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Encyclopedia > US 29

United States Highway 29 is a north-south 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. As these highways were coordinated by the United States Federal Government in the early days, they are sometimes referred to as Federal Highways. Nowadays, there... United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from the western suburbs of This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. For other meanings of the word Baltimore, please see: Baltimore (disambiguation) City nickname: Charm City Location in the state of Maryland Founded 30 July 1729 Mayor Martin OMalley (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 1,214.4... Baltimore to This article is about the inland city of Pensacola, Florida. For the nearby beachside community, see Pensacola Beach, Florida. There are also other Pensacolas. Aerial view of Pensacola Pensacola is a city located in Escambia County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56... Pensacola, Florida.

Contents
1 Termini
2 States Traversed
3 Notable cities on the route
4 Related U.S. routes
5 See also
6 Sources and external links

Termini

As of 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004, the highway's northern terminus is Mount Hebron, Maryland. Its southern terminus is This article is about the inland city of Pensacola, Florida. For the nearby beachside community, see Pensacola Beach, Florida. There are also other Pensacolas. Aerial view of Pensacola Pensacola is a city located in Escambia County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56... Pensacola, Florida at United States Highway 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the 0 in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route; it has always ended at Van Horn, Texas. A short-lived northward extension to Pine Springs, Texas lasted less than a year... U.S. Highway 90 and United States Highway 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. Contents // Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U.S. Highways in Florida ... U.S. Highway 98.

  • A section of U.S. 29 between Greensboro, NC and Danville, VA has been designated as Future Interstate 785 and has received Future Interstate shields in several locations on that route. It will become an official interstate once improvements are finished.

States Traversed

The highway passes through the following states and DC:

  • State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  ... Maryland
  • ... District of Columbia
  • State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7.4%) Population (2000)  - Population 7,196,750 (12th)  - Density... Virginia
  • State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9.5%) Population (2000)  - Population 8,049,313 (11th)  - Density 63... North Carolina
  • State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,012,012 (26th)  - Density 51.45 /km... South Carolina
  • State nickname: Peach State / Empire State of the South Other U.S. States Capital Atlanta Largest city Atlanta Governor Sonny Perdue Official languages English Area 154,077 km² (24th)  - Land 150,132 km²  - Water 3,945 km² (2.6%) Population ( 2000)  - Population... Georgia
  • State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Other U.S. States Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Robert Riley Official languages English Area 135,765 km² (30th)  - Land 131,426 km²  - Water 4,338 km² (3.20%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,447... Alabama
  • State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17.9%) Population (2000)  - Population 15,982,378 (4th)  - Density... Florida

Notable cities on the route

  • Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Washington, D.C.
  • Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... Arlington, Virginia
  • Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the state of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 45,049. It is the county seat of Albemarle County6. Geography and History Charlottesville is located along the Rivanna River, a... Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Lynchburg is an independent city located in the state of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 65,269. Lynchburg is known as the City of Seven Hills. Lynchburg is the home of Randolph-Macon Womans College, Lynchburg College, and Liberty University. Geography... Lynchburg, Virginia
  • Danville is an independent city located in Virginia, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,411. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 113.8 km... Danville, Virginia
  • Greensboro is a city located in Guilford County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 223,891 making it the third most populous city in North Carolina. It is located at the intersection of... Greensboro, North Carolina
  • For other places or people named Charlotte, see American metropolises, Charlotte, North Carolina is the countrys second biggest banking center. Nicknamed the Queen City, Charlotte is located near the border of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is the Carolinas largest city, the regions economic and cultural heartbeat... Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Spartanburg is a city located in Spartanburg County in South Carolina, a state of the United States of America, and 98 miles north of Columbia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 39,673. It is the county seat of Spartanburg County6. Spartanburg is second... Spartanburg, South Carolina
  • Greenville is a city located in Greenville County in South Carolina, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,002. It is the county seat of Greenville County6. With its historic homes and modern office towers, Greenville... Greenville, South Carolina
  • Anderson is a city located in Anderson County, South Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 25,514. It is the county seat of Anderson County6. Anderson is the smallest of the three primary cities that makes up the Upstate region. Anderson is nicknamed... Anderson, South Carolina
  • Downtown Athens, as seen through the University of Georgia arch Athens or Athens-Clarke County is a city located in Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, just off of Georgia 316. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 100,266, although... Athens, Georgia
  • This article is about the state capital of Georgia. For other things named Atlanta, please see Atlanta (disambiguation). City nickname: The Horizon City, The Capital of the South, The Phoenix City, The City Too Busy to Hate, Hotlanta County Fulton Area  - Total  - Water 343.0 km² (132.4... Atlanta, Georgia
  • This article is about the inland city of Pensacola, Florida. For the nearby beachside community, see Pensacola Beach, Florida. There are also other Pensacolas. Aerial view of Pensacola Pensacola is a city located in Escambia County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56... Pensacola, Florida

