U.S. ROUTE 70

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'U.S. Route 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. As can be derived from its number, it is a major east-west highway of the Southern and Southwestern United States. It formerly ran from coast to coast, with the current Eastern terminus near the Atlantic Ocean in North Carolina, and the former Western terminus near the Pacific Ocean in California.
Prior to the completion of the Interstate system, Highway 70 was sometimes referred to as the "Broadway of America", due to its status as one of the main east-west thoroughfares in the nation.

Contents

Termini

Alternate routes

Route description

Business US 70

Major cities

Related U.S. Routes

See also

References

External links

Termini

As of 2007, the highway's eastern terminus is Atlantic, North Carolina (east of Beaufort, North Carolina). Its western terminus is Globe, Arizona at U.S. Highway 60.
Originally it reached downtown Los Angeles even though it was duplexed with U.S Route 99 and/or U.S. Highway 60 throughout its course west of Globe, Arizona. Beginning in 1964 it was decommissioned in favor of Interstate 10 or US 60.

Alternate routes

US 70 has two additional branches in Tennessee, 'US 70N' and 'US 70S'. This split is unique, in that it is the only existing instance of a N/S split of a U.S. highway. Further, US 70 does not "disappear" at these splits; thus, these two highways serve as additional branches of the main route. US 70N begins in Lebanon, Tennessee, just east of Nashville, and ends in Crossville, TN; US 70S begins in Pegram, TN, just west of Nashville, and ends in Sparta, TN (a few miles west of Crossville). Historically, both split routes began in Pegram and ended in Crossville.
Additionally, there is an Alternate US 70 between Brownsville and Huntingdon. Signage along this route and most maps show it as 'US 70A'.
There is another US 70A, approximately 9 miles long, from Selma, North Carolina to near Princeton, North Carolina. Its western terminus in Selma lies between the two endpoints of the US 70 Business through Smithfield, North Carolina.

Route description

The highway passes through the following states:

★ North Carolina

★ Tennessee

★ Arkansas

★ Oklahoma

★ Texas

★ New Mexico

★ Arizona

Business US 70

★ Glenwood, Arkansas

★ Hugo, Oklahoma

★ Durant, Oklahoma ''Bypass construction begin 2008''

★ Hot Springs, Arkansas

★ Little Rock, Arkansas

★ DeQueen, Arkansas

★ Alamogordo, New Mexico

★ Portales, New Mexico

★ Ruidoso, New Mexico

★ New Bern, North Carolina

★ Newport, North Carolina

★ Kinston, North Carolina

★ Goldsboro, North Carolina

★ Smithfield, North Carolina

★ Clayton, North Carolina ''Bypass under construction''

★ Durham, North Carolina

★ Hillsborough, North Carolina

★ Lexington, North Carolina

★ Morganton, North Carolina

★ Marshall, North Carolina

★ Lebanon, Tennessee

★ Dickson, Tennessee

★ Camden, Tennessee

★ Huntingdon, Tennessee

★ Pomona, California ''Decommissioned''

Major cities

★ Morehead City, North Carolina

★ Havelock, North Carolina

★ New Bern, North Carolina

★ Kinston, North Carolina

★ Goldsboro, North Carolina

★ Smithfield, North Carolina

★ Raleigh, North Carolina

★ Durham, North Carolina

★ Burlington, North Carolina

★ Greensboro, North Carolina

★ Lexington, North Carolina

★ Salisbury, North Carolina

★ Statesville, North Carolina

★ Hickory, North Carolina

★ Morganton, North Carolina

★ Asheville, North Carolina

★ Newport, Tennessee

★ Knoxville, Tennessee

★ Lenoir City, Tennessee

★ Harriman, Tennessee

★ Crossville, Tennessee

★ Sparta, Tennessee

★ Lebanon, Tennessee

★ Nashville, Tennessee

★ Dickson, Tennessee

★ Camden, Tennessee

★ Huntingdon, Tennessee

★ Jackson, Tennessee

★ Brownsville, Tennessee

★ Bartlett, Tennessee

★ Memphis, Tennessee

★ West Memphis, Arkansas

★ Forrest City, Arkansas

★ Little Rock, Arkansas

★ Benton, Arkansas

★ Hot Springs, Arkansas

★ Broken Bow, Oklahoma

★ Idabel, Oklahoma

★ Hugo, Oklahoma

★ Durant, Oklahoma

★ Ardmore, Oklahoma

★ Vernon, Texas

★ Floydada, Texas

★ Plainview, Texas

★ Clovis, New Mexico

★ Portales, New Mexico

★ Roswell, New Mexico

★ Ruidoso, New Mexico

★ Alamogordo, New Mexico

★ Las Cruces, New Mexico

★ Deming, New Mexico

★ Safford, Arizona

★ Globe, Arizona

Related U.S. Routes

★ U.S. Highway 170

★ U.S. Highway 270

★ U.S. Highway 370

★ U.S. Highway 470

See also

★ List of U.S. Routes

References

1. Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 1 March 2006.

External links

★ NC DOT State Travel Map