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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 15
(Redirected from U.S. Highway 15)
'U.S. Route 15' is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route is signed north-south, from U.S. Route 17 Alternate in Walterboro, South Carolina to Interstate 86, NY 15, and NY 17 in Painted Post, New York.
US 15 is one of the original United States Highways from 1926.
|-
|SC
|158.58
|255.210
|-
|NC
|158.13
|254.48
|-
|VA
|229.73
|369.71
|-
|MD
|37.92
|61.02
|-
|PA
|194.89
|313.64
|-
|NY
|12.46
|20.05
|-
|Total
|791.71
|1274.13
|}
In South Carolina, US 15 runs concurrent with U.S. Route 401 from the state line until taking another one with U.S. Route 52 in Society Hill South of there, U.S. Route 52/401, will break away. Besides a short concurrency with U.S. Route 521 in Sumter, it's also concurrent with U.S. Route 301 then Interstate 95 between Exits 102 and 93. Runs along the east side of I-95 until its terminus at ALT US 17 in Walterboro.
Main articles: U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina
From Oxford, North Carolina, to approximately one mile north of the Granville-Durham county line, U.S. 15 runs parallel with Interstate 85, merging at Exit 186 near the Falls of the Neuse reservoir into Durham County. At Exit 177, U.S. 15 Business joins U.S. 501 Business towards downtown Durham, while U.S. 15 Bypass continues along Interstate 85, becoming concurrent with U.S. Route 501 at Exit 176. U.S. 15-501 separates from I-85 at Exit 174 (Jefferson Davis Highway), and merges with U.S. 15-501 Business in southwest Durham. The concurrency runs all the way to Laurinburg. South of Laurinburg, U.S. 15 runs concurrent with U.S. Route 401 instead.
Main articles: U.S. Route 15 in Virginia
Concurrencies of US 15 in Virginia include U.S. Route 29 from Gainesville to Culpeper, U.S. Route 17 from Warrenton to Opal, U.S. Route 33 in the vicinity of Gordonsville, U.S. Route 460 around Farmville, U.S. Route 360 from Keysville to Wylliesburg, and U.S. Route 58 around Clarksville.
Main articles: U.S. Route 15 in Maryland
Concurrencies of US 15 in Maryland include U.S. Route 40 in Frederick, then U.S. Route 340 from Frederick to north of Jefferson.
In Pennsylvania, US 15 runs concurrent with U.S. Route 11 from Shamokin Dam to Camp Hill. Bypasses historic Gettysburg, which is accessible via Business Route 15, and Harrisburg.
The segment between Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and the New York state line near Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, will be redesignated as Interstate 99. The section of U.S. Route 15 between the state line and Presho, New York, will also be upgraded to interstate standards and will presumably link I-99 with I-86 near Painted Post, New York. The interchange of U.S. 15 and I-86 is currently being upgraded to meet interstate standards. This is an effort to complete the U.S. 220 bypass starting in Bedford, Pennsylvania, at the turnpike to connect with Interstates 80 and 180.
Main articles: U.S. Route 15 in New York
The 12.59 mile segment of US 15 in New York runs parallel to the Tioga River from the state line to its current northern terminus of at I-86/NY 15/NY 17 exit 44 at the junction of the Tioga and Cohocton Rivers in Painted Post, west of downtown Corning. The junction at I-86/NY 15/NY 17 is currently being converted from a diamond interchange to a freeway to freeway interchange. This change is being made in anticipation of U.S. 15 being converted to Interstate 99.
From Painted Post, US 15 used to continue north to Rochester but has since been decommissioned and is now NY 15 and, between Wayland and Corning, New York State Route 415.
Until 1974, US 15 continued north of NY 17 and entered Painted Post on North Hamilton Street. At what is now the junction of Steuben County Route 41 and NY 415 in downtown Painted Post, US 15 turned north onto NY 415. At the northern terminus of NY 415, located at NY 15 and New York State Route 21 south of Wayland, US 15 followed the current routing of NY 15 into downtown Rochester, where it terminated at New York State Route 31.
US 15 has shed considerable length in near-continuous realignment and regrading over the years. Prior to the completion of the Tioga Creek flood-control project, hastened by the flooding caused after Hurricane Agnes along the Pennsylvania and New York segments of US 15 in June, 1972, US 15 passed through many small towns in Pennsylvania as it passed from Lawrenceville, at the New York border, to West Milton, where the road begins to follow the west bank of the Susquehanna River. Originally a winding two-lane road over numerous mountains, 15 now bypasses many small towns such as Sebring, Blossburg, Covington, Canoe Camp and Hepburnville. In the 1970s, the challenging two-lane alignment was expanded in some areas to four lanes by building a second set of lanes. Now, for some distance, the "old" road is the northbound side and in other sections, the southbound side.
Near Mansfield, Pennsylvania the old Route 15 alignment is now a 2.5-mile access road leading to a boat ramp, built where the old road now disappears into the Tioga Reservoir. Near Tioga, Pennsylvania, there's a tall concrete bridge, and if you look carefully as you're driving south on this bridge, you can see where a two-lane road, still marked with double-yellow lines, disappears into the water.
US 15 is slated to become part of Interstate 99 once segments south of the Lindley hamlet of Presho are upgraded to Interstate standards. Construction is ongoing as of the fall of 2007. [1]
★ List of U.S. Routes
1. New York Routes - U.S. Route 15
★ Photographs of U.S. Route 15 in North Central Pennsylvania - ''John Walter''
'U.S. Route 15' is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route is signed north-south, from U.S. Route 17 Alternate in Walterboro, South Carolina to Interstate 86, NY 15, and NY 17 in Painted Post, New York.