Related U.S. routes

  • U.S. Highway 129 is a spur of U.S. Highway 29. It currently runs for 582 miles from Knoxville, Tennessee to Chiefland, Florida at U.S. Highway 19 and U.S. Highway 98. It passes through the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. It goes through the... U.S. Highway 129

See also

  • Francis Scott Key Bridge (Washington)
  • K Street (Washington, DC)
  • The Lee Highway was a United States automobile highway connecting New York and San Francisco. It was part of the National Auto Trail system. The name is still in use for U.S. Highway 29 in Northern Virginia, near Washington, D.C. See also: National Auto Trail United States highway... Lee Highway
  • This list of United States Highways is grouped by the 1- or 2-digit parent highway. An asterisk * denotes three-digit highways that are not children of the 1- or 2-digit highways they are listed below. (d) denotes US Highways that have been decommissioned (sometimes replaced by Interstate highways... List of United States Highways
  • Whitehurst Freeway

Sources and external links

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United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. It runs 2390 miles (3846 km) from Key West, Florida in the south to Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border in the north. It parallels Interstate 95, although for a longer... 1 United States Highway 2 is an east-west 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 Interstate highways, US 2 has been split since it was commissioned in the... 2 United States Highway 3 is a north-south United States highway that runs from northern New Hampshire to Boston, Massachusetts. Parts of it are also known as the Daniel Webster Highway. In places it is also part of Interstate 93, and for two miles in suburban Boston, it is part... 3 United States Highway 4 is a United States highway that runs from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to East Greenbush (town), New York. In New Hampshire and Vermont it runs generally east-west; in New York, north-south. History of Ends Approx. time period East Terminus West Terminus 1926-1930 Portsmouth, New... 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. It was the longest U.S. highway between 1937 and 1964 when it reached Long Beach, California. It was decommissioned south of Bishop as part of Californias... 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. It is one of only two U.S. highways with a ferry connection (between Lewes, Delaware and Cape May, New Jersey) -- the other being U... 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. US 12 is now the only US route still serving Detroit, Michigan, whose downtown street grid was laid out perfectly for the five-way intersection of US 12, US 10, US 16, US 112, and US 25. Termini As... 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. It currently has a length of 1398 miles, but it had a peak length of 1429 miles. For much of its length, it runs roughly parallel to Interstate 90. US... 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. Termini As of 2004, the highways eastern terminus is at a junction with Interstate 90, duplexed with I-190, north of Rapid City, South Dakota. The western... 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. Termini As of 2004, the highways eastern terminus is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its western terminus is in Orin, Wyoming at an interchange with Interstate 25. Principal Cities Milwaukee, Wisconsin... 18 United States Highway 19 is a north-south United States highway. Despite encroaching Interstate highways, the route has remained a long-haul route, connecting Lake Erie with the Gulf of Mexico. Termini As of 2004, the highways northern terminus is in Erie, Pennsylvania at an intersection with U.S... 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. One of the few true north-south routes to cross the middle Appalachian Mountains, it became an important corridor for motor traffic between northeastern Ohio, western... 21 United States Highway 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Cambridge, Ohio in the west to Elizabeth, New Jersey in the east; today, it runs from Cincinnati, Ohio to Newark, New Jersey near the Newark Liberty International Airport... 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. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan in the east to Kansas City, Missouri in the west; today, it runs from Clarkston, Michigan to Minturn, Colorado. The transition from North... 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. South of Cincinnati, US 25 is intact as a designation. In Kentucky it passes through Covington, Lexington... 25 United States Highway 26 is an east-west United States highway. It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and... 26 United States Highway 27 (US 27), is a north-south United States highway. From Miami it goes up the center of Florida, then west to Tallahassee, Florida, and north through such cities and towns as Columbus, Georgia, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Lexington, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio, Fort Wayne, Indiana. It once extended north... 27 U.S. Highway 28 is a defunct designation (since the early 1950s) of an east-west highway between Astoria, Oregon and Ontario, Oregon. All of old US 28 was redesignated as U.S. Highway 26 as U.S. 26 was extended from Wyoming to the Pacific Ocean. For further information... 28 29
