APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM

The 'Appalachian Development Highway System' (ADHS) is part of the Appalachian Regional Commission in the United States.

Contents

History

List of ADHS corridors

See also

References

External links

History

In 1964, the President’s Appalachian Regional Commission (PARC) reported to Congress that economic growth in Appalachia would not be possible until the region’s isolation had been overcome. Because the cost of building highways through Appalachia’s mountainous terrain was high, the Region had never been served by adequate roads. Its network of narrow, winding, two-lane roads, snaking through narrow stream valleys or over mountaintops, was slow to drive, unsafe, and in many places worn out. The nation’s interstate highway system had largely bypassed the Appalachian Region, going through or around the Region’s rugged terrain as cost-effectively as possible.
The PARC report and the Appalachian governors placed top priority on a modern highway system as the key to economic development. As a result, Congress authorized the construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) in the Appalachian Development Act of 1965. The ADHS was designed to generate economic development in previously isolated areas, supplement the interstate system, connect Appalachia to the interstate system, and provide access to areas within the Region as well as to markets in the rest of the nation.
The ADHS is currently authorized at 3,090 miles, including 65 miles added in January 2004 by Public Law 108-199. By the end of FY 2004, 2,627 miles—approximately 85 percent of the 3,090 miles authorized—were complete or under construction. Many of the remaining miles will be among the most expensive to build. Completion of the ADHS remains a top priority for ARC.
Corridor Z across southern Georgia is not part of the official system, but has been assigned by the Georgia Department of Transportation.
May 17, 2006 the US 50 Association proposed a new standard of 2-lane highway to be built as a continuation of the Appalachian Development Highway System. Dubbed The Super-2 the idea is to fill in gaps between the 4-lane system which is currently nearing completion.

List of ADHS corridors

★ Corridor A: Atlanta, GA - Clyde, NC

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★ Corridor A-1: spur towards Dahlonega, GA

★ Corridor B: Asheville, NC - Portsmouth, OH

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★ Corridor B-1: loop around Portsmouth, OH

★ Corridor C: Portsmouth, OH - Columbus, OH

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★ Corridor C-1: spur to Jackson, OH

★ Corridor D: Cincinnati, OH - Bridgeport, WV

★ Corridor E: Morgantown, WV - Hancock, MD

★ Corridor F: Caryville, TN - Jenkins, KY

★ Corridor G: Pikeville, KY - Charleston, WV

★ Corridor H: Weston, WV - Strasburg, VA

★ Corridor I: Winchester, KY - Whitesburg, KY

★ Corridor J: Chattanooga, TN - London, KY

★ Corridor K: Cleveland, TN - Sylva, NC

★ Corridor L: Beckley, WV - Sutton, WV

★ Corridor M: New Stanton, PA - Harrisburg, PA

★ Corridor N: Grantsville, MD - Ebensburg, PA

★ Corridor O: Cumberland, MD - Bellefonte, PA

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★ Corridor O-1: spur to Clearfield, PA

★ Corridor P: Lock Haven, PA - Milton, PA

★ Corridor Q: Pikeville, KY - Christiansburg, VA

★ Corridor R: Campton, KY - Prestonsburg, KY

★ Corridor S: White Pine, TN - Harrogate, TN

★ Corridor T: Erie, PA - Binghamton, NY

★ Corridor U: Williamsport, PA - Elmira, NY

★ Corridor V: Batesville, MS - Chattanooga, TN

★ Corridor W: Greenville, SC - Hendersonville, NC

★ Corridor X: Fulton, MS - Birmingham, AL

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★ Corridor X-1: Birmingham Northern Beltline

See also

★ Interstate Highway System

References

★ ''Appalachian Regional Commission'' (September 30, 2004). "ARC|ADHS Approved Corridors and Termini". Retrieved 24 June 2005.

External links

★ ADHS Approved Corridors and Termini

★ Cross-Reference of ADHS Corridors to State/U.S. Highways as of 3/13/98

★ AARoads - Appalachian Regional Commission Development Corridors