US 15 is one of the original United States Highways from 1926.
| Contents |
| Route description |
| South Carolina |
| North Carolina |
| Virginia |
| Maryland |
| Pennsylvania |
| New York |
| History |
| Future |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Route description
|-
|SC
|158.58
|255.210
|-
|NC
|158.13
|254.48
|-
|VA
|229.73
|369.71
|-
|MD
|37.92
|61.02
|-
|PA
|194.89
|313.64
|-
|NY
|12.46
|20.05
|-
|Total
|791.71
|1274.13
|}
South Carolina
In South Carolina, US 15 runs concurrent with U.S. Route 401 from the state line until taking another one with U.S. Route 52 in Society Hill South of there, U.S. Route 52/401, will break away. Besides a short concurrency with U.S. Route 521 in Sumter, it's also concurrent with U.S. Route 301 then Interstate 95 between Exits 102 and 93. Runs along the east side of I-95 until its terminus at ALT US 17 in Walterboro.
North Carolina
Main articles: U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina
From Oxford, North Carolina, to approximately one mile north of the Granville-Durham county line, U.S. 15 runs parallel with Interstate 85, merging at Exit 186 near the Falls of the Neuse reservoir into Durham County. At Exit 177, U.S. 15 Business joins U.S. 501 Business towards downtown Durham, while U.S. 15 Bypass continues along Interstate 85, becoming concurrent with U.S. Route 501 at Exit 176. U.S. 15-501 separates from I-85 at Exit 174 (Jefferson Davis Highway), and merges with U.S. 15-501 Business in southwest Durham. The concurrency runs all the way to Laurinburg. South of Laurinburg, U.S. 15 runs concurrent with U.S. Route 401 instead.
Virginia
Main articles: U.S. Route 15 in Virginia
Concurrencies of US 15 in Virginia include U.S. Route 29 from Gainesville to Culpeper, U.S. Route 17 from Warrenton to Opal, U.S. Route 33 in the vicinity of Gordonsville, U.S. Route 460 around Farmville, U.S. Route 360 from Keysville to Wylliesburg, and U.S. Route 58 around Clarksville.
Maryland
| Major cities |
|---|
★ Sumter, South Carolina ★ Durham, North Carolina ★ Frederick, Maryland ★ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ★ Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ★ Williamsport, Pennsylvania ★ Corning, New York |
Main articles: U.S. Route 15 in Maryland
Concurrencies of US 15 in Maryland include U.S. Route 40 in Frederick, then U.S. Route 340 from Frederick to north of Jefferson.
Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, US 15 runs concurrent with U.S. Route 11 from Shamokin Dam to Camp Hill. Bypasses historic Gettysburg, which is accessible via Business Route 15, and Harrisburg.
The segment between Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and the New York state line near Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, will be redesignated as Interstate 99. The section of U.S. Route 15 between the state line and Presho, New York, will also be upgraded to interstate standards and will presumably link I-99 with I-86 near Painted Post, New York. The interchange of U.S. 15 and I-86 is currently being upgraded to meet interstate standards. This is an effort to complete the U.S. 220 bypass starting in Bedford, Pennsylvania, at the turnpike to connect with Interstates 80 and 180.
New York
Main articles: U.S. Route 15 in New York
Authentic US 15 shield at the former northern terminus in Rochester.
The 12.59 mile segment of US 15 in New York runs parallel to the Tioga River from the state line to its current northern terminus of at I-86/NY 15/NY 17 exit 44 at the junction of the Tioga and Cohocton Rivers in Painted Post, west of downtown Corning. The junction at I-86/NY 15/NY 17 is currently being converted from a diamond interchange to a freeway to freeway interchange. This change is being made in anticipation of U.S. 15 being converted to Interstate 99.
History
From Painted Post, US 15 used to continue north to Rochester but has since been decommissioned and is now NY 15 and, between Wayland and Corning, New York State Route 415.
Until 1974, US 15 continued north of NY 17 and entered Painted Post on North Hamilton Street. At what is now the junction of Steuben County Route 41 and NY 415 in downtown Painted Post, US 15 turned north onto NY 415. At the northern terminus of NY 415, located at NY 15 and New York State Route 21 south of Wayland, US 15 followed the current routing of NY 15 into downtown Rochester, where it terminated at New York State Route 31.
US 15 has shed considerable length in near-continuous realignment and regrading over the years. Prior to the completion of the Tioga Creek flood-control project, hastened by the flooding caused after Hurricane Agnes along the Pennsylvania and New York segments of US 15 in June, 1972, US 15 passed through many small towns in Pennsylvania as it passed from Lawrenceville, at the New York border, to West Milton, where the road begins to follow the west bank of the Susquehanna River. Originally a winding two-lane road over numerous mountains, 15 now bypasses many small towns such as Sebring, Blossburg, Covington, Canoe Camp and Hepburnville. In the 1970s, the challenging two-lane alignment was expanded in some areas to four lanes by building a second set of lanes. Now, for some distance, the "old" road is the northbound side and in other sections, the southbound side.
Near Mansfield, Pennsylvania the old Route 15 alignment is now a 2.5-mile access road leading to a boat ramp, built where the old road now disappears into the Tioga Reservoir. Near Tioga, Pennsylvania, there's a tall concrete bridge, and if you look carefully as you're driving south on this bridge, you can see where a two-lane road, still marked with double-yellow lines, disappears into the water.
Future
US 15 is slated to become part of Interstate 99 once segments south of the Lindley hamlet of Presho are upgraded to Interstate standards. Construction is ongoing as of the fall of 2007. [1]
See also
★ List of U.S. Routes
References
1. New York Routes - U.S. Route 15
External links
★ Photographs of U.S. Route 15 in North Central Pennsylvania - ''John Walter''
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