United States Highway 30 is an east-west United States highway that traverses the United States. The western end of the highway is at Astoria, Oregon; the eastern end is in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It has managed to avoid the decommissioning that has plagued other long haul routes such... 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. It formerly reached Mackinaw City along the southern approaches of the Mackinac... 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. Throughout most of its route, that is, its entirety west of Joliet, Illinois, the designation disappeared as U.S. Highway 6 was extended westward over the... 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. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system... 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. When U.S. Highway 6 was extended westward, the designation US 38 became obsolete and has never since been re-assigned to any other highway. It... 38
United States Highway 40 is an east-west United States highway. As the 0 in its route number suggests, US 40 was once a coast-to-coast route, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific. However, the entire segment west of Salt Lake City, Utah has been decommissioned in favor... 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. Description of route The northern terminus of the highway is at Copper Harbor, Michigan, at the tip of the Keweenaw... 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. Contents // External link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 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. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 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. Contents // Categories: United States Highway system | Stub ... 44 United States Highway 45 is a north-south United States highway. As the 5 in its route number suggests, US 45 is a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highways northern terminus notes the total distance as 1300 miles... 45 US 46 is an east-west United States highway. Although it originally extended across the Delaware River into Portland and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, the route is now contained entirely within the state of New Jersey. Termini As of 2004, the highways eastern terminus is in Fort Lee, New Jersey, at... 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. Its present route was commissioned in 2002. An older routing of the same number (from Hancock, Maryland, to Morgantown, West Virginia) was replaced in 1989 by... 48 US 49 is a north-south United States highway. It was at the junction of Highway 49 and Highway 61 that blues singer Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the Devil. Termini As of 2004, the highways northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas at an... 49
United States Highway 50 is an east-west United States highway. As the 0 in its route number suggests, US 50 is a coast-to-coast route, or at least nearly so. Signs at both termini give the Maryland to California distance as 3073 miles, though the exact mileage will... 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. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway... 51 United States Highway 52 is an unusual United States highway. While one might expect the route to be east-west as most even-numbered US Highways are, US 52 takes a northwest-southeast route. Because of its unusual nature US 52 is signed east and west on some sections and... 52 United States Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles from northern Minnesota to La Crosse, Wisconsin. Contents // Source and external link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 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. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U... 54 United States Highway 55 was a north-south United States highway. Despite the 5 in its route number, US 55 was never a long route. Though it was part of the original 1926 numbering plan, it was decommissioned within 10 years. Historic termini When the route was commissioned in 1926... 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. Contents // 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... 56 United States Highway 57 is a north-south United States highway that follows a nearly east-west route in southwest Texas. This 100-mile route was originally designated in 1939 as Texas State Highway 76, though from 1942 to 1964 its eastern half was reassigned to Farm to Market Road... 57 United States Highway 58 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 508 miles from Virginia Beach, Virginia to northeast Tennessee. Contents // Categories: Road stubs | United States Highway system ... 58 United States Highway 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the US numbered route system, US 59 is now a border-to-border route. It parallels U.S. Highway 75 for nearly its entire route, never... 59
