BANKHEAD HIGHWAY

The 'Bankhead Highway' was a United States cross-country automobile highway connecting Washington, D.C. and San Diego. It was part of the National Auto Trail system. The road was named for politician John Hollis Bankhead. However, in northwest Alabama, several stretches of US-78 are named after the former US Representative, William B. Bankhead

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Cities along route

See also

External links

Cities along route

★ Washington - eastern terminus
Washington-South Hill, VA, on what is now US 1
South Hill-Clarksville, VA, on what is now US 58
Clarksville, VA-Durham, NC, on what is now US 15
Durham-Greensboro, NC, on what is now US 70 (old NC 10)
Greensboro, NC-Atlanta, GA, on what is now US 29

★ Atlanta (US 78)

★ Birmingham (US 78)

★ Tupelo (US 78)

★ Memphis (US 78)

★ Shreveport, Louisiana (US 80/IH 20)

★ Fort Worth, Texas (State Highway Spur 580, a former section of US 80)

★ San Diego - western terminus

See also

★ National Auto Trail

★ United States highway

★ Bankhead, a neigborhood in Atlanta named for the highway

External links

★ Zero Milestone at Federal Highway Administration (fhwa.dot.gov)