erie from across Presque Isle Bay Presque Isle State Park, known to locals as the peninsula. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th) - Land 106,154 km² - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th) - Land 92,897 km² - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th) - Land 143,968 km² - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th) - Land 144,701 km² - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... State nickname: Cornhusker State Other U.S. States Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Governor Dave Heineman Official languages English Area 200,520 km² (16th) - Land 199,099 km² - Water 1,247 km² (0. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th) - Land 251,706 km² - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer Official languages English Area 381,156 km² (4th) - Land 377,295 km² - Water 3,862 km² (1%) Population (2000) - Population 926,865 (44th) - Density 2. ... 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. ... State nickname: Beaver State Other U.S. States Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski Official languages None Area 255,026 km² (9th) - Land 248,849 km² - Water 6,177 km² (2. ...

Principal Cities

City nickname: Beantown, The Hub, Athens of America Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded September 17, 1630 County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area - Total - Water 232. ... Worcester is a city in Worcester County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States of America. ... City nickname: City of Homes Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded May 14, 1636 County Hampden County Mayor Charles Ryan (Dem) Area - Total - Water 86. ... Albany is the capital of the state of New York in the United States of America. ... Clinton Square in Downtown Syracuse Syracuse is a city located in Onondaga County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 147,306, and its metropolitan area had a population of 732,117. ... Buffalo, also known as the Queen city, and the City of Good Neighbors, is an American city in western New York. ... A picture of Erie from across Presque Isle Bay Presque Isle State Park, known to locals as the peninsula. ... City nickname: The Forest City Location within the state of Ohio County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane Campbell Area - Land - Water 213. ... Toledo, Ohio. ... South Bends downtown, with Notre Dame in the upper right. ... Gary is a city located in Lake County in northwest Indiana, near the city of Chicago. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States and the largest inland city in the country, with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Rockford is a city located in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 150,115. ... Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. ... Sioux City is a city located in Western Iowa. ... ONeill is a city located in Holt County, Nebraska. ... Valentine is a city located in Cherry County, Nebraska. ... Chadron is a city located in Dawes County, Nebraska. ... Downtown Casper Casper is a city located in Natrona County, Wyoming. ... Idaho Falls is a city located in Bonneville County, Idaho. ... This article deals with the state capital of Idaho. ... Benton County Courthouse Corvallis is a city located in Benton County in central western Oregon. ...

Related US Routes

This list of United States Highways is grouped by the 1- or 2-digit parent highway. ...

Sources and external links

Categories: United States Highway system | U.S. highways in Nebraska 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. ... Us highway Shield, blank. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... United States Highway 2 is an east-west United States highway. ... United States Highway 3 is a north-south United States highway that runs from northern New Hampshire to Boston, Massachusetts. ... United States Highway 4 is a United States highway that runs from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to East Greenbush (town), New York. ... United States Highway 5 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 6 is a largely east-west United States Highway that connects Bishop, California with Provincetown, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. ... Sources and External Links U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... United States Highway 8 is a United States highway that runs primarily east-west for 281 miles (452 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. ... 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. ... Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U.S. highways in North Dakota ... Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... United States Highway 12 is an east-west United States highway. ... Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... United States Highway 14 (US 14), an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... Source and external link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... United States Highway 16 is an east-west United States highway between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. ... United States Highway 17 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 18 (US 18), an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... United States Highway 19 is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 21 in the pre-Interstate era was a north-south highway connecting the area around Lake Erie and the coastal South. ... United States Highway 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... U.S. Highway 23 is a long north-south U.S. highway between Mackinaw City, Michigan and Jacksonville, Florida. ... United States Highway 24, a dual north-south/east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... 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. ... United States Highway 26 is an east-west United States highway. ... United States Highway 27 (US 27), is a north-south United States highway. ... U.S. Highway 28 is a defunct designation (since the early 1950s) of an east-west highway between Astoria, Oregon and Ontario, Oregon. ... United States Highway 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from the western suburbs of Baltimore to Pensacola, Florida. ... United States Highway 30 is an east-west United States highway that traverses the United States. ... 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. ... U.S. Highway 32, or US-32, is an early (1926) designation of an east-west highway between Chicago, Illinois and Council Bluffs, Iowa. ... Categories: Road stubs | United States Highway system ... Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Road stubs | United States Highway system ... 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. ... U.S. Highway 37 was a proposal for a north-south U.S. Highway put forth by AASHO between 1934 and 1944. ... U.S. Highway 38 is the early, long-defunct (since the 1930s) designation of an east-west route connecting Omaha, Nebraska and Denver, Colorado. ... United States Highway 40 is an east-west United States highway. ... United States Highway 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. ... United States Highway 42 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 355 miles from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. ... United States Highway 43 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 410 miles (649 km) from central Tennessee to Mobile, Alabama. ... 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. ... United States Highway 45 is a north-south United States highway. ... US 46 is an east-west United States highway. ... United States Highway 48 is an east-west United States highway that currently runs for 148 miles from northern Virginia to central West Virginia. ... US 49 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 50 is an east-west United States highway. ... 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. ... United States Highway 52 is an unusual United States highway. ... United States Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles from northern Minnesota to La Crosse, Wisconsin. ... United States Highway 54 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 1,197 miles (1,926 km) from western Illinois to El Paso, Texas. ... United States Highway 55 was a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 56 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 640 miles from Kansas City, Missouri to northern New Mexico. ... United States Highway 57 is a north-south United States highway that follows a nearly east-west route in southwest Texas. ... United States Highway 58 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 508 miles from Virginia Beach, Virginia to northeast Tennessee. ... United States Highway 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas). ... US 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... 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. ... 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. ... United States Highway 63 is an north-south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from northern Wisconsin to northern Louisiana. ... 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. ... U.S. Highway 65 is a north-south United States highway stretching from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Natchez, Mississippi. ... U.S. Highway 66 or Route 66 was and is the most famous road in the U.S. Highway system and quite possibly the most famous and storied highway in the world. ... United States Highway 67 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 68 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 560 miles from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. ... US 69 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles (3,838 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. ... United States Highway 71 is a north-south United States highway. ... 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. ... United States Highway 73 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 112 miles from southeast Nebraska to northeast Kansas. ... United States Highway 74 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 524 miles from southeast North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... US 75 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 76 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 548 miles from southeast North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... US 77 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles from Charleston, South Carolina to Memphis, Tennessee. ... United States Highway 79 is a north-south United States highway. ... US 80 is an east-west United States highway. ... United States Highway 81 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 82 is an east-west United States highway. ... United States Highway 83 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 84 is an east-west United States highway. ... 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. ... United States Highway 87 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,998 miles from northern Montana to southern Texas. ... United States Highway 89 is a north-south United States highway with two branches. ... United States Highway 90 is an east-west United States highway. ... United States Highway 91 is a north-south United States highway. ... Current route US 92 runs for 177 miles from SR 595 and SR 687 in downtown St. ... 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. ... US 94 is now part of U.S. Highway 41; see that article for details. ... US 95 is a north-south United States highway. ... US 96 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 97 is a major north-south United States highway in the western United States. ... United States Highway 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. ... Detail from antique road map of US 99 through California. ... 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. ... U.S. Highway 163 is not related to U.S. Highway 63 despite the numbers implication of such. ... US 400 is an east-west U.S. Highway. ... United States Highway 412 is an east-west United States highway. ... US 425 is an north-south United States highway. ... This list of United States Highways is grouped by the 1- or 2-digit parent highway. ... On the U.S. Highway system, many alternates and spurs are designated with a banner plate above the route shield, or a suffix after the number in the shield. ...

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