US 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. Despite the 0 in its number, the 1926 route ended in Missouri at the intersection with Route 66. In fact, Route 66 was almost given the US 60 destination, which... 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. It was an important north-south connection in the days before the interstate highway system... 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. Parts of US Highway 62 were on what once the Ozark Trail [1], including the historic bridge across the South Canadian River in... 62 United States Highway 63 is an north-south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from northern Wisconsin to northern Louisiana. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 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. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub... 64 U.S. Highway 65 is a north-south United States highway stretching from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Natchez, Mississippi. Parts of its modern route in Iowa and historic route in Minnesota follow the old Jefferson Highway. Contents // Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 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. Although the route once ended in Dallas, Texas, it now extends to the Mexican border through the open range of West Texas. Contents // Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 67 United States Highway 68 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 560 miles from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 68 US 69 is a north-south United States highway. When it was first created, it was only 150 miles long, but it has blossomed into a Minnesota to Texas cross-country route. Contents // Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U.S. highways in Kansas ... 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. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 70 United States Highway 71 is a north-south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways. Contents // Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 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. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway... 72 United States Highway 73 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 112 miles from southeast Nebraska to northeast Kansas. Contents // 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 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. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 74 US 75 is a north-south United States highway. US 75 was a border-to-border route, from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. However, the entire segment south of Dallas, Texas has been decommissioned in favor of Interstate 45. Termini As of 2004, the highways northern terminus is... 75 United States Highway 76 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 548 miles from southeast North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 76 US 77 is a north-south United States highway. It is unsigned in and around Dallas, Texas. Its historic segment through South Dakota was decommissioned with the advent of Interstate 29 but otherwise the route has been spared the decommissioning that has shortened other US highways. The route has major... 77 United States Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles from Charleston, South Carolina to Memphis, Tennessee. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 78 United States Highway 79 is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal, with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed. US 79, US 68, and Interstate 24/US 62 are the primary east-west access points for the Land Between... 79
US 80 is an east-west United States highway. As the 0 in the route number indicates, it was originally a cross-country route, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. However, the entire segment west of Dallas, Texas has been decommissioned in favor of various Interstate highways and state highways... 80 United States Highway 81 is a north-south United States highway. The original 1926 highway was a border-to-border route, but decommissioning in the 1990s brought the southern end from Laredo, Texas to Fort Worth. Contents // Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U.S. highways in Kansas | U.S... 81 United States Highway 82 is an east-west United States highway. What started as a 1934 addition to the system across central Mississippi and southern Arkansas eventually became a route extending from the White Sands of New Mexico to Georgias Atlantic coast. Contents // Categories: Road stubs | United States Highway... 82 United States Highway 83 is a north-south United States highway. Contents // Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U.S. highways in Kansas | U.S. highways in North Dakota ... 83 United States Highway 84 is an east-west United States highway. It started as a short Georgia-Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme, but now extends all the way to Colorado. The highways extensions include the entire former route of United States Highway 86. The section from Brunswick... 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. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories... 85 United States Highway 87 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,998 miles from northern Montana to southern Texas. Contents // Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... 87 United States Highway 89 is a north-south United States highway with two branches. The northern branch runs for 650 km (404 miles aprox.) from northern Montana to the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. The southern branch runs for 1,365 km (848 mi. aprox.) from the southern part... 89
United States Highway 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the 0 in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route; it has always ended at Van Horn, Texas. A short-lived northward extension to Pine Springs, Texas lasted less than a year... 90 United States Highway 91 is a north-south United States highway. A long-haul route until the mid-1970s, it has now been largely decommissioned in favor of Interstate 15 -- in fact, half of its remaining 120 mile (193 km) length is within a few miles of the Interstate. Termini... 91 Current route US 92 runs for 177 miles from SR 595 and SR 687 in downtown St. Petersburg to SR A1A on the Atlantic Ocean in Daytona Beach, via Tampa, Lakeland and Orlando. The entire road is in Florida. It is signed east-west. US 92 uses the following unsigned... 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. Major cities that U... 93 US 94 is now part of U.S. Highway 41; see that article for details. Categories: United States Highway system | U.S. Highways in Florida ... 94 US 95 is a north-south United States highway. As the 5 in the route number suggests, it is a border-to-border route. Unlike many other US highways, it has not been the victim of decommissioning by an encroaching Interstate highway corridor. The modern route of US 95 includes... 95 US 96 is a north-south United States highway. Its number is a violation of the standard US highway naming convention on two counts: even numbered highways are generally east-west routes, and it lies entirely to the east of US 59 and mostly north of US 90. Odd 9x... 96 United States Highway 97 is a major north-south United States highway in the western United States. It begins at a junction with Interstate 5 at Weed, California, and travels north to the Canadian Border at Osoyoos, becoming B.C. Highway 97 upon entering Canada. Major cities that lie on... 97 United States Highway 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. Contents // Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U.S. Highways in Florida ... 98 Detail from antique road map of US 99 through California. Notice 99E and 99W near the north end. See also: Oregon Highway 99 U.S. Highway 99 was the West Coasts main north-south route until 1964, one of the original United States highways first proposed in 1926 and... 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. Its counterpart is U.S. Highway 1 (U.S. 1) aligned along the Atlantic East Coast of the United States. Note... 101 U.S. Highway 163 is not related to U.S. Highway 63 despite the numbers implication of such. It currently runs for 64 miles from Bluff, Utah at U.S. Highway 191 to Kayenta, Arizona at U.S. Highway 160. It passes through the states of Utah and Arizona... 163 US 400 is an east-west United States highway. Its route number is a violation of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as there is no US 00. Contents // Categories: Stub | United States Highway system | U.S. highways in Kansas ... 400 United States Highway 412 is an east-west United States highway. Its route number is a violation of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as it comes nowhere near its implied parent, US 12. U.S. 412 is duplexed with expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and... 412 US 425 is an north-south United States highway. Its route number is a violation of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as it comes nowhere near its implied parent, US 25. Contents // Categories: Road stubs | United States Highway system ... 425
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This list of United States Highways is grouped by the 1- or 2-digit parent highway. An asterisk * denotes three-digit highways that are not children of the 1- or 2-digit highways they are listed below. (d) denotes US Highways that have been decommissioned (sometimes replaced by Interstate highways... List of U.S. Highways - Bannered U.S. Highways

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End of U.S. Highway 29 (630 words)
US 29 was an original 1926 route; at the time it went only as far south as US 80 in Alabama.
It wasn't long before the US 29 designation was extended south again: from Brewton it was co-signed with US 31 for 14 miles to Flomaton, and then it replaced historic US 331 [I] running down to its current terminus in Pensacola FL.
In 1949 the north end of US 29 was truncated to its junction with US 40 west of Baltimore, at Ellicott City.
MDRoads: US Highways (478 words)
US 29 would be added in 1934, and 301 arrived soon after completion of the Potomac River Bridge in 1940, replacing MD US 219 ended at US 40 in Grantsville.
US 240 was next in the early seventies, to be replaced by I-270; the old route became MD 355.
US 140 had not yet been replaced by an Interstate (the Baltimore County section of it would be by 1988) but it was only 120 miles long.
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